Answer: C. Grendel entered the mead-hall and attacked the Danes while they slept.
Explanation: The option that best summarizes the events from the poem contained in these lines is <u><em>Grendel entered the mead-hall and attacked the Danes while they slept</em></u>. The epic of "Beowulf" opens with an attack on Heorot hall in Denmark, that is the home of the Danish King Hrothgar and his men. Grendel and the King represent evil and good. Grendel attacks Heorot hall, in Denmark at night when the King and the men are fast asleep.
