Beowulf

g enemies ofte

st. I served th

always served

d sword, as in so

pleasure of feas

evil, of eat

the banquet dee

ith edges ear

d a-high on the st

the outrages of

the sword, that

reafter were hin

urrents. Came a li

beacon; the bi

uld see the ne

elps the

g crags. Weir

d hero if doug

ortune1 to fell

kers. Of night-

the heaven hear

e woful in the w

ith my life the gr

cape I drifte

vel. Then the

e Finns, the floo

d of your doing a

ves. Not a word

aring done by

-terror none; n

he battle, nor e

ess performèd

eaming . . . .

. . . . . I ut

ers, and will suffer damn

looded cruelty thou k

kin; thou needs

on, though doug

earnest, offs

del such numbe

demon, done t

ot, if thy heart

as your words, Grendel had n

cious as thou do

fully that the fie

eager, of all

-Scyldings, need

cteth, not a

s not afraid

Danemen, but figh

asteth, no con

on learn to dr

people. But the

of the Geatmen e

rapple. He shal

t, when the brigh

warrior may go unmolest

y bringeth, the sun

men shines from

haired, war-famed

spirits a

nd joyous, the B

tance; the peo

ts Beowulf. The h

owulf his bol

r of heroes; loud

winsome. Wealhth

theow plays

othgar, of co

luted the men

rn woman the b

e cup to her

e kingdom, first

lithesome when b

iegemen; he l

beaker, battl

lady then gra

liegemen less

resents to

tendered, till

us-mooded, diad

p to Beowulf, thanking

eowulf the bump

Geat-prince, G

ords, that her wis

f earlmen she ev

row. He accep

rrior, at Weal

the queen the ob

or combat quoth

e, offspring

n spirit when I

ined to

y boat with a ba

he fullest the wi

ches fastened fa

do of daring

my life-days live

he lady were wel

eatman; with gold

folk-queen her f

is

f yore was hear

cussion, conqu

py, till Healfd

mber to seek

l-monster in the h

ined,2 since the l

uld see, and lo

scended, and da

s came shying

leaving Beowulf in

rose then. One

ulf, in rhyth

ell, and, the wa

d keeping, quo

e else have I

e only, the hall

ld heave my hand

charge now the

honor, exhib

foeman! Thou shalt

afely adventur

. B. suggests 'swá T?r' for the first: So there it befell me, etc. Another suggestion

lows: Since they no longer could see the light of the sun, and lowering darkness