Question

Which character is described in these lines? Themselves they beheld me When I came from the contest, when covered with gore Foes I escaped from, where five I had bound, The giant-race wasted, in the waters destroying

Higelac
Beowulf
Grendel
Hrothgar

Answer 1

Beowulf

Step-by-step explanation:

He is speaking about the experiences he has faced so that Hrothgar will allow him to slay Grendel.

Answer 2

Which character is described in these lines?

Themselves they beheld me When I came from the contest, when covered with gore Foes I escaped from, where five I had bound, The giant-race wasted, in the waters destroying

It is Beowulf speaking to Hrothgar.

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