Answer:
Miss Stephanie Crawford. As the town busybody, Miss Stephanie makes it her business to spread gossip, the meaner the better.
The Sage. The other answer is wrong, and if this helps you, please mark it brainliest
I believe the answer is D) with his cunning tricks. Beowulf and his army pretended to be asleep when Grendel came, when in fact they were awake and waited for him to come so that they can kill him.
A isn't correct because no sword could hurt Grendel.
B isn't correct because no mocking words were said.
C isn't correct because no magic was used.