Which character is described in these lines?

lord of the scyldings, this single petition?
not to refuse me, defender of warriors,
friend-lord of folks, so far have i sought thee,
that i may unaided, my earlmen assisting me,
this brave-mooded war-band, purify heorot.

These lines characterize Beowulf

Explanation:

The lines of this excerpt are taken from the Chapter 7 in this story, and they are written in the first person, since the speaker is Beowulf that makes that all the information he is giving by using the pronoun I is about him, he is making a petition and he uses a lot of descriptions and experiences of his life in order to get the answer he wants.

merry christmas to you, too. may god be with you all in doing your work and just living a great life in general! < 3

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.