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 edition of "Beowulf" has long been felt, as, hitherto, students 
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 illumination through the labors of Schipper and others. 
 
IV NOTE. 
 
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 of the text, the editor has been most kindly aided by Prof. J. M. 
 Garnett, late Principal of St. John's College, Maryland. ' 
 
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BEOWULF. 
 
 o;<Ko 
 
 I. The Passing of Soyld. 
 
 |_l WAT ! we G&r-Dena in geAr-dagum 
 -*-*• pe6d-cyniiiga frym gefrunon, 
 M pA aSelingas ellen fremedon. 
 Oft Scj-ld Scfiflng sceabena predtum, 
 5 monegum m^gSum meodo-setla oftedh. 
 Egsode eorl, syS^an serest wearS 
 fed-sceaft funden : he ]ias fr6fre gebdd, 
 weOx under wolcnum, weorS-m3-ndum tSdh, 
 6S pat him aeghwylc pdra ymb-sittendra 
 
 10 ofer hron-rdde hjTau scolde, 
 
 gomban gyldan : pat was gOd cyning ! 
 pam eafera was after cenned 
 geong in geardum, pone god sende 
 folce t6 frOfre ; fyren-pearfe ongeat, 
 
 15 pat hie aer drugon aldor-Zedse 
 lange hwile. Him pas lif-fred, 
 wuldres wealdend, worold-4re forgeaf ; 
 Be6wulf was breme (bleed wide sprang), 
 Scyldes eafera Scede-landum in. 
 
 20 Swd seeal geong guma, g6de gewyrcean, 
 fromum feoh-giftum on fader wine, 
 pat bine on j-lde eft gewunigen 
 wil-geslSas, ponne wig cume, 
 le6de gelsesten : lof-dsedum sceal 
 
 25 in msegSa gehwsere man gepe6n. 
 Him pd Scyld gewdt t6 gescap-hwlle 
 fela-hrdr f^ran on fredn ware ; 
 hi hyne pd atbaeron t6 brimes faro^e, 
 
I BEOWULF. [29-59. 
 
 swsese geslSas, sw4 he selfa bad, 
 30 ])etirlen' wordum we61d wine Scj'ldinga, 
 
 le6f land-fruma lange dhte. 
 
 pser at hy^e st6d hringed-stefna, 
 
 isig and fttffts, atSelinges far; 
 
 4-16don pfl, le6fne ))e6deu, 
 35 bedga brj^ttan on bearm sciiJes, 
 
 mserne be maste. paer was mMma fela, 
 
 of feor-wegum fratwa gelseded : 
 
 ne hyrde ie cymllcor ce61 gegyrwan 
 
 hilde-wsepnum and heaSo-wsedum, 
 40 billum and bj'rnnm ; him on bearme 1^ 
 
 m^dma manigo, fd him mid scoldon 
 
 on flOdes ffiht feor gewitan. 
 
 Nalas hi hine lassan lS,cum te6dan, 
 
 fe6d-gestre6niim, fonne JjS, dj'don, 
 45 fe hine at frumsceafte forS onsendon 
 
 senne ofer ySe umbor we.sende : 
 
 ]>&, gyt hie him ^setton segen gyldenne 
 
 hedh ofer hedfod, Ifiton holm beran, 
 
 gedfon on gSi'-secg : him was gedmor sefa, 
 50 murnende m6d. Men ne cunnon 
 
 seegan t6 s63e s61e rsedenne, 
 
 haleS under heofenum, hw^ fam hlaste onfSng. 
 
 II. The Hall Heorot. 
 
 pA was on burgum Be6wulf Scj'ldinga," 
 le6f le6d-C3-ning, longe frage 
 55 foleum gefi-sege (fader ellor hwearf, 
 aldor of earde), 6S pat him eft onw6c 
 hedh Healfdene ; he61d fenden lifde, 
 gamol and g<i6-re6w, glade Scjldingas. 
 pam fe6wer beam fortS-gerlmed 
 
60-94.] BEOWULF. 
 
 60 in worold w6cun, weoroda raeswan, 
 Heorog-ar and Hr6Sga,r and Haiga til; 
 hyrde ic, pat Elan cw6n Ongen\e6wes was 
 HeaSoscilfinges heals-gebedde. 
 pa was Hr6SgAre here-sped gyfen, 
 
 65 wiges weoi"6-mj-nd, fat him his wine-m4gas 
 georne hyrdon, 68 fiat se6 geogoS gewedx, 
 mago-driht micel. Him on mOd beam, 
 fat heal-reced h&tan wolde, 
 medo-arn micel men gewyrceau, 
 
 70 fone yldo beam sefre gefrunon, 
 and fser on innan eall gedselan 
 geongum and ealdum, swylc him god sealde, 
 baton folc-scare and feorum gumena. 
 pfl, ic wide gefrjign weorc gebannan 
 
 76 manigre maegSe geond fisne middan-geard, 
 folc-stede^friitwan. Him on fjTste gelomp 
 adre mid j-ldum, fat hit weartS eal gearo, 
 beal-arna maest ; sc6p him Heort naman, 
 se fe his wordes geweald wide hafde. 
 
 80 He be6t ne ai6h, bedgas daslde, 
 sine at sj-mle. Sele hlifade 
 hedh and horn-gedp : hea'So-wylma bM, 
 M^an Uges ; ne was hit lenge \k gen. 
 fat se ecg-hete 4t5um-swerian 
 
 85 after wal-niSe wacnan scolde. 
 pa se ellen-gaest eai-foSUce 
 frage gefolode, se fe in fj-^strum bM, 
 fat he d6gora gehwam dre4m gehj'rde 
 hlfidne in healle ; f ser was hearpan sw6g, 
 
 90 swutol sang sc6pes. Sagde se fe cft'Se 
 frum-sceaft flra feorran reccan, 
 cwaS fat se almihtiga eorSan worhie, 
 wlite-beorhtne wang, swA water bebiigeS, 
 gesette sige-hrMg sunnan and mdnan 
 
i BEdwULF. [95-125. 
 
 95 ledman t6 le6hte land-bflendum, 
 
 and gefratwade foldan scedtas 
 
 leomum and ledfum ; lif edc gesce6p 
 
 cj'nna gehwylcum, pS,ra pe cwice hwyrfatJ. 
 
 SwA f A, driht-guraan dredmum lifdon 
 100 e^diglice, 6S pat An ongan 
 
 fj-rene fremman, fe6nd on helle : 
 
 was se grimma gast Grendel Mten, 
 
 msere mearc-stapa, se pe mdras he61d, 
 
 fen and fasten ; fifel-cj-nnes card 
 105 won-saelig wer weardode hwile, 
 
 siS6an him scj'ppend forscrifen hafde. 
 
 In Caines cynne pone cwealm gewrac, 
 
 6ce drihten, pas pe he Abel sl6g; 
 
 ne gefeah he paere fsehtSe, ac he hine feor forwrac, 
 110 metod for ])y m&ne man-cynne fram. 
 
 panon untj-dras ealle onw6con, 
 
 eotenas and j-lfe and orcnfias, 
 
 swylce gigantas, pA wiS gode wunnon 
 
 lange prage ; he him pas ledn forgeald. 
 
 III. Grendel's Visits. 
 
 115 Gewat p4 ne6sian, sy66an niht becom, 
 hedn hflses, hA hit Hring-Dene 
 after be6r-pege gebto hafdon. 
 Fand pfi, pser inne aSelinga gedriht 
 swefan after symble ; sorge ne cftSon, 
 
 120 won-sceaft wera. Wiht unhselo 
 grim and grsedig gearo s6na was, 
 re6c and rfiSe, and on raste genam 
 pritig pegna : panon eft gewM 
 hii'Se hrfimig t6 hkm faran, 
 
 125 mid taere wal-fj-lle wlca ne6san. 
 
I2C-160.] BEOWULF. 
 
 pa was on uhtan mid ser-dage 
 Grendles g<iS-craft gumum und3'rne: 
 f§, was after wiste w6p up Ahafen, 
 micel morgen-swfig. Meere fedden, 
 
 130 aSeling ser-g6d, unbliSe sat, 
 
 folode ))r3i5-swytS, fegn-sorge dredh, 
 sjSSan hie pas 14i5an lAst scedwedon, 
 wergan gdstes ; was fat gewin td Strang, 
 las and longsum. Nas hit lengra fyrst, 
 
 135 ac 3mb &ae niht eft gefremede 
 
 mor6-beala mdxe and n6 mearn fore 
 fseh'Se and fjTene ; was t6 fast on fdm. 
 pa was edS-fj'nde, pe him elles hwiEr 
 gerftmllcor raste sdhte, 
 
 140 bed after bftrum, fd him gebedcnod was, 
 gesagd s6blice sweotolan tdcne 
 heal-pegnes hete ; he61d hine sySSan 
 fyv and fastor, se fam fe6nde atwand. 
 Swa rixode and wiS rihte wan 
 
 145 ana wi6 eallum, 6tS pat Idel st6d 
 hftsa sfilest. Was se6 hwil micel: 
 twelf wintra tld torn gepolode 
 wine Scjidinga, wedna gehwelcne, 
 sidra sorga ; forpam si/S6a?i wearS 
 
 150 ylda bearnum undj-rne cftS, 
 
 gj"ddum gedmore, fatte Grendel wan 
 hwile wits HrdSgdr; — hete-nltSas wag, 
 fyrene and fsehSe fela missera, 
 singale sace, sibbe ne wolde 
 
 155 wit) manna hwone magenes Deniga 
 feorh-bealo feorran, fe6 pingian, 
 ne peer nsenig witena w6nan porfte 
 beorhtre b6te t6 banan folmum ; 
 atol aglasca fihtende was, 
 
 160 deorc ded8-sc<!la duguSe and geogoiJe, 
 
3 Be6wULF. [161-192. 
 
 seomade and syrede. Sin-nihte he61d 
 
 mistige m6ras ; men ne cunnon, 
 
 hwyder hel-rftnan hwyrftum scrlSaS. 
 
 SwA fela fyrena fe6Dd man-ej-nnes, 
 165 atol ^n-gengea, oft gefremede 
 
 heardra hynSa ; Heorot eardode, - 
 
 sinc-fAge sel sweartum nihtum 
 
 (nd he Jjone gif-st61 grfetan m6ste, 
 
 maSSum for metode, ne his mj-ne wisse) ; 
 170 fat was wrasc micel wine Scyldinga, 
 
 in6des brecSa». Monig-oft gesat 
 
 rice t6 r<ine ; rsed eahtedon, 
 
 hwat swtS-ferhSum sfilest weere 
 
 wis feer-grjTum t6 gefremmanne. 
 175 Hwllum hie geh^ton at harg-trafum 
 
 wig-weorSunga, wordum baedon, 
 
 fat him gdst-bona ge6ce gefremede 
 
 wis ])e6d-fre4um. Swj'lc was fedw hyra, 
 
 haeSenra liyht ; helle gemundon 
 180 in m6d-sefan, metod hie ne cflSon, 
 
 daeda dfimend, ne wiston hie drihten god, 
 
 ne hie hftru heofena helm hSrian ne cftSon, 
 
 wuldres waldend. WA biS fam pe sceal 
 
 fm'h sllSne niS sfi,wle beseftfan 
 185 in fyres faSm, frdfre ne wfinan, 
 
 wihte gewendan ; wel biS fam fe m6t 
 
 after dedS-dage drihten s6cean 
 
 and t6 fader faSmum freoSo wilnian. 
 
 IV. Hygelag's Thane. 
 
 Swl ]>&, msel-ceare maga Healfdenes 
 190 singala sedS ; ne mihte snotor haletS 
 
 wedn onwendan : was pat gewin t6 swyS, 
 Ids and longsum, pe on pd le6de becom, 
 
193-227.] BEOWULF. 
 
 nyd-wracu nl6-grim, niht-bealwa msest. 
 pat fram hdm gefragn HigeMces fegn, 
 
 195 g6d mid Gedtum, Grendles daeda : 
 se was mon-cynnes magenes strengest 
 on ])am dage fysses lifes, 
 aSele and edcen. H6t him y6-lidan 
 g6dne gegyrwan ; cwaS lie gftS-cj-ning 
 
 200 ofer swan-rAde s6cean wolde, 
 
 maerne fie6den, ]>& Mm -was manna pearf. 
 pone slS-fat him snotere ceorlas 
 Ijt-hwon 16gon, fedh he him le6f waere ; 
 hwetton higerdfne, hsel scedwedon. 
 
 205 Hafde se g6da GeAta le6da 
 
 cempan gecorone, f^ra fe he cfinoste 
 findan mlhte ; flftena sum 
 sund-wndu s6hte ; secg wlsade, 
 lagu-criiftig mon, land-gemjTcu. 
 
 210 Fyrst forS gewAt : flota was on yt5um, 
 b3,t under beorge. Beornas gearwe 
 on stefn stigon ; stredmas wundon 
 sund wis sande ; secgas bseron 
 on bearm nacan beorhte fratwe, 
 
 215 gftS-searo geatoUc ; guman ftt scufon, 
 weras on wil-sl6 wudu bundenne. 
 Gew^t f S, ofer wseg-holm winde gefysed 
 flota fdmig-heals fugle gellcost, 
 6S fat ymb S.n-tld 6Sres d6gores 
 
 220 wunden-stefna gewaden hafde, 
 ysit ]i& llSende land gesdwon, 
 brim-clifu bllcan, beorgas stedpe, 
 side sse-nassas : ]>& was sund liden, 
 eoletes at ende. panon up hraSe 
 
 225 Wedera le6de on wang stigon, 
 
 S£e-wudu sffildon (syrcan hrj-sedon, 
 gftS-gewsedo) ; gode pancedon, 
 
8 BEOWULF. [228-257. 
 
 fas fe him yS-lMe e&Se wurdon. 
 
 pa of wealle geseah weard Scildinga, 
 
 230 se f>e holm-clifu healdan scolde, 
 beran ofer bolcan beorhte randas, 
 fyrd-searu fiislleu ; Hne fyrwyt brae 
 mdd-gehj'gdum, hwat ]>&. men waeron. 
 Gewat him fA t6 waroSe wicge ridan 
 
 235 fegn Hr6'5gAres, frymmum cwehte 
 
 magen-wudu mundum, meSel-wordum fragn : 
 ' ' Hwiit syndon ge searo-habbendra 
 "byrnum werede, fe fus brontne ce61 
 "ofer lagu-strsete Isedan cw6mon, 
 
 240 " hider ofer liolmas lielmas bceron? 
 " Ic was ende-sseta, seg-wearde he61d, 
 ' ' pat on -land Dena 14Sra naenig 
 "mid scip-herge sceSSan ne meahte. 
 " N6 her ctiSlicor cuman ongunnon 
 
 245 " lind-habbende ; ne ge ledfnes-word 
 " gllS-fremmendra gearwe ne wisson, 
 " mAga gemMu. Nsefre ie mdran geseah 
 " eorla ofer eorSan, ]»onne is e6wer sum, 
 " secg on searwnm ; nis fat seld-guma 
 
 250 " wajpnnm geweorSad, nafne him liis wllte le6ge, 
 " aenlio au-syn. Nu ic e6wer sceal 
 " frum-cj-n witan, aer ge fyr heonan 
 ' ' ledse scedweras on land Dena 
 "furSur f6ran. Nu ge feor-bAend 
 
 255 " mere-llSende minne gehyraS 
 
 ' ' 4n-fealdne gejj6ht : 6fest is sfilest 
 
 " t6 gecySanne, hwanan e6wre cj-me syndon." 
 
258-289.] BEOWTJLP. 
 
 V. The Ereand. 
 
 Him se j-ldesta andswarode, 
 werodes wlsa word-hord onledc : 
 
 260 "We sj-nt gum-cynnes Gedta ]e6de 
 ' and HigelAces heoi-6-genedtas. 
 ' Was mtn fader folcum gecj'Sed, 
 ' aSele ord-fruma Ecgpedw hfi,fcen ; 
 ' gebM wintra worn, ser he on weg hwurfe, 
 
 265 " gamol of geardum ; Line gearwe geman 
 ' witena wel-hwj-lc wide geond eorSan. — 
 ' We fnrh holdne hige hUford ]nune, 
 ' suuu Healfdenes, sficean cwdmon, 
 ' le6d-gebyrgean : wes pu lis 19,rena g6d ! 
 
 270 "HabbaS we t6 fam mseran micel fereade 
 ' Deniga fre4n ; ne sceal f ser djTne sum 
 'wesau, ])as ic w6ne. pu w4st, glf hit is, 
 ' sw& we s6tSllce seegan hyrdon, 
 ' fat mid Scj'ldingum sceaSa ic n3,t hwylc, 
 
 275 " de6gol deed-hata, deorcum nihtum 
 'e4we^ purh egsan uuctiSne niS, 
 ' hyntSu and hrA-fyl. Ic fas Hr66g4r mag 
 ' furh r(!lmne sefan rsed gelseran, 
 'M he fr6d and g6d fe6nd oferswySeS, 
 
 280 "gyf him ed-wendan aefre scolde 
 ' bealuwa bisigu, b6t eft cuman 
 ' and fa cear-wylmas c61ran wurSatS ; 
 ' o8tSe &, sj-SSan earfo8-frage, 
 ' fred-nj'd folaS, fenden fser wunat5 
 
 285 "on heAh-stede hftsa s61est." 
 
 Weard maSelode, fser on wicge sat 
 ombeht unforht: "j3EghwaSres sceal 
 "sceafp scj-ld-wlga gescM witan, 
 "worda and worc^ se fa wel fenced. 
 
10 BEOWULF. [290-319. 
 
 290 " Ic fat gehjTe, fat J)is is hold weorod 
 
 "fre4n Scj-ldinga. GewltaS for« beran 
 / "wsepen and gewsedu, ic e6w wlsige : 
 
 " swj-lce ic magu-fegnas mine h^te 
 
 " wis fe6nda gehwone flotan e6werne, 
 295 " niw-tjTwedne nacan on sande 
 
 "Arum healdaii, 6t5 fat eft byreS 
 
 "ofer lagu-stredmas le6fne mannan 
 
 " wudu wunden-hals td Weder-mearce. 
 
 " GAS-fremmendra swylcum gifeSe bitS, 
 300 "fat fone hilde-raes Ml gedlgeS." 
 
 Gewiton Mm f^ ffiran (flota stille b4d, 
 
 seomode on sAle sld-fat5med scyp, 
 
 on ancre fast) ; eofor-llc sci6non 
 
 ofer hle6r-beran gehroden golde 
 305 f4h and fyr-heard, ferh wearde lie61d. 
 
 GASmdde grummon, guman onetton, 
 
 sigon atsomne, 6S fat by sal timbred 
 
 geatoltc and gold-f4h ongytan mihton ; 
 
 fat was fore-mserost fold-b(!lendiim 
 310 receda under roderum, on fam se rlca b^d; 
 
 lixte se le6ma ofer landa fela. 
 
 Him ]>& hilde-de6r hof m6digra 
 
 torht getsehte, fat hie him t6 mihton 
 
 gegnum gangan ; gftS-heorna sum 
 315 wicg gewende, word after cwaS : 
 
 "Msel is me t6 f6ran ; fader alwalda 
 
 "mid Ar-stafum e6wic gehealde 
 
 " siSa gesunde ! ic t6 see wille, 
 
 " wi6 wr46 werod wearde healdan." 
 
320-361.] BEOWULF. H 
 
 VI. Be6wulp's Speech. 
 
 320 STRiET was sti,n-fah, stlg wisode 
 gnmum atgadere. GftS-byrne scAn 
 heard hond-locen, hring-iren sctr 
 song in searwum, pk hie t6 sele fui'Sum 
 in hyra giyre-geatwum gangan cw6mon. 
 
 325 Setton s8e-m6Se side scj-ldas, 
 
 rondas regn-hearde wiS fas recedes weal, 
 bugon f a t6 bence ; bj-ruan hringdon, 
 gft'5-searo gumena ; g^ras st6don, 
 sse-manna searo, samod atgadere, 
 
 330 asc-holt nfan griEg : was se Iren-fredt 
 wsepnum gewurSad. pd ]>sev wlonc haleS 
 oret-meegas after aSelum fragn : 
 " Hwanon ferigea'S ge fatte scjidas, 
 " graege sjTcan and grim-helmas, 
 
 335 " here-sceafta hedp? — Ic eom Hr6SgAres 
 " 3,r and ombiht. Ne seah ic el-};e6dige 
 "pus manige men mddiglicran. 
 " W6n' ic fat ge for wlenco, nalles for wraec-slSum, 
 " ac for hige-frj-mmum Hr6Sgdr s6htou." 
 
 340 Him f4 ellen-r6f jindswarode, 
 
 wlanc Wedera Ie6d word after sprac, 
 heard under helme : "We sj-nt HigeI4ces 
 " be6d-genedtas ; Be6wulf is mln nama. 
 "Wille ic Asecgan suna Healfdenes, 
 
 345 " maerum ])e6dne mln aerende, 
 
 " aldre finum, gif he As geunnan wile, 
 "fat we hine sw4 g6dne grfitan m6ton." 
 Wulfgdr maSelode (fat was Wendla le6d, 
 was his m6d-sefa manegum gecj'^ed, 
 
 350 wig and wls-d6m) : " ic fas wine Deniga, 
 "fredn Scildinga frinan wille, 
 
12 BEOWULF. [362-38?. 
 
 " bedga bryttan, swS, fu b6na eart, 
 
 " fe6den msErne ymb )4nne st5 ; 
 
 " and fe ]>&. andsware adre gecytSan, 
 
 355 "fe me se gOda agifan fenceS." 
 
 Hwearf pa hradllce, pBer HrdSgAr sat, 
 eald and unlito mid his eorla gedriht ; 
 eode ellen-r6f, pat lie for eaxlum gest6d 
 Deniga fredii, cAfSe lie duguSe ];edw. 
 
 360 Wulfgdr maSelode t6 liis wine-drihtne : 
 ' ' Her syndon geferede feorran cumene 
 " ofer geofenes begang Gedta le6de: 
 ' ' pone yldestan oret-meegas 
 " Be6wulf nemnaS. Hy bfinan synt, 
 
 365 " pat hie, pe6den min^ wiS pe m6ton 
 
 ' ' wordiim wrixlan ; n6 pn him wearne gete6h, 
 " plnra gegn-cwida gladnian, Hr615gdr ! 
 " Hy on wig-geatwum wjT?ie pinceaS 
 " eorla gesehtlan ; hftru se aldor dedh, 
 
 370 " se peem heaSo-rincum hider wisade." 
 
 VII. Heothgae's Welcome. 
 
 Hr68g1r maSelode, helm Scyldinga: 
 " Ic hine cftSe cniht-wesende. 
 "Was his eald-fader Ecgpe6 hdten, 
 "pam t6 hdm forgeaf HrfiSel Gedta 
 
 875 " dngan d6htor; is his eafora nu 
 
 "heard her cumen, s6hte holdne wine. 
 "ponne sagdon pat soe-llSende, 
 " pd pe gif-sceattas Gedta fyredon 
 "pj-der t6 pance, pat he prittiges 
 
 380 ' ' manna magen-craft on his mund-gripe 
 "heatSo-r6f habbe. Hine hdlig god 
 "for dr-stafimi As onsende. 
 
383-417.] BEOWULF. 13 
 
 "td West-Denum, pas ic w6n habbe, 
 "wis Grendles gryre : ic fam g6dan sceal 
 
 385 " for his m6d-prace madmas be6dan. 
 " Be6 pu on 6feste, Mt liig iu g^n, 
 " se6n sibbe-gedriht samod atgadere ; 
 " gesaga him eAc wordum, pat hie sint wil-cumau 
 "Deniga le6dum." \!d wj'S duru healle 
 
 390 Wulfgd^r eode, word inne 4bedd : 
 " E6w h6t secgan sige-drihten mln, 
 ' ' aldor Edst-Dena, pat he e6wer aSelu can 
 "and ge him syndon ofer siE-wylmas, 
 " heard-hicgende, hider wil-cumau. 
 
 395 " Nu ge m6ton gangan in e6wram gAS-geatawum, 
 "under here-grtman, HrdSgdr gese6n; 
 " laeta8 liilde-bord her onbidian, 
 " wudu wal-seeaftas, worda gepinges." 
 ArAs p4 se rica, ymb hine rinc manig, 
 
 400 prySllc pegna he4p; sume paer bidon, 
 
 heaSo-reAf he61don, sw4 him se liearda bebedd. 
 
 Snj-redon atsomne, p^ secg wlsode 
 
 under Heorotes hr6f; hyge-rdf eode, 
 
 heard under helme, pat he on heo15e gest6d. 
 
 405 Be6wulf maSelode (on him bjTne se4n, 
 searo-net se6wed smiSes or-pancum) : 
 ' ' Wes pu HrftSgdr hM ! ic eom Higel&ces 
 "mseg and mago-pegn ; habbe ic mserba fela 
 " ongunnen on geogoSe. Me wearS Grendles ping 
 
 410 "on mlnre 68el-tyrf undyrne cftS : 
 
 "secgaS saa-llSend, pat pes sele stande, 
 ' ' reced sfilesta, rinca gehw3icura 
 "Idei and unnyt, sit5San sefen-le6ht 
 "under heofenes hddor beholen weorSeK. 
 
