BEOWULF Old English Edition

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129r

|HWT: WE GARDENA eodcyninga

IN GEARDAGUM

rym gefrunon. elle(n) fremedon! sceaen[a] reatum meodosetla ofteah,

Hu a elingas Oft Scyld Scefing 5

monegum mgum egsode eorl,

syan rest wear() He s frofre geba(d), weormyndum ah, ara ymbsittendra

feasceaft funden.

weox under wolcnum, o t him ghwylc 10 ofer hronrade gomban gyldan. m eafera ws geong in geardum, folce to frofre. 15

hyran scolde, t ws god cyning. fter cenned one God sende

Fyrenearfe ongeat. aldor[le]ase

t hie r drugon lange hwile.

Him s Liffrea, woroldare forgeaf.

wuldres wealdend,

Beowulf ws breme, Scyldes eafera 20 129v

bld wide sprang,

Scedelandum in. gode gewyrcean,

Swa sceal ge[ong] [g]uma fromum feohgiftum t hine on ylde wi(l)gesias, leode gelsten.

on fder |[bea](r)me,

eft gewunigen

onne wig cume, Lofddum sceal man geeon. to gescphwile

25

in mga gehwre Him a Scyld gewat felahror feran

on Frean wre. to brimes faroe,

Hi hyne a tbron swse gesias. 30

Swa he selfa bd wine Scyldinga.

enden wordum weold Leof landfruma r t hye stod isig 7 utfus, Aledon a

lange ahte. hringedstefna,

elinges fr. leofne eoden, on bearm scipes, r ws madma fela

35

beaga bryttan

mrne be mste. of feorwegum

frtwa gelded. ceol gegyrwan

Ne hyrde ic cymlicor hildewpnum 40

7 heaowdum, Him on bearme lg a him mid scoldon

billum 7 byrnum. madma mnigo, on flodes ht

feor gewitan. lacum teodan,

Nals hi hine lssan eodgestreonum,

on[ne] ()a d(y)don,

45 130r

e hine t frumsceafte nne ofer ye

for onsendon

umborwe|sende. segen g(y)[l]denne

a gyt hie him asetton heah ofer heafod, geafon on garsecg. 50 murnende mod. secgan t(o) soe

leton holm ber(an) Him ws geomor sefa, Men ne cunnon selerdenne, hwa m hlste onfeng.

hle under heofenum, .I. A ws on burgum leo(f) leodcyning 55 folcum gefrge. aldor of earde. heah Healfdene, gamol 7 gureouw, m feower bearn 60 in worold wocun:

Beowulf Scyldinga longe rage,

Fder ellor hwearf, O t him eft onwoc heold enden lifde, glde Scyldingas. forgerimed weoroda rswa, 7 Halga til. [wear] Elan cwen,

Heorogar, 7 Hrogar,

Hyrde ic t [ele] [an] Heao-Scilfingas a ws Hrogare 65 wiges weormynd, georne hyrdon, magodriht micel. t healreced 130v 70

healsgebedda. heresped gyfen, t him his winemagas

o t seo geogo geweox Him on mod bearn

hatan wolde, men gewyrcean fre gefrunon -

|[medo]rn micel one yldo (b)earn

7 r on innan

eall (g)edlan swylc him God sealde,

geongum 7 ealdum, buton folcscare

7 feorum gumena. weorc gebannan

()a ic wide gefrgn 75 manigre mge folcstede frtwan. dre mid yldum, healrna mst.

geond isne middangeard, Him on fyrste gelomp, t hit wear ealgearo, Scop him Heort naman, wide hfde.

se e his wordes geweald 80 He beot ne aleh, sinc t symle. heah 7 horngeap. laan liges.

beagas dlde, Sele hlifade, Heaowylma bad,

Ne ws hit lenge a gen aum swerian, wcnan scolde. earfolice se e in ystrum bad, dream gehyrde

t se secghete 85 fter wlnie a se ellengst rage geolode,

t he dogora gehwam hludne in healle. 90

r ws hearpan sweg, Sgde, se e cue,

swutol sang scopes. frumsceaft fira

feorran reccan, eoran w(orh)[te],

132r

|cw() t se lmihtiga wlitebeorhtne wang, gesette sigehreig

swa wter b(e)buge, sunn(an) 7 monan,

95

leoman to leohte 7 gefrtwade

landb(uen)dum.

foldan sceatas, lif eac gesceop

leomum 7 leafum,

cy(n)na gehwylcum Swa a drihtguman 100 eadiglice,

ara e cwice hwyrfa(.) dreamum lifd(on)

o t an ongan feond on helle. Grendel haten,

fyrene fre[m]man,

Ws se grimma gst mre mearcstapa, fen 7 fsten. 105 wonsli wer

se e moras heold,

Fifelcynnes eard weardode hwile, forscrifen hfde

sian him Scyppend in Caines cynne. ece Drihten,

one cwealm gewrc,

s e he Abel slog. ac He hine feor forwrc,

Ne gefeah he re fhe, 110 Metod for y mane anon untydras eotenas 7 ylfe 132v

mancynne fram.

ealle onwocon, 7 orcneas, a wi Gode wunnon

swylce gi|[ga](ntas), lange rag(e). .II.

(He) him s lean forgeald.

115

(Ge)wat a neosian, hean huses,

syan niht becom,

hu hit Hring-Dene gebun hfdon. elinga gedriht Sorge ne cuon,

fter (b)eorege Fand a r inne

swefan fter (sy)mble. 120 wonsceaft wera. grim 7 grdig, reoc 7 ree, ritig egna.

Wiht unhlo, gearo sona ws,

7 on rste genam anon eft gewat

hue hremig 125

to ham faran, wica neosan. mid rdge gumum undyrne. wop upahafen, Mre eoden

mid re wlfylle a ws on uhtan Grendles gucrft a ws fter wiste micel morgensweg.

130

eling rgod, olode ryswy,

unblie st, egnsorge dreah, last sceawedon,

syan hie s laan wergan gastes. 133r 135 la 7 longsum. ac ym(b) ane niht morbeala mare, fhe 7 fyrene.

Ws t gewin to strang, Ns hit lengra |(f)yrst, ef(t gefremede) 7 no mearn fore Ws to fst on am. e him elles hwr

(a) ws eafynde geru(m)licor 140

rste [wolde], a hi(m) gebeacnod ws, sweo(to)lan tacne Heold h(y)ne syan

bed fter burum, gesgd solice healegnes hete. fyr 7 fstor, Swa rixode

se m feonde twand. 7 wi rihte wan, o t idel stod

145

ana wi eallum, husa selest.

Ws seo hwil micel, torn geolode weana gehwelcne,

twelf wintra tid, wine, scyldenda, sidra sorga. 150 ylda bearnum

Foram [sona] wear undyrne, cu,

gyddum geomore, hwile wi Hrogar, fyrene 7 fhe singale sce. 155

tte Grendel wan hetenias wg,

fela missera, Sibbe ne wolde mgenes Deniga, fea ingian. wenan orfte

wi manna hwone feorhbealo feorran, Ne r nnig witena beorhtre bote

to ban[an] folmum. (eh)tende ws (du)gue 7 geogoe, (s)innihte heold

133v 160

|[Atol] (glca) deorc deasc(ua), seomade 7 syrede, mistige moras. hwyder helrunan Swa fela fyrena

Men ne (c)unnon hwyrftum scria. feond mancyn(n)es, oft gefremede, Heorot eardode, sweartum nihtum. gretan moste ne his myne wisse. wine Scyldinga,

165

atol angengea, (h)eardra hyna. sinc(fa)ge sel

No he one gifstol maum for Metode, 170 t ws wrc micel modes breca. rice to rune;

Monig oft gest rd eahtedon, selest wre

hwt swiferhum wi frgryrum 175

to gefremmanne. t hrrgtrafum

Hwilum hie geheton wigweorunga, t him gastbona

wordum bdon geoce gefremede

wi eodreaum. henra hyht. 180 in modsefan, dda Demend, 134r

Swylc ws eaw hyra,

Helle gemundon Metod hie ne cuon, ne wiston hie Drihten God. herian (ne) cuon,

|(Ne hie) huru heofena Helm wuldres Waldend. urh sline ni

Wa bi m e sceal

sawle bescufa(n) frofre ne wenan, Wel bi m e mot Drihten secean freoo wilnian.

185

in fyres fm, wihte gewendan. fter deadge

7 to fder fmum .III. Swa a mlceare 190 singala sea.

maga Healfdenes

Ne mihte snotor hle Ws t gewin to swy, e on a leode becom, nihtbealwa mst. Higelaces egn,

wean onwendan. la 7 longsum,

nydwracu nigrim,

t fram ham gefrgn 195 god mid Geatum, Se ws moncynnes on m dge ele 7 eacen. godne gegyrwan. 200 ofer swanrade mrne eoden, one sift him 134v lyt hwon logon.

Grendles dda. mgenes strengest

ysses lifes, Het him ylidan Cw, he gucyning

secean wolde, a him ws manna earf. snotere ceorlas |(eah) he him leof wre,

hwetton hige(rofne). 205 Hfde se goda

(H)l sceawedon.

Geata leoda ara e he cenoste

(c)empan gecorone, findan mihte.

Fiftyna sum secg wisade, landgemyrcu. Flota ws on yum, Beornas gearwe Streamas wundon, Secgas bron beorhte frtwe, Guman ut scufon, wudu bundenne. winde gefysed,

sundwudu sohte, lagucrftig mon 210 Fyrst for gewat. bat under beorge. on stefn stigon. sund wi sande. on bearm nacan 215 gusearo geatolic. weras on wilsi

Gewat a ofer wgholm, flota famiheals o t ymb antid 220 wundenstefna t a liende brimclifu blican, side snssas. eoletes t ende. 225 Wedera leode swudu sldon. gugewdo.

fugle gelicost, ores dogores

gewaden hfde, land gesawon, beorgas steape, a ws sund liden, anon up hrae on wang stigon, Syrcan hrysedon,

Gode ancedon eae wurdon. weard Scildinga,

s e him ylade 135r 230

|(a) of wealle geseah se e (holm)clifu

healdan scolde,

beran ofer bolcan fyrdsearu fuslicu. modgehygdum

beorhte randas, Hine fyrwyt brc hwt a men wron. wicge rid(an),

Gewat him a to waroe 235 egn Hrogares,

rymmum cwehte meelwordum frgn.

mgenwudu mundum, "Hwt, syndon ge byrnum wer(e)de, ofer lagustrte 240

searohbbendra, e us brontne ceol

ldan cwomon,

hider ofer holmas?" [H]e ws endesta, e on land Dena mid scipherge "No her culicor gwearde heold,

lara nnig scean ne meahte. cuman ongunnon ne ge leafnesword gearwe ne wisson, Nfre ic maran geseah onne is eower sum, Nis t seldguma, Nfre him his wlite leoge,

245

lindhbbende, gufremmendra maga gemedu. eorla ofer eoran

secg on searwum. 250

wpnum geweorad. nlic ansyn.

Nu ic eower sceal r ge fyr |(heon)an on land Den(a) Nu ge feorbuend, mine gehyra ofost is selest

135v

frumcyn witan, leassceaweras furur feran.

255

mereliende

anfealdne geoht: to gecyanne.

(H)wanan eowre cyme syndon?"

.IIII. Him se yldesta werodes wisa, 260 andswarode, wordhord onleac: Geata leode

"We synt gumcynnes 7 Higelaces

heorgeneatas. folcum gecyed, Ecgeow hatan. r he on weg hwurfe, Hine gearwe geman, wide geond eoran. hlaford inne,

Ws min fder ele ordfruma,

Gebad wintra worn, 265 gamol of geardum. witena welhwylc

We urh holdne hige sunu Healfdenes, leodgebyrgean. 270

secean cwomon, Wes u us larena god. micel rende,

Habba we to m mran Deniga frean.

Ne sceal r dyrne sum u wast, gif hit is

wesan s, ic wene. 136r swa we solice

|secgan hyrdon, scea(ona) ic nat hwylc,

t mid Scyldingum 275 deogol ddhata, eawe urh egsan hynu 7 hrafyl.

deorcu(m) nihtum, uncune ni(), Ic s Hrogar mg, rd gelran, feond oferswye fre scolde,

ur(h) rumne sefan, hu he, fro(d 7) god, 280 gyf him edwend(an) bealuwa bisigu, 7 a cearwylmas oe a syan

bot eft cuman. colran wura, earforage,

reanyd ola, 285 on heahstede

enden r wuna husa selest." r on wicge st, "ghwres sceal gescad witan se e wel ence. t is is hold weorod Gewita for beran Ic eow wisige. mine hate flotan eowerne,

Weard maelode, ombeht unforht: scearp scyldwiga worda 7 worca, 290 Ic t gehyre, frean Scyldinga. wpen 7 gewdu.

Swylce ic maguegnas wi feonda gehwone 295 niwtyrwydne arum healdan, 136v

nacan on sande, o t eft byre leofne mannan, (t)o Wedermearce. swylcum gifee bi hal gedige." Flota (s)tille bad,

ofer lagustrea|(mas) wudu wundenhals Godfremmendra

300

t one hilders

Gewiton him a feran. seomode on sole on ancre fst.

sidfmed (sc)ip, Eoforlic scionon gehroden golde, Ferhwearde heold, Guman onetton,

(o)fer hleorberan, 305 fah 7 fyrheard.

gumod grummon. sigon tsomne, geatolic 7 goldfah, t ws foremrost 310

o t hy ltimbred, ongyton mihton. foldbuendum On m se rica bad.

receda under roderum.

Lixte se leoma Him a hildedeor torht gethte, gegnum gangan. 315 wicg gewende,

ofer landa fela. of modigra

t hie him to mihton Gubeorna sum word fter cw. Fder alwalda

"Ml is me to feran. mid arstafum sia gesunde. 137r

eowic gehealde, Ic to s wille, wearde healdan."

wi |(w)ra() werod .V.

320

Strt ws stanfah, gumum tgdere. heard, hondlocen, song in searwum,

stig wisode Gubyrne scan hringiren scir a hie to sele furum gangan cwomon.

in hyra gryregeatwum 325 Setton smee

side scyldas, wi s recedes weal, Byrnan hringdon, Garas stodon samod tgdere, Ws se irenreat a r wlonc hle

rondas regnhearde bugon a to bence. gusearo gumena. smanna searo, 330

scholt ufan grg. wpnum gewurad. oretmecgas

fter hleum frgn: ftte scyldas

"Hwanon ferigea ge grge syrcan 335

7 grimhelmas, Ic eom Hrogares

heresceafta heap? ar 7 ombiht.

Ne seah ic eleodige

us manige men

modiglicran. nalles for wrcsium,

Wen' ic t ge for wlenco, 137v 340 ac for hige|(ry)mmum Him a elle(n)rof wlanc Wedera leod, heard under helme. beodgeneatas. Wille ic asecgan 345 mrum eodne, aldre inum,

Hrogar sohton."

andswarode, word fter sprc, "We synt Higelaces

Beowulf is min nama. sunu Healfdenes, min rende,

gif he us geunnan wile gretan moton."

t we hine swa godne Wulfgar maelode. ws his modsefa 350 wig 7 wisdom: frean Scildinga, beaga bryttan, eoden mrne 7 e a andsware 355 e me se goda

t ws Wendla leod, manegum gecyed,

"Ic s wine Deniga, frinan wille, swa u bena eart, ymb inne si, dre gecyan agifan ence." r Hrogar st,

Hwearf a hrdlice eald 7 unhar, Eode ellenrof Deniga frean. 138r

mid his eorla gedriht. t he for eaxlum gestod Cue he dugue eaw. |to [h]i(s) winedrihtne: feorran cumene, Geata leode.

Wulfgar maelode

"Her syndon ge(fere)de, ofer geofenes (be)gang one yldestan

ore(t)mecgas

Beowulf nemna. 365

Hy benan synt, wi e moton

t hie, eoden min, wordum wrixlan. inra gegncwida, Hy on wiggetawum eorla gehtlan.

No u him wearne geteoh gldman Hrogar. wyre incea

Huru se aldor deah, hider wisade."

370

se m heaorincum .VI. Hrogar maelode, "Ic hine cue

helm Scyldinga:

cnihtwesende. Ecgeo haten. Hreel Geata,

Ws his ealdfder m to ham forgeaf 375 angan dohto(r). heard her cumen, onne sgdon t, a e gifsceattas 138v 380 yder to ance,

Is his eaforan nu sohte holdne wine. sliende,

Geata fyredon t he ri|(tig)es on his (mund)gripe Hine halig God

manna mgencrft heaorof hbbe. for arstafum

us onsende, ()s ic wen hbbe, (Ic) m godan sceal (m)admas beodan. hat in gan samod tgdere. t hie sint wilcuman

to West-Denum,

wi Grendles gryre. 385 for his modrce Beo u on ofeste, seon sibbegedriht

Gesaga him eac wordum, Deniga leodum."

Word inne abead.

390

"Eow het secgan, aldor East-Dena, 7 ge him syndon heardhicgende

sigedrihten min, t he eower elu can, ofer swylmas hider wilcuman. in eowrum gugeatawum, Hrogar geseon. her onbidan, worda geinges." ymb hine rinc manig Sume r bidon, swa him se |(hea)rda bebead. (a) secg wisode

Nu ge moton gangan 395 under heregriman, Lta hildebord wuduwlsceaftas, Aras a se rica,

rylic egna heap. 139r heaoreaf heoldon, Snyredon tsomn(e). under Heorotes hrof, hea[rd] under helme, Beowulf maelode. 405 sea[ro]net seowed

t he on heoe gestod. On him byrne scan, smies orancum: Ic eom Higelaces

"Ws u, Hr(o)gar, hal. mg 7 magoegn.

