Question

read the line from grendel.
i was safe in my tree, and the men who fought were nothing to me, except of course that they talked in something akin to my language, which meant that we were, incredibly, related.
this is an example of a
first - person narrative showing grendels perspective.
first - person narrative showing beowulfs perspective.
third - person narrative showing many perspectives.
third - person narrative showing grendels and beowulfs perspectives.

Explanation:

The line uses "I", which is a first - person pronoun. And the thoughts and feelings expressed are from Grendel's point of view (mentioning "my tree", "my language").

Answer:

first - person narrative showing Grendel's perspective.