Beowulf in old english

Prologue

Hwt, w Gr-Dena
odcyninga

in gardagum,

rym gefrnon,

h elingas

ellen fremedon !

Oft Scyld Scfing

sceaena ratum,

onegum mgum

meodosetla oftah,

egsode eorl[as],

syan rest wear

fasceaft funden;

h s frfre gebd,

wox under wolcnum

weormyndum h,

o t him ghwylc

ymbsittendra

ofer hronrde

hran scolde,

gomban gyldan;

fter cenned

geong in geardum,
folce t frfre;

one God sende

fyrenearfe ongeat,

he r drugon

aldor(l)ase
woroldre forgeaf;

Bowulf ws brme
Scyldes eafera

-- bld wde sprang --

Scedelandum in.

Sw sceal (geong g)uma

fromum feohgiftum

gde gewyrcean,

20

on fder (bea)rme,

t hine on ylde

eft gewunigen

onne wg cume,

lode gelsten;

lofddum sceal

in mga gehwre

man geeon.

Him Scyld gewt

felahrr fran

25

t gescphwle

on Fran wre;

h hyne tbron
swse gesas,

t brimes faroe,

sw h selfa bd,

enden wordum wold

lof landfruma
r t he std
sig ond tfs,

15

him s Liffrea,

wuldres Wealdend

wilgesas,

10

t ws gd cyning!

m eafera ws

ange hwle;

wine Scyldinga --

lange hte.
hringedstefna
elinges fr;

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ldon

lofne oden,

baga bryttan

on bearm scipes,

mrne be mste.
of feorwegum

r ws mdma fela

frtwa gelded;

ne hrde ic cmlcor
hildewpnum

col gegyrwan

ond heaowdum,

billum ond byrnum;

him on bearme lg

mdma mnigo,
on fldes ht

35

40

him mid scoldon

feor gewtan.

Nals h hine lssan

odgestronum,

lcum todan,
on dydon,

hine t frumsceafte
nne ofer e

for onsendon

45

umborwesende.

gt he him setton
hah ofer hafod,

segen g(yl)denne

lton holm beran,

gafon on grsecg;

him ws gemor sefa,

murnende md.

Men ne cunnon

secgan t se,

selerdende,

hle under heofenum,

50

hw m hlste onfng.

Chapter I
ws on burgum
lof lodcyning

Bowulf Scyldinga,

longe rge

folcum gefrge

--fder ellor hwearf,

aldor of earde --,

o t him eft onwc

hah Healfdene;

hold enden lifde

gamol ond grouw

glde Scyldingas.

m fower bearn
in worold wcun,

forgermed
weoroda rswa[n],

Heorogr ond Hrgr

hrde ic t [......

wges weormynd,

t healreced

ond Hlga til,

healsgebedda.

ws Hrgre

magodriht micel.

60

ws On]elan cwn,

Heao-Scilfingas

georne hrdon,

55

herespd gyfen,
t him his winemgas

o t so geogo gewox,
Him on md bearn,
htan wolde,

65

medorn micel

men gewyrcean ......

on[n]e yldo bearn

fre gefrnon,

ond er on innan

eall gedlan

geongum ond ealdum,

bton folcscare

70

swylc him God sealde,

ond feorum gumena.

ic wde gefrgn

weorc gebannan

manigre mge

geond isne middangeard,

folcstede frtwan.

Him on fyrste gelomp

dre mid yldum,

t hit wear ealgearo,

healrna mst;

scp him Heort naman

s e his wordes geweald

H bot ne lh,
sinc t symle.

bagas dlde,
heaowylma bd,

ne ws hit lenge gn,

t se ecghete

umsworan

fter wlne

wcnan scolde.

se ellengst

85

earfolce

rge geolode,

s e in strum bd,

t h dgora gehwm
hldne in healle;
frumsceaft fra

dram gehrde

r ws hearpan swg,

swutol sang scopes.

Sgde s e ce

wlitebeorhtne wang,

eoran worh(te),
sw wter bebget,

gesette sigehrig

sunnan ond mnan

loman t lohte

landbendum,

ond gefrtwade

foldan scatas

leomum ond lafum,

ra e cwice hwyrfa. --

Sw drihtguman

dramum lifdon,

o t n ongan

fyrene fre(m)man

wonsl wer

100

fond on helle;

ws se grimma gst
mre mearcstapa,

95

lf ac gescep

cynna gehwylcum

fen ond fsten;

90

feorran reccan,

cw t se lmihtiga

adiglce,

80

Sele hlfade

hah ond horngap;

lan lges;

wde hfde.

Grendel hten,
s e mras hold,

ffelcynnes eard
weardode hwle, 105

75

sian him Scyppend

in Cines cynne -ce Drihten,

forscrifen hfde
one cwealm gewrc

s e h bel slg;

ne gefeah h re fhe,
Metod for mne

ac h hine feor forwrc,

mancynne fram. 110

anon untdras

ealle onwcon,

eotenas ond ylfe

ond orcneas,

swylce ggantas,

wi Gode wunnon

lange rge ;

h him s lan forgeald.