3016/22, 12:37 ‘Beowulf (Ole English version) by Anonymous | Poety Foundation S& POETRY FOUNDATION Beowulf (Old English version) BY ANONYMous Hwet. We Gardena in geardagum, peodcyninga, prym gefrunon, hu da apelingas ellen fremedon. Oft Scyld Scefing sceafpena preatum, monegum magbum, meodosetla ofteah, cegsode eorlas. Sy8San arest weard feasceaft funden, he pas frofre gebad, weox under wolenum, weordmyndum pah, odpet him wghwyle para ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde, gomban gyldan. pat was god cyning. dam eafera was after cenned, geong in geardum, bone god sende folce to frofre; fyrendearfe ongeat be hie ar drugon aldorlease Tange hwile. Him pas liffrea, wuldres wealdend, woroldare forgeafi Beowulf was breme bled wide sprang, Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in. Swa sceal geong guma gode gewyrcean, fromum feohgiftum on farder bearme, pat hine on ylde eft gewunigen wilgesipas, bonne wig cume, leode gelasten; lofdaedum sceal in magba gehware man gepeon. Him da Scyld gewat to gescephwile felahror feran on frean ware. Hihyne pa etberon to brimes farode, swase gesipas, swa he selfa bed, penden wordum weold wine Scyldingas eof landfruma lange ahte. par at hyde stod hringedstefna, isig ond ucfus, xpelinges fer. Aledon pa leofne peoden, beaga bryttan, on bearm scipes, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version wmasoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation mane be maste. par was madma fela of feorwegum, fratwa, gelaeded; ne hyrde ic cymlicor ceol gegyrwan hildewepnum ond headowedum, billum ond byrnum; him on bearme leg madma mznigo, pa him mid scoldon on flodes aht feor gewitan. alas hi hine lassan lacum teodan, peodgestreonum, bon ba dydon pe hine wx frumsceafte ford onsendon znne ofer yde umborwesende. pa gyt hie him asetcon segen geldenne heah ofer heafod, leton holm beran, geafon on garsecg; him was geomor sefa, murnende mod. Men ne cunnon secgan to sod, seleredende, haeled under heofenum, hwa bem hlaste onfeng. 3a wes on burgum Beowulf Scyldinga, eof leodcyning, longe prage folcum geftage faeder ellor hwearf, aldor of earde, oppat him eft onwoc heah Healfdene; heold penden lifde, gamol ond gudreouw, glaede Scyldingas. dam feower bearn ford gerimed in worold wocun, weoroda reswan, Heorogar ond Hrodgar ond Halga til; hyrde ic part was Onelan cwen, Headoscilfingas healsgebedda. pa was Hrodigare heresped gyfen, wiges weordmynd, pat him his winemagas georne hyrdon, 088 pat seo geogod geweox, magodriht micel. Him on mod bearn pat healreced hatan wolde, medowrn micel, men gewyrcean bonne yldo bearn zfre gefrunon, ond per on innan eall gedelan geongum ond ealdum, swylc him god sealde, buton folcscare ond feorum gumena. da ic wide gofregn weorc gebannan manigre magbe geond pisne middangeard, folestede fraxcwan. Him on fyrste gelomp, zdre mid yldum, pat hit weard ealgearo, healarna mast; scop him Heort naman se pe his wordes geweald wide harfde. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version amsoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation He beot ne aleh, beagas delde, sinc at symle. Sele hlifade, heah ond horngeap, headowylma bad, ladan liges; ne waes hit lenge ba gen pat se ecghete abumsweorum, after walnide wacnan scolde. a se ellengast carfodlice prage gebolode, se pe in pystrum bad, pat he dogora gehwam dream gehyrde hludne in healles per wars hearpan sweg, swutol sang scopes. Segde se be cube frumsceaft fira feorran reccan, cward pat se almihtiga cordan worhte, wlitebeorhtne wang, swa water bebuged, gesette sigehrebig sunnan ond monan Jeoman to leohte landbuendum ond gefreowade foldan sceatas Jeomum ond leafum, lif eac gesceop cynna gchwylcum para 3e ewice hwyrfap. Swa da drihtguman dreamum lifdon cadiglice, o83zt an ongan fyrene fremman feond on helle. Wears se grimma gest Grendel haten, mazre mearcstapa, se pe moras heold, fen ond feesten; fifeleynnes eard wonsalli wer weardode hwile, sipdan him scyppend forscrifen hafde in Caines cynne. pone cwealm gewrarc ece drihten, pws pe he Abel slogs ne gefeah he pare faehe, ac he hine feor forwrac, metod for py mane, mancynne fram. panon untydras ealle onwocon, cotenas ond ylfe ond orcneas, swylce gigantas, ba wid gode wunnon lange prage; he him es lean forgeald. Gewat da neosian, sypdan niht becom, hean huses, hu hit Hringdene zxfter beorbege gebun hafdon. Fand pa der inne epelinga gedrihe swefan after symble; sorge ne cudon, wonsceaft wera. Wiht unhaclo, grim ond gradig, gearo sona wars, reoc ond rebe, ond on reste genam pritig egna, panon eft gewat hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airsoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion bude hremig to ham faran, mid pare waelfylle wica neosan. a wes on uhtan mid ardage Grendles gudcreft gumum undyrne; pa was after wiste wop up ahafen, micel morgensweg. Mare peoden, zpeling argod, unblide sat, polode drydswy8, pegnsorge dreah, sydpan hie pas ladan last sceawedon, wergan gastes; was bit gewin to strang, lad ond longsum. Nas hit lengra fyrst, ac ymb ane niht eft gefremede mordbeala mare ond no meamn fore, fachde ond fyrene; wars to fest on pam. pa was eadfynde pe him elles hwaer gerumlicor reste sohte, bed efter burum, 3a him gebeacnod wees, gesegd sodlice sweotolan tacne healdegnes hete; heold hyne sypan fyr ond feestor se pam feonde etwand. Swa rixode ond wid rihte wan, ana wid callum, opt idel stod husa sclest. Was sco hwil mice; XII winera tid corn gepolode wine Scyldinga, weana gehwelcne, sidra sorga. Fordam secgum weard, ylda bearnum, undyre cud, gyddum geomore, paette Grendel wan hwile wid Hropgar, hetenidas warg, fyrene ond fiehde fela missera, singale swce, sibbe ne wolde wid manna hwone magenes Deniga, feothbealo feorran, fea bingian, ne per neenig witena wenan porfte beorhtre bote to banan folmum, ac se zgleca ehtende wees, deore deabscua, dugube ond geogobe, seomade ond syrede, sinnihte heold mistige moras. men ne cunnon hwyder helrunan hwyrftum scripad. Swa fela fyrena feond mancynnes, atol angengea, oft gefremede, heardra hynda. Heorot eardode, sincfage sel sweartum nihtum; hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 4msoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion no he pone gifstol gretan most, mabdum for metode, ne his myne wisse. pat was wraec micel wine Scyldinga, modes brecda. Monig oft geset rice to rune; reed eahtedon hwat swidferhdum sclest ware wid fergryrum to gefremmanne. Hwilum hie geheton et hargerafum wigweorbunga, wordum badon pat him gastbona geoce gefremede wid peodpreaum. Swyle was peaw hyra, haepenra hyht; helle gemundon in modsefan, metod hie ne cupon, dada demend, ne wiston hie drihten god, ne hie huru heofena helm herian ne cubon, wuldres waldend. Wa bid pam de sceal puth slidne nid sawle bescufan in fyres farm, frofre ne wenan, wihte gewendan; wel bid pam pe mot after deaddage drihten secean ond to feder fepmum freodo wilnian. Swa 3a malccare maga Healfdenes singala sead, ne mihte snotor haled wean onwendan; was bat gewin to swy3, lap ond longsum, pe on 8a leode becom, nydwracu nipgrim, nihtbealwa mast. pat fram ham gefrargn Higelaces pegn, god mid Geatum, Grendles deda; se wars moncynnes maygenes strengest on pam dage pysses lifes, zpele ond eacen. Het him yalidan godne gegyrwan, cwad, hu guiicyning ofer swanrade secean wolde, mane peoden, pa him wees manna pearf. Bone sidfiet him snotere ceorlas Iythwon logon, peah he him leof ware; hwetton higerofne, hal sceawedon. Hiefde se goda Geata leoda cempan gecorone para pe he cenoste findan mihte; XVna sum sundwudu sohte; secg wisade, lagucraeftig mon, landgemyrcu. Fyrst ford gewat. Flora was on yum, bat under beorge. Beornas gearwe hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version sirsols, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation oon stefn stigon; streamas wundon, sund wid sande; seegas barron on bearm nacan beothte fretwe, gudscaro geatolic; guman ut scufon, weras on wilsid, wadu bundenne. Gewat ba ofer wegholm, winde gefysed, flora famiheals fugle gelicost, odpat ymb antid obres dogores wundenstefna gewaden hafde pat da lidende land gesawon, brimclifa blican, beorgas steape, side sanaessas; pa was sund liden, eoletes wt ende. panon up hrade ‘Wedera leode on wang stigon, sewudu saldon syrcan hrysedon, gudgeweedo, gode pancedon bas be him yplade eade wurdon. pa of wealle geseah weard Scildinga, se pe holmdifuu healdan scolde, beran ofer bolcan beorhte randas, fyrdsearu fuslicu; hine fyrwyt brec modgehygdum, hwat pa men waron. Gewat him pa to warode wicge ridan pegn Hrodgares, prymmum ewehte magenwudu mundum, mepelwordum fraegn: Hatt syndon ge searhabbendra, byrnum werede, be pus brontne ceol ofer lagustrate ledan ewomon, hider ofer holmas? le was endesaeta, aegwearde heold, pe on land Dena ladra nenig mid scipherge scedpan ne meahte. No her cudlicor cuman ongunnon lindhaebbende; ne ge leafnesword gudfremmendra gearwe ne wisson, maga gemedu, Neefre ic maran geseah corla ofer eorpan donne is cower sum, secg on searwum; nis pet seldguma, wapnum geweordad, nzefne him his wlite leoge, znlic ansyn. Nu ic cower sceal frumcyn witan, zr ge fyr heonan , leassceaweras, on land Dena furpur feran. Nu ge feorbuend, merelidende, minne gehyra’ hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version arasols, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation anfealdne gepoht: to gecyanne hwanan eowre cyme syndon, Him se yldesta ondswarode, werodes wisa, wordhord onleac: fost is selest We synt gumeynnes Geata leode ond Higelaces heordgencatas. Wes min feeder folcum gecyped, zpele ordfruma, Ecgbeow haten. Gebad wintra worn, zr he on weg hwurfe, gamol of geardum; hine gearwe geman witena welhwyle wide geond eorpan. We purh holdne hige hlaford pin sunu Healfdenes, secean cwomon, leodgebyrgean; wes pu us larena god. Habbad we to bam maran micel zrende, Deniga frean, ne sceal per dyrne sum wesan, pes ic wene, pu wast gif hit is swa we soblice secgan hyrdon pat mid Scyldingum sceadona ic nat hwyle, deogol deedhata, deorcum nihtum ie, cawed purh egsan uncudne nid, hyndu ond hrafyl. Ie bars Hrodgar meg purh rumne sefan raed gelaeran, hu he frod ond god feond oferswy3ep, gyfhim edwendan fre scolde bealuwa bisigu, bot eft cuman, ond pa cearwylmas colran wurdap; 088e a sypdan earfoprage, preanyd polad, penden per wunad on heahstede husa selest. Weard mapelode, dar on wicge set, ombeht unforht: eghwabres sceal scearp scyldwiga gescad witan, worda ond worca, se pe wel penced. Ic pat gchyre, pat pis is hold weored frean Scyldinga. Gewitap ford beran wapen ond gewedu; ic cow wisige. Swylce ic magupegnas mine hate wid feonda gehwone flotan cowerne, niweyrwydne nacan on sande arum healdan, obdat eft byred ofer lagustreamas leofne mannan wudu wundenhals to Wedermearce, godfremmendra swylcum gifepe bid hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 714soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation pat pone hilderas hal gediged. Gewiton him pa feran, Flota stille bad, seomode on sale sidfeepmed scip, on ancre fest. Eoforlic scionon ofer hleorberan gehroden golde, fah ond fyrheard; ferhwearde heold gubmod grimmon. Guman onetton, sigon etsomne, oppat hy sal timbred, geatolic ond goldfah, ongycon mihton; pat was foremarost foldbuendum receda under roderum, on parm se rica bad; lixte se leoma ofer landa fela. Him pa hildedeor hof modigra torht getahte, pat hie him to mihton gegnum gangan; gudbeorna sum wicg gewende, word after cwad: Mee is me to feran; feeder alwalda mid arstafum cowic gehealde sida gesunde. Ic to se wille wid wrad werod wearde healdan. Strat was stanfah, stig wisode gumum atgedere. Gudbyrne scan heard hondlocen, hringiren scir song in searwum, pa hie to sele furdum in hyra gryregeatwum gangan cwomon. Setton semepe side scyldas, rondas regnhearde, wid pars recedes weal, bugon pa to bence. Byrnan hringdon, gudsearo gumena; garas stodon, semana searo, samod wigedere, scholt ufan gravg; wars se irenpreat waepnum gewurbad. pa dar wlonc hieled oretmecgas after zpelum fregn: Hwanon ferigead ge faette scyldas, grege syrcan ond grimhelmas, heresceafta heap? Ic com Hrodgares ar ond ombiht. Ne seah ic elpeodige pus manige men modiglicran. Wen ic pet ge for wlenco, nalles for wrecsidum, ac for higeprymmum Hrodgar sohton. Him pa cllenrof andswarode, wlane Wedera leod, word after spree, heard under helme: We synt Higelaces beodgeneatas; Beowulf is min nama. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version srsovsia, 1237 Beowul (Oe English version) by Anonymous | Posty Founcation Wille ic asecgan sunu Healfdenes, mzrum peodne, min erende, aldre pinum, gif he us geunnan wile pet we hine swa godne gretan moton. ‘Walfgar mapclode pact was Wendla leod; wes his modsefa manegum gecyded, wig ond wisdom: Ic pas wine Deniga, frean Scildinga, frinan wille, beaga bryttan, swa pu bena eart, peoden marne, ymb pine sid, ond be pa ondsware edre gecydan Be me se goda agifan penced. Hwearf pa hredlice par Hrodgar sxt eald ond anhar mid his eorla gedrih; code ellenrof, paet he for eaxlum gestod Deniga freans cube he dugude peaw. ‘Walfgar madelode to his winedrihtne: Her syndon geferede, feorran cumene ofer geofenes begang Geata leode; pone yldestan oretmecgas Beowulf nemnad. Hy benan synt pet hie, beoden min, wid pe moton wordum wrixlan. No 8u him wearne geteoh dinra gegnowida, gledman Hrodgar. Hy on wiggetawum wyrde pincead eorla gezhtlan; huru se aldor deah, se pam headorincum hider wisade Hrodgar mabelode, helm Scyldinga: Ic hine cude cnihtwesende. Was his ealdfeeder Ecgpeo haten, dem to ham forgeaf Hrepel Geata angan dohtor; is his eafora nu heard her cumen, sohte holdne wine. Sonne segdon pat selipende, pa de gifsceattas Geata fyredon byder to bance, pat he XXXtiges manna magencreft on his mundgripe heaborof hebbe. Hine halig god for arstafum us onsende, to Westdenum, pas ic wen hebbe, wid Grendles gryre. Ic bem godan sceal for his modprace madmas beodan. Beo u on ofeste, hat in gan seon sibbegedriht samod xtgadere; hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version sirsoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion gesaga him eac wordum pect hie sint wileuman Deniga leodum. {] word inne abead: Eow het secgan sigedrihten min, aldor Eastdena, bat he cower abelu can, ond ge him syndon ofer sewylmas heardhicgende hider wilcuman. Nu ge moton gangan in cowrum gudgeatawum under heregriman Hrodgar geseon letad hildebord her onbidan, wudu, walsceaftas, worda gebinges. Aras pa se rica, ymb hine rine manig, prydlic pegna heap; sume par bidon, headioreaf heoldon, swa him se hearda bebead. Snyredon etsomne, pa secg wisode, under Heorotes hrof heard under helme, pet he on heode gestod. Beowulf madclode on him byrne scan, searonet scowed smibes orpancum: Wes pu, Hrodgar, hal. Ic com Higelaces marg ond magodegn; habbe ic marda fela congunnen on geogobe. Me weard Grendles bing on minre ebeltyrf undyrne cud; secgad selidend pat bas sele stande, reced selesta, rinca gehwyleum idel ond unnyt, sidan zfenleoht under heofenes hador beholen weorped. pa me pat gelerdon leode mine pa selestan, snotere ceorlas, peoden Hrodgar, pat ic be sohte, forban hie magenes craft minne cupon, selfe ofersawon, 3a ie of searwum ewom, fah from feondum. par ic fife geband, ydde cotena cyn ond on ySum slog niceras nihtes, nearobearfe dreah, wrec Wedera nid wean ahsodon, forgrand gramum, ond nu wid Grendel sceal, wid pam aglecan, ana gehegan Bing wid pyrse. Ic pe nu 3a, brego Beorhtdena, biddan wille, codor Scyldinga, anre bene, pat du me ne forwyrne, wigendra hleo, freowine folca, nu ic pus feorran com, pat ic mote ana ond minra corla gedryht, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 10174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion pes hearda heap, Heorot felsian. Hebbe ic cac geahsod pact se wglaeca for his wonhydum wana ne recced. Ic att bonne forhicge swa me Higelae sie, min mondrihten, modes blide, pact ic sweord bere opie sidne scyld, geolorand to gue, ac ic mid grape sceal fon wid feonde ond ymb feorh sacan, 1a8 wid lapum; der gelyfan sceal dryhtnes dome se pe hine dead nimed. Wen ic pat he wille, gif he wealdan mot, in pam gudsele Geotena leode eran unfothte, swa he oft dyde, magen Hredmanna. Na pu minne pearft hafalan hydan, ac he me habban wile dreore fabne, gif mec dead nimed. Byred blodig wal, byrgean penced, eted angenga unmurnlice, mearcad morhopu; no 3u ymb mines ne pearfe lices feorme leng sorgian. Onsend Higelace, gif mec hild nime, beaduscruda betst, pet mine breost wered, hraegla selest; pet is Hredlan laf, Welandes geweorc. Gad a wyrd swa hio scel. Hrodgar mapelode, helm Scyldinga: For gewythtum pu, wine min Beowulf, ond for arstafum usic sohtest. Gesloh pin farder fechde maste; wearp he Heapolafe to handbonan mid Wilfingum; 3a hine Wedera cyn for herebrogan habban ne mihte. anon he gesohte Sudddena fole ofer ya geweale, Arscyldinga. a ic furpum weold folce Deniga ond on geogode heold ginne rice, hordburh halepa; 3a wars Heregar dead, min yldra mag unlifigende, bearn Healfdenes; se wes betera donne ic. Sid@an pa fachde feo ingode; sende ic Wylfingum ofer warteres hrycg calde madmas; he me abas swor. Sorh is me to secganne on sefan minum gumena angum hwatt me Grendel hafad hyndo on Heorote mid his hetepancum, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version wmasoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation feernida gefremed. Is min fleewerod, wigheap gewanod; hie wyrd forsweop on Grendles gryre. God eabe meg pone dolsceadan daeda getweefan. Ful oft gebcotedon beore druncne ofer calowaege oretmecgas pact hic in beorsele bidan woldon Grendles gube mid gryrum ecga. Bonne was peos medoheal on morgentid, drihtsele dreorfah, bonne dieg lixte, eal benchelu blode bestymed, heall heorudreore; ahte ic holdra by les, deorre dugude, pe pa dead fornam. Site nu to symle ond onsael meoto, sigehred secgum, swa pin sefa hwette. pa was Geatmacgum geador atsomne on beorsele bene gerymed; par swidferhpe sittan codon, prydum dealle. pegn nytte beheold, se pe on handa bar hroden calowacge, scencte scir wered. Scop hwilum sang hador on Heorote. bar was haleda dream, dugud unlytel Dena ond Wedera. Unferd mabelode, Ecglafes bearn, pe at forum sat frean Scyldinga, onband beadurune was him Beowulfes sid, modges merefaran, micel afpunca, forbon pe he ne ube pat 2nig oder man zefre mada pon ma middangeardes gehedde under heofenum ponne he sylfa: Eart pu se Beowulf, se pe wid Brecan wunne, on sidne sw ymb sund flite, Ber git for wlence wada cunnedon ond for dolgilpe on deop water aldrum nebdon? Ne inc enig mon, ne leof ne lad, belean mihte sothfullne sid, pa git on sund reon. par git cagorstream earmum pehton, maton merestreta, mundum brugdon, glidon ofer garsecg: geofon ypum weol, winerys wylmum. Git on wateres zhe seofon niht swuncon; he pe at sunde oferflat, haefde mare magen. pa hine on morgentid on Heaboramas holm up atbar; hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version arssoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion Bonon he gesohte swesne eel, leof his leodum, lond Brondinga, freodoburh fegere, par he folc ahte burh ond beagas. Beot cal wid be sunu Beanstanes sode gelaste. Bonne wene ic to be wyrsan gebingea, dcah pu headorasa gchwar dohte, grimre gude, gif bu Grendles dearst nihelongne fyrst nean bidan. Beowulf mapelode, bearn Ecgbeowes: Hwee. bu worn fela, wine min Unferd, beore druncen ymb Brecan spraece, swgdest from his side. Sod ic talige, pat ic merestrengo maran ahte, carfepo on ypum, donne znig oper man. Wit pet gecwedon cnihtwesende ond gebeotedon weron begen pa git on geogodfeore pat wit on garsecg ut aldrum neddon, ond pat geefndon swa. Hiefdon swurd nacod, pa wit on sund reon, heard on handa; wit unc wid hronfixas werian pohton. No he wiht fram me flodypum feor fleotan meahte, hrabor on holme; no ic fram him wolde. 3a wit atsomne on se waron Af nihea fyrst, obpact unc flod todraf, wado weallende, wedera cealdost, nipende niht, ond norpanwind headogrim ondhwearf; hreo waeron ypa. ‘Wes merefixa mod onhrered; par me wid ladum licsyrce min, heard, hondlocen, helpe gefremede, beadohragl broden on breostum lag golde gegyrwed. Me to grunde teah fah feondscada, faste haefde grim on grape; hwabre me gyfe pat ic aglecan orde gerehte, hildebille; heaporzs fornam mihtig meredeor purh mine hand. Swa mec gelome ladgetconan weard preatedon pearle. Ic him penode deoran sweorde, swa hit gedefe was Nazs hie dere fylle gefean hafdon, manfordedlan, pat hie me pegon, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 13174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion symbel ymbseton segrunde neah; ac on mergenne mecum wunde be ydlafe uppe legon, sweordum aswefede, pat syOpan na ymb brontne ford brimlidende lade ne letton. Leoht eastan com, beorht beacen godes; brimu swapredon, pact ic sanassas gescon mihte, windige weallas. Wyrd oft nered unfiegne corl, ponne his ellen deah. Hwarpere me gesarlde pat ic mid sweorde ofsloh niceras nigene. No ic on niht gefregn under heofones hwealf heardran feohtan, ne on egstreamum earmran mannon; hwabere ic fara feng feore gedigde, sibes werig, 3a mec se ober, flod after farode on Fina land, wadu weallendu. No ie wiht fram pe swylera searonida secgan hyrde, billa brogan. Breca nate git xt headolace, ne gehwaer incer, swa deorlice daed gefremede fagum sweordum no ic pas fela gylpe, peah du pinum brodrum to banan wurde, heafodmagum; bas pu in helle scealt werh&o dreogan, peah pin wit duge. Secge ic pe to sode, sunu Ecglafes, pat nefre Grendel swa fela gryra gefremede, atol arglarca, ealdre pinum, hyndo on Heorote, gif pin hige ware, sefa swa searogrim, swa pu self talast. Ac he hafad onfunden pat he pa faehiie ne pearf, atole ecgbrece cower leode swide onsittan, Sigescyldinga; nymed nydbade, nanegum arad Jeode Deniga, ac he lust wiged, swefed ond sendep, secce ne wenep to Gardenum. Ac ic him Geata sceal cafod ond ellen ungeara nu, gube gebeodan. Gab eft se pe mot to medo modig, sippan morgenleoht ofer ylda bearn opres dogores, sunne sweglwered supan scined. pa was on salum sinces brytta, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airesoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation gamolfeax ond gudrof; geoce gelyfde brego Beorhtdena, gehyrde on Beowulfe folces hyrde festraedne geboht. dar was helepa hleahtor, hlyn swynsode, word weron wynsume. Eode Wealhbeow ford, cwen Hrodgares, cynna gemyndig, grette goldhroden guman on healle, ond pa freolic wif fal gescalde rest Eastdena ebelwearde, bad hine blidne at pare beorbege, leodum leofne. He on lust gepeah symbel ond seleful, sigerof kyning. Yinbeode pa ides Helminga dugube ond geogope del zghwylene, sincfato sealde, oppet sel alamp pat hio Beowulfe, beaghroden owen mode gebungen, medoful ztber; grette Geata leod, gode pancode wisfast wordum pas de hire se willa gelamp pat heo on anigne corl gelyfde fyrena frofre. He pat ful gebeah, walreow wiga, zt Wealhbeon, ond pa gyddode gupe gefysed; Beowulf mapelode, bearn Ecgbeowes: Ic part hogode, pa ic on holm gestah, seat geswt mid minre secga gedrihe, pat ic anunga eowra leoda willan geworhte opde on wal crunge, feondgrapum frst. Ic gefremman sceal corlic ellen, ope endedeg on pisse meoduhealle mine gebidan. 3am wife ba word wel licodon, gilpewide Geates; code goldhroden freolicu folcewen to hire frean sittan. ba was eft swa er inne on healle prydword sprecen, deod on salum, sigefolca sweg, obpat semninga sunu Healfdenes secean wolde zfenreste; wiste pem ahlecan to pam heahsele hilde gepinged, sidan hie sunnan leoht gescon ne meahton, odpe nipende nihe ofer ealle, scaduhelma gesceapu scridan cwoman, wan under wolcnum. Werod eall aras. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 15174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion Gegrette pa guma oberne, Hrodgar Beowulf, ond him heel abead, winernes geweald, ond bat word acwad: Neefre ic enegum men ar alyfde, sipdan ic hond ond rond hebban mite, dryparn Dena buton pe nu a. Hafa nu ond geheald husa sclest, gemyne mazpo, magenellen cyd, waca wid wrapum. Ne bid pe wilna gad, gif pu pat cllenweore aldre gedigest. 3a him Hropgar gewat mid his haleba gedryhe, eodur Scyldinga, ut of healles wolde wigfruma Wealhpeo secan, cwen to gebeddan. Haefde kyningwuldor Grendle togeanes, swa guman gefrungon, seleweard aseted; sundornytte beheold ymb aldor Dena, eotonweard abead. Huru Geata leod georne truwode modgan magnes, metodes hyldo. a he him of dyde isernbyrnan, helm of hafelan, sealde his hyrsted sweord, irena cyst, ombihtbegne, ond gehealdan het hildegeawwe. Gespraec pa se goda gylpworda sum, Beowulf Geata, zr he on bed stige: No ic me an herewarsmun hnagran talige, gubgeweorca, pone Grendel hines forban ic hine sweorde swebban nelle, aldre beneotan, peah ic eal mage. Nat he para goda part he me ongean slea, rand geheawe, peah de he rof sie nipgeweorcas ac wit on niht sculon secge ofersittan, gif he gesecean dear wig ofer wepen, ond sipdan witig god on swa hwapere hond, halig dryhten, mado deme, swa him gemet pince. Hylde hine pa heabodeor, hleorbolster onfeng corles andwlitan, ond hine ymb monig snellic seerinc selereste gebeah Naznig heora pohte pat he panon scolde ft cardlufan zfre gesecean, folc opde freoburh, par he afeded was; ac hie harfdon gefrunen part hie ar to fela micles in pam winsele warldead fornam, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 16174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation Denigea leode. Ac him dryhten forgeaf wigspeda gewiofu, Wedera leodum, frofor ond fultum, pat hie feond heora Burh anes craeft calle ofercomon, selfes mihtum. Sod is gecybed pat mihtig god manna cynnes weold wideferh3. Com on wanre niht scridan sceadugenga. Sccorend swafon, pa bat hornreced healdan scoldon, calle buton anum. pat was yldum cub pat hie ne moste, pa metod nolde, se scynscapa under sceadu bregdans ac he waeccende wrapum on andan bad bolgenmod beadwa gepinges. a com of more under misthleopum Grendel gongan, godes yrre bar; mynte se manscada manna cynnes sumne besyrwan in sele pam hean. Wod under wolcnum to pas be he winreced, goldscle gumena, gearwost wisse, fettum fahne. Ne was pat forma sid pat he Hropgares ham gesohte; nafre he on aldordagum er ne sipdan heardran hale, healdegnas fand. Com ha to recede rinc sidian, dreamum bedzled. Duru sona onarn, fyrbendum fest, sypdan he hire folmum athran; onbrad pa bealohydig, 3a he gebolgen wars, recedes mupan. Rape efter pon on fagne flor feond treddode, code yrremod; him of eagum stod ligge gelicost leoht unfieger. Geseah he in recede rinca manige, swefan sibbegedriht samod exgedere, magorinca heap. pa his mod ahlog mynte pat he gedalde, erbon deg ewome, atol aglarca, anra gehwylees lif wid lice, pa him alumpen waes wistfylle wen. Ne wees pet wyrd pa gen pet he ma moste manna cynnes Bicgean ofer ba niht. pry@swy beheold mig Higelaces, hu se manscada under fiergripum gefaran wolde. Ne pat se aglaeca yldan pohte, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version witssoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation ac he gefeng hrade forman side slependne rine, slat unwearnum, bat banlocan, blod edrum drane, synsnedum swealh; sona heefde unlyfigendes cal gefeormod, fet ond folma. Ford near ztstop, nam pa mid handa higepihtigne rinc on raste, rehte ongean feond mid folme; he onfeng hrabe inwitancum ond wid earm gesaet. Sona pat onfunde fyrena hyrde pat he ne mette middangeardes, eorban sceata, on elran men mundgripe maran, He on mode wear forht on ferhde; no py ar fram meahte. Hyge wes him hinfus, wolde on heolster fleon, secan deofla gedreg; ne wes his drohtod per swylee he on ealderdagum er gemette Gemunde pa se goda, meg Higelaces, afensprace, uplang astod ond him feste widfeng; fingras burston. Eoten was utweard; cor! furbur stop. Mynte se mara, ber he meahte swa, widre gewindan ond on weg panon fleon on fenhopu; wiste his fingra geweald on grames grapum. bat wars geocor sid pat se hearmscapa to Heorute ateah. Dryhtsele dynede; Denum eallum wear’, ceasterbuendum, cenra gehwylcum, corlum ealuscerwen. Yrre waeron begen, repe renweardas. Reced hlynsode. pa wes wundor micel pat se winsele widheefde heapodeorum, pat he on hrusan ne feol, feeger foldbold; ac he pas feste was innan ond utan irenbendum searoponcum besmibod. pat fram sylle abeag medubenc monig, mine gefrege, golde geregnad, per ba graman wunnon. pas ne wendon ex witan Scyldinga pat hit a mid gemete manna enig, betlic ond banfag, tobrecan meahte, listum tolucan, nympe liges fem swulge on swabule. Sweg up astag niwe geneahhe; Norddenum stod hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 18174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion atelic egesa, anra gehwyleum para pe of wealle wop gehyrdon, gryreleod galan godes ondsacan, sigeleasne sang, sar wanigean helle hafton. Heold hine faeste se pe manna was maegene strengest on bam dage pysses lifes. Nolde corla hleo anige pinga pone cwealmcuman owicne forlztan, ne his lifdagas leoda enigum nytte tealde. bar genchost bregd corl Beowulfes ealde lafe, wolde freadrihtnes feorh ealgian, mazres peodnes, dr hie meahton swa. Hie pax ne wiston, pa hie gewin drugon, heardhicgende hildemecgas, ond on healfa gchwone heawan bohton, sawle secan, pone synscadan ‘aenig ofer corban irenna cyst, gudbilla nan, gretan nolde, ac he sigewapnum forsworen haefde, cecga gchwylere. Scolde his aldorgedal on dam dage pysses lifes cearmlic wurdan, ond se ellorgast on feonda geweald feor sidian. 3a pat onfunde se e fela zror modes myrde manna cynne, fyrene gefremede he wars fag wid god, pat him se lichoma lestan nolde, ac hine se modega mag Hygelaces haefde be honda; was gehwaber odrum lifigende lad. Liesar gebad atol aglarca; him on eaxle wear syndolh sweotol, seonowe onsprungon, burston banlocan. Beowulfe weard gudhred gyfebe; scolde Grendel bonan feorhseoc fleon under fenhleodu, secean wynleas wic; wiste be geornor pact his aldres was ende gegongen, dogera degrim. Denum callum weard efter pam welrase willa gelumpen. Hacfde pa gefaelsod se pe ar feorran com, snotor ond swydferhd, sele Hrodgares, genered wid nide; nihtweorce gefch, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 19174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation cllenmerpum. Heefde Eastdenum Geatmecga leod gilp gelested, swylce oneypde ealle gebette, inwidsorge, pe hie ar drugon ond for preanydum polian scoldon, tom unlytel. pet wees tacen sweotol, sybdan hildedeor hond alegde, carm ond caxle per was cal geador Grendles grape under geapne hrof. 3a was on morgen mine gefrarge ymb pa gifhealle gudrinc monigs ferdon folctogan feorran ond nean geond widwegas wundor sceawian, lapes lastas. No his lifgedal sarlic puhte secga anegum para pe tirleases trode sceawode, hu he werigmod on weg banon, nida ofercumen, on nicera mere faege ond geflymed feorhlastas bar. Ser was on blode brim weallende, atol ya geswing eal gemenged haton heolfre, heorodreore weol. Deadferge deog, sidan dreama leas in fenfreodo feoth alegde, hapene sawle; bar him hel onfeng. panon eft gewiton ealdgesidas, swylce geong manig of gomenwabe fram mere modge mearum ridan, beornas on blancum. Sar was Beowulfes macrdo maned; monig oft geewad pate sud ne nord be sem eweonum ofer cormengrund ober nenig under swegles begong selra nazre rondhebbendra, rices wyrdra. Ne hie huru winedrihten wiht ne logon, gledne Hrodgar, ac bat was god cyning. Hwilum heaborofe hleapan leton, on geflit faran fealwe mearas dar him foldwegas fegere puhton, cystum cude. Hwilum cyninges begn, guma gilphlaeden, gidda gemyndig, se de ealfela ealdgesegena worn gemunde, word oper fand sode gebunden; secg eft ongan hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version oirsoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation sid Beowulfes snyttrum styrian ond on sped wrecan spel gerade, wordum wrixlan. Welhwyle geeweed pat he fram Sigemundes secgan hyrde cllendedum, uncubes fela, Walsinges gewin, wide sidas, para be gumena bearn gearwe ne wiston, faehde ond fyrena, buton Fitcla mid hine, ponne he swulces hwart secgan wolde, cam his nefan, swa hie a waron zt nida gehwam nydgesteallan; haefdon ealfela eotena cynnes sweordum geszged. Sigemunde gesprong fer deaddege dom unlytel, sybian wiges heard wyrm acwealde, hordes hyrde. He under harne stan, xpelinges bearn, ana genedde freene dede, ne was him Fitela mid. hware him geswlde det at swurd purhwod wretlicne wyrm, pat hit on wealle atstod, dryhtlic irens draca mordre swealt. Hiefde agleca clne gegongen pat he beahhordes brucan moste selfes dome; sarbat gehleod, bar on bearm scipes beorhte fratwa, Werlses eafera. Wyrm hat gemealt. Se wars wreccena wide marost ofer werbeode, wigendra hleo, ellendadum he pars ar ondah, sidan Heremodes hild swedrode, cafod ond ellen. He mid Eotenum weard on feonda geweald ford forlacen, snude forsended. Hine sorhwylmas Jemede to lange; he his leodum weatd, callum epellingum to aldorceare; swylce oft bemearn zrran malum swidferhbes sid snotor ceorl monig, se pe him bealwa to bote gelyfde, pat pat Seodnes bearn gebeon scolde, faederebelum onfon, folc gchealdan, hord ond hleoburh, halepa rice, chel Scyldinga. He bar eallum weard, mag Higelaces, manna cynne, freondum gefegra; hine fyren onwod. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version nr012, 1297 Beowulf (Old English version) by Anonymous | Posty Foundation Hwilum flitende fealwe strate mearum maton. 8a was morgenleoht scofen ond scynded. Eode scealc monig swidhicgende to sele pam hean searowundor seon; swylce self eyning of brydbure, beahhorda weard, tryddode tirfest getrume micle, cystum gecyped, ond his cwen mid him medostigge mat margpa hose. Hrodgar mabelode he to healle geong, stod on stapole, geseah steapne hrof, golde fahne, ond Grendles hond: Bisse ansyne alwealdan banc lungre gelimpe. Fela ic lapes gebad, grynna et Grendle; a mag god wyrcan wunder zfter wundre, wuldres hyrde. Set wes ungeara pat ic anigra me weana ne wende to widan feore bote gebidan, bonne blode fah husa selest heorodreotig stod, wea widscofen witena gehwyleum Bara pe ne wendon bat hie widefeth3 leoda landgeweorc lapum beweredon scuccum ond scinnum, Nu scealc hafad purh drihtnes miht ded gefremede de we ealle ar ne meahton snyttrum besyrwan, Hwaet, pet secgan mag, efne swa hwylc magha swa Sone magan cende efter gumcynnum, gyf heo gyt lyfad, pet hyre ealdmetod este ware bearngebyrdo. Nu ic, Beowulf, pec, secg betsta, me for sunu wylle freogan on fethpe; heald ford tela niwe sibbe. Ne bi be nenigra gad worolde wilna, be ic geweald hzbbe. Ful oft ic for lassan lean techhode, hotdweorbunge hnahran rince, semran wt secce. pu pe self hafast daedum gefremed pat bin dom lyfad awa to aldre. Alwalda bec gode forgylde, swa he nu gyt dyde. Beowulf mapelode, bearn Echeowes: We pat ellenweorc estum miclum, feohtan fremedon, frecne geneddon hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 2arrasoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion cafod uncubes. Ube ic swibor pat du hine selfne geseon moste, feond on fraetewum fylwerigne. Ichine hredlice heardan clammum on walbedde wripan pohte, pat he for mundgripe minum scolde licgean lifbysig, butan his lic swice. Ichine ne mihte, pa metod nolde, ganges getwaman, no ic him pas geome atfealh, feorhgenidlan; was to foremihtig feond on febe. Hwapere he his folme forlet to lifwrape last weardian, earm ond eaxle, No par znige swa peah feasceaft guma frofre gebohte; no py leng leofad ladgeteona, synnum geswenced, ac hyne sat hafa’ mid nydgripe nearwe befongen, balwon bendum. der abidan sceal maga