Hbbe ic mra fela Me wear Grendles ing

ongunnen on geogoe. on minre eeltyrf 410 Secga sliend reced selesta idel 7 unnyt,

undyrne cu. t s sele stande,

rinca gehwylcum, sian fenleoht beholen weore. leode mine,

under heofenes hador a me t gelrdon 415 a selestan,

snotere ceorlas, t ic e sohte,

eoden Hrogar,

for an hie mgenes crft selfe ofersawon, fah from feondum, 420 yde eotena cyn, niceras nihtes; 139v

mine cuon;

a ic of searwum cwom, r ic fife geband, 7 on yum slog nearoearfe dreah, Wean ahsodon, 7 nu wi Grendel sceal, ana gehegan (Ic) e nu a, biddan wille, anre bene, wigendra hleo,

wrc |(Wed)[e]ra ni. forgrand g(ra)mum. wi am aglcan

425

ing wi yrse.

brego Beorht-Dena eodor Scyldinga,

t u me ne forwyrne, freowine (f)olca, 430 t ic mote ana

nu ic us feorran com: - minra eorla gedryht Heorot flsian. t se glca

7 es hearda heap! Hbbe ic eac geahsod for his wonhydum

wpna ne recce. swa me Higelac sie,

Ic t onne forhicge, 435 min mondrihten, t ic sweord bere geolorand to gue. fon wi feonde la wi laum. 440 Dryhtnes dome,

modes blie, oe sidne scyld, Ac ic mid grape sceal

7 ymb feorh sacan, r gelyfan sceal se e hine dea nime. gif he wealdan mot

Wen' ic t he wille, in m gusele, 140r etan unforhte,

Geotena leode swa he |oft dyde

mgenhre manna. 445 hafalan hydan, deore fahne,

Na (u) minne earft

ac he me habban wile gif mec dea nime. byrgea(n) ence,

Byre blodig wl, ete angenga

unmurnlice, No u ymb mines ne earft

mearca morhopu. 450 lices feorme

leng sorgian. gif mec hild nime, t mine breost were,

Onsend Higelace beaduscruda betst, hrgla selest.

t is Hrdlan laf G a wyrd swa hio scel.

Welandes geweorc. .VII. 455 Hrogar maelode, "Fere fyhtum, u, 7 for arstafum Gesloh in fder

helm Scyldinga: wine min Beowulf,

usic sohtest. fhe mste. to handbonan

Wear he Heaolafe 460 mid Wilfingum. for herebrogan anon he gesohte 140v ofer ya gewealc a ic furum weold 465 7 on geogoe heold hordburh hlea. min yldra mg

a hine [wi]gara cyn habban ne mihte. Su-Dena folc Ar-|(Scyl)dinga. folce Deninga gimmerice a ws Heregar dead, unlifigende, Se ws betera onne ic. feo ingode.

bearn (H)ealfdenes. Sian ()a fhe

470

Sende ic Wylfingum ealde madmas.

ofer wteres hrycg

He me aas swor. on sefan minum,

Sorh is me to secganne gumena ngum, hyno on Heorote 475 frnia gefremed. wigheap gewanod. on Grendles gryre. one dolsceaan Ful oft gebeotedon, 480 ofer ealowge

hwt me Grendel hafa mid his heteancum, Is min fletwerod, Hie wyrd forsweop God eae mg dda getwfan. beore druncne,

oretmecgas, bidan woldon

t hie in beorsele Grendles gue

mid gryrum ecga. on morgentid

onne ws eos medoheal drihtsele dreorfah, 141r eal |bencelu

onne dg lixte,

blode bestymed, Ahte ic holdra y ls,

heall heor(u)dreore. deorre dugue, Site nu t(o) symle sigehre secgum, 490

e a dea fornam. 7 onsl meoto, swa in sefa hwette." geador tsomne

a ws Geatmcgum on beorsele

benc gerymed. sittan eodon, egn nytte beheold, hroden ealowge, Scop hwilum sang r ws hlea dream,

r swiferhe ryum dealle.

se e on handa br 495 scencte scir wered. hador on Heorote.

dugu unlytel .VIII.

Dena 7 Wedera.

HVNfer maelode, e t fotum st 500

Ecglafes bearn,

frean Scyldinga. Ws him Beowulfes si, micel funca, t nig oer man middangeardes onne he sylfa:

Onband beadurune. modges merefaran, foron e he ne ue

141v

fre |mra on ma

gehedde under heofenum 505 "Eart u se Beowulf, on sidne s,

se e wi Brecan wunne

ymb sund flite, wada cunnedon

r git for wlence 7 for dolgilpe aldrum nedon? 510 ne leof ne la, sorhfullne si,

on deop wter Ne inc nig mon, belean mihte a git on sund reon. earmum ehton, mundum brugdon, Geofon yum Git on wteres ht He e t sunde oferflat, a hine on morgentid holm up tbr, swsne .eel., lond Brondinga, r he folc ahte,

r git eagorstream mton merestrta, glidon ofer garsecg. 515 weol, wintrys wylm. seofon niht swuncon. hfde mare mgen. on Heao-Rmes. onon he gesohte 520 leof his leodum, freooburh fgere, 142r burh 7 beagas.

|Beot eal wi e

sunu Beanstanes

so[e] gelste. wyrsan (ge)ingea, gehwr dohte,

onne wene ic to e 525 eah u heaorsa grimre gue,

gif u Grendl(es) dearst nean bi(dan)." bearn Ecgeowes: wine min Hunfer(),

nihtlongne fyrst

Beowulf maelode, "Hwt, u worn fela, 530 beore druncen,

ymb Brecan sprce, So ic talige

sgdest from his sie. t ic merestrengo earfeo on yum, Wit t gecwdon, 535 7 gebeotedon on geogofeore aldrum nedon,

maran ahte, onne nig oer man. cnihtwesende

- wron begen a git t wit on garsecg ut 7 t gefndon swa. a wit on sund reon,

Hfdon swurd nacod, heard on handa. 540 werian ohton. flodyum feor hraor on holme, 142v a wit t|(s)omne fif nihta fyrst, 545 wado weallende, nipende niht,

Wit unc wi hronfixas No he wiht fram me fleotan meahte, no ic fram him wolde. on s wron

(o) t unc flod todraf, wedera cealdost,

7 noran(w)ind Hreo wron (y)a.

heaogrim ondhwearf. Ws merefixa

mod onhrered: licsyrce min

r me wi laum

550

heard hondlocen, beadohrgl broden, golde gegyrwed. fah feondscaa, grim on grape.

helpe gefremede, on breostum lg,

Me to grunde teah, fste hfde, Hwre me gyfee wear orde gerhte,

555

t ic aglcan hildebille.

Heaors fornam urh mine hand."

mihtig meredeor .VIIII. "Swa mec gelome reatedon earle. 560 deoran sweorde, Ns hie re fylle manforddlan, symbel ymbston 143r 565 Ac on mergenne, be ylafe

lageteonan Ic him enode swa hit gedefe ws. gefean hfdon,

t hie me egon, sgrunde neah. mecum |wunde,

uppe lgon, t syan na

swe(o[r]dum) aswefede, ymb bront(ne) ford lade ne letton.

brimliende

(Leoht) eastan com, brimu swaredon,

beorht beacen Godes, 570 t ic snssas windige weallas. unfgne eorl,

geseon mihte, Wyrd oft nere onne his ellen deah. t ic mid sweorde ofsloh

Hwere me geslde niceras nigene. 575

No ic on niht gefrgn heardran feohtan,

under heofones hwealf

ne on egstreamum Hwaere ic fara feng sies werig.

earmran mannon. feore gedigde,

a mec s obr, on Finna land, No ic wiht fram e secgan hyrde,

flod fter faroe 580 w[a]du weallendu. swylcra searonia billa brogan. t heaolace, swa deorlice 585

Breca nfre git ne gehwer incer, dd gefremede No ic s gylpe, to banan wurde,

fagum sweordum.

eah u inum brorum 143v heafodmgum. werho dreogan, Secge ic e to soe, 590

s u in | (hell)e scealt eah in (wit) duge. sunu Ecg(laf)es, gryra gefremede,

t nfre Gredel swa fela atol glca ealdre inum,

hyno on Heorote, sefa swa searogrim

gif in hige wre, swa u self talast. t he a fhe ne earf,

Ac he hafa onfunden 595 atole ecgrce swie onsittan Nyme nydbade, leode Deniga,

eower leode Sige-Scyldinga. nnegum ara

ac he lust wige, secce ne wene

swefe ond sende, 600 to Gar-Denum. eafo 7 ellen gue gebeodan.

Ac ic him Geata sceal ungeara nu G eft, se e mot,

to medo modig, ofer ylda bearn 605

sian morgenleoht ores dogores, suan scine." sinces brytta, Geoce gelyfde, - gehyrde on (Beo)wulfe,

sunne sweglwered a ws on salum gamolfeax 7 gurof.

144r

|brego Beorht-Dena folces hyrde,

fstrdne geoht. hlyn swynsode, Eode Wealheow for,

610

r ws hlea hleahtor, word wron wynsume. cwen Hrogares, grette goldhroden 7 a freolic wif

cynna gemyndig, guman on healle. ful gesealde eelwearde, t r(e) beorege, He on lust geeah sigerof kyning.

615

rest East-Dena bd hine bline leodum leofne. symbel 7 seleful, Ymbeode a,

ides Helminga, dl ghwylcne, o t sl alamp beaghroden cwen, medoful tbr. Gode ancode s e hire se willa gelamp, eorl gelyfde

620

dugue 7 geogoe sincfato sealde, t hio Beowulfe, mode geungen, Grette Geata leod,

625

wisfst wordum, t heo on nigne fyrena frofre.

He t ful geeah, |(t W)ealheon, gue gefysed.

144v

wlreow wiga 7 a gyddode,

630

Beowulf maelode, "Ic t hogode, sbat gest t ic anunga willan geworhte,

bearn Ecgeowes:

a ic on holm gestah,

mid minra secga gedriht, eowra leoda oe on wl crunge, Ic gefremman sceal

635

feondgrapum fst. eorlic ellen,

oe endedg minne gebidan." wel licodon, Eode goldhroden, to hire frean sittan. inne on healle, eod on slum,

on isse meoduhealle am wife a word gilpcwide Geates. 640 freolicu folccwen, a ws eft, swa r ryword sprecen, sigefolca sweg, sunu Healfdenes 645 fenrste.

o t semninga secean wolde

Wiste m ahlcan hilde geinged, geseon meahton,

to m heahsele

sian hie sunnan leoht oe nipende

niht ofer ealle, scrian cwoman, Werod eall aras.

scaduhelma gesceapu 650 wan under wolcnum. Grette a guma Hrogar Beowulf, 145r winrnes |geweald,

[guman] oerne, 7 him hl abead, 7 t word acw: r alyfde, hebban mihte,

"Nfre ic negum men 655 sian ic hond 7 rond ryrn Dena,

buton e nu a.

Hafa nu 7 geheald gemyne mro, waca wi wraum. 660

husa selest, mgenellen cy, Ne bi e wilna gad aldre gedigest."

gif u t ellenweorc .X. A him Hrogar gewat eodur Scyldinga Wolde wigfruma cwen to gebeddan.

mid his hlea gedryht,

ut of healle. Wealheo secan, Hfde Kyningwuldor swa guman gefrungon, Sundornytte beheold eotonweard abead. georne truwode Metodes hyldo. isernbyrnan, sealde his hyrsted sweord,

665

Grendle togeanes, seleweard aseted. ymb aldor Dena, Huru Geata leod modgan mgnes,

670

a he him of dyde helm of hafelan, irena cyst,

ombihtegne, hildegeatwe. gylpworda sum,

7 gehealdan het

Gesprc a se goda 145v Beowulf |Geata,

r he on bed stige: hnagran talige,

"No ic me an herewsmun gugeweorca,

onne Grendel hine. swebban nelle,

Foran ic hine sweorde aldre beneotan, 680 Nat he ara goda, rand geheawe, nigeweorca.

eah ic eal mge. t he me ongean slea,

eah e he rof sie Ac wit on niht sculon

secge ofersittan, wig ofer wpen. 685

gif h[e] gesecean dear 7 sian witig God, halig Dryhten,

on swa hwere hond, mro deme,

swa him gemet ince." hleorbolster onfeng

Hylde hine a heaodeor, eorles andwlitan, snellic srinc 690

7 hine ymb monig

selereste gebeah. t he anon scolde

Nnig heora ohte, eft eardlufan

fre gesecean, r he afeded ws. t hie r to fela micles,

folc oe freoburh,

Ac hie hfdon gefrunen in m winsele 695 146r Denigea leode.

wldea fornam Ac him Dryhten forgeaf |Wedera leodum, (t hie) feond heora ealle ofercomon, So is gecyed, manna cynnes Com on wanre niht Sceotend swfon,

wigspeda gewiofu frofor 7 fult(um), urh anes crft selfes mihtum.

700

t mihtig God

weold (wide)ferh.

scrian s(cea)dugenga. a t hornreced ealle buton an(um). 705 t hie ne moste, se synscaa

healdan scoldon, t ws yldum cu, a Meto(d) nolde,

under sceadu bregdan. wraum on andan beadwa geinges.

Ac he wccende bad bolgenmod .XI.

a com of more 710 Grendel gongan,

under misthleoum Godes yrre br. manna cynnes in sele am hean. to s e he winreced,

Mynte se manscaa sumne b(e)syrwan

Wod under (wolc)num goldsele gum(e)na 715 fttum fahne.

gearwost wisse,

Ne ws t forma si ham gesohte. r |(ne) sian,

t he Hrogares 146v

Nfre he on aldordagum, heardran hle, Com a to recede

healegnas fand. rinc siian, Duru sona onarn, syan he hire folmum [t]hran. a [h]e gebolgen ws,

720

dreamum bedled. fyr(ben)dum fst,

Onbrd a bealohydig, recedes muan. on fagne flor 725 eode yrremod. ligge gelicost

Rae fter on feond treddode, Him of eagum stod leoht unfger. rinca manige, samod tgdere

Geseah he in recede swefan sibbegedriht magorinca heap. 730

a his mod ahlog, r on dg cwome,

mynte t he gedlde, atol aglca lif wi lice, wistfylle wen. t he ma moste

anra gehwylces a him alumpen ws Ne ws (t) (w)yrd a gen manna cynnes ryswy beheold,

735

icgean ofer a niht.

mg Higelaces, under frgripum Ne t se aglca

hu se manscaa gefaran wolde. yldan ohte, forman sie slat unwearnum,

147A (131)r ac he ge|feng hrae 740 slpendn(e) rinc, bat banlocan,

bl(od) edrum dranc, Sona hfde

synsndum swealh. unlyfigendes fe(t) 7 folma. 745

ealgefeormod For near tstop, higeihtigne

nam a mid h(an)da rinc on rste,

rhte ongean He onfeng hrae

feond mid folme. inwitancum

7 wi earm gest. fyrena hyrde, middangeardes, on elran men He on mode wear No y r fram meahte. wolde on heolster fleon, Ne ws his drohto r r gemette.

Sona t onfunde, 750 t he ne mette eoran sceatta,

mundgripe maran. forht on ferhe.

Hyge ws him hinfus, 755 secan deofla gedrg.

swylce he on ealderdagum Gemunde a se goda, fensprce.

mg Higelaces,

Uplang astod Fingras burston. eorl furur stop.

7 him fste wifeng. 760 Eoten ws utweard,

147A (131)v Mynte se mra,

|[hw](r) he meahte swa,

widre gewindan, fleon on fenhopu. on grames grapum, 765

7 (o)n weg anon Wiste [h]is fingra geweald (t) he ws geocorsi to Heorute ateah. Denum eallum wear, cenra gehwylcum, Yrre wron begen,

t se hearmsca(a) Dryhtsele (dy)nede. ceasterbuendum,

eorlum ealuscerwen. ree renweardas. 770

Reced hlynsode. t se winsele t he on hrusan ne feol,

a ws wundor micel wihfde heaodeorum, fger foldbold. innan 7 utan

Ac he s fste ws irenbendum r fram sylle abeag

searooncum besmiod. 775 medubenc monig, golde geregnad,

mine gefrge, r a graman wunnon. witan Scyldinga, manna nig,

s ne wendon r, t hit a mid gemete [b]etlic 7 banfag, 780 147r listum tolucan,

tobrecan meahte, nyme liges fm Sweg |up astag,

swulge on swaule. niwe geneahhe: atelic egesa,

Nor-Denum st(od)

anra gehwylcum wop gehyrdon, Godes andsacan, (sar) wanigean, Heold hine fste, mgene str(en)gest

ara (e) of wealle 785 gryreleo (ga)lan sigeleasne sang, helle hfton.

se e manna ws

on m dge .XII. 790 Nolde eorla hleo

ysses lifes.

nige inga cwicne forltan,

one cwealmcuman ne his lifdagas nytte tealde.

leoda nigum r genehost brgd ealde lafe, feorh ealgian, r hie meahton swa. a hie gewin drugon,

eorl Beowulfes, 795 wolde freadrihtnes mres eodnes, Hie t ne wiston, heardhicgende

hildemecgas, heawan ohton,

7 on healfa gehwone 800 sawle secan:

one synscaan irenna cyst,

nig ofer eoran, gubilla nan 147v

gretan nolde. |(fo)rsworen hfde,

Ac he sigewpnum ecga gehwylcre.

Scolde (h)is aldorgedal ysses (lif)es 7 se ellorgast feor siian. se e fela ror

805

on m dge earmlic wuran,

(on) feonda geweald a t (o)nfunde modes myre 810

(m)anna cynne he (f)ag wi God, lstan (n)olde, mg Hygela(c)es Ws gehwer orum

fyrene gefremede, t him se lichoma ac hine se modega hfde be honda. lifigende la.

Licsar gebad,

815

atol glca.