 415 " p& me pat g^elaerdon le6de mine, 
 " p4 s61estan, snotere ceorlas, 
 " pe6den HrdSgAr, pat ic pe sdhte ; 
 
14 Be6wULF. [418-452. 
 
 ' forfan hie magenes craft mlune cl'Son : 
 
 ' selfe ofersAwon, ' f & ic of searwum cwom, 
 
 ' fah from fe6ndum, faer ic fife geband, 
 
 'ji5de eotena cyn, and on fSum sl6g 
 
 ' niceras nilites, nearo-pearfe dredh, 
 
 ' wrac Wedera ntS (wedn aiisodon) 
 
 ' forgrand gramum ; and nu wiS Grendel Bceal, 
 
 ' wits f am aglsecan, Ana gehegan 
 
 'fing wis fyrse. Ic fe nu ]>&,, 
 
 'brego Beorht-Dena, biddan wille, 
 
 ' eodor Scyldinga, Anre bSne ; 
 
 ' pat }>u me ne forwyrne, wigendra hle6, 
 
 ' fre6-wine folea, nu ic fus feorran com, 
 
 ' fat ic m6te 4na and mlnra eorla gedr3'ht, 
 
 ' fes hearda hedp, Heorot fselsian. 
 
 ' Habbe ic edc gedhsod, fat se aglseca 
 
 ' for bis won-hj-dum WEepna ne rficeS ; 
 
 ■,^ ic fat fonne forhicge, sw& me Higeldc sle, 
 
 'mln mon-drihten, m6des bllSe, 
 
 ' fat ic sweord bere aS^e sidne scyld 
 
 ' geolo-rand t6 gflSe ; ac ic mid gr&pe seeal 
 
 ' f6n wis fe6nde and ymb feorh sacan, 
 
 ' 14t5 wi6 latSum ; f ser gelyfan seeal 
 
 ' drj'htnes d6me se f e bine de&S nimeS. 
 
 ' W6u' ic fat he wille, gif he wealdan mdt, 
 
 ' in f am g<it5-sele GeAtena le6de 
 
 ' etan unforhte, 8w4 he oft dj'de 
 
 ' magen Hr6Smanna. NS, fu mlnne fearft 
 
 ' hafalan hydan, ac he me habban wile 
 
 ' dre6re fdhne, gif mec dedS nimeS, 
 
 ' bj-reS bl6dig wal, bjTgean fenced, 
 
 ' eteS An-genga unmm-nllee, 
 
 ' meavcaS m6r-h6pu : n6 fu ymb mines ne fearft 
 
 ' llces feorme leng sorgian. 
 
 ' Onsend HigelAce, gif mec hild nime, 
 
453-483.] Be6wULF. 15 
 
 " beadu-scrftda betst, fat mine bre6st weret5, 
 "hragla s61est; fat is HrtSlan IM, 
 455 " Wfilandes geweorc. Gaet5 & Wyrd swk hi6 seel!" 
 
 VIII. Heothgae tells of Geendel. 
 
 Hr6^gar maSelode, helm Scj'ldinga: 
 "for wej-e-fj^htum fu, wine mln Be6wulf, 
 ' ' and for Ar-stafum <isic sdhtest. 
 " Gesl6h fin fader fasMe maeste, 
 
 460 "wearS he HeaSoldfe t6 hand-bonan 
 ' ' mid Wilfingum ; f §, hine Wedera cyn 
 "for here-br6gan habban ne mihte. 
 " panon he ges6hte SfiS-Dena folc 
 " ofer j-Sa gewealc, Ar-Sc3idinga ; 
 
 465 " f 4 ic furSum we61d folce Deninga, 
 "and on geogoSe he61d gimme-rice 
 "hord-burh haleSa: ]>k was HeregAr dedd, 
 " min yldra maeg unliflgende, 
 "beam Healfdenes. Se was betera fonne ic ! 
 
 470 "Si8«an f4 fseliSe fe6 fingode ; 
 
 " sende ic Wj-lfingum ofer wateres hrycg 
 ' ' ealde mMmas : he me ASas sw6r. 
 ' ' Sorh is me t6 secganne on sefan minum 
 " gumena sengum, hwat me Grendel hafaS 
 
 475 "hynSo on Heorote mid his hete-fancum, 
 "fser-niSa gefremed. Is min flet-werod, 
 "wig-hedp gewanod; hie Wyrd forswe6p 
 " on Grendles gryre. God edSe mag 
 "fone dol-scaSan dseda getwEefan ! 
 
 480 "Ful oft gebe6tedon be6re druncne 
 " ofer ealo-waege oret-mecgas, 
 "fat hie in be6r-sele bidan woldoa 
 " Grendles gttSe mid gryrum ecga. 
 
16 BEOWULF. [484-514. 
 
 " ponne was ])e6s medo-heal on morgen-ttd, 
 485 " driht-sele dre6r-f4h, fonne dag lixte, 
 
 " eal bene-felu bl6de bestymed, 
 
 "heall heoru-dre6re : Alite ic holdra ]>y las, 
 
 " de6rre dugutSe, pe ]>&, ded'6 fornara. 
 
 "Site nu t6 symle and onsael meoto, 
 490 " sige-hrfitS secgum, sw^ J)ln sefa hwette ! " 
 
 pS, was Gedt-macgum geador atsomne 
 
 on be6r-sele bene gerj-med ; 
 
 fiEr swlS-ferht5e sittan eodon 
 
 ]jr3'^um dealle. pegn nytte behe61d, 
 495 se pe on handa bar hroden ealo-wtege, 
 
 scencte scir wered. Scop liwilum sang 
 
 hMor on Heorote ; ])£Er wils liale^a dredm, 
 
 dugu8 unlytel Dena and Wedera. 
 
 IX. Htjnfeeth Objects to Be6wulf. 
 
 HuNFF.KtS maSelode, EcglAfes beam, 
 
 500 ]>e at fdtum sat fredn Scyldinga ; 
 
 onband beadu-rflne (was Lira Be6wulfes slS, 
 m6dges merc-faran, micel af-]Hinea, 
 forpon pe he ne Me, pat jenig 6Ser man 
 sefre moerSa ];on mh middan-geardes 
 
 505 gehfidde under heofenum ponne he S3'lfa) : 
 
 ' ' Eart pu se Be6wulf , se pe wi^ Brecan wnnne, 
 
 " on sidue sas ymb sund flite, 
 
 ' ' pfEr git for wlenee wada cunnedon 
 
 " and for dol-gilpe on de6p water 
 
 510 " aldi-nm nfiSdon? Ne inc isnig mon, 
 " ne le6f ne IdS, beledn mihte 
 "sorh-fuUne sl5; pd git on sund re6n, 
 "pser git edgor-stredm earmura ]>chton, 
 " ino3ton mere-strseta, mnndum brugdon, 
 
515-549.] BEOWULF. 17 
 
 'glidon ofcr gdr-secg; geofon ySnm we61, 
 ' wintres ■W3-line. Git on wilteres oeht 
 ' seofon uilit swuucon ; he pe at suiide oferfldt, 
 'hiifile mare magen. pa hine on morgen-tld 
 ' on Hea'6o-ra3mas holm up iitbar, 
 ' fonon he gcs6hte swsesne 6Sel 
 ' le6f his le6dum lond Brondinga, 
 ' freo'6o-l)iirh fiigere, ))aer he folc ahte, 
 ' burg and bedgas. Be6t eal wI6 pe 
 ' sunu Bednstdnes s65e geliBste. 
 ' ponne wfine ic t6 pe wj^rsan gepinges, 
 ' pedh ]m hcdSo-rsesa gehwser dohte, 
 ' grimre gdSe, gif ]m Grendles dearst 
 ' niht-longhe fjrst nedn bldan ! " 
 Be6wulf matSelode, beam Ecg])e6wes : 
 ' Hwat ]m worn fola, wine min Hflnfer^, 
 ' be6re druncen jmb Breean spriEce, 
 ' stigdest from his sl5e ! SOS ic talige, 
 ' ])at ic mere-strengo mdran dhte, 
 ' eafeSo on ySnm, ponne cenig 66er man. 
 ' Wit piit gecwaadon cniht-wesende 
 ' and gel)e6tedon (wseron begeu pd git 
 ' on geogo'S-feore) pat wit on gdr-secg At 
 ' aldrum nfibdon ; and Jiat geiifndon swd. 
 ' Hafdon swurd nacod, pd wit on sund re6n, 
 ' heard on handa, wit unc wi5 hron-fixas 
 ' werian ])6hton. N6 he wiht fram me 
 ' fl6d-y6um feor fle6tan meahte, 
 ' hraSor on holme, n6 ic fram him wolde. 
 ' pd wit atsomne on sos woeron 
 ' fif nihta fyrst, 65 pat unc fl6d tddrdf, 
 ' wado weallende, wedera cealdost, 
 ' nlpende niht and norSan wind 
 'heatSo-grim andhwearf; hre6 waeron ytSa. 
 ' Was mere-flxa mOd onhrSred ; 
 
18 BEOWULF. [550-580. 
 
 550 " faer me wiS 14Sum llc-sjTce min, 
 
 "heard hond-locen, helpe gefremede ; 
 
 " beado-hragl broden on bre6stuin lag, 
 
 ' ' golde gegjTwed. Me t6 grunde tedh 
 
 "fail fe6nd-sca?Sa, fiiste hafde 
 555 "grim on grilpe : hwaSre me gyfeSe weartS, 
 
 " ])at ic aglsecan orde gersehte, 
 
 ' ' hilde-bille ; heaSo-raes fornam 
 
 " mibtig mere-de6r furb mine band. 
 
 X. Beowulf's Contest with Breca. — The Feast. 
 
 560 
 
 565 
 
 570 
 
 575 
 
 580 
 
 ' SwA mec gel6me lS,?-gete6nan 
 
 ' predtedon Jjearle. Ic bim pfinode 
 
 ' de6ran sweorde, swA bit geddfe was; 
 
 ' nils bie j'sere fylle gefedn bafdon, 
 
 ' mdn-fordaedlan, Jjiit bie me p6gon, 
 
 ' sj-mbel ymb-sseton sas-grunde uedh, 
 
 ' ac on mergenne mficiim wunde 
 
 ' be jS-Mfe uppe laegon, 
 
 ' sweordum dswefede, fat sy^'San n4 
 
 ' ymb brontne ford brim-liSende 
 
 ' Mde ne letton. Le6bt edstan com, 
 
 ' beorbt bedcen godes ; brimu swaSredon, 
 
 ' fat jc s£e-nassas gese6n mOite, 
 
 ' windige ,weallas. W3-rd oft nereS 
 
 ' unfaBgne eorl, Sonne bis ellen dedb ! 
 
 ' HwaSere me gesaelde, fat ic mid sweorde ofsl6h 
 
 ' niceras nigene. N6 ic on nibt gefragn 
 
 'under beofones bwealf beardran feobtan, 
 
 ' ne on 6g-stredmum earmran mannan ; 
 
 'bwatJere ic Mra feng feore gedlgde, 
 
 ' slSes wdrig. pa mec sse 6Sbar, 
 
 ' Add after faroSe, on Finna land, 
 
581-615.] BEdwULF. 3^9 
 
 "wadu weallendu. N6 ic -vviht fram fe 
 
 " swylcra searo-ntSa secgan hyrde, 
 
 "billa br6gan: Breca nijefre git 
 
 " at hoa'So-ldoe, iie gehwaSer incer 
 585 " sw4 de6rlice dad gefremede 
 
 " f^gum sweoi'dum 
 
 " n6 ic fas gylpe ; 
 
 " fedh J)u J)lnum brdSrum td banan wurde, 
 
 " hedfod-maegum ; fas fu in helle seealt 
 590 " werliSo dre6gan, fedh fin wit duge. 
 
 " Secge ic fe t6 s6Se, sunu Ecgl4fes, 
 
 "fat nffifre Grendel sw4 fela gryra gefremede, 
 
 "atol aglseca ealdre finum, 
 
 " hyn^o on Heorote, gif fin hige waere, 
 595 " sefa swk searo-grim, sw^, fu self talast. 
 
 "Ac he hafag onfunden, fat he f4 faehSe ne fearf, 
 
 ' ' atole ecg-f race e6wer le6de 
 
 " swtSe onsittan, Sige-Scj'ldinga ; 
 
 "nymetS nj-d-bMe, nsenegum AraS 
 600 "le6de Deiiiga, ac he on lust wigeS, 
 
 " swefeS ond sendeS, sacce ne w6ne6 
 
 " t6 GAr-Denum. Ac him GeAta sceal 
 
 ' ' eafoS and ellen unge^ra nu 
 
 " gftSe gebe6dan. GaeS eft se fe m6t 
 605 ' ' t6 medo m6dig, siSSan morgen-le6ht 
 
 " ofer j'lda beam 65res d6gores, 
 
 " sunne swegl-wered sftSan sclneS ! " 
 
 P&, was on sAlum sinces brytta 
 
 gamol-feax and gttS-v6i, ge6ce gelyfde 
 610 brego Beorht-Dena ; gehyrde on Be6wu]fe 
 
 folces hyrde fast-rsedne gefdht. 
 
 paer was -haleSa hleahtor; hlyn swynsode, 
 
 word wseron wynsume. Eode Wealhj'edw forS, 
 
 cw6n Hr66g4res, eynna gemyridig, 
 615 grfitte gold-hroden guman on healle, 
 
20 BEOWULF. [616-650. 
 
 and ])& fre611c wlf /ul gesealde 
 serest Edst-Dena 6Sel-wearde, 
 bad hine bllSne at );8ere be6r-fege, 
 le6dum le6fne ; be on lust gepeah 
 
 620 symbel and"sele-ful, sige-r6f kyning. 
 Ymb-eode ]>& ides Helminga 
 ^ duguSe and geogoSe dsel seghwj'lcne ; 
 sinc-fato sealde, 65 fat sael ftlamp, 
 pat bi6 Be6wulfe, bedg-broden cw6a, 
 
 625 m6de gefungen, medo-ful atbar ; 
 grfitte Gedta le6d, gode fancode 
 wis-fast wordum, pas fe bke se willa gelamp, 
 fat beo on asnigne eorl gelyfde 
 fyrena fr6fre. He fat fnl gefeah, 
 
 630 wal-re6w wiga at Wealbfedn, 
 and ]>& gyddode gftSe gefysed, 
 Be6wulf matSelode, beam Ecgfedwes : 
 " Ic fat bogode, ffi, ic on hobn gestdb, 
 " sae-b4t gesat mid minra secga gedriht, 
 
 635 ' ' fat ic Anunga e6wra le6da 
 
 "willau geworhte, aSSe on wal crunge, 
 " fe6nd-grapum fast. Ic gefremman sceal 
 " eorlic ellen, o?S8e ende-dag 
 "on fisse meodu-bealle mtnne gebidan." 
 
 640 pam wife f4 word wel llcodon, 
 
 gilp-cwide Ge4tes ; code gold-broden 
 fre611cu folc-cw6n t6 Mrs fredn sittan. 
 p& was eft swA aer inne on bealle 
 fryS-word sprecen, ])e6d on saelum, 
 
 645 sige-folca sw6g, 65 fat semninga 
 sunu Healfdenes s6cean wolde 
 aefen-raste ; wiste at f am ableecan 
 t6 fam bedh-sele bilde gefinged, 
 si66an bie sunnan le6ht gese6n ne meahton, 
 
 650 o56e nipende nibt ofer ealle, 
 
651-681.] BEOWULF. 21 
 
 \ 
 
 scadu-helma gesceapu scrlSan cwdman, 
 wan under wolcnum. Werod call Ards. 
 Grfitte ])&, giddum guma 68erne, 
 Hr6Sg&r Be6wulf, and bim hsel ilbedd, 
 
 655 win-arnes geweald and fat word Acwa'6 : 
 "Naefre ic aenegum men ser S,lyfde, 
 " siSSan ic bond and rond hebban mihte, 
 ' ' frj-S-arn Dena buton fe nu ]>&. 
 ' ' Hafa nu and geheald hlisa s61est ; 
 
 660 " gemyne mseriSo, magen-ellen cy"S, 
 
 " waca wi6 wrfi,Sum ! Ne MS fe wilna gS,d, 
 "gif fu fat ellen-weorc aldre gedtgest." 
 
 XI. The Watch foe Grendel. 
 
 pA him Hr6Sgdr gewdt mid his haleSa gedryht, 
 eodur Scj'ldinga fit of healle ; 
 
 665 wolde wlg-fruma Wealh))e6 s6can, 
 
 cw6a t6 gebeddan. Hafde kj'ninga wuldor 
 Grendle t6-gednes, swd guman gefrungon, 
 sele-weard dseted : sundor-nytte behe61d 
 jmb aldor Dena, eoton weard 4bedd ; 
 
 670 hftru Gedta le6d georne trftwode 
 m6dgan miignes, metodes hyldo. 
 pa he him of dyde Isern-byvnan, 
 helm of hafelan, sealde his hyrsted sweord, 
 irena cj'st ombiht-];egne, 
 
 675 and gehealdan hfit hilde-geatwe. 
 
 Gespriic ]>& se g6da gylp-worda sum 
 Be6wnlf Gedta, ser he on bed stige : 
 " Nd ic me an here-waesmum hndgran talige 
 " gftS-geweorca, fonne Grendel hhie ; 
 
 680 "forfan ic hine sweorde svvebban nelle, 
 "aldre bene6tan, fedh ic eal masge. 
 
22 BEOWULF. [682-710. 
 
 " NAt he fdra g6da, fat he me on-gedn sle^, 
 "rand gehedwe, fe^h fe he r6f sle 
 " nl6-geweorca ; ac wit on niht sculon 
 
 685 " secge ofersittan, gif he ges^cean dear 
 "wig ofer wsepen, and si56an witig god 
 " on sw4 hwatSere hond hftlig dr3hten 
 " masrSo dfime, sw4 him gemet fince." 
 Hjide hine ]>& hea6o-de6r, hle6r-bolster onflSng 
 
 690 eorles andwlitan ; and hine j'mb monig 
 snelllc sffi-rinc sele-reste gebedh. 
 Nsenig heora p6hte ])at he fanon scolde 
 eft eard-lufan iefre gesScean, 
 folc ot5tSe fre6-burh, faer he Affided was, 
 
 695 ac hie hafdon gefrunen, fat hie ser t6 fela micles 
 in fam win-sele wal-dedS fornam, 
 Denigea le6de. Ac him dr3-hten forgeaf 
 wig-sp6da gewiofu, Wedera le6dam 
 fr6for and fultum, fat hie fe6nd heora 
 
 700 furh Anes craft ealle oferc6mon, 
 selfes mihtum : s6S is gecySed, 
 pat mihtig god manua cynnes 
 we61d wtde-ferhS. Com on wanre niht 
 scrlSan sceadu-genga. Sce6tend swsefon, 
 
 705 ]>&. J.tit liovn-reced healdan scoldon, 
 
 ealle buton Anum. pat was yldum cftt5, 
 fat hie ne m6ste, ]>& metod nolde, 
 se sj-n-sca'Sa under sceadu bregdan ; 
 ac he wiiccende wrASum on andan 
 
 7]0 bM bolgen-mOd beadwa gefinges. 
 
711-742.] BEOWULF. 
 
 XII. Grendel's Raid. 
 
 pA com of m6re under mist-hleoSum 
 
 Grendel gongan, godes ,yrre bar. 
 
 Mynte se mftn-scaSa manna cj'nnes 
 
 snmne bes3Twan in sele pam hedn ; 
 715 w6d under wolcnum, t6 pas pe he win-reced, 
 
 gold-sele gumeua, gearwost wisse 
 
 fattum faiine. Ne was pat forma sl6, 
 
 pat he HrdSgAres hkm ges6hte : 
 
 nsefre he on aldor-dagum ser ne siSSan 
 720 heardran hale, heal-pegnas fand ! 
 
 Com Tpk id recede rinc siSiaii 
 
 dredmum bedseled. Duru sOna onarn 
 
 fyr-bendum fast, sjSSan he hine folmum hrdn ; 
 
 onbrad pd bealo-hydig, p4 he abolgen was, 
 725 recedes mftSan. Rat5e after pon 
 
 on fflgne flor fe6nd treddode, 
 
 eode yrrc-m6d ; him of e4gum stdd 
 
 Uge gellcost le6ht unfager. 
 
 Geseali he in recede rinca manige, 
 730 swefan sibbe-gedriht samod atgiidere, 
 
 mago-rinca heAp : pa his m6d dhl6g, 
 
 mj-nte pat he gedcelde, ffir pen dag cw6me, 
 
 atol aglseca, dnra gehwylces 
 
 lif wis lice, }k him ^himpen was 
 735 wist- fy He w6n. Ne was pat wyrd pd gen, 
 
 pat he mA mdste manna cynnes 
 
 picgean ofer ]>& niht. pryS-swyi5 behe61d 
 
 mseg Higel&ces, hd se mto-sca^a 
 
 under fser-gripum gefaran wolde. 
 740 Ne pat se agleeca yldan p6hte, 
 
 ac he gef6ng hraSe forman sl6e 
 
 slsependne rinc, sl4t unwearnum, 
 
24 BEOWULF. [743-777. 
 
 bat b^n-locan, bl6d 6drum dranc, 
 
 syn-snsBdum swealh : s6na hafde 
 745 unhflgendes eal gefeormod 
 
 f^t atid folma. For6 nedr atstdp, 
 
 nam }&, mid handa hige-fihtigne 
 
 rinc on raste ; rsehte ongeAn 
 
 feond mid folme, he onfeng hraSe 
 750 inwit-fancum and Vfx6 earm gesat. 
 
 S6na fat onfunde fyrena hyrde, 
 
 Jiat be ne mfette middan-geardes 
 
 eorSan scedta on eb-an men 
 
 mund-gripe mftran : be on m6de wearS 
 755 forbt on ferhSe, n6 ])y ser fram meabte ; 
 
 bvge was him bin-ftls, wolde on heolster fle6n, 
 
 s6can de6fla gedrag : ne was bis drohtoS f ser, 
 
 swj'lce be on ealder-dagum ser gemfitte. 
 
 Gemunde ]!^ se g6da mseg HigelAces 
 760 sefen-spraace, up-lang 4st6d 
 
 and bim f aste wi6f6ng. Fingras burston ; 
 
 eoten was fit-weard, eorl furSur stdp. 
 
 Mynte se msera, f £er he meabte swfl,, 
 
 widre gewindan and on weg fanon 
 765 fle6n on fen-h6pu ; wiste his fingra geweald 
 
 on grames gr^pum. pat was ge6cor sI6, 
 
 fat se hearm-seaSa t6 Heorute Atedh: 
 
 dryht-sele dynede, Denum eallum wearS, 
 
 ceastcr-bdendum, efinra gehw^icum, 
 770 eorlum eabi-scerwen. Yrre wserou begen, 
 
 r65e r6n-weardas. Reced hlynsode ; 
 
 ]i& was wundor micel, fat se win-sele 
 
 wiShafde heaSo-de6rum, fat he on brusan ne fe6I. 
 
 fager fold-bold; ac he fas faste was 
 775 innan and fttan Iren-bendum 
 
 searo-foncum besmitSod. peer fram sylle 4bedg 
 
 medu-benc monig mine gefrsege, 
 
778-808.] BEOWULF. 25 
 
 golde geregnad, fser ]>&, graman wunnou; 
 
 fas ne wfindon ser witan Scyldiuga, 
 780 fat hit k mid gemete manna jenig 
 
 betltc and bdii-f% t6brecau meahte, 
 
 listum tdlftcan, nj'mSe llges fa8m 
 
 swulge on swatSule. Swdg up dst^g 
 
 niwe geneahlie ; NorS-Denum st6d 
 785 atellc egesa dnra geliwjloiim 
 
 fdra fe of wealle w6p gehyrdon, 
 
 gr3Te-le65 galan godes andsacan, 
 
 sige-ledsne sang, sS,r wdnigean 
 
 helle haftan. He61d hine t6 faste 
 790 se fe manna was magene strengest 
 
 on fam dage fysses llfes. 
 
 XIII. Be6wulf Teaes off Grendel's Aem. 
 
 NoLDE eorla hle6 aenige finga 
 
 fone cwealm-cnman cwicne forlsetan, 
 
 ne his llf-dagas le6da senigum 
 795 nytte tealde. pser genehost bragd 
 
 eorl Be6wulfes ealde lfi,fe, 
 
 wolde fred-drihtnes feorli ealgian 
 
 maeres Jje6dnes, faer hie meahton sw&; 
 
 hie fat ne wiston, fd hie gewin dragon, 
 800 heard- hiogende hilde-mecgas, 
 
 and on healfa gehwone hedwan fdhton, 
 
 sdwle sfican, pat fone syn-scaSan 
 
 aenig ofer eorSan Irenna cyst, 
 
 gtiS-billa ndn grfitan nolde ; 
 805 ac he sige-wsepnum forsworen hafde,' 
 
 ecga gehwjdcre. Scolde his aldor-geddl 
 
 on fam dage fysses llfes 
 
 earmllc wurt5an and se ellor-gdst 
 
26 BEOWULF. [809-837. 
 
 oa fe6nda geweald feor simian. 
 810 p4 fat onfunde se ])e fela aeror 
 
 m6des myrCe manna cj'nne 
 
 fyrene gefremede (he teas fSg wit5 god) 
 
 fat him se lic-homa laestan nolde, 
 
 ac hine se mddega mseg Hvgel§,ces 
 815 hafde be honda; was gehwaSer 6Srum 
 
 lifigende 14«. Lie-sir gebM 
 
 atol aglseca, him on eaxle weai^ 
 
 syn-dolh sweotol, seonowe onsprungon, 
 
 burston bin-locan. Be6wulfe wearS 
 820 gat5-hr68 gyfetSe ; scolde Grendel f onan 
 
 feorh-se6c fle6n under fen-hleot5u, 
 
 s6cean wj'n-leds wlc ; wiste ])6 geornor, 
 
 pat his aldres was ende gegongen, 
 
 d6gera dag-rim. Denum ealhim wearS 
 825 after fam wal-raese willa gelumpen. 
 
