The Tale of Beowulf

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-eager, o'er th

r bairns are fo

ld woke the lea

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an queen was sh

f battle, the b

Hrothgar the w

war that his kin

will till the you

many. Then in

building for him

be making a mead

ren of ages had e

n eke should he

old all things

the folk and the

at widely the w

many the Mid

folk-stead. So b

ng men that ma

houses, and Hart

is word full

elied not; it was

igh-tide. Then up r

rn-gabled. Hot

loathly, nor long

ge-hate 'twixt So

hter-strife the

heavy-strong bo

le of time, bi

day of days heard

house. There was

g of shaper. Sai

t fashion of men

ighty One made th

bright midst the

ry beglory'd s

enlighten the

orned all par

ith leaves; and

each thing that qui

happy the host

in glee, until

hell-pit, the f

sooth the grim

strider, the hol

fastness. The st

unhappy a while

he Shaper him h

of Cain the L

urder of the s

joic'd not, but af

mankind for the cr

ncouth thence w

-wights, and o

e Giants, who wo

He gave them the