Him on eaxle wear seonowe onsprungon, Beowulfe wear Scolde Grendel onan under fenhleou, Wiste e geornor ende gegongen,

syndolh sweotol, burston banlocan. guhre gyfee. feorhseoc fleon 820

secean wynleas wic. t his aldres ws dogera dgrim.

Denum eallum wear willa gelumpen. se e r feorran com, sele Hrogares, Nihtweorce gefeh, Hfde East-Denum, gilp gelsted. ealle ge(bette),

fter am wlrse Hfde a geflsod, 825 148r snotor 7 swyferh, genered wi |nie. ellenmr(um). Geatmecga leod, Swylce oncye 830 inwidsorge,

e hie r drugon, olian scoldon

7 for (rea)nydum torn unlyt(el).

t ws tacen sweotol, hond alegde,

syan hildedeor earm 7 eaxle, 835 Grendles grape, .XIII. A ws on morgen ymb a gifhealle Ferdon folctogan geond widwegas 840 laes lastas.

r ws eal geador under geapne h[rof].

mine gefrge

gurinc monig. feorran 7 nean wundor sceawian,

No his lifgedal

sarlic uhte

secga negum trode sceawode, on weg anon, on nicera mere feorhlastas br. brim weallende, eal gemenged |(heo)rodreore weol, Sian dreama leas, feorh alegde, r him hel onfeng. ealdgesias, of gomenwae,

ara e tirleases hu he werigmod nia ofercumen, 845 fge 7 geflymed r ws on blode atol ya geswing 148v haton heolfre, deafge deog. 850 in fenfreoo,

(h)ene sawle.

anon (eft) gewiton swylce geong (ma)nig, fram mere modge 855 beornas on blancum. mro mned. tte su ne nor ofer eormengrund,

(m)earum ridan, r (w)s Beowulfes

Monig oft gecw be sm tweonum, oer nnig selra nre

under swegles begong 860 rondhbbendra,

rices wyrra. wiht ne logon,

Ne hie huru winedrihten gldne Hrogar, Hwilum heaorofe on geflit faran 865

ac t ws god cyning. hleapan leton,

fealwe mearas, fgere uhton,

r him foldwegas cystum cue.

Hwilum cyninges egn gidda gemyndig,

guma gilphlden,

se e ealfela

ealdgesegena word oer fand Secg eft ongan snyttrum |styrian, spel gerade, Welhwylc gecw secgan hyrde,

worn gemunde, 870 149r soe gebunden. si Beowulfes

7 on sped wrecan wordum wrixlan.

t he fram Sigemunde 875 elle(nd)dum,

uncues fela wide sias, gearwe ne wiston,

Wlsinges gewin,

ara e gumena bearn fhe 7 fyrena.

Buton Fitela (mid) hine, secgan wol(de),

onne he swulces hwt 880 eam his nefan, t nia gehwam Hfdon ealfela

swa hie a wron nydgesteallan. eotena cynnes Sigemunde gesprong

sweordum gesged. fter deadge 885

dom unlytel. wyrm acwealde,

Syan wiges heard hordes hyrde;

he under harne stan

elinges bearn ana genede frecne dde, ne ws him Fitela mid. t t swurd urhwod

Hwre him geslde 890 wrtlicne wyrm, dryhtlic iren. Hfde aglca

t hit on wealle tstod,

Draca morre swealt. elne gegongen brucan moste

t he beahhordes 149v selfes dome.

| Sbat gehleod,

895

br on bearm scipes Wlses eafera. Se ws wreccena (o)fer wereode, ellenddum.

beorhte frtwa,

Wyrm hat (ge)mealt. wide mrost wigendra hleo,

(H)e s r onah. hild (s)werode,

900

Sian Heremodes earfo' 7 ellen.

He mid eotenum (w)ear for forlacen, Hine sorhwylmas He his leodum wear, to aldorceare. rran mlum

on feonda geweald (s)nude forsended. lemede to lange. 905

eallum ellingum, Swylce oft bemearn swiferhes si, se e him bealwa

snotor ceorl monig, to bote gelyfde, geeon scolde, folc gehealdan,

t t eodnes bearn 910 fderelum onfon, hord 7 hleoburh, .eel. Scyldinga. mg Higelaces, freondum gefgra. 915 Hwilum flitende mearum mton. 150r scofen 7 scynded. swihicgende

hlea rice, He r eallum wear, manna cynne, Hine fyren onwod. fealwe strte a ws morgenleoht |Eode scealc monig

to sele am hean Swylce se(lf) cyning

searowundor seon. 920 of brydbure,

beahhorda wear(d), getrume micle,

tryddode tirfst

cystum gecyed, med(o)stigge mt .XIIII. Hrogar maelode. 925 stod on stapole, golde fahne "isse ansyne lungre gelimpe.

7 his cwen mid him mga hose.

He to healle geon(g),

geseah steapne hrof

7 Grendles hond. Alwealdan anc Fela ic laes gebad, A mg God wyrcan wuldres Hyrde.

grynna t Grendle. 930 wunder fter wundre, t ws ungeara weana ne wende bote gebidan husa selest 935

t ic nigra me to widan feore,

(onne blode fah heorodreorig stod, witena gehwylcne t hie wideferh laum beweredon, Nu scealc hafa dd gefremede,

wea widscofen), ara e ne wendon leoda landgeweorc

150v

|scuccum 7 scinnum. urh Drihtnes miht

940

e we ealle

(r) ne meahton Hwt, (t s)ecgan mg, swa one magan cende,

snyttrum besyrwan.

efne swa hwylc mga fter gumcynnum, t hyre Ealdmetod 945 bearngebyrdo. secg betsta,

gyf heo gyt lyfa, este wre

Nu ic Beowulf, ec, me for sunu wylle Heald for tela

freogan on ferhe.

niwe sibbe.

Ne bi e nigre gad e ic geweald hbbe. lean teohhode,

worolde wilna, 950

Ful oft ic for lssan hordweorunge smran t scce. ddum gefremed, awa to aldre.

hnahran rince, u e self hafast t in [dd] lyfa

Alwalda ec swa he nu gyt dyde." bearn Eceowes: estum miclum, frecne genedon

955

gode forgylde,

Beowulf maelode, "We t ellenweorc feohtan fremedon, eafo uncues. 960

Ue ic swior geseon moste, fylwerigne.

t u hine selfne feond on frtewum

151r

Ic him hrdlice on wlbedde

|heardan clammum wrian ohte, minum scolde

t he for handgripe 965 licgean lifbysig, Ic hine ne mihte,

butan his lic swice. a Metod nolde, no ic him s georne tfealh,

gange(s) getwman: feorhgenilan. feond on fee. 970 to lifwrae

Ws to foremi(htig), Hwere, he his folme f(or)let

last weardian, No r nige swa eah frofre gebohte. lageteona ac hyne sar hafa

earm 7 (eax)le. feasceaft (gu)ma,

No y leng leof(a) synnum geswenced,

975

in [ni]gripe,

nearwe befongen r abidan sceal, miclan domes, scrifan wille." sunu Eclafes,

balwon bendum. maga mane fah, hu him scir Metod

a ws swigra secg, 980 on gylpsprce sian elingas ofer heanne hrof feondes fingras.

gugeweorca, eorles crfte hand sceawedon, Foran ghwylc ws style gelicost; hilde|rinces

steda ngla gehwylc, 151v henes handsporu egl unheoru.

ghwylc gecw hrinan wolde,

t him heardra nan iren rgod,

t s ahlcan (o)nberan wolde.

blodge beadufolme .XV. 990 A ws haten hree folmum gefrtwod. wera 7 wifa,

Heort innanweard Fela ra ws

e t winreced, Goldfag scinon, wundorsiona fela ara e on swylc stara. tobrocen swie

gestsele gyredon. web fter wagum, 995 secga gehwylcum,

Ws t beorhte bold eal inneweard

irenbendum fst, Hrof ana gens

heorras tohlidene. ealles ansund, 1000 fyrenddum fag

e se aglca on fleam gewand,

aldres orwena. to befleonne

No t ye by - fremme se e wille sawlberendra, nia bearna, gearwe stowe, legerbedde fst, a ws sl 7 ml Healfdenes sunu. symbel icgan. maran weorode

ac gesacan sceal nyde genydde, 1005 grundbuendra r his lichoma,

swefe fter symle. 152r t to healle |gang Wolde self cyni(ng) 1010

Ne gefrgen ic a mg(e) ymb hyra sincgyfan Bugon a to bence fylle gefgon. (me)doful manig,

s(el) gebran. bld(agan)de,

Fgere gegon magas ara on sele am hean, (Heo)rot innan ws Nalles f(acen)stafas enden fremed(on). brand Healfde(nes);

1015

swihicgend(e)

Hrogar 7 Hroulf. freondum afylled. eod-Scyldingas

Forgeaf a Beowulfe 1020 segen gyldenne

sigores to leane, helm, 7 byrnan. manige gesawon Beowulf geah

hro(den) hiltecumbor, Mre m(a)umsweord beforan be(orn) beran. ful on flette. 1025 for scotenum

No (he) re feohgyfte scami(gan) orfte. feow(er) madmas

Ne gefrgn ic freondlicor golde gegyrede

gummanna fela

in ealobence

orum gesellan. heafodbeorge,

Ym(b) s helmes hrof, 1030 152v wirum bewunden, t him fela |(la)f

walan utan heold, frecne ne meahton, onne scyldfreca

scurheard, sce(a)n, ongean gramum Heht a eorla hleo 1035 ftedhleore,

(g)angan scolde. eah(ta) mearas,

on flet teon ara anum stod since gewurad. heahcyninges, sunu Healfdenes

(in u)nder eoderas. sadol searwum fah, t ws hildesetl onne sweorda gelac 1040 efnan wolde. widcues wig, 7 a Beowulfe eodor Ingwina wicga 7 wpna. 1045 Swa manlice

Nfre on ore lg onne walu feollon. bega gehwres onweald geteah, Het hine wel brucan.

mre eoden heaorsas geald Swa hy nfre man lyh,

hordweard hlea, mearum 7 madmum. se e secgan wile .XVI. A gyt ghwylcum 1050

so fter rihte.

eorla drihten brimleade teah, maum gesealde,

ara e mid Beowulfe on re medubence

153r

yr|felafe,

7 one nne heht one e Grendel r

golde forgy(l)dan,

mane acwealde. 1055

Swa he hyra ma wolde, wyrd forstode, (Me)tod eallum weold

nefne him witi(g) God 7 s mannes mod. gumena cynnes, Foran bi andgit ferhes foreanc.

swa h(e) nu git de. ghwr selest, Fela sceal g(e)bidan

1060

leofes 7 laes

se e longe her worolde bruce. samod tgdere

on yssum windagum r ws sang 7 sweg fore Healfdenes

hildewisan; gid oft wrecen. Hrogares scop mnan scolde, a hie se fr begeat: Hnf Scyldinga,

gomenwudu greted, 1065 onne healgamen fter medobence Finnes eaferum, Hle Healfdena, in Freswle 1070

feallan scolde. herian orfte

Ne huru Hildeburh eotena treowe. beloren leofum

Unsynnum wear t am hildplegan, Hie on gebyrd hruron,

bearnum 7 brorum. 153v gare | (w)unde. 1075 Nalles holinga

t ws geomuru ides. (H)oces dohtor (sy)an morgen com. (ge)seon meahte ()r he r mste heold

meotodsceaft bemearn, a heo under swegle mororbealo maga. worolde wynne, 1080 Finnes egnas,

wig ealle fornam nemne feaum anum.

t he ne mehte wig Hengeste ne a wealafe eodnes egne. 1085

on m meelstede wiht gefeohtan. wige forringan Ac hig him geingo budon, eal gerymdon,

t hie him oer flet healle 7 heahsetl, wi eotena bearn 7 t feohgyftum dogra gehwylce

t hie healfre geweald agan moston. Folcwaldan sunu Dene weorode, hringum wenede, sincgestreonum

1090

Hengestes heap efne swa swie fttan goldes on beorsele

swa he Fresena cyn byldan wolde. on twa healfa Fin Hengeste

a hie getruwedon 1095 154r fste friouwre. elne unflitme

aum |benemde weotena dome

t he a wealafe arum heolde,

t r nig mon wre ne brce, fre gemnden, banan folgedon,

wordum ne worcum 1100 (ne) urh inwitsearo

eah hie hira beaggyfan eodenlease,

a him swa geearfod ws. frecnen spr(ce)

Gyf onne Frysna hwylc s mororhetes

myndgiend wre, syan scolde.

1105 onne hit sweordes ecg A ws gefned, ahfen of horde.

7 icge, gold, Here-Scyldinga

betst beadorinca t m ade ws 1110 swatfah syrce, eofer irenheard, wundum awyrded. Het a Hildeburh hire selfre sunu 1115 banfatu brnan, Earme on eaxle, geomrode giddum. 154v

ws on bl gearu. egesyne

swyn ealgylden, eling manig Sume on wle crungon. t Hnfes ade sweoloe befstan, 7 on bl don. ides gnornode, Gurinc astah, Wlfyra mst Hafelan multon, onne blod tspranc,

wand |(to) wolcnum. hlynode (fo)r hlawe.

1120 bengeato (bu)rston, labite lices. gsta (g)ifrost, bega folces. .XVII.

Lig ealle forswealg, ara e r gu fornam

Ws hira bld scacen.

(G)Ewiton him a wigend 1125 freondum befeallen, hamas 7 heaburh. wlfagne winter [ea]l unhlitine.

wica neosian,

Frysland geseon, Hengest a gyt

wunode mid Fin Eard gemunde, on mere drifan Holm storme weol, winter ye beleac

eah e he meahte 1130 hringedstefnan. won wi winde; isgebinde,

o t oer com, swa nu gyt de,

gear in geardas,

a e syngales 1135

sele bewitia, a ws winter scacen, Fundode wrecca,

wuldortorhtan weder. fger foldan bearm. gist of geardum.

He to gyrnwrce onne to slade, urhteon mihte, inne gemunde. woroldrdenne, hildeleoman,

155r

swior |ohte

gif he tor(nge)mot

1140 t he eote(na) bearn Swa he ne fo(r)wyrnde onne him Hunlafing billa sele(st)

on bearm dyde. ecge cue.

s wron mid eoten(um) 1145 Swylce ferhfrecan sweordbealo slien sian grimne gripe fter ssie

Fin eft begeat t hi(s) selfes ham, Gulaf ond Oslaf

sorge mndon, Ne meahte wfre mod a ws heal hroden

twiton weana dl. 1150 forhabban in hrere. feonda feorum, cyning on corre, Sceotend Scyldinga eal ingesteald

swilce Fin slgen, 7 seo cwen numen. to scypon feredon

eorcyninges, findan meahton

1155 swylce hie t Finnes ham sigla searogimma. drihtlice wif 155v

Hie on slade

to Denum feredon, Leo ws asungen, Gamen eft astah, byrelas sealdon

lddon |(to l)eodum. gleoman(nes) gyd.

1160 beorhtode (b)encsweg,

win of (w)underfatum. (g)an under gyldnum twegen ston,

a cwom Wealheo for, beage r a godan

suhtergefde(r)an; tgdere, ghwylc

a gyt ws hiera sib 1165 orum trywe. t fotum st Gehwylc hiora

Swylce r Hunfer yle frean Scyldinga. his ferhe treowde, eah e he his magum

t he hfde mod micel, nre arfst 1170

t ecga gelacum.

Sprc a ides Scyldinga: "Onfoh issum fulle, sinces brytta. freodrihten min,

u on slum wes, 7 to Geatum sprc swa sceal man don. geofena gemyndig;

goldwine gumena, mildum wordum, 1175

Beo wi Geatas gld, nean 7 feorran

u nu hafast. t |()u ()e for sunu wolde Heorot is geflsod, Bruc, enden u mote, 7 inum magum lf

156r

Me man sgde hereric hab(ban).

beahsele beor(hta). 1180 manigra me(do), folc 7 rice

onne u for scyle (Ic) minne can t he a g(eo)goe wile gyf u r onne he, worold ofltest. gyldan wille

metodsceaft seon. gldne Hroulf, arum healdan, 1185 wine Scildinga,

Wene ic t he mid gode uncran eaferan,

gif he t eal gemon,

hwt wit to willan umborwesendum r 1190 Hwearf a bi bence, Hreric 7 Hromund, giogo t gdere. Beowulf Geata .XVIII. HIm ws ful boren, 1195 wordum bewgned estum geeawed, 156v hrgl 7 hrin|(ga)s,

7 to wormyndum arna gefremedon." r hyre byre wron, 7 hlea bearn

r se goda st

be m gebrorum twm(.)

7 freondlau 7 wundengold

earmreade twa, healsbeaga mst (ge)frgen hbbe. selran hyrde

ara e ic on fol(dan)

Nnigne ic under sweg(l)e 1200 hordmadmum hlea, to herebyrhtan (byri)g sigle 7 sincft. Eormenrices

syan Hama twg Brosinga mene,

(Se)aronias fealh geceas ecne rd. Higelac Geata, nyhstan sie, sinc ealgode,

one hring hfde 1205 nefa Swertinges,

sian he under segne wlreaf werede.

Hyne wyrd fornam, wean ahsode,

syan he for wlenco fhe to Frysum. 1210 eorclanstanas rice eoden.

He a frtwe wg,

ofer ya ful, He under rande gecranc. feorh cyninges

Gehwearf a in Francna fm breostgewdu

7 se beah somod.

Wyrsan wigfrecan 1215 fter gusceare. hreawic heoldon.

wl reafeden Geata leode Heal swege onfeng. Heo fore m werede sprc: Beowulf leofa,

Wealheo maelode. "Bruc isses beages, 157r 1220 hyse mid hle, eo gestreona,

|(7 )isses hrgles neot; (7 geeoh) tela, 7 yssum cnyht(um) wes

cen ec mid crfte, lara lie.

