Even though they did not take place in the story, which of the following situations would fit the story of beowulf thematically?
a. beowulf falls in love with a scylding maiden and leaves without fighting grendel.
b. grendel defeats beowulf in the battle and presents his head to the king.
c. unferth challenges beowulf again, and the two fight to the death.
d. the king double-crosses beowulf by telling grendel of the plan.

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.