 Hafde ]>k gefeelsod, se l>e aer feorran com, 
 
 snotor and swji5-ferhS sele Hr66gftres, 
 
 genered wit5 niSe. Niht-weorce gefeh, 
 
 ellen-msertSum ; hafde EAst-Dennm 
 830 GeAt-mecga le6d gilp gelsested, 
 
 swjdce oncySSe ealle gebfitte, 
 
 inwid-sorge, fe hie ser drugon 
 
 and for pred-nydum polian scoldon, 
 
 torn unlytel. pat was tAcen sweotol, 
 835 sytSSan hilde-de6r bond fl,legde, 
 
 earm and eaxle (}>aer was eal geador 
 
 Grendles gr&pe) under gedpne iadf. 
 
838-869.] BEOWULF. 27 
 
 XrV. The Joy at Heoeot. 
 
 pi was on morgen mine gefrsege 
 ymb Tpd. gif-healle gftS-rinc monig: 
 
 840 ffirdon folc-togan feorran and nedn 
 geond wtd-wegas wundor scedwian, 
 MSes Idstas. N6 his lif-gedai 
 sdrllc Jitihte secga oenegum, 
 f^ra ]ie tir-ledses trode scedwode, 
 
 845 hA he w6rig-m6d on weg fanon, 
 nlSa ofercumen, on nicera mere 
 faege and geflymed feorh-Mstas bar. 
 pser was on bldde brim weallende, 
 atol yba geswing eal gemenged 
 
 850 h&tan heolfre, heoro-dre6re we61 ; 
 dedS-fsege de6g, si6t5an dredma leds 
 in fen-freoSo feorh dlegde 
 hsetSene sdwle, paer him hel onffing. 
 panon eft gewiton eald-geslSas, 
 
 855 swylce geong manig of gomen-wdt5e, 
 fram mere m6dge, mearum rldan, 
 beornas on blancum. pser was Be6wulfes 
 mserSo msened ; monig oft gecwat5, 
 fatte s66 ne norS be ssem tweonum 
 
 860 ofer eormen-grund 6?er nsenig 
 under swegles begong sfilra nsere 
 rond-habbendra, rlees wyrSra. 
 Ne hie hftru wine-drihten wiht ne Idgon, 
 gladne Hr6Sgdr, ac fat was g6d eyning. 
 
 865 Hwilum heaSo-r6fe hledpan Ifiton, 
 on geflit faran fealwe mearas, 
 faer him fold-wegas fagere J'flhton, 
 cystum cixSe ; hwilum cyninges fegn, 
 guma gilp-hladen gidda gemyndig, 
 
28 Be5wULF. [870-904. 
 
 870 se fe eal-fela eald-gesegena 
 
 worn gemunde, word 66er fand 
 
 s6Se gebunden: secg eft ongan 
 
 siS Be6wulfes snyttrum styrian 
 
 and on sp6d wrecan spel gerMe, 
 875 wordum wrixlan, wel-liwylc gecwa8, 
 
 fat he fram Sigemunde secgan hyrde, 
 
 ellen-dsedum, unc<i5es fela, 
 
 Walsinges gewin, wide slSas, 
 
 ])4ra fe gumena beam gearwe ne wiston, 
 880 fseh'Se and fyrene, baton Fitela mid hine, 
 
 fonne he swylces hwat secgan wolde 
 
 edm his nefan, swk hie k waeron 
 
 at niSa gehwam nyd-gesteallan : 
 
 hafdon eal-fela eotena cynnes 
 885 sweordum gesseged. Sigemunde gesprong 
 
 after de48-dage d6m unlytel, 
 
 syS^an wlges heard wyrm dcwealde, 
 
 hordes hyrde ; he under h^rne stin, 
 
 atSelinges beam, toa genfiSde 
 890 frficne dijede ; ne was him Fitela mid. 
 
 HwatSre him gesselde, fat pat swurd furhw6d 
 
 wratltcne wj'rm, fat hit on wealle atst6d, 
 
 dryhtlic Iren ; draca morSre swealt. 
 
 Hafde aglseca elne gegongen, 
 895 J>at he bedh-hordes brftcan m6ste 
 
 selfes d6me : sse-b^t gehldd, 
 
 bar on bearm scipes beorhte fralwa, 
 
 Walses eafera ; wj'rm hii gemealt. 
 
 Se was wreccena wide mserost 
 900 ofer wer-}>e6de, wlgendra hle6 
 
 ellen-daedum (he fas ser onf4h), 
 
 si6f5an Herem6des hild sweSrode 
 
 eafotS and ellen. He mid eotenum wearS 
 
 on fe6nda geweald forS forlAcen, 
 
905-934.] BEOWULF. 29 
 
 905 snAde forsended. Hine sorh-wj^lmas 
 
 lemede t6 laiige, he his le6dum wearS, 
 
 eallum aSelingum t6 aldor-ceare ; 
 
 sw^lce oft bemearn serran mselum 
 
 swiS-ferhSes siS snotor ceorl monig, 
 910 se ]'e him bealwa t6 b6te gel;^fde, 
 
 fat pat fie6dnes beam ge))e6n scolde, 
 
 fader-aSelum onfdn, folc gehealdan, 
 
 hord and hle6-burh, haletSa rtee, 
 
 68el Scyldinga. He f ser eallum wearS, 
 915 mseg Higelfl.ces manna cynne, 
 
 fre6ndum gef agra ; hine fyren onwdd. 
 
 Hwtlum flitende fealwe straete 
 mearum mseton. p& was morgen-le6ht 
 scofen and scj-nded. Eode scealc monig 
 
 920 swi6-hiegende t6 sele ])am hedn, 
 
 searo-wundor se6n, swylce self cyning, 
 of bryd-btoe bedh-horda weard, 
 tryddode tlr-fast getrume micle, 
 cystum gecy^ed, and his cw6n mid him 
 
 925 medo-stlg gemat magfSa hdse. 
 
 XV. Heothgae's Gbatttlation. 
 
 HrASgae matSelode (he t6 healle ge6ng, 
 st6d ou stapole, geseah stedpne hr6f 
 golde fdhne and Grendles bond): 
 " fisse ansyne al-wealdan fane 
 930 "lungre gelimpe ! Fela ic MtSes geb^d, 
 " grynna at Grendle : d mag god wyrcam 
 " wander after wundre, wuldres hyrde ! 
 "pat was unge^ra, fat ic senigra me 
 "weAna ne wfende td wldan feore 
 
30 Be6wULF. [935-969. 
 
 'b6te gebidan fonne bl6de f^h 
 ' hftsa s61est heoro-dre6rig st6d ; 
 'we4 -wld-scofen witena gehwylcne 
 'fAra fe ne w6ndon, ])at Me wlde-ferhtS 
 'le6da land-geweorc MfSum beweredon 
 ' scuccum and scinnum. Nu scealc bafaS 
 'purb drihtnes mibt deed gefremede, 
 ' fe we ealle ser ne meabton 
 ' sn3-ttrum besyrwan. Hwat ! pat secgan mag 
 ' efne sw4 hwjlc magSa, sw4 pone magan cende 
 ' after gum-cynnum, gyf be6 gyt lyfaS, 
 ' pat byre eald-metod. 6ste wsere 
 ' bearn-gebyrdo. Nu ic Be6wulf 
 ' pee, secg betsta, me for sunu wylle 
 ' fre6gan on ferbSe ; beald fortS tela 
 ' niwe sibbe. Ne bi8 pe nsenigra gM 
 ' worolde wilna, pe ic geweald babbe. 
 ' Ful-oft ic for lassan ledn teobhode 
 ' hord-weorSunge hnfthran rince, 
 ' saemran at sacce. pu pe self hafast 
 ' dsedum gefremed, pat pin d6m lyfa8 
 ' dw4 t6 aldre. Alwalda pec 
 ' gdde forgylde, swk be nu gyt dyde ! " 
 Be6wulf maSelode, beam Ecgpe6wes : 
 ' We pat ellen-weorc fistum miclum, 
 ' feohtan fremedon , frficne genfiSdon 
 ' eafoS unc(i6es ; <!l8e ic swlSor, 
 ' pat pu bine selfne gese6n mdste, 
 ' fe6nd on fratewum fyl-w6rigne ! 
 ' Ic bine bradllce heardan clammum 
 ' on wal-bedde wrlSan p6hte, 
 ' pat he for mund-gripe mlnum scolde 
 'licgean llf-bysig, butan his lie swlce ; 
 ' ic hine ne mihte, pa metod nolde, 
 •ganges getwseman, n6 ic him pas georne atfealh, 
 
970-1000.] BEOWULF. 31 
 
 970 " feorh-gentSlan ; was t6 fore-mihtig 
 
 "fe6nd on f66e. HwaSere he Ms folme forl6t 
 
 "t6 Itf-wraSe l^st weardian, 
 
 "earm and eaxle ; nd fser tenige sw4 fedh 
 
 "fed-sceafb guma frdfre gebohte : 
 975 "n6 fy leng leofa'S iaS-gete6na 
 
 " synnum geswenced, ac hyne s4r hafaS 
 
 "in nyd-gripe nearwe befongen, 
 
 "balwon bendum: fiser ^bidan sceal 
 
 " maga mkae tdh miclan d6mes, 
 980 "hti him scir metod sciifan wille." 
 
 pa was swlgra seeg, sunu EcgUfes, 
 
 on gylp-spr£Ece gfi^-geweorca, 
 
 siSSan aSelingas eorles crafte 
 
 ofer hedhne hr6f hand sceAwedon, 
 985 fe6ndes flngras, foran seghwylc ; 
 
 was stfide nagla gehwylc, style gellcost, 
 
 hee^enes hand-speru hilde-rinces 
 
 egle unhe6ru; asg-hwylc gecwaS, 
 
 fat him heardra nS,n hrlnan wolde 
 990 Iren ser-g6d, fat fas ahloecan 
 
 bl6dge beadu-folme onberan wolde. 
 
 XVI. The Banquet and the G-ipts. 
 
 pi. was hAten hretSe Heort innan-weard 
 folmum gefratwod : fela paera was 
 wera and wifa, fe fat win-reced, 
 995 gest-sele gyredon. Gold-f4g scinon 
 web after wagum, wandor-si6na fela 
 secga gehwj'lcum f^ra fe on swylc stara'6. 
 Was fat beorhte bold tdbrocen swlSe 
 eal inne-weard iren-bendum fast, 
 1000 heorras tdhlidene ; hr6f Ana genas 
 
32 BEOWULF. [1001-1035. 
 
 ealles ansund, ]>k se aglaeca, 
 
 fyren-dsedum fdg on fledm gewand, 
 
 aldres or-w6na. N6 fat ySe byfS 
 
 t6 befle6nne (fremme se fe wille !) 
 1005 ac gesacan sceal sfi,-wl-berendra 
 
 nyde genydde mt58a bearna 
 
 grund-btiendra gearwe stdwe, 
 
 Jjser his Uc-homa leger-bedde fast 
 
 swefetS after symle. pd. was ssel and msel, 
 1010 pat t6 healle gang Healfdenes sunu ; 
 
 wolde self cyning symbel picgan. 
 
 Ne gefragen ic pd msegSe mS,ran weorode 
 
 ymb hyra sinc-gyfan s61 gebaeran. 
 
 Bugon ]>& t6 bence blfed-ilgende, 
 1015 f3ile gefsegon. Fagere gepsegon 
 
 medo-ful manig xadgas f p4ra 
 
 swt8-hicgende on sele pam he&n, 
 
 Hr6Sg4r and Hr6Sulf. Heorot innan was 
 
 fre6ndiim ifylled ; nalles fdcen-stafas 
 1020 pe6d-Scyldingas penden fremedon. 
 
 Forgeaf pd Be6wulfe beam Healfdenes 
 
 segen gyldenne sigores t6 ledne, 
 
 hroden hilte-cumbor, helm and byrnan ; 
 
 masre m46Sum-sweord manige ges&won 
 1025 beforan beorn beran. Be6wulf gepah 
 
 ful on flette ; n6 he psere feoh-gyfte 
 
 for sce6tendum scamigan porfte, 
 
 ne gefragn ie fre6ndllcor fedwer mddmas 
 
 golde gegyrede gum-manna fela 
 1030 in ealo-bence 68riim gesellan. 
 
 Ymb pas helmes hr6f heifod-beorge 
 
 wlrum bewunden walan fttan he61d, 
 
 pat him fiSla IMe frfiene ne meahton 
 
 scftr-heard scetSSah, ponne scj'ld-freca 
 1035 ongedn graraum gangan scolde. 
 
1036-1064.] BEOWULF. 33 
 
 H6ht })4 eorla hle6 eahta mearas, 
 
 fated-hle6re, on flet te6n 
 
 in under eoderas ; f^ra §,num stdd 
 
 sadol searwum f&h since gewurSad, 
 1040 fat was hilde-setl hedh-cyninges, 
 
 fonne sweorda gelAc sunu Healfdenes 
 
 efnan wolde ; nsefre on 6re lag 
 
 wtd-cft6es wtg, fonne walu fe611on. 
 
 And ]>&, Be6wulfe bega gehwaSres 
 1045 eodor Ingwina onweald getedh, 
 
 wicga and wsepna ; li6t hine wel brftcan. 
 
 Sw& manllce maere ]!e6den, 
 
 hord-weard lialeSa hea^o-rsesas geald 
 
 mearum and mMmum, sw^ hy nsefre man lyhS, 
 1050 SB fe secgan wile s6t5 after rihte. 
 
 XVII. Song of Heothgae's Poet — The Lay of 
 Hnabf and Hbngest. 
 
 pi gyt seghwylcum eorla drihten 
 f&ra fe mid Be6wulfe brim-lMe tedh, 
 on fsere medu-bence mAStium gesealde, 
 yrfe-14fe, and fone senne Mht 
 
 1055 golde forgyldan, pone ]>e Grendel ser 
 
 mtoe Acwealde, swA he hyra m& wolde, 
 nefne Mm witig god wjTd forstdde 
 and fas mannes m6d : metod eallum we61d 
 gumena cj^nnes, sw4 he nu git d6S ; 
 
 1060 forpan bi« andgit seghweer s61est, 
 
 ferhSes fore-pane! fela sceal gebldan 
 le6fes and MtSes, se pe longe her 
 on pyssum win-dagum worolde brftceS. 
 pSBr was sang and sw6g samod atgadare 
 
34 Be6wULF. [1066-1099. 
 
 1065 fore Healfdenes hilde-wisan, 
 
 gomen-wudu grated, gid oft wrecen, 
 fonne heal-gamen Hr6Sg^res sc6p 
 after medo-bence maenan scolde 
 Finnes eaferum, ]>k hie ee fser begeat: 
 
 • HaleS Healfdenes, Hnaf Scyldinga, 
 "in Fr . . es wale feallan scolde. 
 
 'Ne Mru Hildeburh Mrian forfte 
 
 ■ eotena tre6we : unsj^nnum wearS 
 
 ■ beloren le6fum at fam lind-plegan 
 ' ' bearnum and br6Srum ; hie on gebyrd hruron 
 " gtoe wunde ; fat was gedmuru ides. 
 "Nalles hdlinga H6ces d6htor 
 
 • meotod-sceaft bemearn, sySSan morgen com, 
 ' ))^ he6 under swegle gese6n meahte 
 
 " mor^or-bealo mfi,ga, faer he6 ser mseste he61d 
 
 ' worolde wynne : wig ealle fornam 
 "Finnes fegnas, nemne feAum dnum, 
 "fat he ne mehte on fam met5el-stede 
 "wig Hengeste wiht gefeohtan, 
 " ne ]>k wed-lAfe wlge forf ringan 
 " fe6dnes fegne ; ac hig him gefingo budon, 
 "fat hie him 6tSer flet eal gerymdon, 
 
 '■ healle and hedh-setl, fat hie healfre geweald 
 
 ■ wis eotena beam Agan m6ston, 
 ' ' and at feoh-gyftum Folcwaldan sunu 
 " d6gra gehwjice Dene weortSode, 
 " Hengestes he&p hringum wenede, 
 
 • efne swk swl6e sinc-gestre6aum 
 
 ■ fattan goldes, sw4 he Fresena cyn 
 
 ■ on be6r-sele byldan wolde. 
 ' ' pa hie getrliwedon on tw^ healfa 
 ' ' f aste frioSu-wsere ; Fin Hengeste 
 
 ' elne unflitme dSum benemde, 
 
 • fat he f a wei,-lAfe weotena d6me 
 
1100-1130.] BEOWULF. 35 
 
 1100 " arum heolde, fat fter senig mon 
 
 "wordum ne worcum wsere ne braece, 
 "ne furli inwit-searo sefre gemaenden, 
 " pedh hie hira bedg-gyfan banan folgedoa 
 " fedden-ledse, ]>k him sw4 gepearfod was: 
 
 1105 "gyf fonne Frj'sna hwylc frficnan sprseee 
 "fas mori5or-hetes myndgiend wsere, 
 "ponne hit sweordes ecg syS^an fecolde. 
 ' ' AS was geafned and icge gold 
 " Ahafen of horde. Here-Scj'ldinga 
 
 1110 "betst beado-rinca was on bsel gearu; 
 " at fam Me was 6S-gesyne 
 " swdt-fAh syrce, swyn eal-gylden, 
 "eofer iren-heard, aSeling manig 
 " wundum AwjTded ; sume on wale crungon. 
 
 1115 "H6t ]>& Hildeburh kt Hnafes Me 
 "hire selfre sunu sweoloSe befastan, 
 ' ' b^n-fatu barnan and on bsel d6n. 
 " Earme on eaxle ides gnornode, 
 ' ' gedmrode giddum ; g(iS-rinc Astfi,h. 
 
 1120 "Wand t6 wolcnum wal-fyra miEst, 
 " hljnode for hl4we ; hafelan multon, 
 "ben-geato burston, fonne bl6d atspranc 
 "latS-bite llces. Llg ealle forswealg, 
 " gsesta glfrost, fdra fe fser gftS fornam 
 
 1125 " bega folces ; was hira blsed scacen. 
 
 XVIII. The Gleeman's Tale is Ended. 
 
 "Gewiton him }&. wlgend wlca ne6sian, 
 "fre6ndum befeallen Frysland gese6n, 
 "h^mas and he4-burh. Hengest ]>& gj't 
 "wal-f4gne winter wunode mid Finne 
 1130 " ecdles unhlitme ; eard gemunde, 
 
36 BEOWULF. [1131-1165. 
 
 " Jjcdh fe he ne meahte on mere diifan 
 " hringed-stefnan ; holm storme we61, 
 "won wis winde ; winter ySe beled,c 
 "Is-gebinde 6^ fat 6Ser com 
 
 1135 "gear in geardas, swfi, nu gj't dfiS, 
 "fa fe sjrngales s6ie bewitiaS, 
 " wuldor-torhtan weder. p& was winter scacen, 
 " f ager foldan bearm ; fundode wrecca, 
 ' ' gist of geardum ; he t6 gjTn-wrace 
 
 1140 "swtSor f6hte, fonne t6 see-lMe, 
 " gif he torn-gem6t ]jurhte6n mihte, 
 "fat he eotena beam inne gemunde. 
 " SwS, he ne forwyrnde worold-rsedenne, 
 " fonne him HAnMflng hilde-le6man, 
 
 1145 "billa sfilest, on bearm dyde: 
 
 "fas wseron mid eotenum ecge c<i6e. 
 ' ' Swylce ferh'S-frecan Fin eft begeat 
 " sweord-bealo sltSen at liis selfes h4m, 
 ' ' siS'San grimne gripe G<lt514f ond 6sMf • 
 
 1150 "after see-stSe sorge maandon, 
 
 ' ' atwiton we^na deel ; ne meahte wafre m6d 
 ' ' forhabban in hreSre. pk was heal hroden 
 " fe6nda feorum, swilce Fin slagen, 
 " cyning on eorSre, and se6 cw6n ntimen. 
 
 1155 " Sce6tend Scj-ldinga tO scypum feredon 
 " eal in-gesteald eor6-cyninges, 
 " swylce hie at Finnes hAm ^ndan meahton 
 " sigla searo-gimma. Hie on saj-lMe 
 " drihtlice wif t6 Denum feredon, 
 
 1160 "laeddon t6 le6dum." Le66 was Asungen, 
 gle6-mannes gyd. Gamen eft ^st^h, 
 beorhtode benc-sw6g, byrelas sealdon 
 win of wunder-fatum. pk cwom Wealhfed forS 
 gdn under gyldnum hedge, faer ]>k gddan twegon 
 
 1165 saeton suhter-gefaderan ; ]>&, gyt was hiera sib atgadere 
 
1166-1192.] BEOWULF. 37 
 
 seghwylc 6tSrum tr;^we. Swylce fser HftnferS fyle 
 at fdtum sat fredn Scyldinga : gehwylc Mora his ferhtSe 
 
 tre6wde, 
 fat he hafde m6d mieel, feAh fe he his magum naere 
 Ai-fast at ecga geiaeum. Sprac ]>&, ides Scyldinga: 
 
 1170 "Onf6h fissum fuUe, fre6-drihteii mln, 
 " sinees brj'tta ; ]>n on sselum wes, 
 "gold- wine gumena, and t6 GeAtum spree 
 "mildum wordum ! SwA sceal man d6n. 
 "Be6 wis Gedtas glad, geofena gemyndig; 
 
 1175 " nedn and feorran fu nu friiu hafast. 
 
 " Me man sagde, pat pu pe for sunn wolde 
 " here-rinc habban. Heorot is gefalsod, 
 "be4h-sele beorhta ; brftc penden pu m6te 
 " manigra mSda and plnum magum Isef 
 
 1180 " folc and rice, ponne pu foi^ scyle 
 " metod-sceaft se6n. Ic mlnne can 
 
 ' ' gladne Hr6Sulf, pat he p4 geogoSe wile 
 " §,rum healdan, gyf pu aer ponne he, 
 "wine Scildinga, worold oflsetest ; 
 
 1185 "w6ne ic, pat he mid g6de g3ldan wUle 
 " uncran eaferan, gif he pat eal gemon, 
 "hwat wit t6 willan and t6 wortS-myndum 
 " umbor wesendum ser fl,rna gefremedon." 
 Hwearf pA bt bence, peer hyre bj're wseron, 
 
 1190 Hr&5ric and HrdtSmund, and halet5a beam, 
 giogO(5 atgadere ; peer se g6da sat 
 Be6walf Gedta be paem gebr68rum twsem. 
 
38 Be6wULF. [1193-1222. 
 
 XIX. 
 
 Be6wulf's Jewelled Oollae. The Heroes Rest. 
 
 Him was ful boren and fre6nd-laSu 
 
 wordum bewagned and wunden gold 
 1195 fistum geedwed, earm-hreMe twS,, 
 
 hragl and hringas, heals-bedga msest 
 
 pS.ra fe ic on foldan gefragen habbe. 
 
 Nffinigne ic under swegle sfilran hyrde 
 
 hord-mASSum haleSa, sySt5an H4ma atwag 
 1200 td ]7£Ere bj-rhtan byrig Brosinga mene, 
 
 sigle and sine-fat, searo-nlSas fealh 
 
 Eormenrices, geceds 6cne i-asd. 
 
 pone bring hafde HigeMc Gedta, 
 
 nefa Swertinges, nyhstan slSe, 
 1205 siSSan he under segne sine ealgode, 
 
 wal-redf werede ; hyne WjTd fornam, 
 
 sySSan he for wlenco we4n Ahsode, 
 
 faehSe t6 Frysum ; he }&, fratwe wag, 
 
 eorclan-sti,nas ofer ySa ful, 
 1210 rice |!e6den, lie under rande gecrane ; 
 
 gehwearf ];&, in Franena faSm feorh cyninges, 
 
 bre6st-gew£edu and se he&li somod : 
 
 wjTsan wlg-frecan will redfedon 
 
 after gftS-sceare, Gedta le6de 
 1215 hreft-wlc he61don. Heal swfige onfSng. 
 
 "VV"ealhfie6 mat5elode, he6 fore ];am werede sprac: 
 
 "Brflc fisses hedges, Be6wulf, le6fa 
 
 " hyse, mid hsele, and fisses hragles ne6t 
 
 " }'e6d-gestre6na, and gej'e6h tela, 
 1220 " cen fee mid crafte and fyssum cnjhtum wea 
 
 " Idra liSe ! ic ]>e fas ledn geman. 
 
 " Hafast ];u geffired, fat fe feor and nedh 
 
3-1251.] BEOWtn.P. 39 
 
 " ealne wlde-ferhS weras ehtigaS, 
 
 " efne swfl, side swfi, sse bebftgetS 
 25 "-windige weallas. "Wes, fenden fu lifige, 
 
 "aSeling eddig! ic fe an tela 
 
 " sinc-gesti'e6na. Be6 fu suna mtnum 
 
 " dsedum gedfife dredm healdende! 
 