Ic e s lean geman. t e feor 7 neah weras ehtiga,

Ha(fast) u gefered ealne widefe(rh) 1225 efne swa side

swa s beb(uge) Wes enden u lifige, Ic e an tela Beo u suna minum dreamhealde(n)de! orum getrywe,

windgeard, weallas. (eling), eadig. sincgestreona. ddum gedefe, 1230

Her is ghwylc eorl modes milde,

mandrihtne h[leo]; eod ealgearo,

egnas sy(n)don gewre, druncne dry(ht)guman. Eode a to setle. 1235 druncon win weras. geosceaft grimne, eorla manegum,

Do swa ic bidde."

r ws symbla cyst, Wyrd ne cuon, swa hit agangen wear syan fen cwom. to hofe sinum,

7 him Hrogar gewat rice to rste. 1240 unrim eorla,

Reced weardode swa hie oft r dydon.

Bencelu beredon. beddum 7 bolstrum. 157v fus 7 fge

Hit geondbrded wear Beorscealca sum

fletrste ge|(beag). hilderandas, r on bence ws

Setton him to heafdon 1245 (b)ordwudu beorhtan. ofer elinge

ygesene hringed byrne, Ws ()eaw hyra an wig gearwe ge gehwer ara,

heaosteapa helm, recwudu rymlic. t hie oft wron

1250 ge t ham ge on herge, efne swylce mla earf geslde. .XVIIII. Sigon a to slpe. fenrste,

swylce hira mandryhtne

Ws seo eod tilu.

Sum sare angeald

swa him ful oft gelamp, Grendel (w)arode, o t ende becwom, t gesyne wear,

1255 sian goldsele unriht fnde

swylt fter synnum. widcu werum, lifde fter laum, 1260 fter guceare. ides aglcwif

tte wrecend a gyt lange rage Grendles modor, yrme gemunde, wunian scolde, sian camp wear

se e wteregesan cealde streamas, to ecgbanan 1265 158r fderenmge.

angan breer, He a fag gewat, | (ma)n(d)ream fleon,

morre gemearcod,

westen warode. geosceaftgasta.

(anon woc) fela Ws ra Grend(el) sum, se t Heorote fand

heorowearh hetelic, 1270 wccendne wer r him aglca

wiges bidan. tgrpe wear. mgenes strenge,

Hwre he gemunde gimfste gife,

e him God sealde, are gelyfde,

7 him to Anwaldan 1275 frofre 7 fultum.

y he one feon(d) ofercwom, a he hean gewat,

gehngde helle gast. dreame bedled, mancynnes feond. gifre 7 galgmod 1280 sorhfulne si

deawic seon, 7 his modor a gyt, gegan wolde

sunu eod wrecan. r Hring-Dene a r sona wear

Com a to Heorote,

geond t sld swfun. edhwyrft eorlum, Grendles modor. 1285 efne swa micle, wiggryre wifes,

sian inne fealh Ws se gryre lssa swa bi mga crft bewpned men, hamere geuren,

onne heoru bunden, sweord swate fah 158v ecgum |(dyhttig) 1290 a ws on hea(lle) sweord ofer setlum, hafen handa fst. byrnan side,

swin ofer helme andweard scire. (he)ardecg togen sidrand manig Helm ne gemunde,

a hine se (br)oga angeat.

Heo ws on ofste, 1295 feore beorgan,

wolde ut anon,

a heo onfunden ws. anne hfde

Hrae heo elinga fste befangen, Se ws Hrogare on gesies had 1300 rice randwiga,

a heo to fenne gang. hlea (l)eofost be sm tweonum one e heo on rste abreat, Ns Beowulf r.

bldfstne beorn. ac ws oer in

r geteohhod mrum Geate. Heo under heolfre genam

fter maumgife

Hream wear in Heorote. 1305 cue folme.

Cearu ws geniwod Ne ws t gewrixle til bicgan scoldon.

geworden in wicun. t hie on ba healfa freonda feorum. 159r 1310 har hilderinc

a ws frod cyning,

on hreon |(mo)de, unly(figendne),

syan he aldoregn one deorestan,

deadne wisse. Beowulf fetod

Hra(e ws) to bure sigoreadig secg. eode eorla sum, 1315 self mid gesium

Samod rdge ele cempa r se snot(e)ra bad. f(re) wille

Hwre him A[l]walda fter weaspelle

wyrpe gefremman. fyrdwyre man healwudu dynede, wordum hng(de)

Gang a fter flore mid his handscale, 1320 t he one wisan

frean Ingwina, fter neodlau .XX.

frgn gif him wre niht getse.

Hrogar maelode,

helm Scyldinga: Sorh is geniwod

"Ne frin u fter slum. 1325 Denigea leodum. Yrmenlafes min runwita eaxlgestealla,

Dead is schere,

yldra broor, 7 min rdbora, onne we on orlege onne hniton fean, |(Swy)[lc] [eorl] (s)colde

hafelan weredon, 159v eoferas cnysedan. wesan rgod,

swylc sc(here) (ws). to handbanan

Wear him on Heorote wlgst wfre. atol se wlanc 1335 fylle gefrgnod. e u gystran niht urh hstne had foran he to lange wanode 7 wyrde. 1340 ealdres scyldig. mihtig manscaa, ge feor hafa

Ic ne wat hwer eftsias teah, Heo a fhe wrc Gren(d)el cwealdest heardum clammum, leode mine He t wige gecrang, 7 nu oer cwom, wolde hyre mg wrecan,

fhe gestled, egne monegum, on sefan greote. Nu seo hand lige, wilna dohte.

s e incean mg se e fter sincgyfan 1345 Hreerbealo hearde! se e eow welhwylcra

Ic t londbuend, selerdende

leode mine,

secgan hyrde swylce twegen moras healdan,

t hie gesawon 1350 micle mearcstapan ellorgstas.

ra oer ws, gewitan meahton,

s e hie gewislicost idese onlicns. 160r 1355

Oer earmsceapen wrclastas |trd, onne nig m(an) oer. Grendel nem(don).

on weres wstmum nfne he ws mara one on geardagum Foldbuende

no hie fder cunnon, r acenned

hw(er) him nig ws dyrnra gasta.

Hie dygel lond windi(ge) nssas,

1360 warigea, wulfhleou, frecne fengelad,

r fyrgenstream nier gewite, Nis t feor heonon

under nssa genipu flod under foldan. milgemearces, 1365

t se mere stan[d]e. hrinde bearwas, wter oferhelma. niwundor seon,

Ofer m hongia wudu wyrtum fst

r mg nihta gehwm fyr on flode.

No s frod leofa t one grund wite. hundum geswenced, holtwudu sece, r he feorh sele,

gumena bearna, 1370 eah e hstapa

heorot hornum trum feorran geflymed, aldor on ofre,

r he in wille

hafelan [hafenian]. 1375 onon ygeblond won to wolcnum, la gewidru, roderas reota. 160v 1380 eft t |()e anum. frecne stowe

Nis t heoru stow. up astige, onne wind styre,

o t lyft drysma, Nu is se rd gelang Eard git ne const,

(r) u findan miht (S)ec gif u dyrre.

felasinnigne secg. Ic e a fhe ealdgestreonum, wund[un]golde, .XXI. 1385

feo leanige, swa ic r dyde gyf u on weg cymest."

(B)EOWVLF maelode, "Ne sorga, snotor guma. t he his freond wrece Ure ghwylc sceal worolde lifes.

bearn Ecgeo[w]es. Selre bi ghwm onne he fela murne.

ende gebidan

Wyrce se e mote t bi drihtguman,

1390

domes r deae. unlifgendum,

fter selest. uton hrae feran, gang sceawigan. no he on helm losa, ne on fyrgenholt, ga r he wille.

Aris, rices weard, Grendles magan Ic hit e gehate: 1395

ne on foldan fm, ne on gyfenes grund, ys dogor u

geyld hafa swa ic e wene to." Gode ancode,

weana gehwylces,

Ahleop a se gomela,

161r

mihtigan Drihtne, a ws Hrogare wicg wundenfeax. geato(lic) gende. lindhbbendra.

s se man ge|(sprc). hors ge(bted), Wisa fengel Gumfea stop L(astas) wron wide gesyne. gegnum for magoegna br

1405 fter waldswaum Gang ofer grundas, ofer (myr)can mor, one selestan

sawolleasne ham eahtode.

ara e mid Hrogare 1410 Ofereode a

elinga bearn stige nearwe, uncu gelad, nicorhusa fela. beforan gengde wong sceawian, fyrgenbeamas

steap stanhlio, enge anpaas, neowle nssas, He feara sum 1415 wisra monna

o t he fringa ofer harne stan wynleasne wudu. dreorig 7 gedrefed. 1420 winum Scyldinga, to geolianne,

hleonian funde, Wter under stod, Denum eallum ws, weorce on mode

egne monegum, syan scheres

oncy eorla gehwm, on am holmclife Flod blode weol 161v |(hatan) heolfre.

hafelan metton. - folc to sgon Horn stundum song, Fea eal gest.

fu(slic) [f][or]leo.

Gesawon a fter (wt)ere sellice sdracan

wyrmcynnes fela,

(sun)d cunnian, nicras (li)cgean.

swylce on nshleoum 1430 a on undernml sorhfulne si

oft bewitiga

on seglrade, Hie on weg hruron Bearhtm ongeaton, Sumne Geata leod feores getwfde, t him on aldre stod, He on holme ws e hyne swylt fornam. mid eoferspreotum

wyrmas 7 wildeor. bitere 7 gebolgne. guhorn galan. 1435 of flanbogan ygewinnes.

herestrl hearda. sundes e snra,

Hre wear on yum 1440 heorohocyhtum nia genged,

hearde genearwod, 7 on ns togen, Weras sceawedon

wundorlic wgbora. gryrelicne gist. eorlgewdum, 1445 scolde herebyrne sid 7 searofah seo e bancofan t him hildegrap eorres inwitfeng 162r Ac se hwita helm se e meregrundas secan sundgebland

Gyrede hine Beowulf nalles for ealdre mearn; hondum gebroden

sund cunnian, beorgan cue, hrere ne mihte aldre gescean. |(h)afelan werede, men(gan) scolde, since geweo(rad), swa hine fyrndagum

befongen freawrasnum

worhte wpna smi, 1455 besette swinlicum, brond ne beadomecas Ns t onne mtost t him on earfe lah Ws m hftmece 1460 t ws an foran Ecg ws iren,

wundrum teode, t hine syan no bitan ne meahton. mgenfultuma, yle Hrogares. Hrunting nama. ealdgestreona.

atertanum fah, Nfre hit t hilde ne swac

ahyrded heaoswate. manna ngum, se e gryresias 1465 folcstede fara.

ara e hit mid mundum bewand, gegan dorste, Ns t forma si fnan scolde. mago Ecglafes, t he r gesprc, a he s wpnes onlah Selfa ne dorste

t hit ellenweorc Huru ne gemunde eafoes crftig, wine druncen,

1470 selran sweordfrecan. under ya gewin drihtscype dreogan. 162v ellen|(m)rum.

aldre genean, r he dome forleas,

Ne ws m orum swa, gegyred hfde.

syan (he) hine to gue .XXII. 1475 BEOWVLF maelode, "Geenc nu, se mra snottra fengel,

bearn Ecgeowes: maga Healfdenes,

nu ic eom sies fus, hwt wit geo sprcon:

goldwine gumena, gif ic t earfe

inre scolde

1480 aldre linnan,

t u me a wre, on fder stle. magoegnum,

forgewitenum,

Wes u mundbora minum hondgesellum,

gif mec hild nime. e u me sealdest,

Swylce u a madmas, 1485 Hrogar leofa,

Higelace onsend. Geata dryhten,

Mg onne on m golde ongitan geseon sunu Hrdles, t ic gumcystum beaga bryttan, 1490 7 u Hunfer lt wrtlic wgsweord heardecg habban. 163r dom gewyrce,

onne he on t sinc stara,

godne funde

breac onne moste. ealde lafe, widcune man Ic me mid Hruntinge

|oe mec dea nime." Weder-Geata leod

fter (m wordum) 1495 efste mid elne. bidan wolde. [hil]derince.

Na(las and)sware Brimwylm onfen(g) a ws hwil dges, ongytan mehte. se e floda begong, hund missera,

r he one grundwong Sona t (on)funde, 1500 heorogifre, beheold grim 7 grdig, lwihta eard

t (r) gumena sum ufan cunno(de). gurinc gefeng No y r in gescod

Grap a togeanes, at(olan) clommum. 1505 halan lice.

Hring utan ymbbearh, urhfon ne mihte,

t heo one fyrdhom

locene leo(o)syrcan, Br a seo brimwyl[f], hringa engel 1510 swa he ne mihte wpna gewealdan, swecte on sunde, hildetuxum

laan fingrum. a heo to botme com,

to hofe sinum, - no he m modig ws! ac hine wundra s fela sdeor monig

heresyrcan brc, a se eorl ongeat nathwylcum ws, wihte ne sceede, hrinan ne mehte,

ehton aglcan. 1515 t he nisele

r him nnig wter ne him for hrofsele 163v frgripe flodes. blacne leoman 1520

|(Fyrleoh)t geseah, beorht(e) [scinan]. grundwyrgenne, Mgenrs forgeaf

Ongeat a se goda (mer)ewif mihtig. hildebille,

ho[n]dswenge, ne ofteah, hringml agol

t hire on ha(fe)lan grdig guleo. 1525 t se beadoleoma aldre scean.

[]a se gist onfand bitan (no)lde,

Ac seo ecg geswac olode r fela

()eodne t earfe. hond(ge)mota,

helm oft gescr, a ws forma si t his dom alg. nalas elnes (l)t, mg Hylaces: wrttum gebunden,

fges fyrd(hr)gl. 1530 deorum madme Eft ws anrd, mra gemyndig

wearp a wundelml,

yrre oretta, 1535 sti 7 stylecg.

t hit on eoran lg, Strenge getruwode, Swa sceal man don,

mundgripe mgenes. onne he t gue longsumne lof.

gegan ence Na ymb his lif ceara. nalas for fhe mearn,

Gefeng a be eaxle, 1540 Gu-Geata leod,

Grendles modor. a he gebolgen ws,

Brgd a beadwe heard, feorhgenilan,

t heo on flet gebeah. handlean forgeald 7 him togeanes feng. wigena strengest,

Heo him eft hrae 164r 1545 grim|man grapum

Oferwear[p] a werigmod, feecempa,

t he on fylle wear. 7 hyre sea[x] geteah,

Ofst a one selegy(st), brad, brunecg. angan eaferan. 1550 breostnet broden; wi ord 7 wi ecge Hfde a forsiod und(er) gynne grund, nemne him heaobyrne 1555 herenet hearde.

Wolde hire bearn wrecan, Him on eaxle lg t gebearh feore, ingang forstod. sunu Ecgeowes, Geata cempa, helpe gefremede,

7 halig God Witig Drihten, hit on ryht gesced

geweold wigsigor. rodera Rdend, yelice.

Syan he eft asto(d).

.XXIII. GEseah a on searwum sigeeadig bil,

1560 ealdsweord eotenisc wigena weormynd, buton hit ws mare to beadulace god 7 geatolic,

ecgum yhtig, t wpna cyst, onne nig mon oer

tberan meahte, giganta geweorc. freca Scyldinga hringml gebrgd

1565 He gefeng a fetelhilt, hreoh 7 heorogrim, 164v aldres orwena,

yrringa | (s)loh, heard grapode, Bil eal urhwod Heo on flet gecrong. secg weorce gefeh.

t hire wi halse banhringas brc. 1570 fgne flschoman. Sweord ws swatig, Lixte se leoma,

leoht inne stod, hadre scine

efne swa of hefene rodores candel.

He fter recede wlat. wpen hafena(de)

1575 Hwearf a be wealle, heard be hiltum, yrre (7 a)nrd. hilderince,

Higelaces egn, Ns seo ecg fracod

ac he hrae wolde gursa (f)ela to West-Denum

Grendle forgyldan 1580 ara e he geworhte (o)ftor micle

onne on nne si, heorgeneatas

onne he (H)rogares sloh on sweofote, folces Denigea 1585 7 oer swylc lalicu lac.

slpende frt, fyftyne men,

ut offerede He him s lean forgeald,

ree cempa, guwerigne aldorleasne,

to s e he on rste geseah Grendel licgan, swa him r gescod Hra wide sprong, drepe rowade, 7 hine a heafde becearf. snottre |ceorlas, on holm (wliton), eal gemenged Blondenfeaxe, ongeador sprcon, eft ne wendon,

1590 hild t Heorote.

syan he fter deae heorosweng heardne. 165r Sona t gesawon a e mid Hrogare 1595 t ws ygeblond brim b(lode) fah. gomele ymb godne, t hig s elinges t he sigehreig 1600 mrne eoden.

secean come a s monige gewear, abreoten h(f)de. Ns ofgeafon Gewat him ham onon, Gistas secan

t hine seo brimwylf a com non dges. hw(ate) Scyldingas. gold(wine) gumena. 1605 modes seoce,

7 o(n) mere staredon, t hie heora winedrihten

wiston, 7 ne wendon, selfne gesawon. fter heaoswate wigbil wanian. 1610

a t sweord ongan hildegicelum, t ws wundra sum, ise gelicost, Fder onlte, se geweald hafa

t hit eal gemealt, onne forstes bend

onwinde w(l)rapas, sla 7 mla.

t is so Metod.

