What does the phrase used to describe Beowulf emphasizes about the warrior?

a belief in fate. a taste for boasting. pride in loyalty. and a desire for fame. are qualites of the pagan warriors.

Beowulfs quote- I swam in the blackness of night, hunting monsters out of the ocean and killing them one by one; death was my errand and the fate they have earned. Its revealed later in the story that while Beowulf was being consumed by a monster, a lone soldier defended him. Thus demonstrating loyalty and bravery. The lone soldier was to be king after beowulf died from the encounter.