mane fah miclan domes, hu him scir metod scrifan wille. a was swigra secg, sunu Eclafes, on gylpspreece gudgeweorca, sian ebelingas corles craefte ofer heanne hrof hand sceawedon, feondes fingras. Foran aeghwylc was, stidra nagla gehwyle, style gelicost, haepenes handsporu hilderinces, egl, unheoru. aeghwyle gecward pat him heardra nan hrinan wolde iren argod, pat 3xs ahlazcan blodge beadufolme onberan wolde. a was haten hrebe Heort innanweard folmum gefretwod. Fela barra wars, wera ond wifa, pe pet winreced, gestsele gyredon. Goldfag scinon web efter wagum, wundorsiona fela secga ghwylcum para be on swyle starad. Wes pat beorhte bold tobrocen swide, cal inneweard irenbendum fest, heorras tohlidene. Hrof ana genas, calles ansund, be se aglaeca, fyrendedum fag, on fleam gewand, aldres orwena. No pact ye by3 to befleonne, fremme se pe wille, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airsoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion ac gesecan sceal sawlberendra, nyde genydde, nipda bearna, grundbuendra gearwe stowe, par his lichoma legerbedde feest swefep after symle. pa was sel ond mal pat to healle gang Healfdenes sunus wolde self cyning symbel picgan. Ne gefrgen ic pa maxgbe maran weorode ymb hyra sincgyfan sel gebarran. Bugon pa to bence bladagande, fylle gefegon; fargere gebegon medoful manig magas para swidhicgende on sele am hean, Hrodgar ond Hropulf, Heorot innan was freondum afylled; nalles facenstafas Jeodscyldingas penden fremedon. Forgeaf pa Beowulfe bearn Healfdenes segen gyldenne sigores to leane; hroden hildecumbor, helm ond byrnan, mare madpumsweord manige gesawon beforan beorn beran. Beowulf gebah ful on flette; no he pare feohgyfee for sceotendum scamigan dorfte. Ne gefrgn ic freondlicor feower madmas golde gegyrede gummanna fela in ealobence odrum gesellan. Ymb pas helmes hrof heafodbeorge wirum bewunden walu uran heold, pat him fela laf frecne ne meahton scurheatd scep8an, pone scyldfreca ‘ongean gramum gangan scolde. Heht da corla hleo eahta mearas faxtedhleore on flet teon, in under eoderas. para anum stod sadol scarwum fah, since gewurbads pat was hildeset! heahcyninges, Bonne sweorda gelac sunu Healfdenes efnan wolde. Nefre on ore lang widcupes wig, Jonne walu feollon. Ond da Beowulfe bega gehwarpres codor Ingwina onweald geteah, wicga ond wapna, het hine wel brucan. Swa manlice mare peoden, hordweard halepa, heaporarsas geald hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airesoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion mearum ond madmum, swa hy neefre man lybd, se pe secgan wile so after rihte. a gyt eghwylcum eorla drihten para be mid Beowulfe brimlade tcah on bare medubence mapdum gescalde, yrfelafe, ond pone anne heht golde forgyldan, pone de Grendel er mane aowealde, swa he hyra ma wolde, nefne him witig god wyrd forstode ond das mannes mod. Metod eallum weold gumena cynnes, swa he nu git ded. Forban bid andgit eghwarr selest, fethdes forepanc. Fela sceal gebidan leofes ond lapes se pe longe her on dyssum windagum worolde bruced. par wars sang ond sweg samod atgadere fore Healfdenes hildewisan, gomenwudu greted, gid oft wrecen, Bonne healgamen Hrogares scop after medobence manan scolde be Finnes eaferum, 3a hie se fer begeat, haled Healfdena, Hnaf Scyldinga, in Freswale feallan scolde. Ne huru Hildeburh herian porfte Eotena treowe; unsynnum weard beloren leofum et pam lindplegan, bearnum ond brodrum; hie on gebyrd hruron, gare wunde. bat was geomuru ides. Nalles holinga Hoces dohtor meotodsceaft bemearn, syp8an morgen com, a heo under swegle geseon meahte morborbealo maga, ber heo et meste heold worolde wynne. Wig calle fornam Fines pegnas nemne feaum anum, pat he ne mehte on pam medelstede wig Hengeste wiht gefeohtan, ne pa wealafe wige forpringan peodnes degna. ac hig him gebingo budon, pat hie him oder flet eal gerymdon, healle ond heahsetl, pat hie healfre geweald wid Eotena bean agan moston, ond at feohgyftum Folewaldan sunu dogra gehwylce Dene weorpode, Hengestes heap hringum wenede hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version sirsoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation efne swa swide sinegestreonum feettan goldes, swa he Fresena cyn on beorsele byldan wolde. a hic getruwedon on twa healfa feeste frioduwaere. Fin Hengeste lng, unflitme adum benemde pact he pa wealafe weotena dome arum heolde, pat Sar znig mon wordum ne worcum ware ne brace, ne purh inwitsearo aefre gemanden Seah hie hira beaggyfan banan folgedon Beodenlease, pa him swa gebearfod was. gyf bonne Frysna hwyle frecnan sprazce 3xs morborhetes myndgiend ware, ponne hit sweordes ecg sedan scolde. ‘Ad was geaefned ond iege gold ahzefen of horde. Herescyldinga betst beadorinca wes on bael gearu. xt bem ade was egesyne swatfah syrce, swyn ealgylden, cofer irenheard, xpeling manig wundum awyrded; sume on wale crungon. Het a Hildeburh at Hnafes ade hire selfre sunu sweolode befestan, banfaru bernan ond on bal don came on eaxle, Ides gnornode, geomrode giddum. Gudrine astah. Wand to wolcnum waelfyra mast, hlynode for hlawe; hafelan multon, bengeato burston, Sonne blod atspranc, ladbite lices. Lig ealle forswealg, gesta giftost, para de per gud fornam bega folees; waes hira blaed scacen. Gewiton him 3a wigend wica neosian, freondum befeallen, Frysland gescon, hamas ond heaburh. Hengest da gyt walfagne winter wunode mid Finne cal unblitme. Eard gemunde, peah pe he ne meahte on mere drifan hringedstefnan; holm storme weol, won wid winde, winter ye beleac isgebinde, opdat oper com gear in geardas, swa nu gyt ded, pa Se syngales sele bewitiad, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version sirsoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion wuldortorhtan weder. 3a was winter scacen, feeger foldan bearm. Fundode wrecca, gist of geardum; he to gyrnwrace swidor pohte bonne to selade, gif he torngemot purhtcon mihte pat he Eotena bearn inne gemunde. Swa he ne forwymde woroldredenne, ponne him Hunlafing hildelcoman, billa selest, on bearm dyde, pas waron mid Eotenum ecge cude. Swylce ferhdfrecan Fin eft begeat sweordbealo sliden at his selfes ham, sip3an grimne gripe Gudlaf ond Oslaf fier saside, sorge, mendon, zwiton weana dael; ne meahte waefre mod forbabban in hrepre. 3a waes heal roden feonda feorum, swilee Fin slagen, cyning on corpre, ond seo ewen numen. Sceotend Seyldinga to scypon feredon cal ingesteald eordcyninges, swylce hie wt Finnes ham findan meahton sigla, scarogimma. Hie on salade drihtlice wif to Denum feredon, laeddon to leodum. Leod was asungen, gleomannes gyd. Gamen eft astah, beorhtode bencsweg; byrelas sealdon win of wunderfatum. pa owom Wealheo ford gan under gyldnum beage, ber pa godan twegen szton suhtergefaederan; pa gyt wars hiera sib atgedere, zghwyle odrum trywe. Swylce parr Unferp pyle zt fotum sat frean Scyldinga; gehwylc hiora his ferhpe treowde, pet he haefde mod micel, peah pe he his magum naere arfest at ecga gelacum. Sprec 8a ides Scyldinga: Onfob pissum fulle, freodrihten min, sinces brytta. pu on slum wes, goldwine gumena, ond to Geatum spre mildum wordum, swa sceal man don. Beo wid Geatas glied, geofena gemyndig, nean ond feorran bu nu hafast. ‘Me man segde pat pu de for sunu wolde hererinc habban. Heorot is gefwelsod, beahsele beorhta; bruc penden bu mote manigra medo, ond pinum magum laf folc ond rice, ponne du ford scyle hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version artasoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation metodsceaft seon. Ie minne can gledne Hropulf, pat he pa geogode wile arum healdan, gyf pu er bonne he, wine Scildinga, worold ofletest; wenc ic pat he mid gode gyldan wille uncran caferan, gif he pat eal gemon, hwat wit to willan ond to wordmyndum umborwesendum ar ama gefremedon. Hiearf pa bi bence par hyre byre waron, Hredric ond Hrodmund, ond halepa bearn, giogod wtgedere; parr se goda set, Beowulf Geata, be bam gebrodrum twam. Him was ful boren ond freondlapu wordum bewagned, ond wunden gold estum geeawed, earmreade ova, hregl ond hringas, healsbeaga mast para be ic on foldan gefregen habbe. Nenigne ic under swegle selran hyrde hordmaddum hlepa, sypdan Hama weweg to pare byrhtan byrig Brosinga mene, sigle ond sincfiet; searonidas fleah Eormenrices, geceas ecne red. pone hring hafide Higelac Geata, nefa Swertinges, nyhstan side, sidpan he under segne sinc ealgode, walreaf werede; hyne wyrd fornam, syb3an he for wlenco wean ahsode, fiche to Frysum. He pa fratwe wag, eorclanstanas ofer yéa ful, rice peoden; he under rande gecrane. Gehwearf pa in Francna fem feorh cyninges, breostgewardu ond se beah somod; wyrsan wigfrecan wae reafedon efter gudsceare, Geata leode, hreawic heoldon. Heal swege onfeng. Wealhdeo mabelode, heo fore pam werede sprec: Bruc disses beages, Beowulf leofa, hyse, mid hale, ond pisses hregles neot, peodgestreona, ond gebeoh tela, cen bec mid crafte ond yssum cnyheum wes Iara lide; ic pe pas lean geman. Hafast pu gefered pat de feor ond neah cealne wideferhp weras ehtigad, efne swa side swa sw bebuged, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version sirsoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion windgeard, weallas. Wes penden pu lifige, wxpeling, eadig. Ie pe an tela sincgestreona. Beo pu suna minum dedum gedefe, dreamhealdende. Her is eghwylc corl oprum getrywe, modes milde, mandrihtne hold; pegnas syndon gepware, peod calgearo, druncne dryhtguman dod swa ic bidde. Eode pa to setle. par wars symbla cyst; druncon win weras. Wyrd ne cupon, geosceaft grimme, swa hit agangen weard corla manegum, sypdan zefen cwom ond him Hropgar gewat to hofe sinum, rice to reste. Reced weardode unrim eorla, swa hie oft ar dydon. Benchelu beredon; hit geondbraded weard beddum ond bolstrum. Beorscealea sum fus ond fage Mletreste gebeag. Setton him to heafdon hilderandas, bordwudu beorhtan; parr on bence wars ofer zbelinge ypgesene heabosteapa helm, hringed byrne, precwudu prymlic. Was peaw hyra pact hie oft weron an wig gearwe, ge wt ham ge on herge, ge gehwacper para, efne swylce mala swylce hira mandryhtne pearf gesselde; wars seo peod tilu. zefenraeste, swa him ful oft gelamp, sidan goldscle Grendel warode, unriht afnde, oppaet ende beewom, swylt after synnum. pat gesyne weatp, wideub werum, pwtte wrecend ba gyt lifde efter lapum, lange brage, efter gudceare. Grendles modor, ides, agheewif, yrmpe gemunde, se pe waeteregesan wunian scolde, cealde streamas, sipan Cain weard to ecgbanan angan breber, faederenmage; he pa fag gewat, morpre gemearcod, mandream fleon, westen warode. panon woe fela geosceaftgasta; was bara Grendel sum, heorowearh hetelic, se at Heorote fand hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airsovsia, 1237 Beowul (Oe English version) by Anonymous | Posty Founcation waeccendne wer wiges bidan. per him agleca etgrepe weard; hwebre he gemunde magenes strenge, gimfeste gife de him god sealde, ond him to anwaldan are gelyfde, frofie ond fultum; dy he pone feond ofercwom, gehnagde helle gast. a he hean gewat, dreame bedzled, deapwic scon, mancynnes feond, ond his modor ba gyt, gifre ond galgmod, gegan wolde sorhfulne sid, sunu dead wrecan. Com pa to Heorote, dzr Hringdene geond pat seld swefun. pa der sona weard edhwyrft eorlum, sipdan inne fealh Grendles modor. Was se gryre kessa cefne swa micle swa bid magha craft, wiggryre wifes, be wepnedmen, bonne heoru bunden, hamere geburen, sweord swate fah swin ofer helme ecgum dyhttig andweard scired. pa wars on healle heardecg togen sweord ofer setlum, sidrand manig hafen handa fest; helm ne gemunde, byrnan side, pa hine se broga angeat. Heo was on ofste, wolde ut panon, feore beorgan, pa heo onfunden wees. Hrade heo epelinga anne haefde fase befangen, pa heo to fenne gang, Se was Hrobgare hatlepa leofost on gesides had be sem tweonum, rice randwiga, pone de heo on reste abreat, bladfestne beorn, Nas