 "Her is seghwylc eorl 68rum getrywe, 
 30 " m6des milde, man-drihtne hold, 
 
 " fegnas sj'ndon gefwssre, J>e6d eal gearo : 
 
 " druncne diyht-guman, d6S swd ic bidde ! " 
 
 Eode fA t6 setle. pser was S3'mbla cyst, 
 
 druncon win weras : wj'rd ne cftSon, 
 }6 ge6-sceaft grimme, swk hit dgangen weartS 
 
 eoria manegum, sySSan sefen cwom 
 
 and him Hr68gdr gewdt t6 hofe sinum, 
 
 rice t6 raste. Reced weardode 
 
 unrlm eorla, swd hie oft aer dydon : 
 to benc-pelu beredon, hit geond-braeded wearS 
 
 beddum and bolstrum. Be6r-scealca sum 
 
 fills and fsege flet-raste gebedg. 
 
 Setton him t6 hedfdum hilde-randas, 
 
 bord-wiidu beorlitan ; paer on bence was 
 t5 ofer a'Selinge yS-ges6ne 
 
 hea8o-stedpa helm, hringed byrue, 
 
 prec-wudu prymlic. "Was fedw hyra, 
 
 fat hie oft waeron an wig gearwe, 
 
 ge at hdm ge on herge, ge geli wilder }>dra 
 50 efne swylce msela, swjlce hira man-drjhtne 
 
 }>earf gesaelde ; was se6 }ie6d tilu. 
 
40 BEOWULF. [1252-1282. 
 
 XX. 
 
 Gtebndel's Mother Attacks the Eing-Danes. 
 
 SiGON Tpk t6 slaepe. Sum s&ve angeald 
 
 sefen-raste, sw4 him ful-oft gelamp, 
 
 si'SSan gold-sele Grendel wavode, 
 1255 unriht afiide, 68 fat ende becwom, 
 
 swylt after synuum. pat gesy^ne wearS, 
 
 wid-cftt5 -werum, patte wreeend Tp& g3rt 
 
 lifde after U^um, lange frage 
 
 after gfttS-ceare ; Grendles m6dor, 
 1260 ides aglaec-wif yrmSe gemunde, 
 
 se }e water-egesan "wunian scolde, 
 
 cealde streAmas, sitSSan Cain wearS 
 
 t6 ecg-banan Angan br68er, 
 
 f aderen-msege ; he fd, f% gewAt, 
 1265 morSre gemearcod man-dreim fle6n, 
 
 w6sten warode. panon w6c fela 
 
 ge6sceaft-gAsta ; was fsera Grendel sum, 
 
 heoro-wearh hetellc, se at Heorote fand 
 
 waccendne wer wlges bldan, 
 1270 faer him agiseca at-graepe wearS ; 
 
 hwatSre he gemunde magenes strenge, 
 
 gim-faste gife, fe him god sealde, 
 
 and him td anwaldan Are gelyfde, 
 
 frdfre and fultum : fy he fone fe6nd ofercwom, 
 1275 gehnsegde helle gAst: ]>d. he hed,n gewAt, 
 
 dre4me bedseled^ dedS-wic se6n, 
 
 man-cynnes fe6nd. And his m6dor ]>&, gyt 
 
 glfre and galg-m6d gegto wolde 
 
 sorh-fulne siS, suna dedS wreean. 
 1280 Com fA t6 Heorote, fser Hring-Dene 
 
 geond fat said swsefun. pa fser s6na weariS 
 
 ed-hwyrft eorlum, siSSan inne fealh 
 
1283-1317.] BEOWULl^ 41 
 
 Grendles m6dor ; was se giyre lassa 
 
 efne swfi, micle, sv& biS magSa craft, 
 1285 wig-gijre wlfes be wsepned-men, 
 
 fonne beoru bunden, hamere gefuren, 
 
 sweord swate ffli swln ofer helme, 
 
 ecgum dyhtig andweard sciretS. 
 
 P& was on healle heard-ecg togen, 
 1290 sweord ofer setlum, sid-rand manig 
 
 hafen banda fast ; helm ne gemunde, 
 
 byrnan side, fe hine se brdga angeat. 
 
 He6 was on 6fste, wolde fit fanon 
 
 feore beorgan, ffi, be6 onfanden was ; 
 1295 hraSe be6 aSelinga Anne bafde 
 
 faste befangen, J>a bed td fenne gang; 
 
 se was HrdSga,re haleSa le6fost 
 
 on gesiSes hM be saem tweonnm, 
 
 rice rand-wiga, fone fe he6 on raste ^breit, 
 1300 blsed-fastne beorn. Nas Be6wulf far, 
 
 ac was 68er in eer geteohhod 
 
 after m466um-gife moerum Gedte. 
 
 Hredm wear5 on Heorote. He6 under heolfre genam 
 
 ctSe folme ; cearu was geniwod 
 1305 geworden in wlcum : ne wits pat gewrixle til, 
 
 fat hie on h&, bealfa bicgan scoldon 
 
 fre6nda feorum. pa was fr6d cyning, 
 
 hdr hUde-rinc, on hre6n Hi6de, 
 
 sySSan he aldor-fegn unlyfigendne, 
 1310 pone de6restan deddne wisse. 
 
 HraSe was t6 btlre Be6wulf fetod, 
 
 sigor-eddig secg. Samod aer-dage 
 
 eode eorla sum, aSele cempa 
 
 self mid geslSiim, pser se snottra bdd, 
 1315 bwaSre him al-walda sefre wille 
 
 after wed-spelle wyrpe gefremman. 
 
 Gang pa after fldre fyrd-wyrSe man 
 
42 BEOWULF. [1318-1348. 
 
 mid his hand-scale (heal-wudu dynede) 
 fat he fone wisan. wordum hnaegde 
 1320 fredn Ingwina ; fragn gif him wsere 
 after ne6d-la8u niht getoese. 
 
 XXI. SoEEOw AT Heoeot : jEsgheee's Death. 
 
 He68gar maSelode, helm Scildinga : 
 
 " Ne fria fu after sselum ! Sorh is geniwod 
 
 " Denigea le6dum. Dedd is Asc-here, 
 
 1325 "YrmenMes jidra brd«or, 
 
 " mln rfln-wita and min raed-bora, 
 
 " eaxl-gestealla, fonne we on orlege 
 
 " hafelan weredon, fonne hniton f^t5an, 
 
 " eoferas cnysedan ; sw3'lc scolde eorl wesan 
 
 1330 '^ dueling a3r-g6d, swylc Asc-here was. 
 ' ' WearS him on Heorote t6 hand-banan 
 ' ' wal-giEst wafre ; ic ne wdt hwader 
 " atol sese wlanc eft-sli5as tedh, 
 " fj'lle gefrsegnod. He6 ~f& fsehSe wrac, 
 
 1836 " fe ]m gystran niht Grendel cwealdest 
 " }>mh haestne liM heardum clammum, 
 " forfan he td lange le6de mine 
 "wanode and wyrde. He at wlge gecrang 
 " ealdres scyldig, and nu 6Ser cwom 
 
 1340 " mihtig mAn-sca'Sa, wolde hyre maeg wrecan, 
 "ge feor hafaS faeh^e gestijeled, 
 " fas Jie fincean mag fegne monegum, 
 " se fe after sinc-gj-fan on sefan gre6teS, 
 " hreSer-bealo hearde; nu se6 hand ligeS, 
 
 1345 " se fe e6w wel-hwylcra wilna dohte. 
 ' ' Ic fat lond-bdend le6de mine 
 " sele-rsedende secgan hyrde, 
 "fat hie gesAwon swylce twegen 
 
1349-1383.] BEOWULF. 43 
 
 'micle mearc-stapan m6ras healdan, 
 
 ' ellor-gsestas : fsera 6i5er was, 
 
 'pas fe hie gewisllcost g&witan meahton 
 
 ' idese onlicnes, 6Ser earm-sceapen 
 
 ' on weres wastmum wrac-]4stas trad, 
 
 ' nafne he was mara ponne £enig man 66er, 
 
 ' fone on ge4r-dagum Grendel nemdon 
 
 ' fold-bftende : n6 hie fader cunnon, 
 
 ' hwaSer him senig was 83r Acenned 
 
 ' dyrnra g4sta. Hie dj'gel load 
 
 ' warigeaS, wulf-hleoSu, windige nassas, 
 
 ' frficne fen-gelM, peer fyrgen-stredm 
 
 ' under nassa genipu niSer gewite^, 
 
 ' fl6d under foldan ; nis pat feor heonon 
 
 ' mil-gemearces, pat se mere standee, 
 
 ' ofer pam hongiaS hrlnde bearwas, 
 
 ' wudu wyrtum fast, water oferhehnatS. 
 
 ' peer mag nihta gehwam nl6-wundor se6n, 
 
 ' fyr on fl6de ; n6 pas frdd leofaS 
 
 ' gumena bearna, pat pone grund wite ; 
 
 ' pedh pe hset5-stapa hundum geswenced, 
 
 ' heorot hornum trum holt-wudu s6ce, 
 
 ' feorran geflymed, ser he feorh seleS, 
 
 ' aider on 6fre, ser he in wille, 
 
 ' hafelan Jiydan. Nis pat he6ru st6w : 
 
 ' ponon yi5-geblond up 4stlgeS 
 
 ' won td wolcnum, ponne wind styretJ 
 
 '14J5 gewidru, 6t5 pat lyft drysmaS, 
 
 'roderas re6ta«. Nu is rsed gelang 
 
 ' eft at pe dnum ! Eard git ne const, 
 
 ' frfecne st6we, pser pu flndan miht 
 
 ' sinnigne secg : s6c gif pu dyrre ! 
 
 ' Ic pe p4 feehSe fe6 le^nige, 
 
 ' eald-gestre6num, swa ic asr dyde, 
 
 ' wundnum golde, gyf pu on weg cymest." 
 
44 BEOWULF. [1384-1113, 
 
 XXII. 
 
 Beotvtjlf Seeks the Monster in the Haunts of 
 
 THE Nixies. 
 
 Be6wulf ma'Selode, beam Ecg})e6wes : 
 1385 "Ne sorga, snotor guma ! sfilre biS segliwam, 
 
 "fat he his fre6nd wreee, fonne he fela murne ; 
 
 " fire seghwj-lc sceal eude gebidan 
 
 "worolde lifes ; wyrce se fe m6te 
 
 ' ' dbmes ser ded8e ! fat biS driht-guman 
 1390 " unlifgendum after sfileit. 
 
 "Arts, rtces weard ; uton hraSe ffiran, 
 
 ' ' Grendles in%an gang sce4wigan ! 
 
 " Ic hit f>e geh^te : n6 he on helm losaS, 
 
 " ne on foldan faSm, ne on fyrgen-holt, 
 1395 " ne on gj-fenes grand, gk fser he wille. 
 
 ' ' pys d6gor ]>n gef>yld hafa 
 
 "wedna gehwylces, sw4 ic fe w6ne td!" 
 
 Ahle6p ]>& se gomela, gode fancode, 
 
 mihtigan drihtne, fas se man gesprac. 
 1400 p& was Hr6Sg4re hors gebseted, 
 
 wicg wunden-feax. Wlsa fengel 
 
 geatollc gengde ; gum-fSSa st6p 
 
 lind-habbendra. L3,stas wseron 
 
 after wald-swaSum wide gesyne, 
 1405 gang ofer grundas ; gegnuni f6r fd 
 
 ofer myrcan m6r, njago-fegna bar 
 
 fone sfelestan s^wol-le4sne, 
 
 fdra fe mid Hr6Sg&re hdm eahtode. 
 
 Ofer-eode fA aSelinga beam 
 1410 stedp stdn-hliSo, stige nearwe, 
 
 enge An-paSas, un-c<i8 gelM, 
 
 neowle nassas, nicor-hftsa fela; 
 
 he fedra sum beforan gengde 
 
1414-1448.] BEOWULF. 45 
 
 wisra monna, wong scedwian, 
 1415 6S pat he feringa fyrgen-bedmas 
 
 ofer harne st4n hleonian funde, 
 
 ■wyn-ledsne wudu; water under st6d 
 
 dre6rig and gedrfifed. Denum eallum was, 
 
 winum Scyldinga, weorce on m6de, 
 1420 t6 gefolianne fegne monegum, 
 
 onej-tS eorla gehwam, sy85an Asc-heres 
 
 on pam holm-clife bafelan mutton. 
 
 ri6d bldde \ve61 (folo t6 ssegon) 
 
 h^tan heolfre. Horn stundum song 
 1425 ftlslic f^rd-le65. F6Sa cal gesat; 
 
 gesdwon ]>& after watere wj-rm-cynnes fela, 
 
 selllce s£E-dracan sund cunnian, 
 
 swylce on nas-hleoSum nicras licgean, 
 
 ]!& on nndern-niiEl oft bewitigaS 
 1430 sorh-fuhie ^!i5 on segl-rMe_, 
 
 wyrmas and wil-de6r ; bie on weg bruron. 
 
 bitere and gebolgne, bearbtm ongedton, 
 
 gftS-born galan. Sumne Gedta le6d 
 
 of flan-bogan feore.s getwsefde, 
 1435 yS-gewinnes, pat him on aldre st6d 
 
 here-stral hearda ; he on holme was 
 
 sundes pe saenra, pe hyne swylt fornam. 
 
 Hra^c wearS on yt5um mid eofer-spre6tum 
 
 heoro-h6c3'htmn hearde geuearwOd, 
 1440 niSa genaeged and on nas togen 
 
 wundorllc wseg-bora ; weras seeAwedon 
 
 grj'reltcne gist. Gyrede bine Bedwulf 
 
 eorl-gewsedum, nalles for ealdre mearn : 
 
 scolde here-byrne hondum gebroden, 
 1445 sid and searo-fdb, sund cunnian, 
 
 se6 pe b3,n-c6fan beprgan etpe,^^. 
 
 pat him hilde-gr4p hretSre ne. mihie, 
 
 eorres inwit-feng, aldre gesceSSan; 
 
46 Be6wULF. [1449-1479. 
 
 1. 
 ac se hwlta helm hafelan werede, 
 
 1450 se te mere-grunclas metrgan 'scolde, 
 sficSti sund-gebland since gewfeSad, 
 befjpilgen freA-wrasnum, swA liine^fyrn-dagum 
 ' -worhte waepna smiS, wundrum t^de, 
 besette swln-Ucum, ])at hine sy6San nd 
 
 1455 brond ne beado-m6cas bitan ne ifieSiton.; 
 Nas fat fomie maatost magen-fultuma, 
 fat him on fearfe Im fyle Hrd^g^res ; 
 was fam haft-mfice Hrunting nama, 
 fat was &n foran eald^estre6na.;J 
 
 1460 ecg was Iren, Ater-tAnum f^h^lfs . 
 
 Ahj'i'ded hea'So-swAte ; nsefre hit at hilde ne swAc 
 manna sengum fl,raje hit mid muudum bewand, 
 se fe giyre-sl(5as g%An dorste, 
 folc-stede fftra ; nas fat forma slS, 
 
 1465 fat hit ellen-weorc afnan scblde. 
 Hfiru ne gemtmde mago EcgUfes. 
 eafoSes craftig, fat he iser gesprB,c 
 wine druncen, f& he fas wisepnes onlAh 
 s61ran sweord-frecan : selfa ne dorste 
 
 1470 under ySa gewin aldre genfiSaJl, 
 
 driht-scype dre6gan ; fser lie d6me forleds, 
 ellen-mEerSuni. Ne was fam.6Srum sw.4, 
 sySSan he hine td gASe gegyred hafde^ 
 
 XXIII. The Battle with the Watee-Drake. 
 
 BE6wnLF maSelode, beam Eegfe6wes : 
 1475 " gefetic nu, se msera maga Healfdenes, 
 " snottra fengel, nu ic eom slSes ffls, - 
 "gold-wine gumena, hwat wit ge6 sprsecon, 
 ' ' gif ic at peaife f Inre scfelde - 
 "aldre lintian, fat fu me & wsere 
 
1480-1514.] BEOWULF. 47 
 
 1 
 
 1480 " forS-gewitemim on fader stale; 
 
 " wes ];u mund-bora mlnum mago-fegnum, 
 
 " hond-gesellum, gif mec hild niie : ^ ? 
 
 " swj-lce ])U ]:k mAdmas, fe fu me sealdest, 
 
 " HrOSgAr le6fa, Higeiace on^ifi. 
 1485 "Mag fonne on fam golde ongitan Gedta dryhten, 
 
 " gese6n sunu Hret51es, fonne he on fat sine staratJ, 
 
 ' ' fat ic gum-cj-stum g6dne fiinde 
 
 " bedga bryttan, bredc fonne m6ste. 
 
 "And pu HtinfertS last ealde 14fe, 
 1490 " wratlic wseg-sweord -wid-cftSne man 
 
 ' ' heard-ecg habban ; ic me mid Hruntinge 
 
 " d6m gewyrce, o^Se mec ded^ nimet5." 
 
 After Jjsem wordum Weder-Gedta le6d 
 
 fifste mid elne, nalas andsware 
 1495 bldan wolde ; brim-wylm onf6ng 
 
 hilde-riuce. pA was hwll dajes, 
 
 £er he pone grund-wong ongytan mehte. 
 
 S6na f>at onfimde, se pe fl6da begong 
 
 heoro-glfre behe61d hand missera, 
 1500 grim and grsedig, fat fasr gumena sum 
 
 al-wihta eard nfan cunnode. 
 
 I 7 
 
 Grdp fd tdgednes, gftt5-rinc gef6ng , 
 atolan clommum ; n6 f y ser in gesc6d 
 hdlan lice : bring Man j-mb-bearh, . , ^ 
 
 1505 fat lie6 fone fj-rd-hom furh-fOn ne mihte, 
 locene Ico^o-syrcan MSan iingrum. 
 Bar fd"^6.bi'imPtV3lf, "" ffKed t6 botme com, 
 hringa fengel t6 hofe slnum, 
 swd he ne mihte n6 (he fas mOdig was) 
 
 1510 wsepna gewealdan, ac hine wundra fas fela 
 swencte on sunde, sse-deor monig 
 hilde-tuxum here-sj-rcan brae, 
 6hton aglaecan. pd se eorl ongeat, 
 fat he in niS-sele ndt-hwylcum was, 
 
48 BEOWULF. [15X6-1549. 
 
 1515 faer him niaenig water wihte ne sceSede, 
 
 ne him for hr6f-sele hrlnan ne mehte 
 
 faer-gripe fl6des : fyr-le6ht geseah, 
 
 blAcne le6man beorhte sclnan. 
 
 Ongeat f 4 se g6da griind-wyrgenne, 
 1520 mere-wif mihtig ; magen-rses forgeaf 
 
 hilde-bille, hond swenge ne ofteAh, 
 
 fat hire on hafelan hring-mael §.g61 
 
 grsedig gft'S-]e6(5. p&, se gist onfand, 
 
 ysA se beado-le6ma bttan nolde, 
 1525 aldre sceSSan, ac se6 ecg geswdc 
 
 feddne at pearfe : ))olode ser fela 
 
 hond-gem6ta, helm oft gescar, 
 
 faeges fyrd-hragl : fat was forma sltS 
 
 de6rum mfi,'Sme, fat his d6m S,lag. 
 1530 Eft was ^.n-rsed, nalas elnes lat, 
 
 mserSa gemyndig mseg Hj'gelAces ; 
 
 wearp ]>& wunden-mcel wrattum gebunden 
 
 yrre oretta, fat hit on eorSan lag, 
 
 stiS and styl-ecg ; strenge getrftwode, 
 1535 mund-gripe magenes. ^ SwA sceal man ddn, 
 
 fonne he at gflSe geg^n feneeS 
 
 longsumne lof, nA j-mb his lif cearatS. 
 
 Geffing f A be eaxle (nalas for fseht5e mearn) 
 
 G6t5-GeAta le6d Grendles m6dor ; 
 1540 bragd ]>&. beadwe heard, }& he gebolgen was, 
 
 feorh-genlSlan, fat he6 on flet gebedh. 
 
 He6 him eft hraSe and-ledn forgeald 
 
 grimman grS,pum and him t6geAnes fSng ; 
 
 oferwearp fd w6rig-m6d wtgena strengest, 
 1545 f6Se-cempa, fat he on fylle wearS. 
 
 Ofsat ]'S, fone sele-gyst and hjTe seaxe getedh, 
 
 brM and br<!ln-ecg wolde hire beam wrecan, 
 
 togan eaferan. Him on eaxle lag 
 
 bre6st-net broden ; fat gebearh feore, 
 
1550-1579.] BEOWULF. 49 
 
 1550 wits ord and wit5 ecge ingang forstdd. 
 
 Hafde ]>&, forslSod sunu Ecg]5e6wes 
 
 under gj-nne grund, Gedta cempa, 
 
 nemne him heaSo-bj-rne helpe gefremede, 
 
 here-net hearde, and haiig god 
 1555 gewe61d wlg-sigor, witig drihten ; 
 
 rodera rsedend hit on ryht gesc6d, 
 
 yt5elice syt5t5an he eft ^stdd. 
 
 XXIV. Beowulf Slays the Spkite. 
 
 Geseah ]>&. on searwum sige-eMig bil, 
 eald sweord eotenisc ecgum pj-litig, 
 
 1560 wlgena weorS-nij-nd : fat was waspna cj'st, 
 bftton hit was mfl,re poune senig mon 6Ser 
 td beadu-lAce atberan meahte 
 g6d and geatolic giganta geweorc. 
 He geffing ]>&. fetel-hilt, freca Scildinga, 
 
 1565 hre6h and heoro-grim hring-msel gebragd, 
 aldres orw6na, yrringa sl6h, 
 pat hire wiS liaise heard grApode, 
 bto-hringas brae, bil eal purh-w6d 
 fegne flsesc-homan , he6 on flet gecrong ;' 
 
 1570 sweord was swAtig, secg weorce gefeh. 
 Lixte se le6ma, le6ht inne st6d, 
 efne sw4 of hefene hfl,dre scineS 
 rodores candel. He after recede wldt, 
 hwearf ]>&. be wealle, weepen hafenade 
 
 1575 heard be hiltum HigelAces pegn, 
 
 jTre and An-rsed. Nas se6 ecg fracod 
 hilde-rince, ae he hraSe wolde 
 Grendle forgyldan gflfi-rsesa fela 
 pa,ra pe he geworhte td West-Denum 
 
50 BEOWULF. [1580-16U. 
 
 1580 oftor micle fonne on senne sl6, 
 
 fonne he Hr6SgAres heorS-genedtas 
 
 sl6h on sweofote, slffipende frat 
 
 folces Denigea fyf-tj-ne men 
 
 and 6t5er swj-lc At of-ferede, 
 1585 MtSlicu 14c. Pie him fas ledn forgeald, 
 
 r6t5e cempa, td fas fe he on raste geseah 
 
 g(!i(5-w6rigne Grendel licgan, 
 
 aldor-ledsne, sw4 him sEr gesc6d 
 
 hild at Heorote ; hr4 wide sprong, 
 1590 sy8San he after de46e drepe frowade, 
 
 heoro-sweng hear(Jne, and hine ]>& hedfde becearf. 
 
 S6na fat gesAwon snottre ceorlas, 
 
 ]>k fe mid Hr6i5gAre on holm wliton, 
 
 fat was y15-geblond eal gemenged, 
 1595 brim bl6de ffl,h : blonden-feaxe 
 
 gomele ymb g6dne ongeadoi- spraecon, 
 
 fat hig fas aSelinges eft ne wfindon, 
 
 fat he sige-hr6f5ig sficean c6me 
 
 mserne f e6den ; ]>& fas monige gewearS, 
 1600 fat hine se6 brim-wj'lf ^broten hafde. 
 
 pil com n6n dages. Nas ofge&fon 
 
 hwate Scyldingas ; gewAt him h&ta f onon 
 
 gold-wine giimena. Gistas s6tan, 
 
 m6des se6ce, and on mere staredon, 
 1605 wiston and ne w6ndon, fat hie heora wine-drihten 
 
 selfne ges&won. pA fat sweord ongan 
 
 after heaSo-swAte hilde-gicelum 
 
 wig-bil wanian ; fat was wundra sum, 
 
 fat hit eal gemealt ise gellcost, 
 1610 fonne forstes bend fader onlaeteS, 
 
 onwindeS wal-r^ias, se fe geweald hafaS 
 
 ssela and msela ; fat is s6S metod. 
 
 Ne nom he in foem wicum, "Weder-Gedta le6d, 
 
 m4Sm-sehta m^, ffih he fser monige geseah, 
 
1615-1049.] BEOWULr. 51 
 
 1615 bflton ]3one hafelan and ]>& hilt somod, 
 
 since fftge ; sweord ser gemealt, 
 
 forbarn broden masl : was pat bl6d td pas h4t, 
 
 settren ellor-gsest, se peer inne swealt. 
 
 S6na was on sunde, se pe ser at sacce gebM 
 1620 wlg-hiyre wrfl,c5ra, water up purli-dedf; 
 
 wseron yS-geblaud eal geftelsod, 
 
 edcne eardas, ]>&, se ellor-gfl,st 
 
 oflSt llf-dagas and pfts laenan gesceaft. 
 
 Com pa, td lande lid-manna helm 
 1625 swl6-m6d sw3"mman, sse-l&ce gefeah, 
 
 magen-byrSenne pfl,ra pe he him mid hafde. 
 
