<span>"So the Helming woman went on her rounds, queenly and dignified, decked out in rings, offering the goblet to all ranks, treating the household and the assembled troop until it was Beowulf’s turn to take it from her hand."
Then the correct answer is C. a gift-giving.
Before going into a fight, the warriors honour each other with gifts. This was a common Anglo-Saxon ritual of great significance. It meant that the people who are honouring each other are a community in which they treat each other with respect, fight side by side, and pledge to keep each other safe in the battles to come.</span>