Beowulf dar, ac wa’s oper in er geteohhod ‘efter maSumgife merum Geate. Hream wear’ in Heorote; heo under heolfre genam. cube folme; cearu was geniwod, geworden in wicun. Ne was bet gewrixle til, pet hie on ba healfa bicgan scoldon frconda feorum. pa wees frod cyning, har hilderinc, on hreon mode, sydpan he aldorpegn unlyfigendne, pone deorestan deadne wisse. Hrabe was to bure Beowulf fetod, sigoreadig secg. Samod zrdege hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 3074soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation code corla sum, zpele cempa self mid gesidum par se snotera bad, hweer him alwalda efie wille efter weaspelle wyrpe gefremman. Gang da efter flore fyrdwyrde man mid his handscale healwudu dynede, pat he pone wisan wordum nargde frean Ingwina, fraegn gif him ware zfter neodladum niht getase. Hrodgar mapelode, helm Scyldinga: Ne frin pu after selum. Sorh is geniwod Denigea leodum. Dead is aschere, Yrmenlafes yldra bropor, min runwita ond min redbora, caxlgestealla, Sonne we on orlege hafelan weredon, bonne hniton fepan, coferas cynsedan. Swyle scolde eorl wesan, expeling exgod, swyle aschere was. Weard him on Heorote to handbanan walgest weelte; ie ne wat hweder atol ase wlanc eftsidas teah, fylle gefeegnod. Heo pa fede wree pe pu gystranniht Grendel cwealdest purh hastne had heardum clammum, forban he to lange leode mine wanode ond wyrde. He wt wige gecrang ealdres scyldig, ond nu oper cwom mihtig manscada, wolde hyre mag wrecan, ge feor hafad fichde gestaled (bas pe pincean mag begne monegum, se pe after sincgyfan on sefan greotep), hreperbealo hearde; nu seo hand liged, se pe cow welhwylera wilna dohte. Ic pat londbuend, leode mine, selerwdende, secgan hyrde pat hie gesawon swylce owegen micle mearcstapan moras healdan, cllorgestas. Sura oder was, pees be hie gewislicost gewitan meahton, idese onlicnaes; oder earmsceapen on weres waestmum wreclastas tred, naefne he was mara bonne znig man oder; pone on geardagum Grendel nemdon foldbuende. No hie feder cunnon, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 3174012, 1297 Beowulf (Olé English version) by Anonymous | Posty Foundation hwaber him anig was at acenned dyrnra gasta. Hie dygel lond warigead, wulfhleopu, windige nzssas, freene fengelad, Sar fyrgenstream under nassa genipu niber gewited, flod under foldan. Nis pat feor heonon milgemearces pat se mere standed; ofer bem hongiad hrinde bearwas, wudu wyrtum fast water ofethelmad. par mag nihta gehwam nidwundor seon, fyr on flode. No pars frod leofad gumena bearna, pat pone grund wite; Seah pe hxdstapa hundum geswenced, heorot hornum trum, holtwudu sece, feorran geflymed, at he feoth seled, aldor on ofte, ar he in wille hafelan hydan, Nis bat heoru stow! ponon yageblond up astige’d won to wolcnum, ponne wind styreb, lad gewidru, odpaet lyft drysmab, roderas reotad. Nu is se red gelang eft et be anum. Eard git ne const, frecne stowe, der pu findan miht felasinnigne secg; sec gif bu dyrre. Ic pe pa fazhde feo leanige, ealdgestreonum, swa ic wer dyde, wundnum golde, gyf pu on weg cymest.” Beowulf mapelode, bearn Ecgbeowes: "Ne sorga, snotor guma; selre bid zghwam pat he his freond wrece, bonne he fela murne. Ure aghwyle sceal ende gebidan worolde lifes; wyrce se be mote domes er deabe; pat bid drihtguman unlifgendum efter selest. Aris, rices weard, uton rape feran Grendles magan gang sceawigan. Ichit be gehate, no he on helm losab, ne on foldan fm, ne on fyrgenholt, ne on gyfenes grund, ga ber he wille. ys dogor pu gebyld hafa weana gehwylces, swa ic pe wene to." Ahleop da se gomela, gode pancode, mihtigan drihtne, pas se man gesprac. pa was Hrodigare hors gebzeted, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version arasoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion wieg wundenfeax. Wisa fengel geatolic gende; gumfepa stop lindhaebbendra. Lastas waeron zefter waldswabum wide gesyne, gang ofer grundas, per heo gegnum for ofer myrcan mor, magopegna bar pone selestan sawolleasne para be mid Hrodgare ham eahtode. Ofereode pa zpelinga bearn steap stanhlido, stige nearwe, enge anpadas, uncud gelad, neowle nassas, nicorhusa fela. He feara sum beforan gengde wisra monna wong sceawian, oppet he faeringa fyrgenbeamas ofer barne stan hleonian funde, wynleasne wudus water under stod dreorig ond gedrefed. Denum eallum wes, winum Scyldinga, weorce on mode to gebolianne, degne monegum, oncyd corla gehwam, sydpan wscheres on bam holmdlife hafelan metton. Flod blode weol (fole to segon), hatan heolfre. Hom stundum song fuslic fyrdleod. Fepa eal gesart. Gesawon da after watere wyrmeynnes fela, sellice saedracan, sund cunnian, swylce on nashleodum nicras licgean, 8a on undernmad oft bewitigad sothfulne sid on seglrade, wyrmas ond wildeor; hie on weg hruron, bitere ond gebolgne, bearhtm ongeaton, gudhorn galan. Sumne Geata leod of flanbogan feores getwarfde, ydgewinnes, pet him on aldre stod herestrael hearda; he on holme was sundes pe seenra, 3e hyne swyle fornam. Hebe weard on yum mid coferspreotum heorohocyhtum hearde genearwod, nida genaged, ond on nas togen, wundorlic wegbora; weras sceawedon gryrelicne gist. Gyrede hine Beowulf corlgewardum, nalles for ealdre mearn. Scolde herebyrne hondum gebroden, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 33174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation sid ond searofab, sund cunnian, seo de bancofan beorgan cube, pat him hildegrap hrepre ne mihte, corres inwitfeng, aldre gescebdan; ac se hwita helm hafelan werede, se pe meregrundas mengan scolde, secan sundgebland since geweordad, befongen freawrasnum, swa hine fyrndagum worhte waepna smi3, wundrum teode, beserte swinlicum, pat hine sySpan no brond ne beadomecas bitan ne meahton. Nass pat por pat him on dearfe lah dyle Hrodgares; was bem haeftmece Hrunting nama. eet wees an foran ealdgestreona; ecg wars iren, atertanum fah, ahyrded heaposwate; naefre hit at hilde ne swac engum para be hit mid mundum bewand, se de gryresidas gegan dorste, folcstede fara; nas pat forma sid ne matost megenfultuma manna pat hit ellenweorc wfnan scolde. Huru ne gemunde mago Ecglafes, cafopes craftig, pat he ax gesprec wine druncen, pa he pas wepnes onlah selran sweordfrecan. Selfa ne dorste under y8a gewin aldre geneban, drihtscype dreogan; par he dome forleas, cllenmardum, Ne was bam odrum swa, sydpan he hine to gude gegyred haefde. Beowulf madelode, bearn Ecgbeowes: "Gebenc nu, se mara maga Healfdenes, snottra fengel, nu ic com sides fus, goldwine gumena, hwaet wit geo sprecon, gif ic wt bearfe pinre scolde aldre linnan, pet 3u me a ware fordgewitenum on feder stale. Wes pu mundbora minum magobegnum, hondgesellum, gif mec hild nime; swylce pu 8a madmas be pu me sealdest, Hrodgar leofa, Higelace onsend. Meeg bonne on pam golde ongitan Geata dryhten, geseon sunu Hradles, ponne he on at sinc starad, pat ic gumcystum godne funde beaga bryttan, breac ponne moste. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airsoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation Ond pu Unferd lit ealde lafe, wretlic wegsweord, wideudne man heardecg habban; ic me mid Hruntinge dom gewyrce, ope mec dead nimed.” efter bam wordum Wedergcata leod efste mid clne, nalas ondsware bidan wolde; brimwylm onfeng hilderince. 3a was hwil deges zr he pone grundwong ongytan mehte. Sona pat onfunde se de floda begong heorogifre beheold hund missera, grim ond gradig, pat bar gumena sum zlwihta eard ufan cunnode. Grap a togeanes, gudrine gefeng atolan clommum. No py ar in gescod alan lice; hring utan ymbbeath, pet heo pone fyrdhom durhfon ne mihte, locene leodosyrcan lapan fingrum. Bar ba seo brimwylf, pa heo to botme com, hringa pengel to hofe sinum, swa he ne mihte, no he pass modig wes, wapna gewealdan, ac hine wundra bas fela swencte on sunde, sedeor monig hildetuxum heresyrcan braec, cehton aglaccan. 3a se eorl ongeat pact he in nidsele nathwylcum wars, par him nanig water wihte ne scepede, ne him for hrofsele hrinan ne mehte faxrgripe flodes; fyrleoht geseah, blacne leoman, beothte scinan. Ongeat pa se goda grundwyrgenne, merewif mihtig; magenras forgeaf hildebille, hond sweng ne ofteah, pat hire on hafelan hringmel agol gredig gudleod. da se gist onfand pat se beadoleoma bitan nolde, aldre scebdan, ac seo ecg geswac Beodne at pearfe; dolode wr fela hondgemota, helm oft gescar, faeges fyrdhragl; 3a was forma sid deorum madme, pat his dom alag. Efe was anraed, nalas elnes let, mada gemyndig mag Hylaces. Wearp 3a wundenmadl wraettum gebunden hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 35174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion yrre oretta, pat hit on cordan leg, stid ond stylecg; strenge getruwode, mundgripe magenes. Swa sceal man don, pone he at gude gegan pence’ Jongsumne lof, na ymb his lif cearad. Gefeng a be eaxle (nalas for fiche mearn) Gudgeata leod Grendles modor; bragd pa beadwe heard, a he gebolgen wars, feothgenidlan, pat heo on flet gebeah. Heo him eft hrape andlean forgeald grimman grapum ond him togeanes feng: oferwearp pa werigmod wigena strengest, febecempa, pat he on fylle wear’. Ofsaet pa pone selegyst ond hyre seax geteah, brad ond brunecg, wolde hire bearn wrecan, angan eaferan, Him on eaxle leg breostnet broden; part gebeath feore, wid ord ond wid ecge ingang forstod. Hiefde da forsidod sunu Ecgbeowes under gynne grund, Geata cempa, nemne him headobyrne helpe gefremede, herenct hearde, ond halig god geweold wigsigor; witig drihten, rodera raedend, hit on ryht gesced yielice, sypdan he eft astod. Geseah 3a on searwum sigeeadig bil, eald sweord eotenisc, ecgum pyhtig, wigena weordmynd; pact waes wappna cyst, buton hit was mare donne znig mon oder to beadulace wtberan meahte, god ond geatolic, giganta geweore. He gefeng pa fetelhile, freca Scyldinga hreoh ond heorogrim hringmal gebrargd, aldres orwena, yrtinga sloh, pat hire wid halse heard grapode, banhringas brec. Bil eal Surhwod feegne fleschoman; heo on flet gecrong. Sweord was swatig, secg weorce gefeh. Lixte se leoma, leoht inne stod, cefne swa of hefene hadre scined rodores candel. He after recede wlat; hwearf pa be wealle, wepen hafenade heard be hiltum Higelaces degn, yrre ond anraed. Navs seo ecg fracod hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 36174sovsia, 1237 SBeowul (Oe English version by Anonymous | Posty Founcation hilderince, ac he hrabe wolde Grendle forgyldan gudresa fela Bara pe he geworhte to Westdenum oftor micle donne on enne sid, ponne he Hrodgares heordgencatas sloh on sweofote, slepende freet folces Denigea fyftyne men ond oder swyle ut offerede, Iadlicu lac. He him pas lean forgeald, rebe cempa, to zs be he on reste geseah gudwerigne Grendel licgan aldorleasne, swa him ar gescod hild at Heorote, Hra wide sprong, sypdan he efter dead drepe prowade, heorosweng heardne, ond hine pa heafde becearf. Sona bat gesawon snottre ceorlas, pa de mid Hrodgare on holm wliton, pet was ydgeblond eal gemenged, brim blode fah. Blondenfeaxe, gomele ymb godne, ongeador spracon pat hig pas zdclinges eft ne wendon pat he sigchredig secean come mene beoden; ba des monige geweard pet hine seo brimwylf abroten heefde. Ga com non dieges. Nass ofgeafon hwate Scyldingas; gewat him ham bonon goldwine gumena. Gistas setan modes seoce ond on mere staredon, wiston ond ne wendon bat hie heora winedrihten selfne gesawon. pa bat sweord ongan efter heaboswate hildegicelum, wigbil wanian, bet waes wundra sum, pat hit eal gemeale ise gelicost, Bonne forstes bend feder onketed, onwinded welrapas, se geweald hafad sela ond mala; pat is sod metod. Ne nom he in bem wicum, Wedergeata leod, madmehta ma, peh he baer monige geseah, buton pone hafelan ond ba hilt somod since fage. Sweord zr gemealt, forbarn brodenmel; was bt blod to bas hat, zttren ellorgzst se per inne swealt. Sona wars on sunde se be wr zt seecce gebad wighryre wradira, water up purhdeaf. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 377sovsia, 1237 Beowul (Oe English version) by Anonymous | Posty Founcation Waron ydgebland eal gefeelsod, cacne eardas, pa se ellorgast oflet lifdagas ond pas lanan gesceaft. Com pa to lande lidmanna helm swidmod swymman; selace gefeah, magenbyrbenne para be he him mid hefde. Eodon him pa togeanes, gode pancodon, Srydlic pegna heap, peodnes gefegon, pas be hi hyne gesundne geseon moston. 8a wees of bem hroran helm ond byrne lungre alysed. Lagu drusade, weter under wolcnum, weldreore fag. Ferdon ford bonon fepelastum ferhbum feegne, foldweg mzton, cube straete, Cyningbalde men from bem holmelife hafelan baron carfodlice heora eghweprum, felamodigra; feower scoldon on pam welstenge weorcum geferian to bem goldsele Grendles heafod, obdaet semninga to sele comon frome fyrdhwate feowertyne Geata gongan; gumdryhten mid modig on gemonge meodowongas tred. a com in gan ealdor degna, dadcene mon dome gewurpad, hale hildedeor, Hrodgar gretan. pa wars be feaxe on flet boren Grendles heafod, bar guman druncon, egeslic for eorlum ond pare idese mid, wliteseon wreetlic; weras on sawon. Beowulf mabelode, bearn Ecgbeowes: "Hwaet! we pe bas selac, sunu Healfdenes, leod Seyldinga, lustum brohton tires to taene, pe bu her to locast. Ic pat unsofte ealdre gedigde wigge under weetere, weorc genebde carfodlice; etrihte was gud getweefed, nymée mec god scylde. Ne meahte ic zt hilde mid Hruntinge wiht gewyrcan, peah bet weepen duge; ac me geude ylda waldend par ic on wage geseah wlitig hangian eald sweord eacen (oftost wisode hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 38174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation winigea leasum), pat ic 3y wepne gebred. Ofsloh da at pare sweece, pa me seel ageald, huses hyrdas. pa pat hildebil forbarn brogdenmal, swa bat blod gesprang, hatost heaboswata. Ic pat hile panan feondum atferede, fyrendeda wrec, deadowealm Denigea, swa hit gedefe was. Ic hie pe ponne gehate, part pu on Heorote most sothleas swefan mid pinra secga gedryhe ond pegna gehwyle pinra leoda, dugude ond iogobe, pat pu him ondredan ne pearft, peoden Scyldinga, on pa healfe, aldorbealu eorlum, swa pu wr dydest." a wees gylden hile gamelum rince, harum hildfruman, on hand gyfen, enta argeweorc; hit on wht gehwearf efter deofla hryre Denigea frean, wundorsmipa geweore, ond pa pas woreld ofgeaf gromhcort guma, godes ondsaca, mordres scyldig, ond his modor eac, on geweald gchwearf woroldcyninga dam selestan be sem tweonum Bara be on Scedenigge sceattas dielde. Hrodgar madelode, hyle sceawode, ealde lafe, on Sam wars or writen fyrngewinnes, sydpan flod ofsloh, gifen geotende, giganta cyn (frecne geferdon); pat wars fremde peod ecean dryhtne; him pars endelean purh waeteres wylm waldend sealde. Swa was on dem scennum sciran goldes purh runstafas rihte gemearcod, geseted ond gesed hwam pat sweord geworht, irena cyst, wrest ware, hilt ond wyrmfah. 3a se wisa spraee sunu Healfdenes (swigedon ealle): "pet, la, mag secgan se pe sod ond riht fremed on folce, feor eal gemon, cald OEweard, pet des cor! were geboren beteral Bled is arzered geond widwegas, wine min Beowulf, Gin ofer peoda gchwylce. Eal pu hit gebyldum healdest, magen mid modes snyttrum. Ic pe sceal mine gelzestan freode, swa wit furdum spraecon. du scealt to frofre weorban hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 30174012, 1297 Beowulf (Olé English version) by Anonymous | Posty Foundation cal langtwidig leodum binum, haledum to helpe. Ne weard Heremod swa eaforum Ecgwelan, Arscyldingum; ne geweox he him to willan, ac to walfealle ond to deaticwalum Deniga leodum; breat bolgenmod beodgeneatas, caxlgesteallan, oppat he ana hwearf, mare pcoden, mondreamum from. Seah pe hine mihtig god magenes wynnum, eafepum stepte, ofer ealle men ford gefremede, hwapere him on fethbe greow breosthord blodreow. Nallas beagas geaf Denum after dome; dreamleas gebad pat he pas gewinnes weorc prowade, leodbealo longsum. du be laer be bon, gumeyste ongit; ic pis gid be pe awrec wintrum frod, Wundor is to secganne hu mihtig god manna cynne purh sidne sefan snyttru bryttad, card ond corlscipe; he ah ealra geweald. Hwilum he on lufan lated hworfan monnes modgebonc maran cynnes, sele3 him on chle corpan wynne to healdanne, hleoburh wera, geded him swa gewealdene worolde dzlas, side rice, pat he his selfa ne meg for his unsnyttrum ende gebencean. Wunad he on wiste; no hine wiht dweled adl ne yldo, ne him inwitsorh on sefan sweorced, ne gesacu ohwaer ecghete eowed, ac him eal worold wended on willan (he pet wyrse ne con), odpat him on innan oferhygda del weaxed ond wridad. bonne se weard swefed, sawele hyrde; bid se slap to fest, bisgum gebunden, bona swide neah, se be of flanbogan fyrenum sceoted. ponne bid on hrepre under helm drepen biteran strale (him bebeorgan ne con), wom wundorbebodum wergan gastes; pinced him to lytel pat he lange heold, gytsad gromhydig, nallas on gylp seled fedde beagas, ond he pa fordgesceaft forgyted ond forgymed, pxs be him zr god sealde, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 4074soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation wuldres waldend, weordmynda del. Hit on endestef eft gelimped pat se lichoma lane gedreosed, feege gefealled; fehd oper to, se pe unmurnlice madmas dalep, corles exgestreon, egesan ne gymed. Bebcoth pe done bealonid, Beowulf leofa, secg betsta, ond pe pat selre geceos, ece redas; oferhyda ne gym, mazre cempa. Nu is pines magnes bleed ane hwile. Eft sona bid pat pec adl od3e ecg eafopes getwacted, 088e fyres feng, ode flodes wylm, oBBe gripe meces, ode gares fliht, o88e atol yldo; o&¥e eagena bearhem forsited ond forsworced; semninga bid pat dec, dryhtguma, dead oferswyded Swa ic Hringdena hund missera weold under wolcnum ond hig wigge beleac manigum magba geond pysne middangeard, scum ond ecgum, pet ic me enigne under swegles begong gesacan ne tealde. Hat, me pas on eple edwenden wom, gymn after gomene, seopdan Grendel weard, ealdgewinna, ingenga min; ic bare socne singales weg modceare micle. pas sig metode panc, ecean dryhtne, pas de ic on aldre gebad pet ic on pone hafelan heorodreorigne ofer ealdgewin eagum starige! Ga nu to setle, symbelwynne dreoh wigge weorbad; une sceal worn fela mama gemenra, sip’an morgen bid.” Geat was gladmod, geong sona to setles neosan, swa se snottra heht. a was eft swa er ellenrofum fletsiteendum faegere gereorded niowan stefine, Nihthelm geswearc deore ofer dryhtgumum. Dugud cal aras. Wolde blondenfeax beddes neosan, gamela Scylding. Geat unigmetes wel, rofie randwigan, restan lyste; sona him selepegn sides wergum, feorrancundum, ford wisade, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version aaasoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation se for andrysnum ealle beweotede pegnes pearfe, swylce by dogore heabolidende habban scoldon. Reste hine pa rumhcort; reced hliuade geap ond goldfah; gest inne swat obbat hrefn blaca heofones wynne blidheort bodode. 8a com beorht scacan scapan onetton, warron apelingas eft to leodum fuse to farenne; wolde feor panon cuma collenferh ceoles neosan. Heht pa se hearda Hrunting beran sunu Ecglafes, hehe his sweord niman, leoflic iren; segde him pars leanes panc, weed, he pone gudwine godne tealde, wigeraftigne, nales wordum log meces ecge; pat wars modig secg. Ond ba sidfrome, searwum gearwe wigend waron; code weord Denum apeling to yppan, par se ober wees, hale hildedeor Hrodgar grette. Beowulf mapelode, bearn Ecgbeowes: "Nu we selidend secgan wyllad, feorran cumene, bat we fundiab Higelac secan. Wzron her tela willum bewenede; pu us wel dohtest. Gif ic ponne on eorpan owihte mag pinre modlufan maran tilian, gumena dryhten, Sonne ic gyt dyde, gudgeweorca, ic beo gearo sona. Gif ic pat gefticge ofer floda begang, pat pec ymbsittend egesan pywad, swa pec hetende hwilum dydon, ic 3e pusenda pegna bringe, halepa to helpe. Ic on Higelac wat, Geata dryhten, peah de he geong sy, folces hyrde, paet he mec fremman wile wordum ond worcum, pat ic be wel herige ond be to geoce garholt bere, miegenes fulum, peer 8c bid manna bear. Gif him ponne Hrepric to hofum Geata gebinged, peodnes bearn, he mag par fela freonda findan; feorcypde beod selran gesohte pam pe him selfa deah.” hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 42174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion Hrodgar mapelode him on ondsware: "pe ba wordewydas wigtig drihten on sefan sende; ne hyrde ic snotorlicor ‘on swa geongum feore guman ingian. pu cart magenes strang ond on mode frod, wis wordewida, Wen ic talige, gif bat geganged, pat dc gar nymed, hild heorugrimme, Hreples caferan, adl ode iren ealdor dine, folces hyrde, ond pu pin feorh hafast, pat pe Sargeatas selran naebben to geceosenne cyning znigne, hordweard halepa, gyf pu healdan wyle maga rice. Me pin modsefa licad leng swa wel, leofa Beowulf. Hafast pu gefered pat pam folcum sceal, Geata leodum ond Gardenum, sib gemane, ond sacu restan, inwitnipas, pe hie er drugon, wesan, penden ic wealde widan tices, mabmas gemane, manig oberne godum gegretan ofer ganotes bad; sceal hringnaca ofer heafu bringan lac ond luftacen. Ic pa leode wat ge wid feond ge wid freond feste geworhte, zghwars untae ealde wisan.” a git him eorla hleo inne gesealde, mago Healfdenes, mapmas [XII]; het hine mid parm lacum leode swase secean on gesyntum, snude eft cuman. Gecyste pa cyning zpelum god, peoden Scyldinga, egn betstan ond be healse genam; hruron him tearas, blondenfeaxum. Him was bega wen, caldum infrodum, ores swidor, pat hie seod¥an no geseon moston, modige on mele. Was him se man to pon leof pat he pone breostwylm forberan ne mehte, ac him on hrepre hygebendum feest zfter deorum men dyrne langad beorn wid blode. Him Beowulf panan, gudrinc goldwlanc, graesmoldan tred since hremig; sargenga bad agendfrean, se pe on ancre rad. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 4374sovsia, 1237 Beowul (Oe English version) by Anonymous | Posty Founcation pa wees on gange gif Hrodgares oft gezhted; bat wes an cyning, eghwes orleahtre, obpeet hine yldo benam megenes wynnum, se be oft manegum scod. Cwom pa to flode felamodigra, haegstealdra heap, hringnet bron, locene leodosyrcan. Landweard onfand ftsi8 corla, swa he zr dyde; no he mid hearme of hlides nosan giestas grette, ac him togeanes rad, wed pet wilcuman Wedera leodum scapan scirhame to scipe foron pa wars on sande segeap naca hladen herewadum, hringedstefna, mearum ond madmum; mast hlifade ofer Hrodgares hordgestreonum. He pem batwearde bunden golde swurd gesealde, pet he sydpan was ‘on meodubence mapme by weorpra, yrfelafe. Gewat him on naca drefan deop water, Dena land offgeaf. pa wes be maste merchreegla sum, segl sale fest; sundwudu punede. No ber wegflotan wind ofer yum sides getweefde; saegenga for, fleat famigheals ford ofer ye, bundenstefna ofer brimstreamas, pat hie Geata clifu ongitan meahton, cube nzssas. Ceol up gebrang Iyfigeswenced, on lande stod. Hrabe was at holme hydweard geara, se pe ar lange tid leofra manna fus at farodie feor wlatode; salde to sande sidfebme scip, oncerbendum fest, py lees hym yba rym wudu wynsuman forwrecan meahte. Het pa up beran zbelinga gestreon, freewe ond feetgold; nes him feor banon to gesecanne sinces bryttan, Higelac Hrepling, per zt ham wunad selfa mid gesidum sewealle neah. Bold wars betlic, bregorof cyning, heah in healle, Hygd swide geong, wis, welpungen, beah de wintra lyt hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airssoveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion under burhlocan gebiden habbe, Heerebes dohtor; nas hio hnah swa peah, ne to gnead gifa Geata leodum, mabmgestrcona. Mod prydo weg, fremu folces cwen, firen ondrysne. Nanig pat dorste deor geneban swasra gesida, nefne sinfrea, pact hire an daxges cagum starede, ac him walbende weotode tealde