Ne nom he in m wicum, 1615 mamhta ma,

Weder-Geata leod,

eh he r monige geseah, 7 a hilt somod

buton one hafelan since fage. 165v

Sweord r gemealt, Ws t blod | (to )s hat,

forbarn brodenml. ttren ellorgst

se r (in)ne swealt. se e ()r t scce gebad, Wter up urhdeaf, eal geflsod,

1620 Sona ws on sunde, wighryre wrara. wron ygebland eacne eardas, oflet lifdagas 1625

a se ellorgast 7 as lnan gesceaft. lidmanna helm, Slace gefeah, ara e he him mid hfde. Gode ancodon,

Com a to lande,

swimod swymman. mgen(by)renne,

(E)odon him a togeanes, rylic egna heap, 1630

eodnes gefegon, geseon moston. helm 7 byrne

s e hi hyne gesundne a ws of m hroran lungre alysed.

Lagu drusade, wldreore fag.

wter under wolcnum, Ferdon for onon 1635 ferhum fgne, cue strte.

feelastum foldweg mton,

Cyningbalde men hafelan bron

from m holmclife earfolice, felamodigra. 1640

heora ghwrum, Feower scoldon weorcum geferian

on m wlstenge

to m goldsele 166r O t |semninga frome fyrdhwate Geata gongan, 1645

Grendles heafod. to sele comon, feowertyne gu(m)dryhten mid, meod(o)wongas trd.

modig on gemonge, a com in gan ddcene mon hle hildedeor, (a) ws be feaxe

ealdor egna, dome gewur(ad), Hrogar gretan. on flet boren r guman druncon, 7 re idese mid, Weras onsawon.

1650

Grendles heafod,

egeslic f(or) eorlum, wliteseon wr(t)lic. .XXV. BEOwulf maelode,

bearn Ecgeowe(s): sunu Healfdene(s),

"Hwt, we e as slac, 1655 leod Scyldinga, tires to tacne, Ic t unsofte

lustum brohton e u her to locast. ealdre gedigde, weorc genede

wigge under wtere, earfolice. 1660

trihte ws nyme mec God scylde. mid Hruntinge

gu getwfed,

Ne meahte ic t hilde wiht gewyrcan, Ac me geue

eah t wpen duge. ylda Waldend wlitig |(ha)ngian

166v t ic on wage geseah 1665 ealdsweord eacen. (wi)nigea leasum;

Oftost wisode t ic y wpne gebrd,

(of)sloh a t re scce, huses hyrdas.

a me sl (a)geald,

a t hildebil swa t blod gesprang, Ic t hilt anan fyrendda wrc, swa hit gedefe ws. t u on Heorote most

for(ba)rn brogdenml, 1670 (ha)tost heaoswata. feon(d)um tferede,

dea(c)wealm Denigea, Ic (h)it e onne gehate, (so)rhleas swefan 1675 (7) egna gehwylc dugue 7 iogoe, eoden Scyldinga, aldorbealu eorlum, a ws gyldenhilt 1680 harum hildfruman, enta rgeweorc. fter deofla hryre

mid inra secga gedryht, inra leoda, t u him ondrdan ne earft, on a healfe, swa u r dydest." gamelum rince, on hand gyfen, Hit on ht gehwearf Denigea frean, 7 a as worold ofgeaf

wundorsmia geweorc. gromheort guma, 1685 morres scyldig,

Godes andsaca 7 his modor eac. woroldcyninga

On geweald gehwearf 167r m selestan

be |sm tweonum, (sceat)tas dlde.

ara e on Scedenigge Hrogar maelode. 1690 ealde lafe,

Hylt sceawode,

on m ws or (wri)ten syan flod ofs(loh) giganta cyn. t ws fremde eod

fyrngewinnes, gifen geotende,

Frecne (ge)ferdon;

ecean Dryh(tne). 1695 urh wteres wylm

Him s endelean Waldend sealde. sciran goldes

Swa ws on m scen(num) urh runstafas geseted 7 gesd, irena cyst

rihte (ge)mearcod, hwam t sweo(rd) geworht,

rest wre, a se wisa sprc,

1700 w(reo)enhilt 7 wyrmfah. s(u)nu Healfdenes. "t, la, mg secgan, freme on folce, eald .eel.wea(rd), 1705 geboren betera. geond widwegas,

Swigedon ealle: se e so 7 riht

feor eal gemon, t es eorl wre

Bld (is) arred wine min Beo[wulf], Eal u hit geyldum

in ofer eoda gehwylce. healdest, mgen Ic e sceal mine 1710

mid modes snyttrum. gelstan freoe, u scealt to frofre weoran

swa wit furum sprcon. eal langtwidig

leodum inum, Ne wear Heremod (swa) Ar-Scyldingum. ac to wlfeal(le)

167v |(hl)eum to helpe. eaforum Ecgwelan,

(Ne) geweox he him to willan, 1715 7 to deacwalum Breat (bo)lgenmod eaxlge(ste)allan, mre eo(d)en,

Deniga leodum. beodgeneatas, o t he ana hwearf, mondreamum from mgenes wynnum

eah e hine (mi)htig God 1720 eafeum (ste)pte

ofer ealle men,

for gefreme(d)e.

Hwere him on ferhe greow Nallas beagas geaf

breost(h)ord blodreow. Denum fter dome. t he s gewinnes 1725 leodbea(l)o longsum. gumcyste ongit.

Dreamleas gebad, weorc rowade, u e lr be on,

Ic is gid be e Wundor is to secganne

awrc wintrum frod. hu mihtig God urh sidne sefan 1730 eard 7 eorlscipe.

manna cynne snyttru brytta, He ah ealra geweald. lte hworfan mran cynnes eoran wynne

Hwilum he on lufan monnes modgeonc sele him on ele to healdanne 168r

hleoburh wera, worolde (d)las

|gede him swa gewealdene side rice,

t he his selfa ne m(g) ende geencean. No hine wiht dwele,

(for) his unsnyttrum W(una) he on wiste. ad(l) ne yldo, 1740

ne him inwitsorh ne gesacu ohwr

on sefa(n) sweorce, ecghe(te) eowe, wende on w(il)lan. .XXVI. O t him on innan wea(xe) 7 wrida.

ac him eal worold He t wyrse ne con.

oferhygda dl onne se weard swefe,

1745

sawele hy(rde).

Bi se slp to fst, bona swie neah,

bisgum gebunde(n),

se e of flanbogan onne bi on hrere biteran strle 1750

fyrenum sceote. under helm drepen

(him bebeorgan ne con), wergan gastes.

wom wundorbebodum ince him to lytel gytsa gromhydig, fdde beagas,

t he to lange heold; nallas on gylp sele

7 he a forgesceaft s e him r God sealde, weormynda dl.

forgyte 7 forgyme, 168v wuldres |(Wal)dend, Hit on endestf t se lichoma fge gefealle. se e unmurnlice 1760 (eor)les rgestreon,

eft gelimpe [ln]e gedreose, Feh oer (to), madmas dle, egesan ne gyme. Beowulf leofa,

(Be)beorh e one bealoni, (s)ecg betsta, ece rdas. mre cempa. 1765 ane hwile.

7 e t selre geceos, (Of)erhyda ne gym, Nu is ines (m)gnes bld Eft sona bi eafoes getwfe,

t (e)c adl oe ecg oe (fy)res feng, oe gripe (m)eces, oe atol yldo.

oe flodes wylm, oe gares fliht,

(O)e eagena bearhtm Semninga bi

1770 forsite 7 forswor(c)e. t ec, dryhtguma, Swa ic Hring-Dena weold under wolcnum

dea (o)ferswye. hund missera 7 hig wigge beleac,

manigum mga 1775 scum 7 ecgum,

geond ysne middangeard, t ic me nigne gesacan ne tealde. edwendan cwom,

under swegles begong Hwt, me s on ele gyrn fter gomene, ealdgewinna, 169r |Ic re socne

seoan Grendel wear

ingenga min. singales wg s sig Metode anc, s e ic on aldre gebad, heorodreorigne

modcear(e) micle. ecean (Dryht)ne,

t ic on o(ne) hafelan ofer eal(d ge)win 1785 Ga nu to setle, wiggeweorad. mama gemnra

eagum starige. (sym)belwynne dreoh, Unc (sceal) worn fela sian (mor)gen bi." geong son(a to)

Geat ws gldmod, setles neosan, 1790

swa se snottra heht. ellenrofum,

(a ws) eft swa r fletsittendum niowan stefne.

fgere gereorded Ni(ht)helm geswearc, Dugu eal aras.

deorc ofer dryhtgu(mum). Wolde blondenfeax 1795 gamela Scylding. rofne randwigan, Sona him seleegn feorrancundum se for andrysnum 1800 egnes earfe,

beddes neosan, Geat unigmetes wel, restan lys(te). sies wergum

for wisade, ealle beweote[d]e swylce y dogore

heaoliende

habban scoldon. Reced hliuade

Reste hine a rumheort. geap 7 goldfah.

Gst inne swf heofones wynne |[a c]om beorht scacan,

o t hrefn blaca, 169v bliheort bodode. scaan onetton. (Wro)n elingas fuse to [f](ar)en[n]e. cuma col[l](enf)erh, 1810 Heht a se hear(da) sunu Ecglafes, leoflic iren.

eft to leodum Wolde feor anon, ceoles neosan. (H)runting beran

heht (his s)weord niman, Sgde him ()s leanes anc, (go)dne tealde.

cw, he one guwine wigcrftigne. 1815 meces ecge.

Nales (wor)dum log t ws modig secg. searwum gearwe, (Eo)de weor Denum, ()r se oer ws. Hro(g)ar grette.

(7 )a, sifrome, wigend wron. eling to yppan, Helle hildedeor .XXVII. 1820

(Be)owulf maelode, "Nu (w)e sliend feorran cumene, Higelac secan.

bearn Ecgeowes: secgan wylla

t we fundia Wron her tela u us wel dohtest. owihte mg

willum bewenede.

1825 Gif ic onne on eoran inre modlufan

maran tilian,

gumena dryhten, gugeweorca, 170r 1830

onne ic gyt dyde ic beo gearo sona. ofer floda begang, egesan ywa, hwilum dydon,

Gif ic t ge|fricge t ec ymbsittend swa ec hete(nde) Ic e usenda hlea to helpe. Geata dryhten,

egna br(in)ge, Ic on Higelace wat eah e he geong sy, t he mec fremman wile t ic e wel heri(ge)

1835

folces hyrde,

weordum 7 worcum, 7 e to geoce

garholt bere, r e bi manna earf. to hofum Geata he mg r fela

mgenes fultum,

G(if) him onne Hrerinc 1840 geinge[] eodnes bearn, freonda findan. selran gesohte

Feorcye beo m e him selfa dea(h.)" him on andsware: wigtig Drihten

Hrogar maelode "e a wordcwydas 1845 on sefan sende.

Ne hyrde ic snotorlicor guman ingian. 7 on mode frod,

on swa geongum feore u eart mgenes strang wis wordcwida. gif t gegange, 1850 hild heorugrimme adl oe iren folces hyrde, 170v

Wen ic talige: t e gar nyme, Hreles eaferan,

ealdor inne, 7 u in feorh hafast, selran nbban

t e |(S)-Geatas

to geceosen(ne) 1855

cyning nigne (g)yf u healdan wylt

hordweard hlea, maga rice.

Me in [m]odsefa leofa Beo(w)ulf. t am folcum (s)ceal,

lica leng swa wel, Hafast u gefered Geata leodum 1860 sib (g)emnum, inwitnias,

7 Gar-Denum, 7 sacu restan,

(e) hie r drugon; widan rices,

wesan, enden ic weal(d)e mamas gemne, godum gegrettan 1865 Sceal hringnaca lac 7 luftacen.

ma[n]ig oerne ofer ganotes b. ofer (h)eau bringan

Ic a (l)eode wat fste geworhte,

ge wi feond ge wi freond ghws untle

ealde wisan." inne gesealde,

a git him eorla hleo 1870 mago Healfdenes

mamas twelf. leode swse

Het inne mid m lacum secean on gesyntum, Gecyste a,

snude eft cuman.

cyning elum god, egn betstan Hruron him tearas Him ws bega wen ores swior, geseon moston, (Ws) him se man to on leof forberan ne mehte.

eoden Scyldinga, 1875 7 be healse genam. blondenfeaxum. 171r ealdum in|frodum, t h[i]e seoa[n] modige on mele.

1880 t he one (breost)wylm

Ac him (on) hrere fter d(eo)rum men beorn wi bl(o)de. gurinc goldwlanc, 1885 since h(re)mig. agedfrean,

hygebendum fst dyrne langa Him Beowulf anan, grsmoldan trd,

Sgenga bad

se (e) on ancre rad. gi(fu) Hrogares

a ws on gange oft gehted.

t ws an cyning, o t hin(e) yldo benam se e oft manegum scod.

ghws orleahtre, 1890 mgenes wynnum, .XXVIII. CWOM a to flode hgstealdra.

fela modigra

Hringnet bron Landweard onfand

locene leoosyrcan. eftsi eorla, 1895 171v

swa he r dyde. of hlies nosan ac him togeanes rad, Wedera leodum

No he mid hearme |(g[ie]s)[tas] grette,

(cw) t wilcuman sca(an) scirhame a ws (on) sande 1900 hladen here(w)dum mearum 7 ma(m)um. ofer Hrogares

to scipe foron. sgeap naca hringedstefna, Mst hlifade

(h)ordgestreonum. (bun)den golde

He m batwearde swurd gesealde, 1905 on meodubence yrfelafe.

t he sy(an) ws mama y weo(r)re,

Gewat him on nacan

(d)refan deop wter. a ws be mste segl sale fst. 1910

Dena land ofgeaf.

merehrgla sum,

Sundwudu unede. wind ofer yum Sgenga for, for ofer ye, ofer brimstreamas, ongitan meahton,

No r wegflotan sies getwfde. fleat famigheals bundenstefna

t hie Geata clifu 1915 cue nssas. lyftgeswenced, 172r

Ceol up gerang on lande stod. hyweard geara,

Hrae ws t |holme se e r lange tid fus t faroe

leofra manna

(feor) wlatode. sidfme sci(p) y ls hym y(a) rym forwrecan (meah)te. elinga gestr(eon), Ns him feor an(on)

1920

Slde to sande

oncearbendum fst, wudu wynsuman Het a up beran frtwe 7 ftgold. 1925 to gesecanne

sinces bryttan, r t ham wuna swealle neah. bregorof cyning,

Higelac Hreling, s(elfa) mid gesium Bold w(s) betlic, heahealle. 1930

Hygd swie geong, eah e wintra lyt gebide(n) hbbe, Ns hio hnah swa eah, Geata leodum,

wis welungen, under burhlocan Hrees dohtor. ne to gnea gifa

mamgestreona. 1935 fremu folces cwen, Nnig t dorste swsra gesia, t hire an dges 172v Ac him wlbende

Mod ryo wg, firen ondrysne. deor genean, nefne sinfrea, eagum starede. |(w)eotode tealde hrae (seo)an ws, mece (g)einged, scyran (m)oste, Ne bi swylc (cwen)lic eaw

1940 handgewriene; fter mundgripe

t hit sceadenml cwealmbealu cyan. idese to efnanne, 1945 tte freouwebbe fter ligetorne

eah e (h)io nlicu sy, feores (on)sce

leofne mannan. Hemninges mg.

(H)uru t on hoh snod (Eal)odrincende

oer sdan, ls gefremede,

t hio leod(b)ealewa 1950 inwitnia,

[s]yan rest wear geongum cempan,

gyfen goldhro(d)en elum diore, ofer fealone flod sie gesohte. 1955 in gumstole, lifgesceafta

syan hio Offan flet be fder lare

r hio syan well gode mre, lifigende breac, wi hlea brego, mine gefrge

hiold heahlufan ealles moncynnes s selestan 173r eormencynnes.

bi sm tweonum, Foram Offa |ws

geofum 7 guum, wid(e) (ge)weorod, eel sinne.

garcene man; wisdome heold

onon geomor woc Heminges mg, nia crftig.

hleum to helpe, 1965 nefa Garmundes, .XXVIIII.

GEwat him a se hearda sylf fter sande wide waroas. sigel suan fus. 1970 elne geeodon,

mid his hondscole

swong tredan, Woruldcandel scan, Hi si drugon, to (s e) eorla hleo, burg(um) in innan, godne gefrunon

bonan Ongeneoes geongne gucyning hringas dlan. si Beowulfes 1975

Higelace ws snude gecyed, wigendra hleo,

t r on worig lindgestealla, heaolaces hal

lifigende cwom, to hofe gongan. swa se rica bebead,

Hrae ws gerymed, feegestum 1980

flet innanweard. se a scce gens,

Gest a wi sylfne,

173v mg wi mge, urh hleoorcwyde meaglum wordum.

|[s]yan mandryhten holdne gegrette, Meoduscencum Hrees dohtor,

hwearf geond t side reced 1985 lufode a leode, hnum to handa.

liwge br Higelac ongan

sinne geseldan fgre fricgcean, hwylce S-Geata 1990

in sele am hean hyne fyrwet brc, sias wron. leofa Biowulf,

"Hu lomp eow on lade, a u fringa scce secean

feorr gehogodest ofer sealt wter, Ac u Hrogare wihte gebettest, Ic s modceare sie ne truwode

hilde to Hiorote? wi[d]cune wean 1995 mrum eodne? sorhwylmum sea, leofes mannes.

Ic e lange bd, wihte ne grette,

t u one wlgst lete Su-Dene

sylfe geweoran Gode ic anc secge, geseon moste.

2000 gue wi Grendel.

s e ic e gesundne Biowulf maelode, 174r |"t is undyrne, [micel] gemeting

bearn Ecgioes: dryhten Hige[lac], monegum fira, uncer Grendles r he worna fela

2005 hwy[lc e][arfo]hwil wear on (am) wange Sige-(Scyl)dingum yrm(e) to aldre.

sorge gefremede, Ic t eall gewrc, Grendeles maga

swa (be)gylpan earf 2010 [yfel] ofer eoran

uhthlem one, laan cynnes,

se (e) lengest leofa (fyrene) bifongen. to am hringsele

Ic r furum cwom Hrogar gretan.

