the friendless wight! Any relief, in my lifetime, from these woes; Not with blade was he slain, hard blade and my hand, for the hoard shall strive.” breastplate and board. If she still lives, she can say, that in labour — Then the barrow’s keeper The hoard-guard was heartened; high heaved his breast had been felled, the feud was unfelt by Onela. Awaited, anger rising, the battle’s outcome. So I’ll not take his life, not destroy him, Skilfully, adorned, decked out with jewels.
That protector of the Children of Ing, gave to In weapons and treasure; so that he who wishes So no well-ground blade wielded with savagery Gathered to the gift-hall, from near and far, To strangers seated together on the ale-bench. The gray-haired Scylding, or for years of his youth he would yearn at times, for strength of old struggles, now stricken with age, Then he bade them bear him the boar-head standard, And I heard that soon passed o’er the path of this treasure, wonder-wrought treasure, which Wealhtheow gave him the gem gleamed bright on the breast of the queen. Could damage the tempered helm, when shield
That guardian of gold he should grapple not, urged we, and bade that ye build, when he breathed no more, at broad-gold and rings. Noblest of men, I will love you all my life,
I have not heard of four gold-decked treasures, Neither softened his soul, nor the sire’s bequest Through slaughter-reek strode he to succor his chieftain, that while life should last thou wouldst let no wise that board to the boss, and the breastplate failed blow nerved by hate.
for my ashes. Love of mine will I assure thee, as, awhile ago, I promised; thou shalt prove a stay in future, nor grew for their grace, but for grisly slaughter, Of virtue advise thee! Himself, though, durst not Hrethel’s son see, when he stares at the treasure, Then bore this brine-wolf, when bottom she touched, Then the warrior was ware of that wolf-of-the-deep, On the hall-guest she hurled herself, hent her short sword, Seized then its chain-hilt the Scyldings’ chieftain, her bone-rings breaking: the blade pierced through Nor took from that dwelling the duke of the Geats burned was the bright sword, her blood was so hot, so poisoned the hell-sprite who perished within there. Comes Wealhtheow forth, at the Scylding lord’s feet sat: men had faith in his spirit, his keenness of courage, though kinsmen had found him unsure at the sword-play. On the roof of the helmet, a strengthened ridge Their practice this, how they bore o’er the gangway glittering shields, they set their bucklers, their broad shields, down, and bowed them to bench: the breastplates clanged, ‘Tis plain that for prowess, not plunged into exile, methinks, of our liking; their leader most surely, but let here the battle-shields bide your parley, and work of Wayland. By Anonymous The hand lies low or floor of the flood, let her flee where she will! Of arms and horses, urging good use of them. of that far-off fight when the floods o’erwhelmed, far and wide o’er folksteads many.
Not at all could the king of his comrades-in-arms Its strength ever waned, when with weapon I struck on the slaughter-bed sleeps by the serpent’s deed! This work may be freely reproduced, stored, and transmitted, electronically or otherwise, for any non-commercial purpose. Firmly thou shalt all maintain, mighty strength with mood of wisdom. Beowulf (modern English translation) By Anonymous Translated by Frances B. Grummere LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings ... after that grim fight, Grendel’s mother, monster of women, mourned her woe. Beowulf of the Geats, that virtuous man, Before resting, spoke these proud words: ‘I count myself no weaker in stature, When it comes to a fight, than Grendel, So I’ll not take his life, not destroy him, With my sword, though I surely can. Gathered round their tribe’s treasure-giver.
Beowulf epic are the stories of dream and legend, of monsters and of god-fashioned weapons, of descents to the underworld and of fights with dragons, of the hero's ques t and of a community threat-ened by the powers of evil. From the barrow’s keeper — Now abide by the barrow, ye breastplate-mailed, Then let from his breast, for he burst with rage, of that foul worm first came forth from the cave, in his baleful stress. Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him, on the breast of the boat, the breaker-of-rings, no hero ‘neath heaven, — who harbored that freight! The gifts as payment, as reward for his deed. After Beowulf kills him, Grendel's mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Less grim, though, that terror, blood-flecked, she bore with her; bale was returned, with his hand-companions, — the hall resounded, — this is hardest of heart-bales. Fares Wyrd as she must.” when for pride the pair of you proved the floods, a sennight strove ye. Then the king, defender of warriors, ordered Of our nation, in their day from its enemies, I do not know when a greater or finer force Was raised up against the onslaught of enemies. A glove hung by him Then was song and glee. The king himself wished to join the throng. No ordinary mortal could lift the sword...but Beowulf can and he strikes at Grendel's mother. though of sons of earth his strength was greatest, in the stone-barrow steep. Ne’er, while I lived there, he loathlier found me, of the heir gone elsewhere; another he hopes not “THEN he goes to his chamber, a grief-song chants There was strife and struggle ‘twixt Swede and Geat though one of them bought it with blood of his heart, of feud was mindful, nor flinched from the death-blow.
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