 Eodon him ]>& tdgednes, gode pancodon, 
 
 prySlic pegna heiip, pe6dues geffigon, 
 
 pas ]!e hi hyne gesundne gese6n m6ston. 
 1630 pa was of ]'am hrdran helm and byrne 
 
 lungre Alysed : lagu drusade, 
 
 water under wolcnum, wai-dre6re f^g. 
 
 Ffirdon forS ponon ffi'Se-lftstum 
 
 ferhtSum fagne, fold-weg mteton, 
 1635 ctSe straete ; cyning-balde men 
 
 from pam holm-clife hafelan bseron 
 
 earfo'SIlce heora seghwa^rum 
 
 fela-m6digra : fe6wer scoldon 
 
 on gam wal-stenge weorcum geferian 
 1640 t6 pam gold-sale Grendles hedfod, 
 
 66 pat semninga t6 sale c6mon 
 
 frome fyrd-hwate fe6wer-tyne 
 
 Gedta gongan ; gum-dryhten mid 
 
 m6dig on gemonge meodo-wongas trad. 
 1645 pa com in gdn ealdor pegna, 
 
 dsed-cfine mon d6me gewurSad, 
 
 hale hilde-de6r, HrdtSgAr gr6tan : 
 
 pa was be feaxe on flet boren 
 
 Grendles hedfod, paer guman druncon, 
 
52 BE6"WtrLF. [1660-1680. 
 
 1650 egesltc for eorlam and fsere idese mid: 
 wlite-se6ii wratllc weras ons&won. 
 
 XXV. Heothgae's Geatittjde : He Discoxjeses. 
 
 BE6wtrLP matSelode, beam Ecgfe6wes : 
 
 "Hwat! we fe pds sse-Mc, sunu Healfdenes, 
 
 "le6d Scyldinga, lustum brdhton, 
 1655 "tires t6 tacne, fe pu her t6 Idcast. 
 
 "Ic pat tins6fte ealdre gedigde : 
 
 " wlge under watere weorc gen66de . 
 
 " earfoSltce, at-rihte was 
 
 " gdS getwaefed, nj-mtSe mec god scylde. 
 1660 " Ne meahte ic at hUde mid Hruntinge 
 
 "wiht gewyrcan, pedh pat wsepen duge, 
 
 " ac me geftSe ylda waldend, 
 
 "pat ic on wage geseali wlitig tiangian 
 
 " eald sweord e4cen (of tost wlsode 
 1665 " winigea ledsum) pat ic ]>f wsepne gebrad. 
 
 ' ' Ofsldh pA at psere sacce (pA me ssel Ageald) 
 
 "hfises liyrdas. p& pat hilde-bil 
 
 " forbarn, brogden mael, sw4 pat bl6d gesprang, 
 
 ' ' hdtost heat5o-swAta : ic pat hilt pahan 
 1670 " fe6ndum atferede ; fyren-dseda wrac, 
 
 " dedS-cwealm Denigea, sw& bit gedfife was. 
 
 " Ic hit pe ponne gehAte, pat pu on Heorote mdst 
 
 " sorh-leds swefan mid plnra secga gedryht, 
 
 "and pegna gehwylc plnra le6da, 
 1675 " diiguSe and iogotie, pat pu him ondrsedan ne pearft, 
 
 "pe6den Scyldinga, on p4 healfe, 
 
 " aldor-bealu eorlum, sw4 pu ser dydest." 
 
 pk was gylden hilt gamelum rince, 
 
 hArum hild-fruman, on hand gyfen, 
 1680 enta aer-geweorc, hit on seht gehwearf 
 
1681-1714:.] BEOWULF. 53 
 
 after de6fla hrjTe Denigea fredn, 
 
 wunclor-smiSa geweorc, and ]>& ]>ks worold ofgeaf 
 
 grom-heort guma, godes andsaca, 
 
 morSres scj'ldig, and his mddor edc ; 
 1685 on geweald geliwearf worold-c\ninga 
 
 pam sfilestan be seem twe6num 
 
 para fe on Sceden-igge sceattas daelde. 
 
 HrdSgdr matSelode, hj-lt scedwode, 
 
 ealde \Me, on pam was 6r writen 
 1690 fjTn-gewinnes : sj-SSan Add ofsl6h, 
 
 gifen ge6tende, giganta ej'n, 
 
 Mcne gqf6rdon : fat was fremde fe6d 
 
 ficean drjhtne, him fas ende-ledn 
 
 furh wateres wylm waldend sealde. 
 1695 Swd was on fsem scennum sciran goldes 
 
 furh rftn-stafas rihte gemearcod, 
 
 geseted and ges£ed, hwam fat sweord geworht, 
 
 irena cyst serest wsere, 
 
 wreo'6en-hiIt and wjTm-f^h. p4 se wlsa sprac 
 1 700 sunn Healfdenes (swigedon ealle) : 
 
 "pat 14 mag secgan, se fe s6S and riht 
 
 " fremeS on folce, (feor eal gemon 
 
 ' ' eald 6Sel-weard) , fat f es eorl weere 
 
 " geboren betera! Bleed is drtered 
 1705 "geond wid-wegas, wine mln Be6wulf, 
 
 ' ' fin ofer f e6da gehwj-lce. Eal f u hit gef j-ldum healdest, 
 
 " magen mid mddes sn3-ttrum. Ic fe sceal mine gelaestan 
 
 " fre6de, swk wit furfSum sprsecon; fu scealt t6 frdfre 
 
 weorSan 
 
 " eal lang-twidig le6dum flnum, 
 1710 "haleSum td helpe. Ne wearS Heremdd swS, 
 
 "eaforum Ecgwelan, Ar-Scyldingum ; 
 
 " ne gewedx he him t6 willan, ac t6 wal-fealle 
 
 "and t6 dediS-cwalum Deniga le6dum; 
 
 "breAt bolgen-mdd be6d-gene4tas, 
 
54 BEOWULF. [1715-1745. 
 
 1715 " eaxl-gesteallan, 6S fat he Ana hwearf, 
 ''mfflre ])e6clen. mon-dredmnm from: 
 "pedh fe hiue mihtig god magenes wj'nnum, 
 " eafetSum stfipte, ofer ealle men 
 "forS gefremede, hwaSere him on ferhtSe gre6w 
 
 1 720 ' ' tore6st-hoiTl bl6d-re6w : , nallas bedgas geaf 
 "Denum after d6me; dredm-leds geMd, 
 "fat he fas gewinnes weorc frowade, 
 "le6d-bealo longsum. pu fe Iser be fon, 
 " gum-cyste ongit ! ic fis gid be fe 
 
 1725 " 4wrac wintrum fr6d. Wundor is t6 secganne, 
 . "hft mihtig god manna cj-nne 
 . " fm-h sldne sefan snyttru brj'ttaS, 
 
 "card and eorl-scipe, he dh eah-a geweald. 
 "HwtUim he on hifan liEteS hworfan 
 
 1730 " monnes mdd-gefonc masran cj'nnes, 
 " seleS' him on ^iSle eorSan wynne, 
 " t6 healdanne hle6-burh wera, 
 " gedfiS him svf&. gewealdene worolde dselas, 
 "side rice, fat he his selfa ne mag 
 
 1735 "for his un-snyttrum ende gef encean ; 
 
 " wunat5 he on wiste, n6 hine wiht dweleiJ, 
 ' ' Adl ne yldo, ne him inwit-sorh 
 "on sefan sweorce8, ne gesacu 6hw8er, 
 " ecg-hete e6we8, ac him eal worold 
 
 1740 " wende'S on willan ; he fat wyrse ne con, 
 " 6S fat him on innan ofer-hygda dsel 
 " weaxeS and wrida'S, fonne se weard swefet5, 
 " sAwele hj-rde : biS se sleep t6 fast, 
 " bisgum gebunden, bona swlSe nedh, 
 
 1745»" se fe of Mn-bogan fyrenum sce6teS. 
 
1746-1774.] BEOWULF. 55 
 
 XXVI. 
 
 The Discoxjese is Ended. — Be6wulf Peepaees 
 TO Leave. 
 
 ' pONNE bis on hretSre under helm drepen 
 
 ' biteran strale : him bebeorgan ne con 
 
 ' wom wundor-bebodum wergan g^stes ; 
 
 ' pincet5 him t6 l^'tel, ]>at he tO lange he61d, 
 
 ' gytsaS grom-hydig, nallas on g3-lp sele8 
 
 ' f atte bedgas and he ]>& forS-gesceaft 
 
 ' forgj'teS and forgj'meS, fas pe him ser god sealde, 
 
 ' wiildres waldead, weorS-mynda dsel. 
 
 ' Hit on ende-staf eft gehmpe^, 
 
 ' pat se llc-homa liBne gedre6seS, 
 
 ' fsege gefeallet5 ; f6ht5 6Ser t6, 
 
 ' se pe unmurnliee mddmas dsele'S, 
 
 ' eorles £er-gestre6n, egesan ne gymeS. 
 
 ' Bebeorh pe pone bealo-niS, Be6wulf le6fa, 
 
 ' secg se betsta, and pe pat sehe gece6s, 
 
 ' 6ce rsedas ; oferhy'da ne gym, 
 
 ' mffire cempa ! Nu is pines magnes blasd 
 
 ' toe hwlle ; eft sdna big, 
 
 ' pat pec S,dl oSge ecg eafot5es getwaefe^, 
 
 ' d&Se fyres feng otSSe flOdes wylm, 
 
 ' o6t5e gripe mfices cSSe gdres fliht, 
 
 ' o^^e atol yldo, o^Se edgena bearhtm 
 
 'forsiteS and forsworcetS semninga biS. 
 
 ' pat pec, dryht-guma, dedS oferswySe^. 
 
 ' Swd. ic Hring-Dena hund missera 
 
 ' we61d under wolcnum, and hig wige beledc 
 
 ' manigum msegSa geond pysne middan-geard, 
 
 ' ascum and ecgum, pat ic me aenigne 
 
 ' under swegles begong gesacan ne tealde. 
 
56 Be6wULF. [1775-1809. 
 
 1775 "Hwat! me fas on 6t51e -edwenden cwom, 
 
 " g5Tii after gomene, seotSSan Grendel weai^, 
 
 " eaid-gewinna, in-genga mtn : 
 
 " ic fsere s6cne singales wag 
 
 " m6d-ceare micle. pas sig metode fane, 
 1780 "fieean drihtne, fas fe ic on aldre gebM, 
 
 " fat ic on fone hafelan heoro-dre6rigne 
 
 ' ' ofer eald gewin edgum starige ! 
 
 " G4 nu t6 setle, symbel-wynne dre6h 
 
 ' ' wig-geweor6ad : unc sceal worn fela 
 1785 "mASma gemsenra, siiStSan morgen biS." 
 
 Ge4t wiis glad-m6d, ge6ng s6na t6, 
 
 setles ne6san, sw^ se snottra h6ht. 
 
 pk was eft SW& aer ellen-r6fum, 
 
 flet-sittendum fagere gereorded 
 1790 ni6wan stefne. Niht-helm geswearc 
 
 deorc ofer drj^ht-gumum. DuguS eal dr&s ; 
 
 wolde blonden-feax beddes ne6san, 
 
 gamela Scylding. Gedt ungemetes wel, 
 
 rdfne rand-wigan restan 13-ste : 
 1795 s6na him sele-fegn siSes w6rgum, 
 
 feorran-cundum for^ wlsade, 
 
 se for andrysnum ealle beweotede 
 
 fegnes fearfe, swylce fy ddgore 
 
 bedSo-llSende habban scoldon. 
 1800 Keste bine ]>k rftm-heort; reced hlifade 
 
 gedp and gold-fAh, gast inne swaf, 
 
 6iS fat hrefn blaca beofones wj'nne 
 
 bli8-beort bodode. pd com beorbt sunne 
 
 scacan ofer grundas; sca6an onetton, 
 1805 wseron aSelingas eft t6 le6dum 
 
 fftse t6 farenne, wolde feor fanon 
 
 cuma collen-ferhS ce61es ne6san. 
 
 H6ht f4 se hearda Hrunting beran, 
 
 sunu EcgUfes, h6ht his sweord niman, 
 
1810-1840.] BEOWULF. 57 
 
 1810 le6flic Iren ; sagcfe him fas lednes fane, 
 
 cwaS he pone g<i8-wine g6dne tealde, 
 
 wlg-craftigne, nales wordum 16g 
 
 m6ces ecge : fat was m6dig secg. 
 
 And fd siS-frome searwum gearwe 
 1815 wigend waeron, eode weorS Denum 
 
 atSeling td j'ppan, fser se 66er was 
 
 hale hilde-de6r, Hr6Sgftr gr6tte. 
 
 XXVII. The Parting Words. 
 
 Be6wdlf matSelode, beam Ecgf e6wes : 
 ' ' Nu we sae-liSend . secgan wj'UaS 
 
 1820 " feorran cumene, fat we fundiaS 
 " HigeMc s6can. Waeron her tela 
 ' ' willum bewenede ; f u tts wel dohtest. 
 " Gif ic fonne on eorSan 6wihte mag 
 " fhire m6d-lufan mS,ran tllian, 
 
 1825 " giimena dryhten, fonne ic gyt d3'de, 
 " gft^-geweorca ic be6 gearo s6na. 
 " Gif ic fat gefricge ofer fldda begang, 
 " fat fee ymbe-sittend egesan fywaS, 
 " swA fee hetende hwllum dj'don, 
 
 1830 " ic fe fAsenda fegna bringe, 
 
 " haletSa t6 helpe. Ic on Higel^ee w4t, 
 " Gedta diyhten, fe4h fe he geong sy, 
 " folees hjTde, fat he mec fremman wile 
 "wordum and worcum, fat ic fe wel herige, 
 
 1835 "and fe t6 ge6ce g^r-holt here 
 
 " magenes fultum, fjer fe biS manna fearf; 
 "gif him fonne Hr&Sric t6 hofnm Ge4ta 
 "gefingeS, fe6dnes beam, he mag fser fela 
 " fre6nda flndan : feor cy^Se be6S 
 
 1840 " s61ran gesdhte fam fe him selfa dedh." 
 
68 BEOWULF. [1841-1875. 
 
 Hr6t5g4r mat5elode him on andsware : 
 " pe ]>&, word-cwj-das wittig drihten 
 " on sefan sende ! ne hjrde ic snotorlicor 
 " on swfl, geongum feore guman pingian : 
 
 1846 " f u eart magenes Strang and on mdde frdd, 
 "wis word-cwida. W6n ic talige, 
 " gif fat gegangeS, fat fe gAr nj-metJ, 
 " liild heoru-grimme HrfiSlcs eaferan, 
 " Ml ot5f5e iren ealdor flnne, 
 
 1850 " folces hyrde, and ]m fin feorh hafast, 
 "fat fe Sse-Gedtas sfilran nabben 
 " t6 geee6senne cyning tenigne, 
 " hord-weard halet5a, gif fu healdan wj'It 
 " maga rice. Me fin m6d-sefa 
 
 1856 "UcaS leng sw4 wel, le6fa Be6wulf: 
 
 " hafast fa gefSred, fat ]>&m folcum sceal, 
 " Gedta ]e6dum and Gfl,r-DenuTn 
 "sib gemiBnum and sacu restan, 
 " inwit-nlSas, fe hie ser drugon ; 
 
 1860 " wesan, fenden ic wealde wldan rices, 
 " mS,8mas gemsene, manig 6Serne 
 ' ' g6dum gegrfetan ofer ganotes baS ; 
 "sceal hring-naca ofer hedSu bringan 
 ' ' 14c and luf-tdcen. Ic f 4 le6de w4t 
 
 1865 "ge wi(5 fe6nd ge wiS fre6nd faste geworhte, 
 " aeghwas untaele ealde wlsan." 
 p4 git him eorla hle6 inne gesealde, 
 mago Healfdenes mASmas twelfe, 
 h^t Hue mid faem 14cum le6de swsese 
 
 1870 sficean on gesyntum, snftde eft cuman. 
 Gecj'ste ]>& cj'ning aSelum g6d, 
 fe6den Scildinga fegen betstan 
 and be healse genam ; hruron him tedras, 
 blonden-feaxum : him was bega wfin, 
 
 1875 ealdum infrddum, 66res swiSor, 
 
1876-1903.] BEOWULF. 59 
 
 pat M seot5i5an gesedn m6stoii 
 mOdige on meSle. Was liim se man t6 fon le6f, 
 pat ho pone bre6st-w3im forberan ne mehte, 
 ac him on hretSre h3-ge-bendum fast 
 
 1880 after de6rum men djrne langatS 
 
 beorn wiS bl6de. 'Him Be6wulf panan, 
 gflt5-rinc gold-wlanc gras-moldan trad, 
 since hrfimig : sse-genga bM 
 Agend-fredn, .se pe on ancre rM. 
 
 1885 pa wiis on gange gifu Hr6i5g4res 
 oft geashted: pat was &n C3-ning 
 aeghwas orlcahtre, 66 pat hine jido benam 
 magenes wynnmn, se pe oft manegum sc6d. 
 
 XXVIII. 
 
 Beowulf Returns to Geatland. — The Queens 
 Hygd and Thrytho. 
 
 CwoM p4 t6 fldde fela-mddigra 
 1890 hag-stealdra /iedp; hring-net boeron, 
 
 locene leoSo-sjTcan. Land-weard onfaud 
 
 eft-sli5 eorla, swd he ser dj'de ; 
 
 n6 he mid hearme of hlifSes nosan 
 
 gastas grfitte, ac him tdgednes rM ; 
 1895 cwaS ])at wilcuman Wedera le6dum 
 
 seawan scir-hame t6 scipe fOron. 
 
 p4 was on sande sse-geAp naca 
 
 hladen here-waedum, hringed-stefua 
 
 mearura and mASmum : mast hiifade 
 1900 ofer Hr6'6gares hord-gestre6num. 
 
 He pam bAt-wearde bunden golde 
 
 swtird gesealde, pat he sySSan was 
 
 on meodu-bence m^Sme py weortSra, 
 
60 BEOWULF. [1904-1938. 
 
 yrfe-Mfe, Gevvftt Mm on^5-nacan, 
 1905 drfifan de6p water, Dena land ofgeaf. 
 
 p4 was be maste mere hragla sum, 
 
 segl s41e fast. Sund-wiidu jnmede, 
 
 n6 faar w6g-flotan wind ofer ySuni 
 
 slSes getwsefde ; sffi-genga f6r, 
 1910 &e&t fdmig-heals foi-8 ofer jiSe, 
 
 bunden-stefna ofer brim-stre^mas, 
 
 fat hie Gedta clifu ongitan mealiton, 
 .. cftSe nassas. Ce61 up gefrang, 
 
 Ij'ft-geswenced on lande st6d. 
 1915 HraSe was at holme hyS-weard gearo, 
 
 se fe £er lange tld, le6fra manna 
 
 ffts, at faroSe feor wl^tode ; 
 
 sselde td sande sid-faSme scip 
 
 oncer bendum fast, ]>j las hj'm fSa frj^m 
 1920 wudu wynsuman forwrecan meahte. 
 
 H6t pA up beran aSelinga gestre6n, 
 
 friltwe and fat-gold ; nas him feor fanon 
 
 t6 ges^canne sinees bryttan : 
 
 HigelAc HrfiSling fser at hAm wunaS, 
 1926 selfa mid gesiSum sse-wealle nedh ; 
 
 bold was betlic, brego-r6f cyning, 
 
 bed on healle, Hygd swlSe geong, 
 
 wis, wel-pungen, fedh fe wintra l3-t 
 
 under burh-locan gebiden habbe 
 1930 Hare^es ddhtor : nas hi6 hn4h swd fedh, 
 
 ne t6 gnedS gifa Gedta le6dum, 
 
 md6m-gestre6na. M6d prygo wag, 
 
 fremu folces cw6n, firen ondrysne : 
 
 naenig fat dorste de6r gcnfitSan 
 1935 sw£esra geslSa, nefne sin-fred, 
 
 fat hire an dages edgum starede ; 
 
 ac him wal-bende weotode tealde, 
 
 hand-gewriSene : hraSe seoS'San was 
 
1939-1968.] BEOWULF. 61 
 
 after mund-gripe m^ce gepinged, 
 1940 fat hit sceaSen-msel scyran iii6ste, 
 
 cwealm-bealu cji5an, Ne biS swylc cwfinltc fedw 
 
 idese t6 efnanne, fedh fe M6 senlicu s^, 
 
 fatte freot5u-webbe feores onsace 
 
 after llge-torne le6fne mannan. 
 1945 Hftru fat onh6hsnode Heminges maeg; 
 
 ealo driacende 68er ssedan, 
 
 fat hi6 le6d-bealewa las gefremede, 
 
 inwit-nt6a, sj^tStSan serest wear^ 
 
 gj'fen gold-hroden geongum cempan, 
 1930 aSelum di6re, sy««an hi6 Offan flet 
 
 ofer fealone fl6d be fader Mre 
 
 slSe ges6hte, fser hi6 sj-SSan wel 
 
 in gum-stdle, g6de maere, 
 
 Uf-gesceafta liflgende bredc, 
 1955 hi61d hedh-lufan wi6 haleSa brego, 
 
 ealles mon-cynnes mine gefrsege 
 
 fone sfilestan bi saem twednum 
 
 eormen-C3'nnes ; forf am Offa was 
 
 geofum and gASum gAr-c6ne man, 
 1960 wide geweorSod ; wisd6me lie61d 
 
 65el slnne, fonon E6m£er w6c 
 
 haleSum td helpe, Heminges maeg, 
 
 nefa G&rmundes, nlSa craffcig. 
 
 XXIX. His Aeeival. Hyg-elac's Reception. 
 
 Gewat Mm f& se liearda mid Ms iond-scole 
 1965 sj-lf after sande sce-wong tredan, 
 wide waroSas. Woruld-candel scdn, 
 sigel sASau f&s : bi sit5 drugon, 
 elne geeodon, t6 fas fe eorla hle6, 
 
62 BEOWULF. [1969-2003. 
 
 bonan Ongen]?e6wes burgum on innan, 
 1970 geongne gflS-cyning g6dne gefrunon 
 
 hringas daslan. Higel4ce was 
 
 sl5 Be6wulfes snMe gec^Sed, 
 
 fat fser on worSig wigendra hle6, 
 
 lind-gestealla lifigende" cwom, 
 1975 heatSo-iaces hkl t6 hofe gongan. 
 
 Hra'Se was gerymed, swS, se rlca bebedd, 
 
 ffiSe-gestum flet innan-weard. 
 
 Gesat ])&, wi'8 sylfne, se ])& sacce genas, 
 
 maeg wi6 mssge, sySSan man-dryhten 
 1980 purh hle6Sor-cwyde holdne gegrfitte 
 
 meaglum wordum. Meodu-scencum 
 
 hwearf geond ]?at reced HareSes d6htor: 
 
 lufode ])4 le6de, liS-wEege bar 
 
 hselum t6 banda. Higel^c ongan 
 1985 sinne geseldan in sele pam hedn 
 
 fagre fricgean, hyne fyrwet brae, 
 
 hwylce Sse-Gedta sl8as wseron : 
 
 "Hti lomp e6w on IMe, le6fa Bi6wulf, 
 
 " fA J)u fseringa feorr gehogodest, 
 1990 "sacce sfieean ofer sealt water, 
 
 "hilde t6 Hiorote? Ac ]>u HrdSg^re 
 
 " wld-c<!lt5ne wedn wibte gebfittest, 
 
 ' ' mserum fie6dne ? Ic fas ni6d-eeare 
 
 " sorb-wj-lmum sedS, sl6e ne trflwode 
 1995 " le6fes mannes ; ic pe lange bad, 
 
 " jjfit ])u ];one wal-gaest wihte ne gr6tte, 
 
 " 16te SflS-Dene sylfc geweoi^an 
 
 "gftSe wis Grendel. Gode ic ];anc secge, 
 
 " fas fe ic pe gesundne gese6n mdste." 
 2000 Bi6wulf ma^elode, beam Ecgpi6wes : 
 
 " pat is undjTne, dryhten Higeldc, 
 
 '■'■ mcere gemfeting monegum fira, 
 
 ' ' hwylc orleg-imil micer Grendles 
 
2004-2032.] BEOWULF. 63 
 
 ' ' wears on fam wange, ]>iBv he worna fela 
 
 2005 " Sige-Sciklingum sorge gefremede, 
 ' ' ji'm'So t6 aldre ; ic fat eal gewrac, 
 ' ' sw^ ne gjlpan pearf Grendeles maga 
 " cenig ofer eorSan uht-hlem fone, 
 " se pe lengest leofaS MSan cj-nnes, 
 
 2010 "fenme bifougen. Ic par furSum cwom, 
 ' ' td pam hring-sele Hr6Sgdr grfitan : 
 " s6na me se msera mago Healfdenes, 
 " syStSan he m6d-sefan mlnne ct^e, 
 "wis his sj'lfes sunn sefcl getsehte. 
 
 2015 "Weorod was on wynne ; ne seah ic wldan feorU 
 " under heofenes hwealf heal-sittendra 
 " medu-dredm mdran. Hwllum mseru cw6n. 
 " friSu-sibb folca flet eall geond-hwearf, 
 ' ' bsedde b3Te geonge ; oft hi6 beAh-wriSan 
 
 2020 " secge sealde, ser hi6 t6 setle geong. 
 "Hwilum for duguSe ddhtor HrdSgares 
 ' ' eorliim on ende ealu-wffige bar, 
 "pa, ic Fredware flet-sittende 
 " nemnan hyrde, paer hi6 nagled sine 
 
 2025 "haletSum sealde si6 gehAten was, 
 
 "geong gold-hroden, gladum suna Frddan ; 
 "hafaS pas geworden wine Sc}'ldinga 
 "rices hj-rde and pat rsed talaS, 
 "pat he mid py wife wal-fashSa dsel, 
 
 2030 " sacca gesette. Oft n6 seldan hwser 
 "after le6d-hryre Ij'tle hwlle 
 "bon-gar bftgeS, pedh se6 bryd duge! 
 
