Beowulf

Which character is described in these lines?

Which character is described in these lines? (10 points)

"The man-ruler famous,
The long-worthy atheling, sat very woful,
Suffered great sorrow, sighed for his liegemen,
When they had seen the track of the hateful pursuer,
The spirit accursèd: too crushing that sorrow,
Too loathsome and lasting."

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These lines describe Grendel, the man-eating monster of Beowulf.

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