Read the line from Grendel.Hrothgar met with his council for many nights and days, and they drank and talked and prayed to their curious carved-out creatures and finally came to a decision.

The phrase “curious carved-out creatures” shows that the speaker views the men’s religious objects as unusual or strange. The line therefore suggests that he finds Hrothgar’s people’s religious behavior strange and interesting, rather than focusing mainly on how they relax or on Hrothgar’s strength as a leader.

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