64 BEOWULF. [2033-2063. 
 
 XXX. Beowulf's Story of the Slayings. 
 
 "Mag fas fonne ofjjyncan pe6den HeaSobeardna 
 " and fegna gehwam f^ra le6da, 
 
 2035 "fonne he mid fiEmnan on flett gaeS, 
 " drjht-bearn Dena dnguSa biwenede : 
 ' ' on Mm gladiaS gomelra Mfe 
 " heard and hriug-msel, HeaSobeardna gestre6n, 
 " fenden hie pAm waepnum wealdan m6ston, 
 
 2040 "68 pat hie forlaeddan t6 pam lind-plegan 
 " swaese gesiiSas ond hjTa sj'lfra feorh. 
 " ponne cwiS at be6re, se pe bedh gesyhS, 
 " eald asc-wtga, se pe eall geman 
 "gAr-cwealm gumena (him biS grim sefa), 
 
 2045 " onginneS ge6mor-m6d geongne cempan 
 " purh hre'Sra geh3-gd higes cunniau, 
 "wlg-bealu wecceau and pat word §icwy8i 
 " ' Meaht pu, m!a wine, mfice gecnfi,wan, 
 ' ' ' pone pin fader t6 gefeohte bar 
 
 2050 "'under Iiere-griman hindeman slSe, 
 " ' dyre Iren, pser hyne Dene sldgon, 
 "'we61don wal-st6we (sj^StSan wi6er-gj-ld lag 
 "'after haleSa hrj-re) hwate Scjidungas? 
 " ' Nu her pAra banena bj're n4t-hwj'lces, 
 
 2055 " ' fratwum hrfimig on flet gaeS, , 
 
 " ' morSres gjipeS and pone m^SSum byreS, 
 "'pone pe pu mid rihte reedan sceoldest!'" 
 "ManaS swd and myndga^ meela gehwj'lce 
 " sArum wordum, 66 pat ssel cj-meS, 
 
 2060 "pat se fsemnan pegn fore fader daedum 
 " after billes bite bl6d-fag swefetS, 
 " ealdres scyldig; him se 6Ser ponan 
 " losaS Ziflgende, con him land geare. 
 
2064-2098.] 
 
 BEOWULF. 
 
 65 
 
 ponne bi65 broccne 
 4S-sweorcl eorla ; 
 weallatS wal-nlSas 
 after eear-walinum 
 
 on ba healfe 
 
 ian Ingelde 
 
 and him wif-lufan 
 
 c61ran weorSaS. 
 
 py ic HeaSobeardna hyldo ne telge, 
 dryht-sibbe deel Denum unfoecne, 
 
 fre6nd-scipe fastne. 
 gen j-mbe Grendel, 
 
 gldd ofer grundas, 
 eatol i5efen-gr6m, 
 faer we gesunde 
 piEr was Hondsci6 
 feorh-bealu ftegum, 
 
 Ic sceal forS sprecan 
 fat fu geare cunue, 
 sinces brytta, t6 liwan syStSan wearS 
 hond-rses haleSa. SyStSan heofones gim 
 
 gast jTre cwom, 
 <iser ne6san, 
 sal weardodon ; 
 
 hild onsiEge, 
 
 he fyrmest.lag, 
 gjrded cempa ; him Grendel wearS, 
 mserum magu-fegne t6 mflS-bouan, 
 le6fes mannes lie eaU forswealg. 
 N6 fy iJer tt }&, gen Idel-hende 
 bona bl6dig-t68 bealewa gemyndig, 
 of fam gold-sele gongan wolde, 
 ac he magnes r6f min costode, 
 grApode gearo-folm. G16f hangode 
 sid and sj'lltc searo-bendum fast, 
 si6 was orfoncum eall geg3Twed 
 de6fles craftum and dracan fellum : 
 he mec pasr on innan unsj-nnigne, 
 di6r daed-fruma, ged6n wolde, 
 manigra snmne : hyt jie mihte swS,, 
 sytSSan ic on j-rre upp-riht Ast6d. 
 T6 lang j's t6 reccenne, h<i ic fam Ie6d-scea6an 
 j-fla gehw3-Ices ond-leAn forgeald ; 
 fser ic, ])e6den min, pine le6de 
 weorSode weorcum. He on weg losade, 
 lytle hwlle lif-wj'nna bredc ; 
 
66 
 
 BEOWULF. 
 
 [2099-2133. 
 
 hwaSre him si6 swt6re swaSe weardade 
 hand on Hiorte and he hedn fonan, 
 m6des ge6mor mere-grund gefe611. 
 Me Jione wal-rses wine Scildunga 
 fattan golde fela leanode, 
 manegum m^f5mum, sji5tian mergen com 
 and we t6 S3'mble geseten hafdon. 
 poei- was gidd and gle6 ; gomela Scilding 
 fela fi'icgende feorran rehte ; 
 hwilum hilde-de6r hearpan wj-nne, 
 gomen-wudu grfitte ; hwilum gyd ^wrac 
 s6S and sS,rlie ; hwilum sylllc spell 
 rehte after rihte rftm-heort cyning. 
 Hwilum eft ongan eldo gelSunden, 
 gomel gftS'Wiga gioguSe cwiSan 
 hilde-strengo ; hreSer inne we611, 
 Jjonne he wintrum fr6d worn gemunde. 
 we I'ser inne andlangne dag 
 
 fat niht becwom 
 )A was eft hraSe 
 
 Grendeles m6dor, 
 sunu dedS fornam, 
 
 Wif unhyre 
 
 taeorn dcwealde 
 
 ni6de n^man, i 
 66er t6 j'ldum. 
 geapo gjTn-wrJice 
 siSode sorh-full ; 
 wlg-hete Wedra. 
 hjTe beam gewrac, 
 
 ellenllce ; fser was Asc-here, 
 
 fr6dan fyrn-witan, feorh ASgenge; 
 
 ndSer hj' hine ne m6stou, sySSan mergen ewom, 
 
 deA6-w6rigne Denia le6de 
 
 bronde forbarnan, 
 le6fne mannan : 
 fe6ndes f&Smum 
 pat was HrdSg^re 
 
 ne on bael hladan 
 hi6 fat lie atbar 
 wnder flrgen-stredm. 
 hre6wa tornost 
 ]i&ra fe le6d-fruman lange bege^te ; 
 ])&, se fe6den mec fine Ij'fe 
 healsode hre6h-m6d, fat ic on holma gefrlng 
 
2134-2160.] BEOWULF. 67 
 
 " eorl-scipe efnde, ealdre gen6tSde, 
 2135 "maerSo fremede : he me mfide geMt. 
 " Ic ]>&, fas wiilmes, ]>e is wide cdS, 
 "grimne giyrellcne grnnd-h3-rde fond. 
 " paer unc hwile was hand gemoBne ; 
 " hohn heolfre we611 and ic hedfde becearf 
 2140 " in Jmrn g'mnd-sele Grendeles m6doi- 
 "edcnum ecgum, uns6fte fonan 
 " feorh 6Sferede ; nas ic foege ]>&. gyt, 
 ' ' ac me eorla hle6 eft gesealde 
 "mdSma menigeo, maga Healfdenes. 
 
 XXXI. 
 
 He gives Peesents to Hygelac. Hygelao 
 
 Rewards Him. Hygelao's Death. 
 
 Beowulf Reigns. 
 
 2145 " SwA se fe6d-kyning fedwum Ij'fde ; 
 
 " nealles ic ]>&m lednum forloren hiifde, * 
 " magnes mfide, ac he me md'Smas geaf, 
 " sunu Healfdenes, on shine sylfes ddm ; 
 " fA ic fe, taeorn-cyning, bringan wylle, 
 
 2150 " dstum gey wan. Gen is eall at pe 
 ' ' lissa gelong : ic lyt hafo 
 " hedfod-m^ga, nefne H3-geldc fee!" 
 HSt pd in beran eafor, hedfod-segn, 
 heabo-stedpne hehn, hdre bj'rnan, 
 
 2155 gtiS-sweord geatolic, gyd after wrac ; 
 " Me pis hilde-sceorp HrdSgdr sealde, 
 " snotra fengel, sume worde h6t, 
 "pat ic liis asrest pe eft gcs^gde, 
 ' ' cwaS pat hy t hafde Hiorogdr cyning, 
 
 2160 "le6d Scyldunga lange hwile; 
 
68 BEOWULF. [2161-219S. 
 
 " nd ];y ser suna sinum sj'llaii wolde, 
 
 "hwatum lleorowearde, ]>e4h he him hold wsere, 
 
 "bre6st-gewaedu. Brtc ealles well!" 
 
 Hyrde ic pat ])4m fratwum fe6wer mearas 
 2165 lungre gellce Mst weardode, 
 
 appel-fealuwe ; he him 6st getedh 
 
 meara and mfl,(5ma. Sw4 sceal mseg d6n, 
 
 nealles inwit-net dSrum bregdan, 
 
 djTiium erafte dedS v^nian 
 2170 hond-gesteallan. Hj-gelAoe was, 
 
 nlSa heardum, nefa swySe hold 
 
 and gehwaSer 66ram hr66ra gemyndig. 
 
 Hyrde ic pat he pone heals-bedh Hj-gde gesealde, 
 
 wratliene wundur-m^SSum, pone pe him Wealhpe6 geaf, 
 2175 pe6daes d6htor, pri6 wicg somod 
 
 swancor and sadol-beorht ; hyre sySSan was 
 
 after beAh-pege bre6st geweorSod. 
 
 Swfl, bealdode beam Ecgpe6wes, 
 
 guma gftSnm c<iS, gddum daedum, 
 2180 dreAh after d6me, uealles drnncne sl6g 
 
 heorS-genedtas ; nas him hre6h sefa, 
 
 ac he man-cj-nnes maeste crilfte 
 
 gin-fastan gife, pe him god sealde, 
 
 heold hilde-de6r. Hedu was lange, 
 2185 swA h3-ne Gedta beam g6dne ne tealdon, 
 
 ne h3-ne on medo-benoe micles wyrSne 
 
 drihten wereda gectdu wolde ; 
 
 swytSe oft scigdon, piit he sleac w£Bre, 
 
 aSeling unfrom : edwenden cwom 
 2190 tIr-eMigum menn torna gehwylces. 
 
 H6t pfl, eorla hle6 in gefctian, 
 
 heat5o-r6f cyning, Hr661cs Iftfe, 
 
 golde gegjTede ; nas mid Gedtum pA 
 
 sinc-mdSSum s61ra on sweordes hdd ; 
 2195 pat he on Bi6wulfes bearm aiegde, 
 
2196-222G.] BEOWULF. C9 
 
 and him gesealde seofan pflsendo, 
 
 bold and brego-st61. Him was bdm samod 
 
 on ])am le6d-scipe lond gecynde, 
 
 eard 66el-rilit, 6Srum swlSor 
 2200 side rice, fam JJiEi- s61ra was. 
 
 Eft pat geiode ufaran d6grum 
 
 hilrte-lilammum, sj-S8aii Hjgelde lag 
 
 and Heardr^de liilde-mficeas 
 
 under bord-hre6San t6 bonan wurdon, 
 2205 ])4 hyne gesdhtan on sige-);e6de 
 
 hearde hUde-frecan, HeaSo-Scilflngas, 
 
 nlSa gensEgdan nefan Hererices. 
 
 Sy&5an Be6wulfe brMe rice 
 
 on hand gehwearf : he gehe61d tela 
 2210 flftig wintru (was ]■&. fr6d cyning, 
 
 eald 66el-weard), 65 fat &n ongan 
 
 deorcum nihtum draca ricsian, 
 
 se ]7e on heii?-e lice^e hord beweotode, 
 
 stAn-beorh stedpne : stlg under lag, 
 2215 eldum unciiB. • par on innan gi6ng 
 
 niSa nAt-hwylces neodu gef6ng 
 
 hreSnum horde bond . d . . gep . . hwylc 
 
 since fdhne, he pat sySSan 
 
 . . . p . . . IS . p . . 1 . g 
 2220 slfepende be fCre, fyrena hyrde 
 
 pe6fes crafte, pat sie . . . . tSioS 
 
 . idh . folc-beorn, pat he gebolgen was. 
 
 XXXII. The Fiee-Deake. The Hoaed. 
 
 Nealles mid geweoldum wyrm-horda . . . craft 
 sdhte sylfes willum, se pe him sdre gesce6d, 
 2225 ac for pred-nfidlan pedw ndt-hwylces 
 haleSa bearna hete-swengeas fledh, 
 
70 Be6wULF. [2227-2261. 
 
 for ofer-'^^arfe and fser inne fealh 
 
 secg S3-n-bj-sig. S6na in ^k tide 
 
 fat fam gj'ste . . . . br . g . stdd, 
 
 2230 hwaSre earm-sceapen 
 
 . . S . . . sceapen o . . . . i r . . e se_ fses begeat, 
 sine-fat geseah: fisr was. swylcra fela 
 in fam eorS-scrfife 8er-gestre6na, 
 swS, tiy on geS,r-dagum gumena nAt-hwylc 
 
 2235 eormen-14fe aSelan cynnes 
 I'anc-lijrcgende pser geliydde, 
 de6re m3,6mas. Ealle hie dedS fornam 
 aerran mselum, and se ^n ]>k gen 
 le6da duguSe, se peer lengest hwearf, 
 
 2240 weard wine-ge6mor wlscte fas yldan, 
 fat he Ij'tel f ac long-gestre6na 
 brflcan m6ste. Beorh eal gearo 
 wunode on wonge water-y^um nedh, 
 niwe be nasse nearo-craftum fast: 
 
 2245 far on innan bar eorl-gestre6na 
 hringa hyrde hard-fyrdne dsel • 
 fattan goldes, fed worda cwaS : 
 •'Heald fu nu hruse, nu haleS ne mdston, 
 " eorla sehte. Hwiit ! hit ser on fe 
 
 2250 "g6de begedton ; gfttS-dedS fornam, 
 " feorh-bealo frficne fj'ra gehwylcne, 
 " le6da mlnra, fdra fe fis Rf ofgeaf, 
 " gesdwon sele-dredm. NAh hwA sweord wege 
 " o86e fetige fated wsege, 
 
 2255 " diync-fat de6re : dugM'S ellor sc6c. 
 " Seeal se hearda helm hyisted golde 
 " fatum befeallen: feormiend swefaS, 
 " f>d fe beado-giiman bywan sceoldon, 
 " ge sw^lce se6 here-pM, si6 at hilde gebM 
 
 2260 " ofer borda gebrac bite irena, 
 
 " brosnatS after beorne. Ne mag byrnan hring 
 
22G2-2296.] BEOWULF. 71 
 
 "after wlg-fruman wide ffiran 
 
 "haleSum be healfe ; nas hearpan wyn, 
 
 "gomen gle6-bednies, ne g6d hafoc 
 2265 "geond sal swingeS, ne se swifta mearh 
 
 " burli-stede bedteS. Bealo-cwealm hafaS 
 
 " i'ela feorh-cj-nna feorr onseiided ! " 
 
 Sw4 gi6mor-m6d gioMo maende, 
 
 An after eallum unbltSe hwe6p, 
 2270 dages and nihtes, 66 pat dedSes wylm 
 
 hr^ii at heortan. Hord-wynne fond 
 
 eald uht-sceaSa opene standan, 
 
 se ]'e bjTnende biorgas s6cet5 
 
 nacod nlS-draca, nihtes fle6geS 
 2275 fyre befangen ; byne fold-bftend 
 
 tctde gesdwon. He gewunian sceall 
 
 hlkw under brusan, ])SBr he hae8en gold 
 
 waraS wintrum fr6d ; ne hyS him wihte ];§ s61. 
 
 Sw& se ])e6d-sceaSa fre6 liund wintra 
 2280 be61d on hrusan hord-arna sum 
 
 edcen-craftig, 66 fat hyne ^n Abealh 
 
 mon on m6de : maii-dryhtne bar 
 
 fated wasge, frio6o-w£ere bM 
 
 liiaford slnne. p& was hord rAsod, 
 2285 onboren bedga hord, b6ne getl8ad 
 
 fed-sceaftum men. Fred scedwode 
 
 lira fjTn-geweorc forman si8e. 
 
 pd se W3"rm onwdc, wrdht wds geniwad ; 
 
 stone Jid after stdne, stearc-heort onfand 
 2290 fe6ndes f6t-Idst; he td forS gestdp, 
 
 dj'rnan crafte, dracan hedfde nedh. 
 
 Swd mag unfaege ed6e gedlgan 
 
 wedn and wrac-sl6, se fe waldendes 
 
 hyldo gehealde6. Hord-weard s6hte 
 2295 georne after grunde, wolde guman flndan, 
 
 fone fe him on sweofote sdre gete6de : 
 
72 BEOWULF. [2297-2320. 
 
 hat and hre6h-m6d hlsew oft j-mbe hwearf, 
 
 ealne fitan-weardne ; lie ])£er senig mon 
 
 was on faere wfistenne. HwaSre hilde gefeli, 
 
 2300 beado-wcorces : hwiliim on beorh athwearf, 
 sine-fat s6lite ; he fat s6na onfand, 
 pat hafde gumena sum goldes gefandod 
 hedh-gestre6na. Hord-weard onbM 
 earfot51icei 6S fat aefen cwom ; 
 
 2305 was ]j&, gebolgen beorges hyrde, 
 wolde se l^da Uge forgj^ldan 
 drinc-fat dj're. p4 was dag sceacen 
 wyrme on willan, n6 on wealle leng 
 btdan wolde, ac mid baele f6r, 
 
 2310 fyre gefysed. Was se fruma egesllc 
 
 le6dum on lande, swS, hyt hnigre weai-S 
 on hyra sinc-gifan s^re geendod. 
 
 XXXIII. 
 
 Beowulf Resolves to Kill the Fike-Drake. 
 
 pi se gast ongan gl6dum spiwan, 
 
 beorht hofu barnau ; bryne-le6ma st6d 
 2315 eldum on andan ; ii6 fasr iilit cwices 
 
 Ids lyft-floga tefan wolde. 
 
 Was fas W3'rmes wig wide gesyne, 
 
 nearo-f%es niS nedn and feorran, 
 
 hft se gftS-sceat5a Gedta le6de 
 2320 hatode and hynde : hord eft gescedt, 
 
 diyht-sele djTnne ser dages hwlle. 
 
 Hafde land-wara llge befangeu, 
 
 bssle and bronde ; beorges getrtwode, 
 
 wlges and wealles : him se6 w6n geledh. 
 2325 pa was Bi6wulfe br6ga gecySed 
 
 snflde td s66e, fat his sylfes him 
 
2327-2361.] BEOWULF. 73 
 
 bolda sMest biyne-wylmum mealt, 
 
 gif-st61 Gedta. pat fam g6dan was 
 
 hre6w on hre8re, hyge-sorga meest: 
 2330 w6nde se wlsa, fat he wealdende, 
 
 ofer ealde riht, ficean dryhtne 
 
 bitre gebulge : bre6st innan \ve611 
 
 fe6struin gefoncum, swA Mm gefywe ne w.as. 
 
 Hafde llg-draca le6da fasten, 
 2335 ed-lond Atan, eorS-weard fone 
 
 glfidum forgrunden. Him pas gft'6-cyning, 
 
 Wedera pidden, wrace leoruode. 
 
 H6ht him }>4 gewyrcean wigendra hle6 
 
 eall-lrenne, eorla dryhten 
 2340 wlg-bord wratlic ; wisse he gearwe, 
 
 pat him holt-wudu helpan ne meahte, 
 
 lind wis llge. Sceolde lasn-daga 
 
 aSeling 8er-g6d ende gebidan 
 
 worulde Ufes and se wjTm somod, 
 2345 pedh pe hord-welan heokle lange. 
 
 Oferhogode pd hringa fengel, 
 
 pat he pone wld-flogan weorode gesdhte, 
 
 sldan herge ; n6 he him pfl, sacce ondr6d, 
 
 ne him pas wyrmes wig for wiht dj'de, 
 2350 eafoS and ellen ; forpon he ser fela 
 
 nearo n66ende nlSa gedlgcje, 
 
 hilde-hlemma, sjiSSan he Hr66gares, 
 
 sigor-eMig secg, sele ftelsode 
 
 and at gtiSe forgi-dp Grendeles moegum, 
 2355 MSan eynnes. N6 pat lasest was 
 
 hond-gemota, pser mon Hygel4c sl6h, 
 
 syt5t5an Gedta cyning gt^e rsesum, 
 
 f red- wine folces Freslondum on, 
 
 HrfitSles eafora hioro-dryncum swealt, 
 2360 bille gebedten ; ponan Bi6wulf com 
 
 sylfes crafte, sund-nytte dredh ; 
 
74 BEOWULF. [2362-2391. 
 
 t hafde him on earme . . . XXX 
 
 Mltle-geatwa, ])4 he t6 holme st&g. 
 
 Nealles Hetvcare hrfimge ];orfton 
 2365 ffiSe-wiges, fe him foran ongedn 
 
 linde bseron : Ij-t eft becwom 
 
 fram pam hild-frecan ha,mes m6san. 
 
 Oferswam ]>& si61eSa bigong suna Ecgjie6wes, 
 
 earm S,u-haga eft t6 le6dum, 
 2370 faer him Hj-gd gebedd hord aud rice, 
 
 bedgas and brego-stOl : bearne ne trftwode, 
 
 fat he wis al-fj^cum 6Sel-st61as 
 
 healdan cftSe, ]>& was Hygeldc dedd. 
 
 N6 ]>j £er fed-sceafte findan meahton 
 2375 at fam at5eUnge aenige pinga, 
 
 pat he Heai'drfide hMford wsere, 
 
 oSSe pone cyne-d6m ci6san woldc ; 
 
 hwilSre he him on folce fre6nd-ldrum he61d, 
 
 fistum mid kvc, 68 pat he yldra wearS, 
 2380 Weder-Gedtnm weold. H3-ne wrac-macgas 
 
 ofer sse sAhtan, smia Ohteres : 
 
 hafdon hy forhealden helm Scj-lflnga, 
 
 pone sMestan siB-cyninga, 
 
 pdra pe in Swi6-rtce sine brytnade, 
 2385 maeme pedden. Him pat t6 mearce wearS ; 
 
 he pser on feorme feorh-wunde hledt 
 
 sweordes swengum, sunu Hj-geldces ; 
 
 and him eft gewAt Ongenpi6wes beam 
 
 hdmes ni6san, syS8an Heardr6d lag ; 
 2390 16t pone brego-st61 Bi6wulf healdan, 
 
 Gedtum wealdan : pat was g6d cj'ning. 
 
2392-2421.] BEOWULF. 75 
 
 XXXIV. 
 
 Eeteospeot of Beowulf. — Strife between 
 
 SWEONAS AND GbATAS. 
 
 Se fas le6d-hryres ledn gemunde 
 
 uferan d6grum, Eddgilse wear© 
 
 fed-sceaftum fe6nd. Folce gestepte 
 2395 ofer sae side sunu Ohteres 
 
 wlgum and waepnum : he gewriic sySSan 
 
 cealdum cear-stSum, cj'ning ealdre binedt. 
 
 Swd he ni(5a gehwane genesen hafde, 
 
 sllSra geslyhta, sunu Ecgf)i6wes, 
 2400 ellen-weorca, 66 fone dnue dag, 
 
 pe he wi'6 fain wyrme gewegan seeolde. 
 
 GewAt ]>& twelfa sum tome gebolgen 
 
 drjhten GeAta dracan scedwian ; 
 
 hafde pk gefruuen, hwanan si6 fteht5 drds, 
 2405 bealo-nlS biorna ; him t6 bearme ewom 
 
 mdSSum-fat moere furh fas meldan bond. 
 
 Se was on fam freAte freotteoSa secg, 
 
 se pas orleges 6r onstealde, 
 
 haft hj'ge-gidmor, seeolde hedn fonon 
 2410 wong wlsiaa : he ofer willan gi6ng 
 
 t6 pas pe he eorS-sele Anne wisse, 
 
 hloew under hrusan holra-wyhne n6h, 
 
 y-S-gewinne, se was innan full 
 
 wratta and wlra : weard unhi6re, 
 2415 gearo g<iS-freca, gold-md6mas he61d, 
 
 eald under eoi-tSan ; nas pat y15e cedp, 
 
 t6 gegangenne gumena isnigum. 
 
 Gesat ]}& on nasse nl8-heard cyning, 
 
 penden hoelo dbedd heorS-genedtum 
 2420 -gold-wine Gedta : him was ge6mor sefa, 
 
 wiifre and wal-f&s, Wyrd ungemete nedh, 
 
76 BEOWULF. [2422-2456. 
 
 se pone gomelan grfitan sceolde, 
 
 sficean s^wle hord, sundur gedsslan 
 
 Itf wis lice : n6 pon lange was 
 2425 feorh aSelinges flsesce bewunden. 
 
 Bi6wulf maSelade, beam Ecg]je6wes : 
 
 "Fela ic on giogoSe g-CltS-raesa genas, 
 
 " orleg-hwila : ic pat call gemon. 
 
