Grendel wants his death to be viewed as an accident because he doesn't want Beowulf to receive any honor.
He tells Beowulf that he isn't victorious, because he just slipped on the blood and wasn't actively pursued by him. Also, when he is running out in the woods he screams that Beowulf's victory was an accident.
Someone who is brave
someone who is persistent
someone who sets an example for others
someone who is dedicated to a cause
Answer:
The word "protracted" means lasting longer than expected, or unusually long, so what protracted most clearly means based on the context of the excerpt is how the time period of celestial motion studies must have lasted unusually long.