Sona me se mra 2015 syan he modsefan wi his sylfes sunu

mago Healfd(e)nes, minne cue, setl getht(e.) Ne seah ic widan feorh healsittendra Hwilum mru cwen,

Weorod ws on wynne. under heofones hwealf medudream mar(an). 2020 friusibb folca,

flet eall geondhwearf, Oft hio beahwrian

bdde byre geonge. 174v secge |(sealde),

r hie to setle geong. dohtor Hrogares

Hwilum fo(r) [d][ugu]e eorlum [on] ende 2025 a ic Freaware nemnan hyrde, hleum sealde. geong goldhroden,

ealuwge br. (flet)sittende r hio [n](g)led sinc Sio gehaten [is], gladum suna Frodan. wine Scyldinga,

[H](a)fa s geworden 2030 ri(ce)s hyrde,

7 t rd tala, wlfha dl

t he mid y (wi)fe scca gesette. fter leodhryre bongar buge, 2035

Oft (s)eldan hwr lytle (hw)ile eah seo bryd duge. eoden Heao-(B)eardna

(M)g s onne ofyncan 7 egna gehwam ara leoda,

()onne he mid fmnan dryhtbearn Dena on him gladia 2040 heard 7 hringml

on flett g,

dugua, biwenede gomelra lafe, Heaa-Bearna gestreon,

enden hie am wpnum [.XXX.] O t hie forlddan swse gesias 175r 2045

wealdan moston.

to am lindplegan

ond hyra sylfra feorh. se e beah |gesyh,

onne cwi t beore, eald scwiga,

se e eall g(e)[man] Him bi gri(m) [se]fa, geon(g)[an] cempan (higes) cunnian, 7 t wo(rd) acwy: mec(e) gecnawan,

garcwealm gumena. onginne geomormod urh hrera gehygd wigbealu weccean, 2050 "Meaht u, min wine, one in fder under heregriman dyre iren.

to gef(eohte) br, hinde(man) sie,

r hyne Dene slogon, syan wiergyld lg, hwate Scyldungas? byre nathwylces,

weoldon wlstowe, 2055 fter hlea hry(re), Nu her ara b(a)nena frtwum hremig, morres gyl[pe],

on flet g, 7 one maum byre rdan sceoldest." mla gehwylce

one e u m(id) rihte 2060 Mana sw(a) 7 myndga sarum wordum,

o t sl cyme fore fder ddum

t se fmnan egn fter billes bite ealdres scyldig.

blodfag swefe, Him se oer onan con him land geare. on ba healfe

175v losa |[li](figen)de,

on(ne) bio() (b)rocene

asweord eorla. wealla wlnias

[Sy]an Ingelde 7 him (wif)lufan colran (we)ora. hyldo ne (tel)ge,

fter cearwlmum 2070 y ic Heao-Bearna dryhtsibbe dl,

Denum unfcne, Ic sceal for (sp)recan t u geare (cun)ne,

(f)reondscipe fstne. gen ymbe Grendel, sinces brytta, 2075

to hwan syan (w)ear Syan heofones (g)im gst yrre cwom, user neosan, sl weardodon. hilde onsge (H)e fyrmest lg,

hondrs hlea. glad ofer grundas, (ea)tol fengrom r we (g)esunde

r ws Hond(s)cio 2080 feorhbealu fgum. gyrded cempa.

Him Grendel wear, to mubonan,

mrum mag[u]egne, leofes mannes

lic eall forswealg. idelhende

No y r ut a gen 2085 bona blodigto, of am goldsele Ac he mgnes rof 176r |grapode geareofolm. sid 7 syllic, 2090

bealewa gemyndig, gongan wolde. min costode, Glof (hangode)

searobendum fst. eall gegyrwed 7 dracan fellum. unsynnigne,

(Sio) ws oroncum de(ofles) crftum

He mec (r) on innan dior d(d)fruma

gedon wolde

manigra sumne. 2095 syan ic on yrre

Hyt ne miht(e) swa, upprih(te) astod. hu i(c am) leodsceaan

To lang ys to reccenne yfla gehwylces

hon(dlean) forgeald. ine leode He on (weg) losade

r ic, eoden min, weorode weorcum. 2100 lytle hwile,

lifwynna br(eac). swae w(ear)dade

Hwre him sio swire hand on Hiorte, modes geomor, Me one wlrs 2105 fttan golde

7 he hea(n) onan, mereg(rund) gefeoll. wine Scildunga

fela lea(no)de, syan me(r)gen com,

manegum mamum, 7 we to symble 176v

geseten hfdon. Gome(la) |(Scilding)

r ws gidd 7 gleo. felafricgende,

feorran reh(te). hearpan wynne hwilum gyd awrc,

2110

(Hwilum) hildedeor go(mel)wudu grette; so (7 sa)rlic;

hwilum syllic spell. rumheort cyning. eldo gebunden,

Rehte fter (r)ihte Hwilum eft (onga)n, 2115 gomel guwiga, hildestrengo.

(gio)gue cwian, Hreer (inn)e weoll, worn (gem)unde.

onne he, wintrum frod, Swa we r inne niode naman, 2120 (o)er to yldum.

andlangne [dg]

o t niht becwom, a ws eft hrae

gearo (gyr)nwrce Siode (sor)hfull; wighete (Wed)ra. hyre bearn gewrc, 2125 ellenlice.

Grendeles modor. sunu dea fornam, Wif unhyre (beo)rn acwealde

r ws sc(he)re, feorh u(ge)nge. syan (m)ergen cwom,

frodan fyrnwitan

Noer hy hine ne moston, deawerigne

Denia (le)ode (n)e on bel hladan, |(H)io t lic tbr [un]der firgenstream. hreowa tornost lange begeate. ine life (t ic) on holma gering ealdre genede, He me mede gehet. e is wide cu, grundhyrde fond. hand gemne. 7 ic heafde becearf Grendeles modor

bronde forbrnan, 177r leofne mannan. feondes f[me]

t ws Hrog[are] ara e leodfruman a se eoden (mec) 2135 healsode hreohmod, eorlscipe efnd(e), mro fremed(e). Ic a s wlm(es), grimme gryrelic(ne) 2140 r unc hwil(e) ws Holm heolfre weoll, in am [grund]s(ele) eacnum ecgu(m), feorh oferede. 2145

unsofte onan Ns ic fge a gyt. eft gesealde mag(a) Healfdenes."

Ac me eorla hl(eo) mama menigeo, XXXI

"Swa se eodkyning Nealles ic am leanum 177v 2150 mgnes mede, sunu Healfdenes,

eawum lyfde. forloren hfde,

ac he me |[mama](s) geaf, on [min]ne sylfes dom. bringan wylle,

a ic e, beorn(c)yning, estum ge(yw)an. lissa gelong. heafodmaga

Gen is eall t e

(Ic) lyt hafo nefne, (Hy)gelac, ec." eafor (hea)fodsegn, (ha)re byrnan, (Gy)d fter wrc. (H)rogar sealde,

2155 Het a in beran

heaosteapne helm, gusweord geatolic. "Me is hildesceorp snotra fengel.

Sume (w)orde het, est gesgde; Hiorogar cyning,

2160 t ic his rest e

(c)w t hyt hfde (l)eod Scyldunga

lange hwile. syllan wolde, eah he him hold wre,

No y ()r suna sinum hwatum (H)eorowearde, 2165 breostgewdu.

Bruc ealles well." feower mearas

Hyrde ic t am frtwum lungre gelice ppelfealuwe. 178r 2170 meara 7 mama. nealles inwitnet dyrnum crfte hondgesteallan. (nia) heardum last weardode,

He him est geteah Swa sceal |mg don, or(um) bregdon, dea re[nian] Hygelace ws nefa swye hold,

7 geh(wer) orum

hrora gemyndig. Hygde (ge)sealde,

2175 Hyrd(e) ic t he one healsbeah wrtlicne wundur(maum), eo(d)[nes] dohtor,

one e him Wealheo geaf,

rio wicg somod Hyre syan ws

swanco(r) 7 sadolbeorht. (fter) beahege 2180 Swa (b)[eal]dode, guma gu()[um]cu, Dreah fter dom(e), heorgen(ea)tas. ac he ma(n)cynnes, 2185 ginfsta(n) gife, heold hildedeor.

brost geweorod. bearn Ecgeowes, godum ddum. nealles druncne slog

Ns him hreoh sefa, mste crfte, e him God sealde, Hean ws lange godne ne tealdon, micles wyrne

swa hyne Geat(a) bearn ne hyne on medobence 178v |[dri]hten wereda

gedon wolde. t he sleac wre, Edwenden cwom torna gehwylces. in gefetian, (Hr)eles lafe, Ns (mid) Geatum a [o](n) sweordes had. (be)arm alegde,

2190 Swye [sg]don, eling un(fro)m. tireadigum (me)nn Het a eorla (hl)eo heaorof cyning, 2195 golde gegyrede. sincmaum selra

t he on Biowulfes 7 him gesealde bold 7 bregostol. 2200 on am leodscipe

seofan ()usendo, Him ws [b](a)m samod [lo]nd gecynde,

eard eelriht, side rice

orum (s)wior

am r selra ws. ufaran dogrum syan Hygelac lg,

(E)ft t geiode hilde(h)lmmum, 2205 7 Hearede

hildemeceas to bonan wurdon, on sigeeode. Heao-Scilfingas,

under bordhreoan a hyne gesohtan Hearde hildefrecan, nia gengdan 179r

nefan Hererices. br[]de rice He geheold tela

Syan |Beowulfe on hand ge[hwearf]. fiftig wintra. eald eelweard, deorcum nihtum

W(s a) frod cyning, o (t) on ongan draca (rics[i]an), hord beweot(ode), Stig under l(g)

2215 se e on hea[um] h[of]e stanbeorh stear[c]ne. eldum uncu.

r on innan giong [7] [neah] gefeng hond[gewrienne]

ni(a) nathwyl[c], hnum ho(rde), 2220 since fahne.

(He t) syan [bohte] (be)syre[d] [hf]de

[eah] [e] [he] slpende eo[f]es crfte. b[u]folc beorn[a], XXXII Nealles [ns] geweoldum 2225 sylfes willum,

t si(e) iod [onfand], t he gebolge[n] ws.

wyrmhorda crft,

se e him sare (ge)sceod, e[of] nathwylces

ac for reanedlan

hlea bearna

hetesweng(eas) fleoh, 7 r inne weal(l), sona [o]nwa[ca]de, [gry]rebr[o]g[a] stod. [...] se fr begeat.

[eodnes] ea[rfe]. secg syn[by]sig, 2230 179v

t [gean] am gyst[e] Hwre [fyren]sceapen| Sincft [sohte] in am eor[sele]

r ws swylcra fela rgestreona, gumena nathwylc,

swa hy on gearda(gum) 2235 eormenlafe

()elan cynnes, r ge(hy)dde, Ealle hie dea (fo)rnam 7 si an a gen se r lengest hwearf, [w]ende s yldan,

anchycgende, deore mamas. rran mlum, (leo)da dugue, 2240

(we)ard winegeomor, (t h)e lytel fc brucan (m)oste. wunode on wonge niwe be nsse,

longgestreona Beorh eallgearo [w]teryum neah,

nearo(c)rftum fst. eorl(g)estreona

2245 r on innan br hringa hyrde fttan goldes.

ha[n]dwyrne (d)l, Fea worda cw: nu hle ne m[o]stan,

"Heald u nu, hruse, eorla hte. 2250

Hwt, hyt r on e Gudea fornam, fyrena gehwylcne,

gode begeaton.

[f]eorhbeal[e] frecne, leoda minra. 180r

a [me]e is ofgeaf. [He]| nah, hwa sweord wege

Gesawon seledream.

oe f[]g[rie] 2255 dryncft deore.

fted wge, Dug[u] ellor seoc. [hyr]stedgolde

Sceal se hearda helm ftum befeallen. a e beadogriman

Feormy(nd) swefa, bywan sceoldon. s(io) t hilde gebad

Ge swylce seo herepad, 2260 ofer borda gebrc

bite irena, Ne mg byrnan hring

brosna fter beorne. fter wig(fru)man hleum be healfe. gomen gleobeames, 2265 geond sl swinge, burhstede beate. fela feorhcynna Swa giomormod an fter eallum, 2270 dges 7 nihtes, hr(an) t heortan. eald uh(t)sceaa, se e, byrnend[e], Nacod nidraca 2275 fyre befangen.

wide feran, Ns hearpan wyn, ne god hafoc ne se swifta mearh Bea(lo)cwealm hafa fo(r) onsended." gioho mnde unblie hwe(arf) o t deaes wylm Hordwynne fond, opene standan, biorgas sece. niht(es) fleoge,

Hyne foldbuen(d) He gesecean sceall r he hen gold Ne by him wihte y sel. reo hund wintra hordrna sum,

180v |[: : : : : : : : : : : :]nan. [hearm] [on] [h]rusan, wara [win]trum frod. (Sw)a se eodsceaa 2280 (h)eold on hrusa[n]

eacen(cr)ftig, mon on mode. fted wge, hlaford sinne.

o t hyne an abealch, Mandryhtne br frioowre bd (a w)s hord rasod, Bene getiad

2285 onboren beaga (h)ord. feasceaftum men. fira fyrngeweorc a se wyrm onwoc, Stonc a fter stane, 2290 feondes fot(l)ast. dyrnan crfte

Frea sceawode (f)orman sie. wroht ws geniwad. stearcheort onfand

He to for gestop

dracan heafde neah. eae gedigan se e Waldendes Hordweard sohte wolde guman findan, sare geteode.

Swa mg unfge wean 7 wrcsi hyldo gehealde.

2295 georne fter grunde,

one e him on sweofote 181r Hat 7 hreohmod,

|hl()wum oft ymbehwearf Ne r nig mon hwre hilde gefeh,

ealn[e utan]weardne. on [am] westenne, 2300 bea[du]weorces. sincft sohte.

Hwilum on beorh thwe(arf), He t sona onf(and), goldes gefandod,

t hfde gumena sum heahgestreona. earfolice,

Hordwea(rd) onbad

o t fen c(wom). beorges hyrde, lige forgyldan a ws dg sceacen

2305 Ws a gebolgen wolde [s]e laa drin(c)ft dyre.

w(yr)me on willan. (bi)dan wolde, 2310 fyre gefysed.

No on wealle lg,

ac mid ble for, Ws se fruma egeslic swa hyt lungre wear sare geendod.

leodum on lande, on hyra sincgifan XXXIII A se gst ongan beorht hofu brnan. 2315 eldum on andan. 181v la lyftfloga

gledum spiwan, Bry(ne)leoma stod

No (r) aht cwices

lfan |(wolde). wide gesy(ne),

Ws s wyrmes wig (ne)arofages ni hu (s)e gusceaa 2320 hatode 7 hyn(de). dryhtsele dyrn(ne) Hfde landwara ble 7 bronde. wiges 7 wealles. 2325 a ws Biowulfe snude to soe, bolda selest, (g)ifstol Geata.

nean 7 feorran, Geata leode Hord eft gesceat, r dges hwile. (li)ge befangen, Beorges getruwode, Him seo wen (g)eleah. broga gecy()ed

t his sylfes h[a]m, brynewylmum mealt, t am godan ws hygesorga mst. t he Wealdende ecean Dryhtne (B)reost innan weoll swa him geywe ne ws.

hreow (o)n hrere, 2330 Wende (s)e wisa ofer ealde riht bitre gebulge.

eostrum geoncum,

Hfde ligdraca 2335 ealond utan,

leoda fsten,

eorweard one Him s gukyning,

gledum forgrunden. Wedera ioden,

wrce leornode. wigendra hleo,

Heht him a gewyrcean, eallirenne, 182r eorla dryhten,

wigbord wrtlic. t him holtwudu lind wi lige. eling rgod, worulde lifes,

|Wisse he gearwe, he[lpan] ne meahte,

Sceolde [li]enddaga, ende g(e)bidan 7 se wyrm somod, heolde lan(ge).

2345

eah e hordwelan Oferhogode a

hringa fengel weorode gesohte,

t he one widflogan sidan herge.

No he him am scce ondred, for wiht dyde,

ne him s wyrmes wig 2350 eafo 7 ellen, nearo neende hildehlemma, sigoreadig secg,

foron he r fela nia gedig(de), syan he Hroga(res) sele flsode, Grendeles mgum,

7 t g(ue) forgrap 2355 laan cynnes. hondge(mot)[a],

No t lsest ws r mon Hygelac sloh, gue rsum,

syan Geata cyning, freawine folc(a), Hreles eafora, 2360 bille gebeate(n).

Freslondum on, hiorodryncum swealt, onan Biowulf com

sylfes crfte, 182v

sundnytte dreah. | [ealra] ritig

Hfde him on earm(e) hildegeatwa,

a he to holm(e) [gion]g. hremge orf[ton]

Nealles Hetware 2365 feewiges, linde bron.

e him foran ongean Lyt eft becwom hames niosan. sunu Ecgeowes,

fram am hildfrecan

Ofer(s)wam a siolea bigong (ea)rm anhaga 2370 eft to leodum.

r him Hygd gebead beagas 7 brego(s)tol. t he wi lfylcum healdan cue.

hord 7 rice, Bearne ne truwode, eelstolas

a ws Hygelac dead. (f)indan meahton ()nige inga, hlaford (w)re, ciosan wol(d)e. freondlarum heold,

No y r feasceafte 2375 t am elinge t he Heardrede oe one cynedom

Hwre he him on folce estum mid are, 2380

o t he yldra wear, Hyne wrcmcgas

Weder-Geatum weold. ofer s sohtan,

suna Ohteres. helm Scylfinga,

Hfdon hy forhealden one selestan

scyninga sinc brytnade

ara e e in Swiorice 183r mrne | ()eoden. He (r) orfeorme sw(eor)des swengum,

Him t to mearce wear. feorhwunde hleat, sunu Hygelaces.