 " Ic was sj'fan-wintre, ]>k mec sinca baldor, 
 2430 " fred-wine folca at minum fader genam, 
 
 " he61d mec and hafde HrfitSel eyning, 
 
 " geaf me sine and sjanbel, sibbe gemnnde; 
 
 " nas ic him td life Mi5ra 6wihte 
 
 " beorn in burgum, ponne his bearna hwylc, 
 2435 " Herebeald and HsBScyn, oSSe HygelAc mln. 
 
 ' ' Was pam yldestan ungedfifellce 
 
 " maeges dsedura morSor-bed str6d, 
 
 " sySSan hyne HceScyn of hom-bogan, 
 
 "his fred-wine Mne geswencte, 
 2440 " miste mercelses and his moeg ofsc6t, 
 
 " br68or 6Serne, bl6digan gdre : 
 
 "pat was feoh-leds gefcoht, fyrenum gesyngad, 
 
 " hreSre hyge-mfiSe ; sceolde hwiitSre swfl, pe4h 
 
 " aSeling unwrecen ealdres linnan. 
 2445 " SwA biS ge6morllc gomelum ceorle 
 
 "td gebldanne, pat his byre ride 
 
 " giong on galgan, ponne he g3'd~wrece, 
 
 " sdrigne sang, ponne his sunu hangaS 
 
 " hrefne td hrdSre and he him helpan ne m.ig, 
 2450 " eald and in-fr6d, senige gefremmau. 
 
 " Symble bi8 gemyndgad morna gehwylce 
 
 ' ' eaforan ellor-sl6 ; 66res ne gymeS 
 
 "to gebidanne burgum on innan 
 
 " j-rfe-weardes, ponne se dn hafaS 
 2455 ' ' purh dedSes nyd dssda gefondad. 
 
 " GesyhS sorh-cearig on his suna bftre 
 
2457-2484.] BEOWULF. 77 
 
 " win-sele wfistne, wind-gereste, 
 "reote berofone ; rldencl swefai5,, 
 " lialeS in hoSman ; nis fser hearpan sw6g, 
 2460 "gomen in geardum, swylce fser id waaron. 
 
 XXXV. 
 
 Memoeies of Past Time: — The Feud with 
 THE Fiee-Dkake. 
 
 " GewiteS fonne on sealman, sorh-le6S galeS 
 "An after S,nnm : ];ftlite him eall t6 rflm, 
 " wongas and wic-stede. Sw^ Wedra helm 
 " after Hercbealde heortan sorge 
 
 2465 " weallende wiig, wihte ne meahte 
 
 ' ' on ]mm feorh-bonan fsehSe gebfitan : 
 
 ' ' n6 ]>j aer ho ];one heatSo-riuc hatian ue meahte 
 
 " laSum daedum, jie&h him le6f ne was. 
 
 " He ])4 mid faere sorge, ];e liim si6 sAr belamp, 
 
 2470 "gum-dreAm ofgeaf, godes le6ht gece4s ; 
 " eaferum lasfde, sw& d6S eddig mon, 
 "loud and le6d-bjTig, ]>& he of life gew4t. 
 " p4 was synn and sacn Sweona and Gedta. 
 " ofer wld water wr6ht gemaene, 
 
 2475 " here-nl8 hearda, sySSan HrfitSel swealt, 
 " oSSe him Ongen])e6wes eaferan waeran 
 " frome fj-rd-hwate, fre<5de ne woldon 
 "ofer heafo healdan, ac ymb Hreosna-beorh 
 " eatolne inwit-scear oft gefremedon. 
 
 2480 " pat mseg-wine mine gewrsecan, 
 
 "fashSe and fyrene, swd hyt gefrsege was, 
 " fedh fe 65er hit ealdre gebohte, 
 " heardan ceApe : HaeScj-nne wearS, 
 " Gedta dryhtne, g<lt5 onssege. 
 
78 BEOWULr. [2485-2519. 
 
 2485 " pS, ic on morgne gefragu maeg 68erne 
 " billes ecgum on bonan stselau, 
 ' ' }>Eer Ongen})e6w Eofores nicisade : 
 " gftS-helm t6gia,d, gomela Scylting 
 " hreds heoro-hl&o; bond gemiinde ; 
 
 2490 " fsEMo gendge, feorli-sweng ne oftedh. 
 " Ic him ]>& mdSmas, fe lie me sealde, 
 " geald at gftSe, swd me gifeSe was, 
 " le6htan sweorde : he me loud forgeaf, 
 " eard 66el-wyn. Nashim seuig fearf, 
 
 2495 "pat he t6 GifSum oS«e t6 GAr-Denum 
 " oStSe in Swi6-iice sficean ]mrfe 
 ' ' wjTsan wig-frecan, weor^e gecypan ; 
 " symle ic him on'ffiSan heforan wolde, 
 " dna on orde, and swd td aldre sceall 
 
 2500 " sacce fremman, fenden fis sweord folaS, 
 "J>at mec £Er and siS oft gelaeste, 
 " sySSan ic for dugetSum Daghrefne wearS 
 " t6 hand-bonan, Huga cempan : 
 " nalles he ])d fratwe Fres-cyninge, 
 
 2505 " bre6st-weorSunge bringan m6ste, 
 
 " ac in campe gec.rong cumbles hj'rde, 
 " adding on eine. Ne was ecg bona, 
 " ac liim hilde-gr^p heortan wylmas, 
 " bdn-hfts gebrac. Nu sceall billes ecg, 
 
 2510 " liond and heard sweord ymb hord wlgan." 
 Be6wulf mafSelode, be6t-wordum sprac 
 nidhstan slSe : " Ic genfitSde fela 
 " gftSa on geogoSe ; gj-t ic wj-Ile, 
 " fr6d folces weard, faeh'Se sfican, 
 
 2515 "maertSum fremman, gif mec se man-scea8a 
 " of eorS-sele At gesficeS ! " 
 Gegrfitte fA gumena gehwj-lcne, 
 hwate helm-berend hiudeman sl6e, 
 swaese geslSas : ' ' Nolde ic sweord beran. 
 
2520-2554.] BEOWULF. ^ 79 
 
 2520 "waepen tO wyrme, gif ic wiste hfl 
 " wis fam aglsecean elles meaMe 
 "gylpe wiSgripan, sw^ ic gi6 wiS Grendle dyde; 
 " ac ic ]iser heaSu-fyres hates w6ne, 
 " rfitSes and-Mttres : forpon ic me on hafu 
 
 2525 " bord and byman. Nelle ic beorges weard 
 " oferfle6n f6tes trem, fednd unli^re, 
 " ac unc sceal weorSan atwealle, swdnncWjTd gete6'S, 
 " metod manna gehwas. Ic eom on m6de from, 
 "fat ic wis J>one gft'6-flogaa gylp ofersitte. 
 
 2530 " Gebide ge on beorge byrnum werede, 
 " seegas on searwum, hwaSer s61 msege 
 " after wal-rsese wunde gedygan 
 " uncer twega. Nis pat e6wer si6, 
 " ne gemet mannes, nefne min dnes, 
 
 2535 "pat he wiS aglsecean eofoSo dsele, 
 " eorl-scype efne. Ic mid elne sceall 
 " gold gegangan o&Se gtiS nimeS, 
 "feorh-bealu frficne, fredn e6weme ! " 
 Ar4s pA bl ronde r6f oretta, 
 
 2540 heard under helm, hioro-sercean bar 
 under st^n-cleofu, strengo getrfiwode 
 4nes mannes : ne biS swylc earges s'&i. 
 Geseah p4 be wealle, se pe worna fela, 
 gum-cystum g6d, gftSa gedigde, 
 
 2545 hilde-hlemma, ponne hnitan f&San, 
 
 (st6d on stan-bogan) stream At ponan 
 brecan of beorge ; was psere burnan walm 
 heaSo-fyrum hat: ne meahte horde nfiAh 
 iinbyrnende aenige hwile 
 
 2550 de6p gedygan for dracan 16ge. 
 
 Let pa of bre6stum, " pa he gebolgen was, 
 Weder-Gedta le6d word lit faran, 
 stearc-heort styrmde ; stefn in becom 
 heaSo-torht hlynnan under harne stan. 
 
80 BEOWULP. [2555-2589. 
 
 2555 Hete was onhrfired, hord-weard oncni6w 
 
 marines reorde ; nas fjer mkra fyrst, 
 
 fre6de td friclan. From serest cwom 
 
 oruS aglsecean At of sttoe, 
 
 hkt hilde-sw&t; hruse dj^nede. 
 2B6O Biorn under beorge bord-rand onswi,f 
 
 wis fam gryre-gieste, Gedta dryhten: 
 
 ])k was hring-bogan heorte gefysed 
 
 sacce t6 sficeanne. Sweord ser gebrad 
 
 g6d gft'6-cyning gomele l§,fe, 
 2565 ecgum ungledw, £eghwa'6rum was 
 
 bealo-hycgendra br6ga fram 6Srum. 
 
 Sti6-m6d gestdd wi6 stedpne rond 
 
 winia bealdor, }>& se wyrm gebeAh 
 
 snMe tdsorane : he on searwum bM. 
 2570 Gew^t ]>k byrnende gebogen scrlSan td, 
 
 gescife scyndan. Scyld wel gebearg 
 
 life and lice lassan hwlle 
 
 mserum }je6dne, ponne his myne sdhte, 
 
 fser he fy fjTste forman d6gore 
 2575 wealdan mdste, sw^ him Wyrd ne gescr^f 
 
 hr^S at hilde. Hond up &brad 
 
 Gedta drj-hten, gryre-fAhne sl6h 
 
 incge Mfe, pat si6 ecg gewdc 
 
 brftn on bdne, bdt unswiSor, 
 2580 ponne his f>i6d-C3'ning pearfe hafde, 
 
 bj'sigum gebseded. pk was beorges weard 
 
 after heaSu-swenge on hre6um m6de, 
 
 wearp wal-fyre, wide sprungon 
 
 hilde-le6man : hr6t5-sigora ne gealp 
 2585 gold-wine Gedta, gAtS-bill geswdc 
 
 nacod at niSe, swd hyt'nd sceolde, 
 
 Iren £er-g6d. Ne was fat 65e si8, 
 
 fat se maera maga Ecgfe6wes 
 
 grund-wong f one ofgyfa,n wolde ; 
 
2590-3620.] BEOWULF. 81 
 
 2590 sceolde wyrmes willan tvIc eardian 
 
 elles hwergen, swS, sceal seghwylc mon 
 
 Msetan Isen-dagas. Nas ]>k long t6 fon, 
 
 fat ffi, aglaecean hy eft gemfitton. 
 
 Hyrte hyne hord-weard, hrefSer setJme we611, 
 2595 niwan stefue nearo prowode 
 
 fyre befongen se pe ser folce we61d. 
 
 Nealles him on hedpe hand-gesteallan, 
 
 aSclinga beam ymbe gestddon 
 
 hilde-cystum, ac hy on holt bugon, 
 2600 ealdre burgan. Hiora in toum we611 
 
 sefa wis sorgum : sibb sefre ne mag 
 
 wiht onwendan, pam fe wel fenceS. 
 
 XXXVI. WiGLAF Helps Beowulf in the Feud. 
 
 WIglaf was h^ten Weoxst^aes sunu, 
 
 le6flic lind-wiga, le6d Scylfinga, 
 2605 mseg Alfheres : geseah his mon-diyhten 
 
 under here-grimau h^t ]jrowian. 
 
 Gemunde }& ]>& Are, pe he him ser forgeaf 
 
 tvic-stede weligne Wsegmundinga, 
 
 folc-rihta gehwylc, sv/& his fader Ahte ; 
 2610 ne mihte p4 forhabban, bond rond gef^ng, 
 
 geolwe linde, gomel swyrd getedh, 
 
 pat was mid eldum Ednmundes lAf, 
 
 suna Ohteres, pam at sacce wearS 
 
 wracu wine-le4siim Weohst^nes bana 
 2615 m^ces eegum, and his magum atbar 
 
 brto-f^gne helm, hringde byrnan, 
 
 eald sweord eotonisc, pat him Onela forgeaf, 
 
 his gadelinges gfltS-gewsedu, 
 
 fyrd-searo fflsllc: n6 ymbe pA fsehSe sprac, 
 2620 pe&h pe he his brdSor beam Abredwade. 
 
82 BEOWULF. ' [2621-2655. 
 
 He fratwe gehe61d fela missera, 
 bill and byrnan, 6tS fat his b3Te mihte 
 eorl-seipe efaan, swA his aer-fader ; 
 geaf him Tpk mid Gedtum gtttS-gewaeda 
 
 2625 ffighwas um-im ; pA he of ealdre gewS,t, 
 fr6d on forS-weg. pA was forma sl6 
 gepngan cempan, fat he gftSe raes 
 mid his fre6-dryhtne fremman sceolde ; 
 ne gemealt him se m6d-sefa, ne his mseges Idf 
 
 2630 gewAc at wige : fat se wj-rm onfand, 
 sytSSan hie tdgadre geg^n hafdon. 
 Wlgiaf maSelode word-rihta fela, 
 sagde geslSum, . him was sefa gedmor : 
 " Ic fat msel geman, fcer we medu ffigun, 
 
 2635 "fonne we gehfiton fissum hMforde 
 "in bi6r-sele, fe fis fds bedgas geaf, 
 " fat we him f A gft'S-geatwa gyldan woldon, 
 " gif him fyslicu fearf gelumpe, 
 ' ' helmas and heard sweord : f 6 he fisic on herge geceds 
 
 2640 " t6 fyssum sif5-fate sylfes willum, 
 
 " onmunde 6sic mserSa and me f^s m^6mas geaf, 
 " f e he flsic g4r-wlgend gdde tealde, 
 " hwate helm-berend, fedh fe hl9,ford 6s 
 ' ' f is .ellen-weorc Ana Af 6hte 
 
 2645 " t6 gefremmanne, folees hyrde, 
 
 " forf am he manna msest mgerSa gefremede, 
 " daeda dollicra. Nu is se dag cumen, 
 " fat tie man-drj'hten magenes behdfaS 
 " gddra gClB-rinca : wutun gangan td, 
 
 2650 "helpan hild-fruman, fenden hyt sy', 
 ' ' glfid-egesa grim ! God w4t on mec, 
 " fat me is micle le6fre, fat mlnne llc-haman 
 " mid minne gold-gyfan gl6d faSmie. 
 " Ne fynceS me gerysne, fat we rondas beren 
 
 2655 " eft td earde, nemne we seror maegen 
 
2666-2690.] BEOWULF. 83 
 
 " fane gefyllan, feorh ealgian 
 
 " Wedra )>i6dnes. Ic w^t geare, 
 
 " fat naeron eald-gewyrht, fat he 4na scyle 
 
 " Gedta duguf5e gnorn frowian, 
 2660 " gesigaa at sacce : sceal drum fat sweord and helm, 
 
 " byrne and byrda-serfid b^m gemsene." 
 
 W6d ]>&, furh fone wal-rfic, wlg-heafolan bar 
 
 fre^n on fultum, fed worda cwaS : 
 
 "Le6fa Bi6wulf, laest eall tela, 
 2665 " swd fu on geogu'S-feore ge^ra gecwsede, 
 
 ' ' fat f u ne Alsete be f e liflgendum 
 
 " d6m gedre6san: scealt nu dtedtim r6f, 
 
 " aSeling 4n-hj'dig, ealle magene 
 
 "feorh ealgian; ic fe fuUfEstu ! " 
 2670 After ffl,m wordum wj'rm yrre cwom, 
 
 atol inwit-gast 65re stSe, 
 
 fyr-wylmum fdh fl6nda m6san, 
 
 IdSra manna ; Itg-ySum forborn 
 
 bord wis ronde : byrne ne meahte 
 2675 geongum gdi'-wigan ge6oe gefremman : 
 
 ac se . maga geonga under his mseges scyld 
 
 elne geeode, fS, his 4gen was 
 
 gl6dum forgrunden. p4 gen g<!l8-cyning 
 
 mcEJ-Sa gemunde, magen-strengo, 
 2680 sl6h hilde-bille, fat liyt on heafolan st6d 
 
 niSe genyded: Nagling forbarst, 
 
 geswdc at sacce sweord Bi6wulfes 
 
 gomol and grseg-msel. Him fat gifeSe ne was, 
 
 fat him irenna ecge mihton 
 2685 helpan at hilde ; was si6 bond t6 strong, 
 
 se fe m6ca gehwane mine gefreege 
 
 swenge ofers6hte, fonne he t6 sacce bar 
 
 wsepen wundrum heard, nas him wihte f6 s61. 
 
 pd was fe6d-sceaSa friddan slSe, 
 2690 frficne fyr-draca fsehSa gemyndig. 
 
84 BEOWULF. [2691-2721. 
 
 rsesde on fone rdfan, ]>& him rftm ageald, 
 hat and heaSo-grim, heals ealne ymbeffing 
 biteran tafl,num; he gebl6degod weartS 
 siwul-dri6re ; swAt ySum we611. 
 
 ^XXVII. Beowulf Wounded to Death. 
 
 2695 pA ie at pearfe gefragn pe6d-cj'ninges 
 and-longne eorl ellen cySan, 
 craft and c6n8u, swA him gecynde was ; 
 ne hfidde he ]>&s heafolan, ac si6 hand gebarn 
 mddiges mannes, fser he liis mseges healp, 
 
 2700 fiat he fone nlS-gast nioSor hw6ne sI6Ii, 
 secg on searwum, J>at fat sweord gededf 
 f&h and fated, fat fat fyr ongon 
 sweSrian sj^SSan. pfi. gen sylf cyning 
 gewe61d his gewitte, wall-seaxe gebrad, 
 
 2705 biter and beadu-scearp, fat he on bjTnan wag: 
 forwr^t Wedra helm wj'rm on middan. 
 re6nd gefyldan (feth ellen wrae), 
 and hi hj-ne ]i&, begen 4broten hafdon, 
 sib-aSelingas : swylc sceolde secg wesan, 
 
 2710 fegn at fearfe. pat fam fe6dne was 
 siSast slge-hwile sylfes dsedum, 
 worlde geweorces. p^ si6 wund ongon, 
 fe him se eor6-draca aer geworhte, 
 swfilan and swellan. He fat s6na onfand, 
 
 2715 fat him on bre6stum bealo-nl6 we611, 
 attor on innan. pk se aSeling gi6ng, 
 fat he bl wealle, wls-hj-cgende, 
 gesat on sesse ; seah on enta geweorc, 
 hfl ]>& stto-bogan stapalum faste 
 
 2720 6ce eorS-reced innan he61don. 
 
 Hyne f4 mid handa heoro-dre6rigne 
 
2722-2752.] BEOWULF. 85 
 
 Redden mserne fegn ungemete till, 
 
 wine-diyhten his watere gelafede, 
 
 hilde-sadne and his helm onspe6n. 
 2725 Bi6wulf maSelode, he ofer benne sprac, 
 
 wunde wal-bleAte (wisse he gearwe, 
 
 ]jat he dag-hwlla gedrogen hafde 
 
 eor6an wj^nne ; ]>§t, was eall sceacen 
 
 ddgor-gerlmes, dedS ungemete nedh) : 
 2730 " Nu ic suna minum sj'Uan wolde 
 
 " g-ftS-gewaedu, fser me gifeSe sw4 
 
 " iEnig 3'rfe-weard after wurde, 
 
 "lice gelenge. Ic ]>ks le6de he61d 
 
 " ftftig wintra : nas se folc-cjming 
 2735 " j-mbe-sittendra senig fdra, 
 
 " fe mec gftS-winum gTfitan dorste, 
 
 " egesan fe6n. Ic on earde bfl,d 
 
 " meel-gesceafta, he61d min tela, 
 
 " ne s6hte searo-nlSas, ne me sw6r fela 
 2740 " at5a on unriht. Ic fas ealles mjig, 
 
 " feorh-bennum se6c, gefedn habban : 
 
 ' ' forf am me wltan ne fearf waldend flra 
 
 " morSor-bealo mS,ga, fonne mln sceaee? 
 
 " llf of lice. Nu fu lungre 
 2745 " geong, herd scedwian under hl,rne stiln, 
 
 " Wigldf le6fa, nu se wyrm ligeS, 
 
 " swefeti sdre wund, since bevedfod. 
 
 " Bi6 nu on 6foste, fat ic ser-welan, 
 
 "gold-seht ongite, gearo scedwige 
 2750 " swegle searo-gimmas, fat ic fy s6ft msEge 
 
 " after mdfSSum-welan mln Msetan 
 
 'Hlf and le6d-scipe, fone ic longe he61d." 
 
86 BEOWULF. [2753-2782, 
 
 XXXVIII. 
 
 The Jewel-Hoaed. The Passing of Beowulf. 
 
 pA ic snftde gefragn sunu Wihsttoes 
 
 after word-cwydum wandum drjhtne 
 2755 hyran hea'6o-si6cum, hring-net beraii, 
 
 brogdne beadu-sercean under beorges hrdf. 
 
 Geseah }& sige-brfiSig, ]>& he bl sesse ge6ng, 
 
 mago-fegn m6dig in§,8Sum-sigla fela, 
 
 gold glitiaiaii grunde getenge, 
 2760 wundur on wealle and fas wjTmes denn, 
 
 ealdes uht-flogan, orcas stondan, 
 
 fyrn-manna fatu feormend-le4se, 
 
 hyrstum behrorene : fisr was helm monig, 
 
 eald and 6mig, eann-bedga fela, 
 2765 searwum gesteled. Sine edSe mag, 
 
 gold on grunde, gumena cjnnes 
 
 gehwone ofer-higian, hyde se pe wylle ! 
 
 Swj'lce he siomian geseah segn eall-gylden 
 
 hedh ofer horde, hond-wundra msest, 
 2770 gelocen leoSo-craftum : of f am le6ma st6d, 
 
 fat he pone grund-wong ongitan meahte, 
 
 wrate giond-wlitan. Nas fas wyrmes Jiser 
 
 onsyn aenig, ac hj'ne ecg fornam. 
 
 P&, ic on hleewe gefragn hord redflan, 
 2775 eald enta geweorc 4nne maniian, 
 
 him on bearm hladan bunan and discas 
 
 sylfes d6me, segn e4c genom, 
 
 be4cna beorhtost ; bill ser-gesc6d 
 
 (ecg -was iren) eald-hl^fordes 
 2780 pam p^ra niA8ma mund-bora was 
 
 longe hwUe, llg-egesan wag 
 
 h4tne for horde, hioro-weallende, 
 
2783-2817.] 
 
 BEOWULF. 
 
 87 
 
 2785 
 
 2790 
 
 2795 
 
 2800 
 
 2805 
 
 2810 
 
 2815 
 
 fratwum gefyrSred : 
 hwaSer collen-ferS 
 in fam wong-stede 
 ellen-si6cne, Tpsev 
 
 middel-nihtum, 65 piit he morSre swealt. 
 Ai- was on 6foste effc-siSes georn, 
 
 lij-ue fyrwet brae, 
 cwicne gemfitte 
 Wedra ];e6den, 
 he hhie ser foiifit. 
 He ]>& mid f^m ni4Smum maerne fi6den, 
 dr3hten sinne dri6rigne fand 
 ealdres at ende : he bine eft ongon 
 watere weorpan, 6S fat wordes ord 
 bre6st-liord furhbrac. Bedwulf maSelode, 
 gomel on gioh'Se (gold scedwode) : 
 fre&n ealles pane 
 wordum secge, 
 fe ic lier on starie, 
 
 mlnum le6dum 
 STv^'lc gestrynan. 
 " Nu ic on m^Sma hord mine bebohte 
 " fr6de feorh-lege, fremmaS ge nu 
 " le6da f earfe ; ne mag ic her leng wesan. 
 " HdtaS heatSo-msere hleew gewyrcean, 
 " beorhtne after bale at brimes nosan ; 
 " se seel t6 gemyndum mlnum le6dum 
 " hedh hliflan on Hrones nasse, 
 syStSan h&tan 
 
 ' ' Ic p^ra fratwa 
 " wuldur-cj-ninge 
 " 6cum dryhtne, 
 .' ' fas J)e ic m6ste 
 ' ' fer swyit-dage 
 
 "pat hit sse liSend 
 " Bi6wulfes biorh, 
 " ofer fl6da genipu 
 Djde him of healse 
 pi6den prlst-hydig, 
 geongum g^r-wigan, 
 bedh and bjTnan, 
 " pu eart ende lAf 
 " Wsegmundinga ; 
 
 pS. pe brentingas 
 
 feorran drifa6." 
 
 bring gj'ldenne 
 
 pegne gesealde, 
 gold-fAhne helm, 
 
 h6t hj'ne brftcan well : 
 
 flsses cj-nnes, 
 
 ealle Wj-rd forswc6f, 
 
 "mine mdgas t6 metod-seeafte, 
 
 " eprlas on elne:. ie him after sceal." 
 
88 BEOWULF. [2818-2848. 
 
 pat was Jam gomelan gingeste word 
 bre6st-geh3-gclum, aer he bsel cure, 
 2820 hS,te heatSo-wylmas : him of hreSre gewAt 
 s^wol s6cean, s66-fasti'a d6m. 
 
