Aunt which your mother's sister
also could be labeled as
aunt on the mothers side
Answer:
It is figurative as "chew the fat" is an idiom which makes it not meant literally.
Explanation:
That is because there is no specific character development or purpose or use of the character. His purpose and use is to be the evil that would get beaten by the main character, in this case Beowulf.
-To show the narrator’s sense of adventure