Answer:
The correct answer in this case would be: Grendel arrives and rips open the door of the mead-hall
Step-by-step explanation:
This excerpt belongs to the twelfth section (called Grendel and Beowulf) of the epic poem "Beowulf". The section to which this excerpt belongs describes one of Grendel's furious arrivals to the mead-hall, location at which Beowulf and his men were waiting for him for a long time.