 XXXIX. The Coward-Thanes. 
 
 pA was gegongen gumau unfr6dum 
 earfo'SUce, fat he on eorSan geseah 
 fone le6festan lifes at ende 
 
 2825 bledte gebeeran. Bona swylce lag, 
 egeslic eoiiS-draca, ealdve beredfod, 
 bealwe gebseded : bedh-hordum leng 
 wjTiii woh-bogen wealdaia ne nidste, 
 ac him irenna ecga fornamon, 
 
 2830 hearde hea'So-scearpe homera lAfe, 
 fat se wld-floga wundum stille 
 hreds on hrusan hoi'd-arne nedh, 
 nalles after lyfte Idcende hwearf 
 iniddel-nihtum, mdSm-sehta wlonc 
 
 2835 ansyn ywde : ac he eoi-San gefe611 
 for fas hild-fruman hond-geweoree. 
 HAru fat on lande lyt manna fdh 
 magen-dgendra mine gefrsege, 
 fedh fe he daeda gehwas dyrstig wsere, 
 
 2840 fat he wi8 Attor-sceaSan oreiSe gersesde, 
 otSiSe hring-sele liondum styrede, 
 gif he waecende weard onfunde 
 bflan on beorge. Bi6wulfe wear^ 
 dryht-mfl,5ma dsel dedSe forgolden ; 
 
 2845 hafde seghwaSer ende geffired 
 
 lasnan lifes. Nas fd lang td fon, 
 fat f4 hild-latan holt ofgfifan, 
 tydre tre6w-logan tyne atsomne, 
 
2849-2883.] BEOWULF. gg 
 
 \>d. ne dorston aer dareSmn lAcan 
 
 2850 on hyra maii-dryhtncs mlclan fearfe ; 
 ac hy scamiende scyldas bseran, 
 gflS-gewaedu, poer se gomela lag: 
 wlitan on WIgMf. He gewSrgad sat, 
 ffeSe-cempa fred,n eaxlum nedh, 
 
 2855 wehte hyne watre ; him wiht ne spe6w ; 
 
 ne meahte he on eorSan, fedh he <lSe wel, 
 on Tpam fnim-gare feorh gehealdan, 
 ne ])as wealdendes toillan wiht oncirran ; 
 wolde d6m godes dsedum reedan 
 
 2860 gnmena gehwylcum, sw^ he nu gen d6t5, 
 J)ft was at ])am geongum grim andswaru 
 6S-begete fftm pe oer his eh\e forleds. 
 WlgUf maSelode, WeohstAnes sunu, 
 secg sArig-ferS seah on unle6fe : 
 
 2865 "pat 14 mag secgan, se pe W3ie s6S sprecan, 
 " pat se mon-dryhten, se e6w ]>&, mfl,6mas geaf, 
 " e6red-geatwe, pe ge paer on standa6, 
 " ponne he on ealu-bence oft gesealde 
 " heal-sittendum helm and byrnan, 
 
 2870 " pe6den his pegnum, sw3"lce he piySltcost 
 " dhwser feor oSt5e nedh findan meahte, 
 "pat he genunga gtiS-geweedii 
 " wr4Se forwurpe. p& hyne wig beget, 
 ' ' nealles folc-cyning fjTd-gesteallum 
 
 2875 " gylpan porfte ; hwaSre him god flSe, 
 
 " sigora waldend, pat he hyne sylfne gewrac 
 "Ana mid ecge, ]>&, him was elnes pearf, , 
 " Ic him lif-wraSe Ij'tle meahte 
 " atgifan at g(ic5e and ongan swfl, pedh 
 
 2880 " ofer mln gemet mseges helpan : 
 
 " symle was py sasmra, ponne ic sweorde drep 
 
 " ferhS-geniSlan, fyr unswlSor 
 
 " we611 of gewitte. Wergendra t6 lyt 
 
90 BEOWULF. [2884-2914. 
 
 "prong ymbe ])e6clen, Tpd. hj'ne si6 prag becwom. 
 2885 ' ' Nil seeal sinc-J>ego and swyrd-gifu 
 
 "call fiSel-wj'ii e6wrum cynne, 
 
 " lufeii aiicgean : lond-rihtes m6t 
 
 " paere maeg-burge monna seghwylc 
 
 "idel hweorfan, sytSSan at5elingas 
 2890 " feorran gefricgean fledm e6werne, 
 
 " ddm-le4san dffid. DetiS biS sfella 
 
 " eorla gehwylcum ponne edwit-lif!" 
 
 XL. The Soldier's Diege and Prophecy. 
 
 Heut P^ pat heaSo-weorc t6 hagan bi6dan 
 
 up ofer 6g-clif, peer pat eorl-weorod 
 2895 morgen-longne dag m6d-gi6mor sat, 
 
 bord-habbende, bega on wfinum 
 
 ende-d6gores and eft-cymes 
 
 le6fes monnes. Lj't swigode 
 
 niwra spella, se pe nas gerM, 
 2900 ac he s6i511ee sagde ofer ealle ; 
 
 " Nu is wil-geofa Wedra le6da, 
 
 " dryhten Gedta de4S-bedde fSst, 
 
 ' ' wunaS wal-reste wjrmes dsedum ; 
 
 "him on efn ligeS ealdor-gewinna, 
 2905 " siex-bennnm se6c: sweorde ne meahte 
 
 ' ' on pam aglaecean Eenige pinga 
 
 " wunde gewyrcean. Wiglftf siteS 
 
 '{ofer Bi6wulfe, byre Wihsttoes, 
 
 " eorl ofer 6?rum unliflgendum, 
 2910 "healdeS liige-mfiSum hedfod-wearde, 
 
 " le6fes and M8es. Nn ys le6dum w6a 
 
 " orleg-hwlle, sj'SSan underne 
 
 ' ' Froucum and Frj^sum fj-U cyninges 
 
 " wide weorSeS. Was si6 wr6ht scepen 
 
2915-2946.] Be6wULF. 91 
 
 ' heard wi6 Hugas, syStSan Higel^c cwom 
 
 ' faran flot-herge on Fresna land, 
 
 ' Jjser hyne Hetware hilde gehniEgdon, 
 
 ' elne geeodon mid ofer-magene, 
 
 ' pat se bjTn-wtga Mgan sceolde, 
 
 ' fe611 on f66an : nalles fratwe geaf 
 
 ' ealdor dugo^e ; As was 4 sylSSan 
 
 ' Merewioinga milts ungyfetSe. 
 
 ' Ne ic td Swe6-fie6de sibbe oStSe tre6we 
 
 ' wihte ne w6ne ; ac was wide ct$, 
 
 ' patte Ongenpi6 ealdre besnj'Sede 
 
 ' HseScyn Hi-6^1ing wi6 Hrefna-wudu, 
 
 ' pS, for on-mfidlan serest gesdhton 
 
 ' Gedta le6de GftS-scilfingas. 
 
 ' S6na Mm -se frdda fader Ohtheres, 
 
 ' eald and eges-fuU ond-slj^ht Ageaf, 
 
 ' dbre6t brim-wlsan, bi'yd Ahe6rde, 
 
 ' gomela i6-meowlan golde berofene, 
 
 ' Onelan m6dor and Ohtheres, 
 
 ' and p4 folgode feorh-gentSlan 
 
 ' 66 pat hi 6Seodon earfotSUce 
 
 ' in Hrefnes-holt liMford-leise. 
 
 ' Besat p4 sin-herge sweorda 14fe 
 
 ' wundum w6rge, wedn oft geh^t 
 
 ' earrare teohhe andlonge niht : 
 
 ' cwa6 he on mergenne mfices ecgum 
 
 ' getan wolde, sume on galg-tre6wnm 
 
 '■fuglum t6 gamene. Fr6for eft gelanip 
 
 ' s^rig-m6dum somod aer-dage, 
 
 ' syiSSan hie Hygelfl,ees horn and bj'man 
 
 ' gealdor onge^ton. pii se g6da com 
 
 ' le6da dugo^e on 14st faran. 
 
92 BEOWULF. [2947-2978. 
 
 XLT. He Tells op the Swedes and the Gbatas. 
 
 ' Was si6 sw&t-swaSu Sweona and Gedta, 
 
 ' wal-roes wera wide gesfae, 
 
 ' M ])t folc mid him foehSe t6wehton. 
 
 ' GewAt him J)4 se g6da mid his gadelingum, 
 
 ' fr6d fela ge6mor fasten sficean, 
 
 ' eoii Ongenfii6 ufor oncirde ; 
 
 ' hafde Higelices hilde gefrunen, 
 
 ' wlonces wig-craft, wi^res ne trAwode, 
 
 ' fat he sae-mannmu onsacan mihte, 
 
 ' heA8o-li6endum hord forstandan, 
 
 ' beam and bryde ; bedh eft fonan 
 
 ' eald under eorS-weall. p4 was seht boden 
 
 ' Sweona le6dum, segn HigelAce. 
 
 ' FreotSo-wong pone forS ofereodon, 
 
 ' syiS^an HrSSlingas td hagan frungon. 
 
 ' pasr wearS Ongen])i6 ecgum sweorda, 
 
 ' blonden-fexa on bid wrecen, 
 
 ' fat se J)e6d-cyning f aflan sceolde 
 
 ' Eofores tone d6m : hyne jrringa 
 
 ' Wulf Wonrfiding wsepne gersehte, 
 
 ' fat him for swenge sw4t tedrum sprong 
 
 ' forS under fexe. Nas he forlit swA f6h, 
 
 ' gomela Scilflng, ac forgeald hra6e 
 
 ' w3Tsan wrixle wal-hlem fone, 
 
 ' sj'StSan f e6d-c3'^ning fyder oncirde : 
 
 ' ne meahte se snella sunu Wonrfides 
 
 ' ealdum ceorle ond-slyht giofan, 
 
 ' ac he him on he4fde helm sev gescer, 
 
 ' fat he bI6de f^h bftgan sceolde, 
 
 ' fe611 on foldan ; nas he f sege f A git, 
 
 ' ac he hjme gewyrpte, fedh fe him wund hrinc. 
 
 ' Ldt se hearda Higel^ces f egn 
 
2979-3012.] Be6wULF. 93 
 
 " brMne ni6ce, f^ his br6Sor lag, 
 2980 " eald sweord eotonisc, entiscne helm, 
 
 "brecan ofer bord-weal : }& gebedh cyning, 
 
 " folces hjTde, was in feorh dropen. 
 
 " p^ wseron monige, fe his mseg wri^on, 
 
 "ricone Araerdon, ]>&. him gerymed weat-S, 
 2985 " fat hie wal-st6we wealdan mdston. 
 
 " penden redfode rinc 6Serne, 
 
 " nam on Ongen})i6 li'en-byrnan, 
 
 ' ' heard swyrd hilted and his helm somod ; 
 
 " h^res h3Tste HigelAce bar. 
 2990 "He fdm fratwum ffing and him fagre gehfit 
 
 "ledna/ore leodum and gelseste sw4: 
 
 " geald fone gftS-roes Gedta dryhten, 
 
 " HrfiSles eafora, ]>&, he t6 h4m becom, 
 
 "Jofore and Wulfe mid ofer-mA^mnm, 
 2995 " sealde Mora gehwaSrum hund ffisenda 
 
 "landes and locenra bedga; ne porfte him f 4 ledn 
 
 6«witan 
 
 " mononmiddan-gearde, sySSanhieffl,maerSagesl6gon ; 
 
 ' ' and fA Jofore forgeaf ^ngan d6htor, 
 
 " hdm-weor^unge, hyldo t6 wedde. 
 3000 "pat j's si6 fsehSo and se fe6nd-scipe, 
 
 "wal-nlS wera, fas fe ic w6n hafo, 
 
 "fe ts sficeaS t6 Sweona le6de, 
 
 " sj'SSan hie gefricgeatS fredn ftserne 
 
 " ealdor-ledsne, fone Jie aer gehe61d 
 3005 "wis hettendum hord and rice, 
 
 " after haleSa hryre hwate Scyliingas, 
 
 " folc-rsed fremede oStSe furiSur gen 
 
 "eorl-scipe efnde. Nu is dfost betost, 
 
 "fat we fe6d-eyning fser scedwian 
 3010 " and fone gebringan, fe fts bedgas geaf, 
 
 " on dd-fare. Ne seel dnes hwat 
 
 " meltan mid fam m6digan, ac fser is mdSma hord, 
 
94 BE(5WULF. [3013-3047. 
 
 "gold unrlme grknme gecedpod 
 " and nu at siSestan sylfes feore 
 
 3015 " bedgas gebohte; ]>& sceal brond fretan, 
 " aled peecean, nalles eorl wegan 
 "mS,SSuin t6 gemyndum, ne magS seyne 
 ' ' habban on healse hring-weorSunge, 
 " ac sceall ge6mor-ni6d golde beredfod 
 
 3020 " oft nalles sene el-land tredan, 
 " nu se here-wlsa hleahtor Alegde, 
 " gamen and gle6-dredni. Forpon sceall gdr wesan 
 "monig morgen-ceald mundum bewunden, 
 " hafen on handa, nalles hearpan sw6g 
 
 3025 " wigend weccean, ac se wonna hrefn 
 " Ms ofer faegum, fela reordian, 
 " earne secgan, hii him at sete spe6w, 
 "]jenden he wi6 wulf wal redfode." 
 Swd se secg hwata secgende was 
 
 3030 IdSra spella ; he ne ledg fela 
 
 wyrda ne worda. Weorod eall dr^s, 
 eodon unbliiSe under Earna nas 
 woUen-tedre wundur scedwian. 
 Fundon fd on sande sdwul-ledsne 
 
 3035 hlim-bfid healdan, pone pe him hringas geaf 
 serran mselum : pd wds ende-dag 
 g6dum gegongen, pat se gftS-cyning, 
 "Wedra pe6den, wundor-ded^e swealt. 
 >aEr hi gesfigan sj'Uicran wiht, 
 
 3040 wyrm on wonge wiSer-rahtes pser 
 Id^ne lipgean : was se 16g-draca, 
 grimlic gryre-gast, glfidum beswseled ; 
 se was flftiges f6t-gemearces 
 lang on legere, lyft-wj'nne he61d 
 
 3045 nihtes hwllum, nySer eft gewdt 
 
 dennes ni6sian ; was pd ded8e fastj 
 . . .hSfde eor8-scrafa ends genyttod. 
 
3048-3075.] BEOWULF. 95 
 
 Him big stddan bunan and orcas, 
 
 discas lAgon and dyre swyrd, 
 3050 6mige furh-etone, swfl, hie wi8 eorSan fatSm 
 
 pflsend wintra fser eardodon : 
 
 fonne was yaX yvte edcen-craftig, 
 
 iii-monna gold galdre bewunden, 
 
 fat fam hring-sele hrlnan ne mdste 
 3055 gumena senig, nefne god sylfa, 
 
 sigora s6'S-cyning, sealde fam fe he wolde 
 
 (he is manna gehyld) hord openian, 
 
 efne sw4 hwylcum manna, sw^ him gemet fdlhte. 
 
 XLII. 
 
 WiGLAF Speaks. The Building of the 
 Bale-Firb. 
 
 pi was gesyne, ' fat se sl6 ne p&h 
 
 3060 fam pe unrihte inne gehj'dde 
 
 wrate under wealle. Weard set 0fsl6h 
 fe^ra sumne ; f d si6 faeh^gewearS a: -c iv^ 
 gewrecen wr|^tce. ."^^"Wundur hwAr, fonne 
 eorl ellen-r6f ende geffifS"-*^ ^ 
 
 3065 lif-gesceafta, fonne leng ne mag 
 
 mon mid his mdgum medu-seld biian^ 
 Sw& was Bi6wulfe, ]>&, he biorges weard 
 s6hte, searo-ntSas : seolfa ne M^e, 
 furh hwat his worulde ged^i^ weofean seeolde ; 
 
 3070 swA hit 6S^d6nj^dag di6pe beriemdon ' 
 )ie6dnas maere, ]>& fat fser dydon, 
 ^atjSe secg wsere synnum seildig, 
 
 Srgum goheaeerooT" hell-bendum fast, 
 wonimum'gewitnalB, "'se fo3e w<n«g stifilSte. 
 
 3075 Nas he gold-hwat: gearwor hafde 
 
96 BEOWULF. [3076-3110. 
 
 Agendes 6st ser gescedwod. 
 WlgUf matJelode, Wihstdnes sunu : 
 ' Oft sceall eorl monig toes -willan 
 ' wrsec ^dre6gan, swfi. tis geworden is. 
 ' Ne meahton we gelseran le6fne ])e6deu, 
 ' rices Eyrde r£e,d senigne, 
 ' fat he ne grfitte gold-weard fone, 
 ' 16te hyne licgean. ]>iBr he longe was, 
 ; wlcum wunian 6S woruld-ende. 
 ' He61don hedh gesceap : hord ys gesceiwod, 
 ' grimme gegongen ; was pat gifeSe t6 swl6, 
 ' f)e pone ]>e6den pyder ontyhte. 
 ' le was paer inne and pat call geond-seh, 
 ' recedes geatwa, ]>&, me gerymed was, 
 ' nealles swsesUce siS Myfed 
 ' inn under eorS-weall. Ic on 6foste geffing 
 ' micle mid mnndum magen-bj'rtSenne 
 ' hord-gestre6na, hider At atbar 
 ' cj ninge mlnum : cwico was pA gena, 
 ' wis and gewittig ; worn eall gesprac 
 ' gomol on gehSo and e6wic grfitan h6t, 
 ' bad pat ge geworhton after wines dsedum 
 ' in ,bsel-stede beorh pone hedn 
 ' micelne and meerne, swA he manna was 
 ' wlgend weorS-fuUost wide geond eor^an, 
 'penden he burh-welan brftcan m6ste. 
 'Uton nu 6fstan 68re Me. 
 ' se6n and sficean searo-geprac, 
 ' wundur under wealle ! ic e6w wlsige, 
 ' pat ge gendge nedn sceAwiaS 
 'be5,gas and brM gold. Sle si6 baer gearo 
 ' adre geafned, ponne we fit eymen, 
 ' and ponne geferian fredn tiserne, 
 ' le6fne mannan, paer he longe sceal 
 ' on pas w^ldendes wsere gepolian." 
 
3111.-3137.] BE(5WULF. 
 
 H6t ]>&, gebe6dan bj^e Wihstdnes, 
 hale hilde-di6r, haleSa monegum 
 bold-4gendra, fat hie beel-wudu 
 feorran feredon, folo-%ende 
 
 3115 gddum tdgfines : " Nu sceal glM fretan 
 " (weaxan wonna 16g) wigena strengel, 
 " pone Jie oft gebM Iseni-scftre, 
 " fonne strsela storm, strengum gebaeded, 
 " sc6c ofer scild-weall, sceft n3-tte he61d, 
 
 3120 " feSer-gearwum ffls fl4ne full-eode." 
 H6ru se snotra suuu Wihst^nes 
 Aclgde of corSre cj'ninges pegnas 
 syfone tdsomne ]j4 sfilestan, 
 eode eabta sum under inwit-hrdf; 
 
 3125 hilde-rinc sum on handa bar 
 
 aled-le6man, se pe on orde ge6ng. 
 Nas pS. on hlj-fcme, hwA pat hord strilde, 
 sySt5an or-wearde senigne dael 
 secgas ges6gon on sele wunian, 
 
 3130 Isene licgan : lyt senig mearn, 
 pat H dfostlice 6t geferedon 
 dy^re m^Srflas ; dracan 6c scufun, 
 wyrm ofer weall-clif, 16ton waeg niman, 
 Add fa8mian fratwa hj-rde. 
 
 3135 paer wSs wunden gold on ween hladen, 
 seghwas unrlm, aSellng boren, 
 hAr hilde-nwo t6 Hrdnes nasse. 
 
BEdwULF. [3138-3169. 
 
 XLIII. Beowulf's Funeral Pyre. 
 
 Him ]>&. gegiredan Gedta le6de 
 M on eorSan un-w3,cllcne, 
 
 3140 helmum behongen, hilde-bordum, 
 
 beorhtum bjTiiura, swA he bfina was ; 
 Megdon P&. t6-middes mferne f'e6deii 
 hale8 ln6fende, hlftford le6fne. 
 Ongunnon ]>k on beorge b£el-fyra maest 
 
 3145 wigend weccan : wudu-rfic AstAh 
 
 sweart ofer swioSole, sw6gende 16g, 
 wApe bewanden (wind-blond gelag) 
 6i5 fat he ]>& bto-hfts gebrocen hafde, 
 hfi,t on hreSre. Higum unr6te 
 
 3150 m6d-ceare mtendon mon-dryhtnes cwealm ; 
 swylce gi6mor-gyd f lat . °°" meowle 
 
 wunden heorde . . . 
 
 serg (?) cearig sselde geneahhe 
 fat hio hyre .... gas hearde 
 
 3155 ede walfylla wonn . . 
 
 hildes egesan hj'So 
 
 haf mid heofon rfice swealh (?) 
 
 Gewoi'hton ]>&, Wedra le6de 
 
 hlsew on hliSe, se was hedh and hrM, 
 
 3160 wffig-llSendum wide gesyne, 
 
 and betimbredon on tj'n dagum 
 beadu-rdfes b^en : bronda betosi 
 wealle beworhton, sw& hyt weorSllcost 
 fore-snotre men findan mihton. 
 
 3165 HI on beorg dydon b6g and siglu, 
 
 eall swylce hyrsta, swylce on horde aer 
 nltS-hydige men genumen hafdon ; 
 forlSton eorla gestre6n eoi-San healdan, 
 gold on gre6te, fser hit nu gen lifaS 
 
3170-3184.] BEOWULF. 99 
 
 3170 eldum sw3, unnyt, sw& hit (X,ror was. 
 
 \>& j'mbe hlaew riodan liilde-de6re, 
 
 aiSelinga beam ealra twelfa, 
 
 woldon ceare cwiSaii, kyning maenan, 
 
 word-gyd wrecan and ymb wer sprecan, 
 3175 eahtodan eorl-scipe and his ellen-weorc 
 
 duguSum dfemdon, swfl, hit ge-d^fe bi6, 
 
 fat mon his wine-dryhten wordum hfirge, 
 
 ferh'Sum fre6ge, ])onne he forS scile 
 
 of llc-haman Imne weorSan. 
 3180 Swa begnornodon Ge4ta le6de 
 
 hMfordes hryie, heorS-genedtas, 
 
 cwsedon fat he wsere woruld-cj'ning 
 
 mannum mildust and mon-fwaerust, 
 
 le6dum llSost and lof-geornost. 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 The Attack m Pinnsbubg* 
 
 " nas byrnaS nsefre." 
 
 HleotSrode fa hea8o-geong cyning : 
 " Ne fis lie dagaS e^stan, ne her draca ne fle6ge^, 
 " ne her fisse healle hornas ne bj-rnafS, 
 5 " ac f6r forS beraS, fugelas singat5, 
 " gylleS grseg-haina, gflS-wudu hlj'nnetS, 
 " scyld seefte oncwy8. Nu seynetS fes mdna 
 " wat5ol under wolcnum ; nu MsatJ wed-dseda, 
 " ]>e fisne folces nl6 fremman willatS. 
 
 10 "Ac onwacnigeaS nu, wigend mine, 
 " hebbaS e6wre haiida, hicgeaS on ellen, 
 " winnaS on orde, wesa^ on mdde ! " 
 pa &V&S monig gold-hladen pegn, gyrde hine his 
 
 swurde ; 
 pS, t6 dura eodon drihtlice cempan, 
 
 16 Sigefert5 and Eaha, hyra sweord getugon, 
 and at 6tSrum durum Ordl4f and GflSlAf, 
 and Hengest sylf; hwearf him on Idste. 
 pa, git Garulf G6t5ere styrode, 
 pat hie swA fre611c feorh forman slSe 
 
 20 t6 psere healle durum hyrsta ne baeran, 
 nu hyt nl5a heard Anyman wolde : 
 ac he fragn ofer eal undearninga, 
 de6r-mdd haletS, hwA pa duru he61de. 
 "SigeferS is mln nama (cwa'6 he), ic eom Secgena 
 
 le6d, 
 
 * See V. 1069 seqq. 
 
25-48.] Be6wULF. 101 
 
 25 " wrecca wide cflS. Fela ic wedna gebS,d, 
 ' ' heardra hilda ; pe is gj't her witod, 
 " swaSer pu sylf t6 me s6eean wylle." 
 pfl, was on wealle wal-sllhta gehlyn, 
 sceolde c61od bord cfinum on handa 
 
 30 b4n-helm berstan. Buruh-felu dynede, 
 6S fat at fiasre gti^e GArulf gecrang, 
 ealra serest eorS-bftendra, 
 Gfl614fes sanu ; ynjbe bine g6dra fela 
 hwearf lacra hrsew. Hrafn wandrode 
 
 35 sweart and sealo-brAn ; swurd-le6nia st6d 
 swylce eal Finns-biiruh fyrenu wsere. 
 Ne gefragn ic nsefre wurSUcor at wera hilde 
 sixtig sige-beorna s61 gebeeran, 
 ne naefre swdnas sw6tne medo s61 forgyldan, 
 
 40 fonne Hnafe guidon his hag-stealdas. 
 
 Hig fuhton flf dagas, sw^ hyra nAn ne fe61 
 driht-gesiSa, ac hig ]>& durn he61don. 
 pk gewS,t him wund haleS on wag gangan, 
 ssede pat his byrne 4brocen waere, 
 
 45 here-sceorpum hr6r, and e4c was his helm pyrl. 
 p& hine s6na fragn folces hyrde, 
 h6 ]>h wlgend hyra wunda genaeson 
 oMe hwatSer psera hyssa 
 
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