Beowulf

ceeds his f

hen Beowulf, bair

rince, for lon

the folk (his

is dwelling), til

alfdene; the Dane

governed, grim

ene's

his body born

orld, war-tro

thgar, and Ha

Elan was Ongen

rothgar-and a daughter named Ela

bedmate of the Wa

battle to Hrot

fame, that wil

ng, till the boy

band. It burne

lk to found a

rander than m

great hall in which he

rd of, and i

d old all of

llowed him, save

k I find afa

in middle-ea

t folk-hall. In d

, that 'twas fi

f hall-buildings;

ted, and is called

g word-sway wiel

brake not, ri

anquet. Tower

crested, huge

es bided, the bl

om hottest hatre

oman's husban

war-spirit1 endu

is madly envious o

ly, he who bid

rted laughter lou

ly; there was d

he singer. He s

rrupted by a short reference to

f old earthmen

lmighty earth

wold that the w

the sun's and t

lustre on land

mbellished in

leaves; life

indreds that li

riors is overcast b

abundance, brimm

ided, till a ce

deeds of diref

-building: this h

ntitled, the mar

moor-fens, the mar

d being abode

e giants, when th

d branded. For th

g of Abel, al

progenitor of Grendel, an

Cain crushed wi

joiced not, but f

d kind, that cr

e. Thence ill-f

giants, monst

, and the giant

God; He gave

st' to 'ellen-g?st' (86): Then th

ould translate 'demon'

render: Who dwelt in the moor-fens, the mars