handgewripene; hrabe seoban was after mundgripe mece gebinged, pat hit sceadenma scyran moste, cwealmbealu cyan. Ne bid swyle ewenlic peaw idese to efnanne, peah de hio enlicu sy, patte freoduwebbe feores onsece zefier ligetorne leofne mannan. Huru pat onhohsnode Hemminges mags calodrincende oder saedan, pat hio leodbealewa las gefremede, inwitnida, sySdan erest weard gyfen goldhroden geongum cempan, adclum diore, sy8dan hio Offan flee ofer fealone flod be faeder lare side gesohte; dar hio sy3an well in gumstole, gode, mare, lifgesceafta lifigende breac, hiold heahlufan wid haelepa brego, calles moncynnes mine gefrarge pone selestan bi sam oweonum, eormencynnes. Fordam Offa was geofum ond gudum, garcene man, wide geweordod, wisdome heold edel sinne; bonon Eomer woe haledum to helpe, Hemminges meg, nefa Garmundes, nida creftig. Gewat him a se hearda mid his hondscole sylf efter sande sewong tredan, wide warodas. Woruldcandel scan, sigel sudan fus. Hi sid drugon, elne gecodon, to das de corla hleo, bonan Ongenpeoes burgum in innan, geongne gudcyning godne gefrunon hringas dalan. Higelace was sid Beowulfes snude gecyBed, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 45174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation pat der on wordig wigendra hleo, lindgestealla, lifigende ewom, headolaces hal to hofe gongan. Hrade wars gerymed, swa se rica bebead, fedegestum flet innanweard. Geset ba wid sylfne se 3a secce genes, mag wid mage, syddan mandryhten purh hleodorowyde holdne gegrette, meaglum wordum. Meoduscencum hwearf geond pat healreced Haredes dohtor, lufode da leode, lidwaege bar haeledum to handa. Higelac ongan s ine geseldan in sele pam hean faegre fricgcean (hyne fyrwet braec, hwylce Sageata sidas weeron): "Hu lomp eow on lade, leofa Biowulf, pa du feeringa feorr gehogodest swece secean ofer sealt waeter, hilde to Hiorote? Ac 3u Hrodgare widcudne wean wihte gebettest, marum deodne? Te Jas modceare sothwylmum sead, side ne truwode leofes mannes; ic dc lange bed pat du pone walgest wihte ne grette, eve Suddene sylfe geweordan gude wid Grendel. Gode ic banc secge pas de ic de gesundne geseon moste.” Biowulf madelode, bearn Ecgdioes: "pat is undyrne, dryhten Higelac, micel gemeting, monegum fira, hwyle orleghwil uncer Grendles weard on Sam wange, baer he worna fela Sigescyldingum sorge gefremede, yrmde to aldre. Ie Sat call gewreec, swa begylpan ne pearf Grendeles maga nig ofer cordan uhthlem pone, se de lengest Ieofad ladan cynnes, facne bifongen. Ic dar furdum cwom to Sam hringscle Hrodgar gretan; sona me se marra mago Healfdenes, syd¥an he modsefan minne cude, wid his sylfes sunu set! getaehte. Weorod was on wynne; ne seah ic widan feorh under heofones hwealf healsittendra hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 4874012, 1297 Beowulf (Olé English version) by Anonymous | Posty Foundation medudream maran, Hwilum maru cwen, fridusibb folca, flet call geondhwearf, badde byre geonge; oft hio beahwridan seege sealde, zr hie to setle geong. Hwilum for dugudie dohtor Hrodgares corlum on ende ealuwage ber; pa ic Freaware fletsittende nemnan hyrde, zr hio nzgled sinc haledium sealde. Sio gehaten is, geong, goldhroden, gladum suna Frodan; hafad pees geworden wine Scyldinga, tices hyrde, ond pat raed talad, pet he mid dy wife walfhda del, seca gesette. Oft seldan hwaer zfter leodhryre lytle hwile bongar buged, peah seo bryd duge! Maeg as bonne ofpyncan deodne Headobeardna ‘ond pegna gehwam ara leoda, ponne he mid femnan on flett ged, dryhtbearn Dena, duguda biwenede; on him gladiad gomelra lafe, heard ond hringmal Headabeardna gestreon penden hie 3am weepnum wealdan moston, oddzt hie forleddan to 3am lindplegan sweese gesidas ond hyra sylfra feorh. ponne ewid wt beore se de beah gesyhd, eald aescwiga, se de eall geman, garewealm gumena (him bid grim sefa), onginned geomormod geongum cempan purh hredra gehygd higes cunnian, wigbealu weccean, ond pat word acwy3: "Meaht du, min wine, mece gecnawan pone pin faeder to gefeohte bar under heregriman hindeman side, dyre iren, pat hyne Dene slogon, weoldon walstowe, syidan Widergyld lag, efter halepa hryre, hwate Scyldungas? ‘Nu her para banena byre nathwylces fretwum hremig on flet gx8, mordres gylped, ond pone madpum byred, pone pe du mid rihte redan sceoldest.' Manad swa ond myndgad mala gehwylce sarum wordum, odat sal cymed pet se femnan pegn fore fader dedum hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version anasols, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation zxfter billes bite blodfag swefe’, caldres scyldig; him se oder ponan losad lifigende, con him land geare. ponne biod abrocene on ba healfe adsweord corla; sy8dan Ingelde weallad welnidas, ond him wiflufan after cearwalmum colran weordad. by ic Headobeardna hyldo ne telge, dryhtsibbe da! Denum unficne, freondscipe farstne. Ic sceal ford sprecan gen ymbe Grendel, pat du geare cunne, sinces brytta, to hwan sy88an weard hondras haeleda, Sy33an heofones gim glad ofer grundas, gast yrre cwom, eatol, wfengrom, user neosan, Ber we gesunde see weardodon. par was Hondscio hild onsage, feorhbealu fegum; he fyrmest laeg, gyrded cempa; him Grendel weard, marum magupegne to mudbonan, leofes mannes lic eall forswealg. No dy er ut da gen idelhende bona blodigtod, bealewa gemyndig, of 3am goldsele gongan wolde, ac he margnes rof min costode, grapode gearofolm. Glof hangode sid ond syllic, searobendum fest; sio was ordoncum eall gegyrwed deofles craeftum ond dracan fellum. He mec par on innan unsynnigne, dior deedfruma, gedon wolde manigra sumne; hyt ne mihte swa, sy&¥an ic on yrre uppriht astod. To lang ys to reccenne hu ic dam leodsceatan yfla gehwylces ondlean forgeald; par ic, beoden min, pine leode weordode weorcum. He on weg losade, lycle hwile lifwynna breac; hwabre him sio swidre swade weardade hand on Hiorte, ond he hean 3onan modes geomor meregrund gefeoll. Me pone walres wine Scildunga fettan golde fela leanode, manegum ma3mum, sy88an mergen com hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 4874012, 1297 Beowulf (Olé English version) by Anonymous | Posty Foundation ond we to symble geseten hafdon. per was gidd ond gleo. Gomela Scilding, felafticgende, feorran rehte; hwilum hildedcor hearpan wynne, gomenwudu grette, hwilum gyd awrec sod ond sarlic, hwilum syllic spell rehte after rihte rumheort cyning. Hwilum eft ongan, eldo gebunden, gomel gudwiga giogude cwidan, hildestrengo; hreder inne weoll, ponne he wintrum frod worn gemunde. Swa we par inne ondlangne deg niode naman, odSzt niht beowom oder to yldum. pa was eft hrade gearo gynwrece Grendeles modor, sidode sorhfull; sunu dead fornam, wighete Wedra. Wif unhyre hyre bearn gewraec, beorn acwealde llenlice; par was aschere, frodan fyrnwitan, feorh udgenge. Noder hy hine ne moston, sySan mergen cwom, deadwerigne, Denia leode, bronde forbzernan, ne on bel hladan leofne mannan; hio at lic etbaer feondes fedmum under firgenstream. pet was Hrodgare hreowa tornost para pe leodfruman lange begeate. pa se deoden mec dine life healsode hreohmod, pt ic on holma gepring eorlscipe efnde, ealdre genedde, merdo fremede; he me mede gehet. Ic 3a des waelmes, pe is wide cud, grimne gryrelicne grundhyrde fond; per unc hwile was hand gemane, holm heolfte weoll, ond ic heafde becearf in 3am gudsele Grendeles modor eacnum ecgum, unsofte bonan feoth odferede. Naxs ic faege ba gyt, ac me corla hleo eft gesealde madma menigeo, maga Healfdenes. Swa se deodkyning peawum lyfde. Nealles ic 8am leanum forloren heefde, magnes mede, ac he me madmas geaf, sunu Healfdenes, on minne sylfes dom; hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 49174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation 8a ic e, beorncyning, bringan wylle, estum geywan, Gen is call et de lissa gelong; ic lyt hafo heafodmaga nefne, Hygelac, dec.” Het da in beran caforheafodsegn, headosteapne helm, hare byrnan, gudsweord geatolic, gyd efter wrec: "Me dis hildesccorp Hrodgar sealde, snotra fengel, sume worde het paric his arest de est gesargde: cward pat hyt hafde Hiorogar cyning, leod Scyldunga lange hwile; no dy zr suna sinum syllan wolde, hwatum Heorowearde, peah he him hold ware, breostgewardu. Bruc ealles well!” Hyrde ic pet pam fratwum feower mearas lungre, gelice, last weardode, zppelfealuwe; he him est geteah meara ond madma, Swa sceal meg don, nealles inwitnet odrum bregdon dymum crefte, dead renian hondgesteallan. Hygelace wees, nida heardum, nefa swyde hold, ond gehwaeder odrum hropra gemyndig. Hyrde ic pa he Sone healsbeah Hygde gesealde, wratlicne wundurmad3um, done pe him Wealhdeo geaf, Beodnes dohtor, prio wicg somod swancor ond sadolbeorht; hyre syd3an was after beahdege breost geweordod. Swa bealdode bearn Ecgdeowes, guma gudum cud, godum dadum, dreah wfter dome, nealles druncne slog heordgeneatas; nas him hreoh sefa, ac he mancynnes maste erafie ginfestan gife, pe him god scalde, heold hildedeor. Hean was lange, swa hyne Geata bearn godne ne tealdon, ne hyne on medobence micles wyrdne drihten Wedera gedon wolde; swyde wendon pat he sleac ware, zdcling unfrom. Edwenden cwom tireadigum menn torna gehwylces. Het 3a eorla hleo in gefetian, headorof cyning, Hredles lafe hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 074soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation golde gegyrede; nes mid Geatum 3a sincmadpum selra on sweordes hads pat he on Biowulfes bearm alegde ond him gescalde scofan pusendo, bold ond bregostol. Him was bam samod on dam leodscipe lond gecynde, card, e&clrihe, o8rum swidor side rice pam Sar sclra was. Eft pat geiode ufaran dogrum hildchlammum, sy3an Hygelac larg ond Heardrede hildemeceas under bordhreodan to bonan wurdon, 3a hyne gesohtan on sigebeode hearde hildefrecan, Headoscilfingas, nida geneegdan nefan Hererices, sy&¥an Beowulfe brade rice on hand gchwearf; he gcheold tela fiftig wintra (wars da frod cyning, cald ebelweard), od8axt an ongan deorcum nihtum draca ricsian, se de on heaum hofe hord beweotode, stanbeoth steapne; stig under lag, eldum uncud. per on innan giong nida nathwyle, se de neh gefeng ha@num horde, hond [...] since fahne. He pat sy8an [..J, peah dc he slepende besyred wurde peofes craefte; part sie diod onfand, bufole beorna, pat he gebolgen was. Nealles mid gewealdum wyrmhord abraxe sylfes willum, se 3e him sare gesceod, ac for preanedlan peow nathwylces haeleda bearna heteswengeas fleah, eres pearfa, ond dar inne fealh, secg synbysig, sona onfunde pat per Jam gyste gryrebroga stod; hwadre earmsceapen sceapen pa hyne se fier begeat. Sincfaet (...]; baer wars swylera fela in dam cordhuse exgestreona, swa hy on geardagum gumena nathwyle, cormenlafe abelan cynnes, panchycgende par gehydde, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 51174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation deore madmas. Ealle hie dead fornam rran malum, ond se an 3a gen leoda dugude, se dar lengest hwearf, weard winegcomor, wende pes ylean, pat he lytel fec longgestreona brucan moste. Beorh eallgearo wunode on wonge weterySum neah, niwe be nasse, nearocraeftum fast. par on innan bar eorlgestreona hringa hyrde hordwyrdne dat, fettan goldes, fea worda eww: "Heald pu nu, hruse, nu haled ne moston, corla whte! Hwet, hyt at on de gode begeaton. Guddead fornam, feorhbealo frecne, fyra gehwylene Jeoda minra, para de pis lif ofgeaf, gesawon seledream. Ic nah hwa sweord wege o88e feormic fieted waege, drynefiet deore; dugud ellor sceoe. Sceal se hearda helm hyrsted golde faetum befeallen; feormynd swefad, pa de beadogriman bywan sceoldon, ge swylce seo herepad, sio wt hilde gebad ofer borda gebrac bite irena, brosnad after beorne. Ne mag byrnan hring zefter wigfruman wide feran, harledum be healfe. Nass hearpan wyn, gomen gleobeames, ne god hafoc geond sal swinged, ne se swifta mearh burhstede beated. Bealocwealm hafad fela feothcynna ford onsended!" Swa giomormod gichdo mande an after eallum, unblide hwearf dages ond nihtes, o&%at deades wylm hran et heortan. Hordwynne fond ald ubtsceada opene standan, se de byrnende biorgas seced, nacod niddraca, nihtes fleoge’ fyre befangen; hyne foldbuend swide ondradad. He gesecean sceall hord on hrusan, par he hasden gold warad wintrum frod, ne byd him wihte dy sel. Swa se Seodsceada preo hund wintra heold on hrusan horderna sum, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version sarasovsia, 1237 Beowul (Oe English version) by Anonymous | Posty Founcation cacencreftig, oB8t hyne an abealch mon on mode; mandryhtne bar fected wage, friodowere bad hlaford sinne. 