7 [him] eft gewat ha(mes) niosan, 2390 Let one bregostol Geatum wealdan. XXXIIII. SE s leodhryres Uferan dogrum

Ongenioes bearn syan Heardred lg. Biowulf healdan, t ws god cyning.

lean gemunde.

Eadgilse wear Folce gestepte

feasceaftum freond. 2395 ofe(r) s side

sunu Ohteres, He gewrc syan cyning ealdre bineat. genesen hfde,

wigum 7 wpnum. cealdum cearsium, Swa he nia gehwane slira geslyht(a), 2400 ellenweorca,

sunu Ecgiowes,

o one anne dg, gewegan sceolde. torne gebolgen,

e he wi am wyrme Gewat a twelfa sum, dryhten Geata,

dracan sceawia(n). hwanan sio fh aras, Him to bearme |(cwom) urh s me(l)(da)n hond. reotteo(a) secg,

Hfde a gefrunen 183v bealoni biorna.

ma()umft mre, Se ws on am reate se s orleges

or onstealde, Sceolde hean onon

hft (hy)gegiomor. 2410 wong (w)isian.

He ofer willan giong anne wisse, holmwylme neh,

to s e he eorsele hlw under (hr)usan ygewinne.

Se ws innan full

wrtta 7 wira. 2415 gearo gufreca

Weard unhiore, goldmamas heold Ns t ye ceap,

eald under eoran. to gegangenne

gumena nigum. niheard cyning, heorgeneatum, Him ws geomor sefa, Wyrd ungemete neah gretan sceolde, sundur gedlan

Gest a on nsse enden hlo abead 2420 gold(w)ine Geata. wfre 7 wlfus. se one gomelan secean sawle hord, lif wi lice. 2425

No on lange ws flsce bewunden. bearn Ecgeowes: gursa gens,

feorh elinges Biowulf maelade,

"Fela ic on giogue orleghwila. 184r 2430

Ic t eall gemon. a mec sin(ca bal)dor,

|Ic ws syfanwintre freawine folca,

t minum f(der) genam. Hreel cyn(ing), sibbe gemund(e);

Heold mec 7 hfde

geaf me sinc 7 symbel, ns ic him to life beorn (in) burgum, 2435

lara owihte onne his bearna hwylc, oe Hygelac min.

Herebe(ald) 7 Hcyn Ws am yldestan mges ddum

ungedefelice

mororbed stred, of hornbogan,

syan hyne Hcyn his freawine 2440

flane geswencte, 7 his mg o(f)scet,

miste mercelses

broor oerne

blodigan gare. fyrenum gesyngad,

t w(s) feohleas gefeoht hre(re) hygemee. (e)ling unwrecen 2445 Swa bi geomorlic to gebidanne

Sceolde hwre swa eah ealdres linnan. gomelum ceorle

t his byre ride onne h(e) gyd wrece,

giong on galgan. sarigne sang,

onne his sunu hanga 7 he him helpa(n) ne mg,

hrefne to hrore, 2450 eald 7 infrod

nige gefremma(n). morna gehwylce,

Symble bi gemyndgad 184v |(eafo)ran ellorsi. (t)o gebidanne yrfeweardas,

Ores ne gyme

burgum in innan, onne se an hafa dda gefondad. on his suna bure windge reste Ridend swefa, Nis r hearpan sweg, swylce r iu wron.

2455 urh deaes nyd Gesyh sorhcearig winsele westne, reote berofene. hle in homan. 2460 gomen in geardum, XXXV

GEwite onne on sealman, an fter anum.

sorhleo gle,

uhte him eall to rum, Swa Wedra helm heortan sorge, Wihte ne meahte fghe gebetan.

wongas 7 wicstede. fter Herebealde 2465 weallinde, wg. on am feorhbonan

No y r he one heaorinc laum ddum,

hatian ne meahte

eah him leof ne ws. e him sio sar belamp,

He a mid re sorhge, 2470 gumdream ofgeaf, Eaferum lfde, lond 7 leodbyrig, 185r

Godes leoht geceas. swa de eadig mon, a he of life gewat. Sweona 7 Geata

a |(ws) synn 7 sacu of(er [w]id) wter

wroht gemne, syan Hreel swealt, eaferan wran

2475

hereni hea(rda),

oe him Ongeneowes frome fyrdhwate. ofer heafo healdan, eat(olne) inwitscear 2480 t m(g)wine fhe 7 fyrene, eah e oer his heardan ceape. Geata dryhtne 2485

Freode ne woldon ac ymb Hreosnabeorh oft [ge]fremedon.

mine gewrcan, swa hyt gefrge ws, ealdre gebohte, Hcynne wear, gu onsg(e). mg oerne

a ic on morgne gefrgn billes ecgum

on bonan stlan, Eofores niosa. gomela Scylfing Hond gemunde

r Onge(n)eow Guhelm toglad, hreas [heao]blac. 2490 fho genoge,

feorhsweng ne ofteah. e he me sealde,

Ic him a mamas, geald t gue, leohtan sweorde.

swa me gifee ws, He me lond forgeaf,

eard eelwy(n). 2495 t he to Gifum oe in Swiorice 185v |(wyrs)an

Ns him nig earf, oe to Gar-Denum secean urfe

wigfrecan, weore gecypa(n). beforan wolde,

(Symle) (ic) him on fean ana on orde. 2500

7 swa to aldre sceall enden is sweord ola. oft gelste, (D)ghrefne wear

scce fremman, t mec r 7 si

syan ic for dugeum to handbonan,

Huga (ce)mpan. Frescyning[e], bringan moste, cumbles hyrde,

Nalles he a frtwe 2505 breostweorunge

ac in cempan gecrong eling on elne. ac him hildegrap banhus gebrc. 2510

Ne ws ecg bona, heortan wylmas, Nu sceall billes ecg, ymb hord wigan." beotwordum sprc

hond 7 heard sweord Beowulf maelode, niehstan sie:

"(I)c genede fela gyt ic wylle, fhe secan, gif mec se mansceaa

gua on geogoe; frod folces weard 2515 mrum fremman, of eorsele Gegrette a

ut gesece." gumena gehwylcne, hindeman sie,

hwate helmberend swse gesias: 186r wpen to wyrme,

"Nolde ic sweord beran, |gif ic wiste hu

wi am aglcean gylpe wigripan,

elle(s) meahte swa ic gio wi() Grendle dyde. hate(s) wene,

Ac ic r heaufyres rees 7 hattres; 2525 bord 7 byrnan.

foron ic me on hafu Nelle ic beorges weard ac unc sce(al) swa unc wyrd geteo, Ic eom on mode from gylp ofe(r)sitte.

oferfleon fotes trem, weoran t wealle

Metod manna gehws.

t ic wi one guflogan 2530 Gebide ge on beorge secgas on searwum, fter wlrse uncer twega.

byrnum werede, hwer sel mge

wunde gedygan Nis t eower si, ne(fn)[e] min anes." eofoo dle,

ne gemet mannes,

2535 Wat he wi aglcean eorlscype efne. gold gegangan, feorhbealu frecne Aras a bi ronde,

"Ic mid elne sceall oe gu nime, frean eowerne." rof oretta, hiorosercean br

2540 heard under helm(e), under stancleofu, anes mannes.

strengo getruwode

Ne bi swylc earges si! |(se )e worna fela,

186v Geseah a be wealle, gumcystum god, 2545 hildehlemma,

gua ge(d)igde, onne hnitan fean stream ut onan Ws re burnan wlm

stodan stanbogan -brecan of beorge.

heaofyrum hat, unbyrnende 2550 deop gedygan

ne meahte horde neah

nige hwile for dracan lege. a he gebolgen ws, word ut faran, Stefn in becom, under harne stan. hordweard oncniow

Let a of breostum, Weder-Geata leod stearcheort styrmde. heaotorht hlynnan 2555 Hete ws onhrered, mannes reorde. freode to friclan. oru aglcean hat hildeswat.

Ns r mara fyrst From rest cwom ut of stane, Hruse dynede. bordrand onswaf Geata dryhten. heorte gefysed Sweord r gebrd

2560 Biorn under beorge wi am gryregieste a ws hringbogan scce to seceanne. god gucyning, 2565 187r ecgum ungleaw. bealohycgendra Stimod gestod winia bealdor, snude tosomne. 2570

gomele lafe, ghwrum ws |(bro)ga fram orum. (wi) steapne rond a se wyr(m) gebeah He on searwum bad. gebogen scria(n), Scyld wel gebearg

Gewat a byrnende to gescipe scyndan. (life) 7 lice

lssan hwile on(ne) his myne sohte, fo(r)man dogore

mrum eodne, r he y fyrste

2575

wealdan moste, hre t hilde. Geata dryhten, Incgelafe,

swa him wyrd ne gescraf Hond u(p) abrd gryrefahne slo(h)

t sio ecg gewac bat unswior e(arfe) hfde a ws beorges weard on hreou(m) mode. wide sprungon

brun on bane,

2580 onne his iodcyning bysigum gebded. fter heauswenge Wearp wlfyre; hildeleoman.

Hresigora ne gealp Gubill geswac, swa hyt no sceolde, Ne ws t ee si, maga Ecgeowes ofgyfan wolde. wic eardian swa |(sceal) ghwylc mon Ns a long to on, hy eft gemetton. hreer me weoll,

2585 goldwine Geata. nacod t nie, iren rgod. t se mra

grundwong one 2590 187v Sceolde willan elles hwergen,

altan lndag(as). t a aglcean

Hyrte hyne hordweard, 2595 niwan stefne. fyre befongen,

Nearo (r)owode, se e r folce weold. h[a]ndgesteallan,

Nealles him on heape ()elinga bearn, hildecystum, 2600 ealdre burgan. sefa wi sorgum.

ymbe gestodon

ac hy on holt bugon, Hiora in anum weoll Sibb fre ne mg

wiht onwendan, XXXVI

am e wel ence.

(W)IGlaf ws haten, leof(l)ic lindwiga, 2605 mg lfheres. under heregriman Gemunde a a are wicstede weligne folcrihta gehwylc, 2610

Weoxstanes sunu, leod Scylfinga,

Geseah his mondryhten hat rowian. e he him r forgeaf, Wgmundinga, swa his fder ahte. hond rond gefeng,

Ne mihte a forhabban, geolwe linde,

gomelswyrd geteah. Eanmundes laf,

t ws mid eldum 188r |(su)na Ohtere.

am t scce wear Weohstanes bana

w(rcca) wineleasum 2615 meces ecg(um), brunfagne helm,

7 his magum tbr hringde byrnan, t him Onela forgeaf,

ealdsweord etonisc. his gdelinges fyrdsearo fuslic.

gugewdu, No ymbe a fhe sprc, abredwade.

2620 eah e he his broor bearn He frtwe geheold bill 7 byrnan, eorlscipe efnan

fela missera,

o t his byre mihte swa his rfder. gugewda,

Geaf him a mid Geatum 2625 ghws unrim, frod on forweg. geongan cempan,

a he of ealdre gewat, a ws forma si (t) he gue rs

mid his freodryhtne

fremman sceolde. ne his mgenes laf

Ne gemealt him se modsefa, 2630 gewac t wige.

a se wyrm onfand, gegan hfdon. wordrihta fela Him ws sefa geomor. r we medu egun, ussum hlaforde

syan hie togdre Wiglaf maelode, sgde gesium. 188v

"Ic t |(ml) geman,

2635 on(ne) (we) geheton in biorsele,

()e us as beagas geaf, gyldan woldon,

t we him a gugetawa gif him yslicu

earf gelumpe, e he usic on herge geceas

helmas 7 heard sweord. 2640 to yssum sifate

sylfes willum. 7 me as mamas geaf, gode tealde, eah e hlaford us

Onmunde usic mra, e he usic garwigend hwate helmberend, is ellenweorc 2645 to gefremmanne,

ana aohte folces hyrde, mra gefremede,

foran he manna mst dda dollicra.

Nu is se dg cumen mgenes behofa

t ure mandryhten godra gurinca.

Wutun gongan to enden hyt sy,

2650 helpan hildfruman, gledegesa grim.

God wat on mec t minne lichaman gled fmie. t we rondas beren

t me is micle leofre, mid minne goldgyfan Ne ynce me gerysne,

2655

eft to earde,

nemne we ror mgen | (f)eorh ealgian Ic wat gear(e), t he ana scyle

189A (197)r fane gefyllan, Wedra eodnes.

t nron ealdgewyrht, G(eata) dugue 2660 gesigan t scce. byrne 7 byrduscrud

gnorn rowian, Urum sceal sweord 7 helm, (bam) gemne." wig(hea)folan br

Wod a urh one wlrec, frean on fultum. "Leofa Biowulf, 2665

Fea worda (cw): lst eall tela, geara gecwde,

swa u on g(eo)gufeore t u ne alte dom gedreosan. eling anhydig, feorh ealgian.

be e lifigendum Scealt nu ddum rof, ealle mgene,

Ic e fullstu." wyrm yrre cwom,

2670

fter am wordum atol inwitg(st) fyrwylmum fah lara manna.

ore sie, fionda nio(s[i]an) Lig yum for, Byrne ne meahte geoce gefremman. und(er) his mges scyld

born bord (wi) rond. 2675 geongum garwigan ac se maga geonga elne geeode,

a his agen [ws] a gen gucyning

gledum forgrunden. m[iht] gemunde, 2680 hildebille,

mgenstrengo sloh

(t) hyt on heafolan stod Ngl(in)g forbrst,

nie genyded.

geswac t scce 189A (197)v |gomol 7 grgml. (t) him irenna 2685 helpan t hilde.

sweord Biowulfes Him t gifee ne ws, ecge mihton Ws sio hond to strong, (m)ine gefrge onne he to (s)cce br ns him (w)ihte e sel.

se e meca gehwane swenge ofersohte.

wpen wundum heard, a ws eodsceaa 2690 frecne fyrdraca

riddan sie,

fha gemyndig, a him rum ageald,

rsde on one rofan, hat 7 heaogrim, biteran banum. sawuldriore.

heals ealne ymbefeng He geblodegod wear

Swat yum weoll.

XXXVII 2695 A ic t earfe [gefrgn] andlongne eorl crft 7 cenu, eodcyninges

ellen cyan, swa him gecynde ws. ac sio hand gebarn

Ne hedde he s heafolan, modiges mannes, 2700 t he one nigst secg on searwum, fah 7 fted;

r he his mgenes healp, nioor hwene sloh, t t sweord gedeaf

t t fyr ongan a gen sylf cyning wllseaxe gebrd t he on byrnan wg. wyrm on middan.

swerian syan.

geweold his gewitte, 2705 189r biter 7 beaduscearp, Forwrat Wedra |helm Feond gefyldan,

ferh ellen wrc,

7 hi hyne a begen sibelingas. 2710 egn t earfe. sias sigehwile

abroten hfdon,

Swylc sceolde secg wesan, t am eodne ws sylfes ddum, a sio wund ongon, r geworhte, (He) t sona onfand beal(oni) weoll,

wo(rlde) geweorces. e him se e(or)draca swelan 7 swella(n). 2715 t him on breostum attor on innan. t he bi wealle gest on sesse. hu a stanbogan 2720 ece eorreced

a se eling gion(g), wishycgende Seah on enta geweorc stapulum fste innan heald(e)[n]. heorodreorigne, egn ungemete till wtere gelafede,

Hyne a mid handa (eo)den mrne, winedry(hten) his hilde sdne, 2725

7 his he(l)[m] onspeon. He ofer be(nne) sprc, Wisse he gearwe gedrogen hfde, a ws eall sceacen dea ungemete neah: syllan wolde

Biowulf maelode. wunde wlbleate. t he dghwila eoran wyn[ne]. dogorgerimes,

2730 "Nu ic suna minum gugewdu, 189v

r me gifee swa fter wurde

nig yrfe|weard lice gelenge. fiftig wintra.

Ic as leo(de) heold Ns se folccyning

2735

ymbesittendra

nig ara (gr)etan dorste,

e mec guwinum egesan eon. (m)lgesceafta,

Ic on earde bad heold min tela, ne me swor fela

ne sohte (s)earonias, 2740 aa on un(ri)ht. feorhbennum seoc

Ic s ealles mg ge(fea)n habban, Waldend fira

foram me witan ne earf mororbealo maga, lif of lice.

onne min sceace

Nu u lungre geong under harne stan, Nu se wyrm lige, (si)nce bereafod. t ic rwelan, gearo sceawige t ic y seft mge (mi)n altan

2745 hord sceawian Wiglaf leofa.

swefe sare wund, Bio nu on ofoste, goldht ongite, 2750

swegle searogimmas, fter maumwelan lif 7 leodscipe, XXXVIII A ic snude gefrgn fter wordcwydum

one ic longe heold."

sunu Wihstanes, wundum dryhtne, hringnet beran, u[n]der beorges hrof. a he bi sesse geong,

2755

hyran heaosiocum, brogdne beadusercean Geseah a sigehreig,

190r

magoegn |modig, gold glitinian

maumsigla fealo,

grunde getenge, 7 s wyrmes denn,

2760 wundur on wealle,

ealdes uhtflogan, fyrnmanna fatu

orcas stondan, feormendlease, r ws helm monig

hyrstum behrorene. eald 7 omig, 2765

earmbeaga fela Sinc eae mg, gumcynnes gehwone

searwum gesled. gold on gr(und)[e] oferhigian,

hyde se e wylle. segn eallgylden

Swylce he siomian geseah heah ofer horde, 2770

hondwundra mst, Of am leoman stod, ongitan mea(hte),

gelocen leoocrftum. t he one grundwong wrce giondwlitan: onsyn nig,

ns s wyrmes (r)

ac hyne ecg fornam. hord reafian,

a ic (on) hlwe gefrgn 2775 eald ent(a) geweorc

anne mannan. bunan 7 discas.

