It was when Beowulf and Unferth had a conversation. Unferth questions Beowulf’s capabilities when he mentions the swimming contest that he lost to Brecca. Beowulf counters by saying that he was blown off by storm and had to fight monsters. He was making a statement that he was more than prepared to meet and defeat Grendel.
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the rich farmland in the geographic center of the U.S
