Practical task: Prepare expressive reading of Lines 194-224 from

Beowulf, an Old English heroic epic poem:

þæt fram ham gefrægn Higelaces þegn,
195 god mid Geatum, Grendles dæda;
se wæs moncynnes mægenes strengest
on þæm dæge þysses lifes,
æþele ond eacen. Het him yðlidan
godne gegyrwan, cwæð, he guðcyning
200 ofer swanrade secean wolde,
mærne þeoden, þa him wæs manna þearf.
ðone siðfæt him snotere ceorlas
lythwon logon, þeah he him leof wære;
hwetton higerofne, hæl sceawedon.
205 Hæfde se goda Geata leoda
cempan gecorone þara þe he cenoste
findan mihte; fiftyna sum
sundwudu sohte; secg wisade,
lagucræftig mon, landgemyrcu.
210 Fyrst forð gewat. Flota wæs on yðum,
bat under beorge. Beornas gearwe
on stefn stigon; streamas wundon,
sund wið sande; secgas bæron
on bearm nacan beorhte frætwe,
215 guðsearo geatolic; guman ut scufon,
weras on wilsið, wudu bundenne.
Gewat þa ofer wægholm, winde gefysed,
flota famiheals fugle gelicost,
oðþæt ymb antid oþres dogores
220 wundenstefna gewaden hæfde
þæt ða liðende land gesawon,
brimclifu blican, beorgas steape,
side sænæssas; þa wæs sund liden,
eoletes æt ende.
(195)
øat fram haam gefrain hierlakes øein
god mid geatum grendles deada
se wes monkünes maaiene strengest
on øam daie øüsses lives
eøele ond eken. heitHim üølidan
godne iegirwan, kweø, he güøküning
(200)
ove swanrade seichen wolde
meane øeoden, øahe him wes mena øeaf
øone siøfathim snotere cherlas
lütwon logon øea he him lieof weare
hwetton hierofne heeal shewedon
(205)
hewde se gouda (g)iata leoda
kempen (g)iekorone øara øe he kenoste
findan mikta fiftüna sum
sundwudu sokte sedg (дж) wisade
legukreftig mon liandiemürku
(210)
fürst forø iewat. flota wes on üøum,
bat unde beriie. beornas iearwe
on steven stigon; stremes wundon,
sund wiø sande; sedgas (дж) bearon
on bearm nakan berkte frotwe,
(215)
guøsero iatolich; guman ut shufon,
weras on wilsiø, wudu bundenne.
gewat øa ove weiholm, winde (g)iefüsed,
flota famihals fugle ielikost,
oøøet üm antid oøres dogores
(220)
wundenstefna iewaden hefde
øat øa liøende land iesawon,
brimclifu blican, beorgas stape,
side sanases; øa was sund liden,
eoletes at ende.
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