Him on bearm hlo(don) Sylfes dome

segn eac geno(m), Bill r gescod -

beacna beorhtost. ecg ws iren 2780

ealdhlafordes mundbora ws

am ara mama longe hwile.

Ligegesan wg hioroweallende |o t he morre swealt. eftsies georn, Hyne fyrwet brc, cwicne gemette Wedra eoden

hatne for horde, 190v middelnihtum

Ar ws on ofoste, 2785 frtwum gefyrred. hwer collenfer in am wongstede,

ellensiocne,

r he hine r forlet. mrne ioden,

He a mid am mamum 2790 dryhten sinne, ealdres t ende. wteres weorpan,

driorigne fand, He hine eft ongon o t wordes ord

breosthord urhbrc. Gomel on giogoe 2795 "Ic ara frtwa Wuldurcyninge ecum Dryhtne, s e (ic) moste r swyltdge 2800 gold sceawode.

Frean ealles anc, wordum (sec)ge, e ic her on starie, minum leodum

swylc ge(str)ynan. minne be(bo)hte

Nu ic on mama hord frode feorhlege. (l)eoda earfe.

Fremma gena Ne mg ic her leng wesan. hlw gewyrcean t brimes nosan. minum leodum

Hata (h)eaomre beorhtne fter ble, 2805 Se scel to gemyndum heah hlifian

on hrones nsse, syan hatan a e brentingas feorran drifa." hring gyldenne, egne gesealde, goldfahne helm,

t hit sliend Biowulfes Biorh, 191r 2810 ofer |floda genipu Dyde him of healse ioden risthydig,

geongum garwigan, beah 7 byrnan, "u eart endelaf

het hyne brucan well: usses cynnes,

2815

Wgmundinga. mine magas eorlas on elne.

Ealle wyrd forspeo[f]

to metodsceafte, Ic him fter sceal." gingste word

t ws am gomelan breostgehygdum, 2820 hate heaowylmas. sawol secean

r he bl cure, Him of hwre gewat

sofstra dom.

[XXXVIIII] a ws gegongen earfolice, gum[an] unfrodum

t he on eoran geseah lifes t ende Bona swylce lg, ealdr(e) bereafod, Beahhordum leng wealdan ne moste,

one leofestan 2825 bleate gebran. egeslic eordraca bealwe gebded. wyrm wohbogen ac him irenna

ecga fornamon, homera lafe,

2830 hearde heaoscearde t se widfloga, hreas on hrusan 191v Nalles |fter lyfte middelnih(tum), 2835 ansyn ywde,

wundum stille, hordrne neah. lacende hwearf mamhta wlonc,

ac he eoran gefeoll hondgeweorce. lyt manna ah mine gefrge, dyrstig wre, oree gersde,

for s hildfruman Huru t on lande mgenagendra,

eah e he dda gehws 2840 t he wi attorsceaan

oe hringsele gif he wccende buon on beorge. dryhtmama dl, 2845

hondum styrede, weard onfunde Biowulfe wear deae forgolden. ende gefered

Hfde ghwre lnan lifes.

Ns a lang to on, holt ofgefan, tyne tsomne, dareum lacan miclan earfe.

t a hildlatan tydre treowlogan, a ne dorston r

2850 on hyra mandryhtnes Ac hy scamiende gugewdu,

scyldas bran,

r se gomela lg. He gewergad st,

Wlitan on Wilaf. feecempa 2855

frean eaxlum neah. him wiht ne speo[w]. eah he ue wel,

Wehte hyne wtre -

Ne meahte he on eoran, on am frumgare ne s Wealdendes 192r 2860 wolde dom |(Go)des gumena gehwylcum,

feorh gehealdan, wiht oncirran; ddum rdan sw(a) he nu gen de. grim andswar(u)

a ws t am geongum ebegete,

am e r his elne forleas. Weohstanes sunu,

Wiglaf maelode, sec sarigfer. 2865

Seah on unleofe: se e wyle so specan, se eow a mamas geaf,

"t, la, mg secgan t se mondryhten, eoredgeatwe,

e ge r on standa,

onne he on ealubence healsittendum 2870

oft gesealde

helm 7 byrnan, swylce he rydlicost findan meahte,

eoden his egnum ower feor oe neah t he genunga wrae forwurpe, Nealles folccyning

gugewdu a hyne wig beget. fyrdgeste(allum)

2875

gylpan orfte;

hwre him God ue, t he hyne sylfne gewrc,

sigor(a) Waldend, ana mid ecge, Ic him lifwrae tgifan t gue, 2880 ofer min gemet

a him ws elnes earf. lytle meahte 7 ongan swa eah mges helpan. onne ic sweorde drep,

Symle ws y smra ferhgenilan, weoll of gewitte. 192v

fyr unswior Fergendra to lyt a hyne sio |()rag becwom. 7 swyrd(gifu),

rong ymbe eoden,

2885 Hu sceal sincego eall eelwyn lufen alicgean. re mgburge idel hweorfan, 2890

eowrum cynne, Londrihtes mot monna ghwylc syan elingas fleam eowerne, Dea bi sella onne edwitlif."

feorran gefricgean domleasan dd. eorla gehwylcum XL

Heht a t heaoweorc

to hagan biodan,

up ofer ecgclif, 2895

r t eorlweorod modgiomor st,

morgenlongne dg bordhbbende, endedogores leofes monnes. niwra spella,

bega on wenum, 7 eftcymes Lyt swigode se e ns gerad, sgde ofer ealle: Wedra leoda, deabedde fst, wyrmes ddum. ealdorgewinna Sweorde ne meahte nige inga Wiglaf site

2900

ac he solice "Nu is wilgeofa dryhten Geata

wuna wlreste Him on efn lige 2905 siexbennum seoc. on am aglcean wunde gewyrcean. ofer Biowulfe, eorl ofer orum 193r

byre Wihstanes, unlifigendum, |(heafod)wearde

healde higemum leofes 7 la()es. orleghwile

Nu y(s leodum) wen

syan und[y]r[ne] fyll cyninges

Froncu(m) 7 Frysum, wide weore. 2915 heard wi Hugas, faran flotherge

Ws sio wroht scepen syan Higelac cwom on Fresn(a) land. hilde gehngdon,

r hyne Hetware elne geeodon t se byrnwiga 2920 Feoll on fean.

mid ofermgene, bugan sceolde. Nalles frtwe geaf

ealdor dugoe. Merewioingas

Us ws a syan milts ungyfee. sibbe oe treowe

Ne ic te Swe(o)eode wihte ne wene, 2925 tte Ongenio

ac ws wide cu ealdre besnyede wi Hrefnawudu, rest gesohton

Hce(n) Hreling a for on(med)lan Geata leode

Gu-Sci(l)fingas. fder Ohthere(s), hondslyht ageaf bryda he[ro]de, golde berofene,

Sona him se froda 2930 eald 7 egesfull, abreot brimwisan,

gomela iomeowl(a)[n] Onelan modor 7 a folgode 2935

7 Ohtheres. feorhgenilan, earfolice,

o t hi oeodo(n) in Hrefnesholt

hlafordlease. sweorda lafe |(Wean o)ft gehet on(d longe) niht, meces ecgum

Best a sinherge 193v wundum werge. earmre teohhe 2940

cw, he on mergenne getan wolde

sum on galgtreowu[m] Frofor eft gelamp

[fean] to gamene. sarigmodum

somod rdge, horn 7 byman,

syan hie Hygelaces 2945 gealdor ongeaton, leoda dugoe XLI.

a se goda com,

on last faran.

Ws sio swatswau wlrs weora,

Swona 7 Geata,

wide gesyne. fhe towehton! mid his gdelingum,

Hu a folc mid him 2950 Gewat him a se goda frod, felageomor, Eorl Ongenio hfde Higelaces wlonces wigcrft. 2955 t he smannum heaoliendum bearn 7 bryde.

fsten secean. ufor oncirde, hilde gefrunen, Wires (n)e truwode, onsacan mihte,

hord forstandan, Beah eft onan a ws ht boden

eald under eorweall. Sweona leodum, 2960 Freoowong one syan Hrelingas

segn Higelace. ford ofereodon, to hagan rungon. ecgum, sweordum,

r wear Ongeniow blondenfexa

on bid wrecen, afian sceolde Hyne yrringa wpne gerhte, swat drum sprong

t se eodcyning 194r Eafores |anne dom. Wulf Wonreing t him for swenge for under fexe. gomela Scilfing, 2970 wyrsan wrixle

Ns he forht swa eh, ac forgeald hrae wlhlem one, yder oncirde. sunu Wonredes

syan eodcyning Ne meahte se snella ealdum ceorle

hondslyht giofan,

ac he him on heafde 2975 t he blode fah Feoll on foldan.

helm r gescer,

bugan sceolde. Ns he fge a git, eah e him wund hrine.

ac he hyne gewyrpte, Let se hearda brade mece,

Higelaces egn a his broor lg, entiscne helm a gebeah cyning,

2980 ealdsweord eotonisc

brec(an) ofer bordweal. folces hyrde

ws in feorh dropen. e his mg wrion,

a wron monige, ricone arrdon, 2985 t hie wlstowe enden reafode nam on Ongenio heard swyrd hilted, Hares hyrste

a him gerymed wear, wealdan moston. rinc oerne, irenbyrnan, 7 his helm somod.

Higelace br 7 him fgre gehet

2990 He [am] frtwum feng 194v leana [mid] |leodum, Geald one gurs Hreles eafora, Iofore 7 Wulfe 2995

7 gelst[e] swa. Geata dryhten,

a he to ham becom, mid ofermamum. hund usenda ne orfte him a lean,

Sealde hiora gehwrum landes 7 locenra beaga, owitan mon

on middangearde, mra geslogon. angan dohtor, hyldo to wedde.

sya[n] hie [ma] a 7 a Iofore forgeaf 3000 hamweorunge,

t ys sio fho wlni wera, e us secea to

7 se feondscipe,

s e ic [wean] hafo, Sweona leoda, frean userne

syan hie gefricgea 3005 ealdorleasne, wi hettendum

one e r geheold hord (7) rice, hwate Scildingas, oe furur gen Me is ofost betost, r sceawian, e us beagas geaf,

fter hlea hryre, folcred fremede, eorlscipe efnde. 3010

t we eodcyning 7 one gebringan, on adfre.

Ne scel anes hwt ac r is mama hord,

meltan mid am modigan, gold unrime, 3015

grimme gecea[po](d), sylfes feore a sceall brond fretan,

7 nu t siestan beagas [geboh]te;

195r

led eccean;

|nalles eorl wegan ne mg scyne

maum to gemyndum, habban on healse 3020

hringweorunge, golde bereafod,

ac sceal, geomormod, oft, nalles ne, Nu se herewisa

elland tredan. hleahtor alegde Foron sceall gar wesan mundum bewunden,

gamen 7 gleodream. monig morgenceald 3025 hfen on handa; wigend weccean, fus ofer fgum,

nalles hearpan sweg ac se wonna hrefn, fela reordian,

earne secgan,

hu him t te speow, wl reafode." secggende ws

enden he wi wulf 3030 Swa se secg hwata lara spella.

He ne leag fela Weorod eall aras. under earna ns, wundu[r] sceawian. sawulleasne, one e him hringas geaf a ws endedg t se gucyning, wundordeae swealt. syllicran wiht, wierrhtes r, Ws se legdraca |gledum beswled.

wyrda ne worda. Eodon unblie wollenteare, 3035

Fundon a on sande hlimbed healdan, rran mlum.

godum gegongen, Wedra eoden,

3040 r hi r gesegan wyrm on wonge lane licgean. 195v

grimlic gry[regiest] Se ws fiftiges

fotgemearces Lyftwynne heold nyer eft gewat Ws a deae fst, ende genyttod. bunan 7 orcas,

3045 lang on legere. nihtes hwilum, dennes niosian. hfde eorscrafa Him big stodan 3050 discas lagon

7 dyre swyrd, swa hie wi eoran fm

omige urhetone, usend wintra

r eardodon. eacencrftig,

onne ws t yrfe iumonna gold,

galdre bewunden,

3055

t am hringsele gumena nig,

hrinan ne moste,

nefne God sylfa, sealde am e he wolde - hord openian, swa him gemet uhte.

sigora Socyning He is manna gehyld

efne swa hwylcum manna XLII. 3060 a ws gesyne am e unrihte

t se si ne ah inne gehydde Weard r ofsloh

wrce under wealle. feara sumne.

a sio fh gewear Wundur hwar onne

gewrecen wralice. 3065 eorl ellenrof lifgesceafta,

ende gefere onne leng ne mg, meduseld buan.

mon mid his [m]gum, 196r Swa ws Biowulfe, sohte searonias. 3070

|a he biorges weard Seolfa ne cue weoran sceolde.

urh hwt his worulde gedal Swa hit o domes dg eodnas mre, t se secg wre hergum geheaerod,

diope benemdon

a t r dydon, synnum scildig, hellbendum fst, se one wong strude. gearwor hfde

3075

wommum gewitnad, Ns he goldhwte agendes est

r gesceawod. Wihstanes sunu: anes willan,

Wiglaf maelode,

"Oft sceall eorl monig, 3080 wrc adreog[an],

swa us geworden is.

Ne meahton we gelran rices hyrde, rd nigne,

leofne eoden,

t he ne grette lete hyne licgean, 3085 wicum wunian

goldweard one, r he longe ws, o woruldende. Hord ys gesceawod,

Heoldon heahgesceap. grimme gegongen. to swi e one Ic ws r inne 3090 recedes geatwa, nealles swslice

t gifee [ws] yder ontyhte. 7 t eall geondseh, a me gerymed ws, si alyfed Ic on ofoste gefeng mgenbyrenne

inn under eorweall. micle mid mundum 196v hordgestreona, 3095 cyninge minum. wis 7 gewittig. gomol on geho,

hider |ut tbr Cwico ws a gena, Worn eall gesprc, 7 eowic gretan het, fter wines ddum

bd t ge geworhton in blstede 3100

beorh one hean, swa he manna ws wide geond eoran, brucan moste.

micelne 7 mrne, wigend weorfullost

enden he burhwelan Uton nu efstan seon 7 secean

ore [sie] [on] searogerc, Ic eow wisige,

3105 wundur under wealle. t ge genoge

neon sceawia Sie sio br gearo,

beagas 7 brad gold.

dre gefned, 7 onne geferian 3110 leofne mannan,

onne we ut cymen, frean userne, r he longe sceal wre geolian." byre Wihstanes, hlea monegum t hie blwudu folcagende "Nu sceal gled fretan wigena strengel, isernscure, strengum gebded, Sceft nytte heold, flane fulleode."

on s Waldendes Het a gebeodan, hle hildedior, boldagendra, 3115

feorran feredon, godum togenes: weaxan wonna leg one e oft gebad

onne strla storm, 3120 scoc ofer scildweall. f[]ergearwum fus, Huru se snotra 198r acigde of corre

sunu Wihstanes |cyniges egnas, a selestan.

s[yf]on[e] [tosom][n]e, 3125 Eode eahta sum (H)ilderinc sum ledleoman.

under inwithrof. on handa br

se e on orde geong. hwa t hord strude, nigne dl on sele wunian,

Ns a on hlytme, syan orwearde 3130 secgas gesegon lne licgan.

Lyt nig mearn ut geferedon

t hi ofostli(c)[e] dyre mamas.

Dracan ec scufun, leton weg niman,

wyrm ofer weallclif,

3135

flod fmian

frtwa hyrde. on wn hladen,

t ws wundengold ghws unrim, har[um] hilde, XLIII Him a gegiredan 3140 ad on eoran

elinge boren, to hrones nsse.

Geata leode

unwaclicne, hildebordum, swa he bena ws. mrne eoden,

helm[um] behongen, beorhtum byrnum, Alegdon a tomiddes hle hiofende,

hlafor[d] leofne. blfyra mst,

3145 Ongunnon a on beorge wigend weccan.

W(ud[u]r)ec astah, swogende l(et)

sweart ofer swi[o]ole, (wop)e bewunden. o t he a banhus 3150 hat on hrere.

Windblond gelg, gebrocen hfd[e]

Higum unrote mondryhtnes (cw[e]a)lm. |[Ge]at[isc] [an]meowle

modceare mndon, 198v Swylce giomorgyd [ : : : : ... : : : :] [sang] sorgcearig

[b]undenheorde sle geneah[he] hearde ond[r]ede,

3155 t hio hyre [here]g[n]gas wlfylla wo[r]n, hyo [7] hf[t]nyd. Geworhton a [hlo] on h[o]e, 3160 [w]gliendum

[w]erudes egesan, Heofon rece swealg.

Wedra leode se ws heah 7 brad, wide gesyne,

7 beti[m]bredon beadurofes becn, Wealle beworhton, foresnotre men

on tyn dagum bronda lafe. swa hyt weorlicost

findan mihton. beg 7 siglu, swylce on horde r

3165 Hi on beorg dydon eall swylce hyrsta, nihedige men

genumen hfdon. eoran healdan,

Forleton eorla gestreon gold on greote, 3170 eldum swa unnyt

r hit nu gen lifa swa hyt [re]r ws. hildedeore

a ymbe hlw riodan, elinga bearn,

ealra twelfa, kyning mnan,

woldon [cearge] cwian, wordgyd wrecan, 3175 Eahtodan eorlscipe duguum demdon,

7 ymb w[er] sprecan. 7 his ellenweorc swa hit ged[efe] [bi], wordum herge,

t mon his winedryhten ferhum freog[e], of l[i]chaman 3180

(onne) he for scile

[lded] weoran. Geata leode heorgeneatas. wyruldcyning,

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(mon[w]r)ust 7 lofgeornost.