Beowulf's Boasting

My boasting is accepted and reflects anglo-saxon's values. I boast to Hrothgar about the monsters I killed in the ocean and I tell of my bravery, but I do not boast because I think I am better than anyone, in fact I boasted to preserve my honor since no one witnessed my great battles and this boasting is important because it makes Hrothgar believe that I am the right man to defeat Grendel, so my boasting was mainly done to show my credibility as a man and that I could be trusted to defeat Grendel.