8a wees hord rasod, conboren beaga hord, bene getidad feasceaftum men. Frea sceawode fira fyrngeweorc forman side. pa se wyrm onwoc, wroht was geniwad; stonc 8a after stane, stearcheort onfand feondes fotlast; he to ford gestop dyrnan crafte dracan heafde neah. Swa mag unfege eade gedigan wean ond wracsid, se de waldendes hyldo gehealdep! Hordweard sohte georne after grunde, wolde guman findan, pone pe him on sweofote sare geteode, hat ond hreohmod hlew oft ymbehwearf calne utanweardne, ne Ber nig mon on pare westenne; hwadre wiges gefeh, beaduwe weorces, hwilum on beoth zthwearf, sinefet sohte. He pet sona onfand Get haefde gumena sum goldes gefandod, heahgestreona. Hordweard onbad carfodlice od det zfen wom; wars da gebolgen beorges hyrde, wolde se lada lige forgyldan drincfiet dyre. pa was daeg sceacen wytme on willan; no on wealle lag, bidan wolde, ac mid bale for, fyre gefysed. Wass se fruma egeslic leodum on lande, swa hyt lungre weard on hyra sincgifan sare geendod. a se gest ongan gledum spiwan, beorht hofu batnan; bryneleoma stod eldum on andan. No der aht ewices 18 lyfefloga laefan wolde. Was bes wyrmes wig wide gesyne, nearofages nid nean ond feorran, hu se gudsceada Geata leode hatode ond hynde; hord eft gesceat, dryhtsele dyrnne, zr dzeges hwile. Heefde landwara lige befangen, bale ond bronde, beorges getruwode, wiges ond wealles; him seo wen geleah. hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 53174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation pa was Biowulfe broga gecyded snude to sode, pat his sylfes ham, bolda selest, brynewylmum meal, gifstol Geata, pat am godan was hrcow on hredre, hygesorga mast; wende se wisa pat he wealdende ofer calde riht, ecean dryhtne, bitre gebulge. Breost innan weoll peostrum geboncum, swa him gebywe ne was. Hcfde ligdraca leoda fiesten, calond utan, eordweard Sone gledum forgrunden; him das gudkyning, Wedera ioden, wrace leornode. Heht him pa gewyrcean wigendra hleo eallirenne, eorla dryhten, wigbord wratlic; wisse he gearwe pet him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wid lige. Sceolde landaga axheling argod ende gebidan, worulde lifes, ond se wyrm somod, peah de hordwelan heolde lange. Oferhogode 3a hringa fengel pat he pone widflogan weorode gesohte, sidan herge; no he him pa swcce ondred, ne him pas wyrmes wig for wiht dyde, cafod ond ellen, fordon he ar fela nearo nedende nida gedigde, hildehlemma, sy83an he Hrodgares, sigoreadig secg, sele farlsode ond at gude forgrap Grendeles megum ladan cynnes, No pat lasest was hondgemota, pat mon Hygelac sloh, sy8¥an Geata cyning gue resum, freawine folca Freslondum on, Hredles cafora hiorodryncum swealt, bille gebeaten. ponan Biowulf com sylfes craefte, sundnytte dreah; hafde him on carme ana [XXX] hildegeatwa, pa he to holme beag. Nealles Hetware hremge porfton fedewiges, pe him foran ongean linde barron; lyt eft beowom fram pam hildfrecan hames niosan. Oferswam 8a sioleda bigong sunu Ecgdcowes, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version airsoveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation carm anhaga, eft to leodum; par him Hygd gebead hord ond rice, beagas ond bregostol, bearne ne truwode pat he wid zlfylcum ebelstolas healdan cude, da waes Hygelac dead. No dy ar feasceafte findan meahton at dam wdclinge znige dinga, pat he Heardrede hlaford ware 088e pone cynedom ciosan wolde; hware he him on folce freondlarum heold, estum mid are, odSact he yldra weard, Wedergeatum weold. Hyne wrarcmarcgas ofer sw sohtan, suna Ohteres; haefdon hy forhealden helm Scylfinga, pone selestan sexcyninga para de in Swiorice sine brytnade, maze peoden, Him part to mearce weard; he per for feorme feorhwunde hleat sweordes swengum, sunu Hygelaces, ond him eft gewat Ongendioes bearn hames niosan, sy¥an Heardred leg, let Sone bregostol Biowulf healdan, Geatum wealdan. bat was god cyning! Se das leodhryres lean gemunde uferan dogrum, Eadgilse weard feasceaftum freond, folce gestepte ofer sw side sunu Ohteres, wigum ond wapnum; he gewrac sy33an cealdum cearsidum, cyning ealdre bineat. Swa he nida gehwane genesen hafde, slidra geslyhta, sunu Ecgdiowes, ellenweorca, o8 Sone anne deg pe he wid pam wyrme gewegan sceolde. Gewat pa [XII]a sum torne gebolgen dryhten Geata dracan sceawian. Hiefde pa gefrunen hwanan sio fch® aras, bealonid biorna; him to bearme owom madpumfet mare purh das meldan hond. Se was on dam Sreate preotteoda secg, se das orleges or onstealde, hat hygegiomor, sceolde hean 3onon wong wisian. He ofer willan giong to Bas de he cordsele anne wisse, hlew under hrusan holmwylme neh, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 55174soveze, 1237 Seow (Oe Engh version) by Anonymous | Posty Founéaion ydgewinne; se wes innan full wretta ond wira. Weard unhiore, gearo gudfreca, goldmadmas heold, cald under cordan. Nas bat yde ccap to gegangenne gumena enigum! Gesat 8a on nasse nidheard cyning, penden helo abead heordgencatum, goldwine Geata. Him was geomor sofa, wafre ond waelfus, wyrd ungemete neah, se Bone gomelan gretan sceolde, secean sawle hord, sundur gedaelan lif wid lice, no pon lange was feoth apelinges flasce bewunden Biowulf mapelade, bearn Ecgdeowes: "Fela ic on giogode gudrasa genes, orleghwilas ic pat eall gemon. Te wees syfanwintre, pa mec sinca baldor, freawine folca, aet minum feder genam; heold mec ond haefde Hredel cyning, geaf me sinc ond symbel, sibbe gemunde. Nas ic him to life ladra owihte, beorn in burgum, ponne his bearna hwyle, Herebeald ond Hacyn o88¢ Hygelac min. Wes pam yldestan ungedefelice mages dedum morborbed stred, sydSan hyne Hadcyn of hornbogan, his freawine, flane geswencte, miste mercelses ond his mag ofscet, brodor oderne blodigan gare. pat was feohleas gefeoht, fyrenum gesyngad, hredre hygemede; sceolde hware swa peah zdcling unwrecen ealdres linnan. Swa bid geomorlic gomelum ceorle to gebidanne, pat his byre ride giong on galgan, bonne he gyd wrece, sarigne sang, ponne his sunu hangad hrefne to hrodre, ond he him helpe ne mag, cald ond infrod, znige gefremman. Symble bid gemyndgad mora gehwylee caforan ellorsid; ores ne gymed to gebidanne burgum in innan yrfeweardas, ponne se an hafad puth deades nyd darda gefondad. Gesyh@ sorhcearig on his suna bure hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 58174soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation winsele westne, windge reste reote berofene. Ridend swefad, haled in hodman; nis bar hearpan sweg, gomen in geardum, swylce der iu waron. Gewited ponne on scalman, sorhleod gale’ an efter anum; puhte him call to rum, wongas ond wicstede. Swa Wedra helm zfter Hercbealde heortan sorge weallende wag. Wihte ne meahte on 3am feorhbonan farghde gebetans no dy zr he pone headorinc hatian ne meahte ladum daedum, peah him leof ne was. He da mid pare sothge, be him swa sar belamp, gumdream ofgeaf, godes leoht geceas, caferum lade, swa ded eadig mon, lond ond leodbyrig, pa he of life gewat. pa was synn ond sacu Sweona ond Geata ofer wid water, wroht gemane, herenid hearda, sy&an Hredel swealt, o88¢ him Ongendeowes eaferan waeran frome, fyrdhwate, freode ne woldon ofer heafo healdan, ac ymb Hreosnabeorh catolne inwitscear oft gefremedon. pat magwine mine gewrcan, fizhde ond fyrene, swa hyt gefrage was, peah de oder his ealdre gebohte, heardan ceape; Haedcynne wear’, Geata dryhtne, gud onsege. pa ic on morgne gefregn mag oderne billes ecgum on bonan stalan, per Ongenbeow Eofores niosad. Gudhelm toglad, gomela Scylfing hreas hildeblac; hond gemunde fichdo genoge, feorhsweng ne ofteah. Ic him pa madmas, be he me sealde, geald at gude, swa me gifede wes, Ieohtan sweorde; he me lond forgeaf, card, edclwyn. Nas him anig bearf pat he to Gifdum o8%e to Gardenum 088¢ in Swiorice secean purfe wyrsan wigfrecan, weorde gecypan. Symle ic him on fedan beforan wolde, ana on orde, ond swa to aldre sceall secce fremman, benden pis sweord polad, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 5774soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation pet mec ar ond sid oft gelaste. Sy&San ic for dugedum Daghrefie weard to handbonan, Huga cempans nalles he 8a fraetwe Frescyninge, breostweordunge, bringan moste, ac in compe gecrong cumbles hyrde, zpeling on elne; ne was ecg bona, ac him hildegrap heortan wylmas, banhus gebrare. Nu sceall billes ecg, hond ond heard sweord, ymb hord wigan.” Beowulf madelode, beotwordum sprac niehstan side: "Ic genedde fela guda on geogode; gyt ic wylle, frod folces weard, fachde secan, mardu fremman, gif mec se mansceada of eordsele ut gesece’d.” Gegrette 8a gumena gehwylene, hwate helmberend, hindeman side, swase gesidas: "Nolde ic sweord beran, wepen to wyrme, gif ic wiste hu wid 3am aglecean elles meahte gylpe widgripan, swa ic gio wid Grendle dyde. Ac ic Sar headufyres hates wene, oredes ond attres; fordo bord ond byrnan. Nelle ic beorges weard ic me on hafu forfleon fotes trem, ac unc furdur sceal weordan zt wealle, swa unc wyrd geteod, metod manna gehwas. Ic eom on mode from pat ic wid pone gudflogan gylp ofersitte Gebide ge on beorge byrnum werede, secgas on searwum, hwader sel mage efter walrese wunde gedygan uncer twega. Nis pact eower sid ne gemet mannes, nefne min anes, pet he wid aglaeccan cofodo dale, corlscype efne. Ic mid elne sceall gold gegangan, o&%e gud nimed, feothbealu frecne, frean eowerne! ‘Aras 8a bi ronde rof oretta, heard under helme, hiorosercean ber under stancleofu, strengo getruwode anes mannes, Ne bid swylc earges sid! Geseah 8a be wealle se 3e worna fela, gumcystum god, gudia gedigde, hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 5874soveze, 1237 Som (01 English version) by Anonymous | Posy Foundation hildchlemma, bonne hnitan fedan, stondan stanbogan, stream ut onan brecan of beorge. Was bere burnan walm headofyrum hat; ne meahte horde neah unbyrnende enige hwile deop gedygan for dracan lege. Let da of breostum, da he gebolgen wars, Wedergeata leod word ut faran, stearcheort styrmde; stefn in becom headotorhe hlynnan under hare stan. Hete was onhrered, hordweard oncniow mannes reorde; naes Sart mara fyrst freode to friclan, From atest cwom orud aglarcean ut of stane, hat hildeswat. Hruse dynede. Biorn under beorge bordrand onswaf wid 3am gryregieste, Geata dryhten; 3a was hringbogan heorte gefysed swece to seceanne. Sweord at gebraed god gudcyning, gomele lafe, cecgum unslaw; eghwadrum was bealohycgendra broga fram odrum. Stidmod gestod wid steapne rond winia bealdor, 3a se wyrm gebeah snude tosomne; he on searwum bad. Gewat 3a bymende gebogen scridan, to gescipe scyndan. Scyld wel gebearg life ond lice lesan hwile marum peodne ponne his myne sohte, Baer he py fyrste, forman dogore wealdan moste swa him wyrd ne gescraf hred at hilde. Hond up abred Geata dryhten, gryrefahne sloh incgelafe, pet sio ecg gewac brun on bane, bat unswidor ponne his diodcyning pearfe hefde, bysigum gebeded. pa was beorges weard efter headuswenge on hreoum mode, wearp walfyre; wide sprungon hildeleoman. Hredsigora ne gealp goldwine Geata; gudbill geswac, nacod at nide, swa hye no sceolde, iren argod. Ne wars pat ede sid, pat se mara maga Ecglcowes hitps:lwwn-poetryfoundation org/poemsi/4362'beowuttol¢-englsh-version 9174