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[^TEXT:  BEOWULF.
BEOWULF AND JUDITH.
THE ANGLO-SAXON POETIC RECORDS, IV.
ED. E. V. K. DOBBIE.
NEW YORK: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1953.
PP. 3.1 - 98.3182^]
 
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<P 3>
[} [\BEOWULF\] }]
<R 1>
Hw+at.
We Gardena in geardagum, +teodcyninga, +trym gefrunon, hu +da 
+a+telingas ellen fremedon.
<R 4>
Oft Scyld Scefing [{scea+tena{] +treatum, monegum m+ag+tum,
meodosetla ofteah, egsode eorlas.
<R 6>
Sy+d+dan +arest [{wear+d{] feasceaft funden, he +t+as frofre
gebad, weox under wolcnum, weor+dmyndum +tah, o+d+t+at
him +aghwylc +tara ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran
scolde, gomban gyldan.
<R 11>
+t+at w+as god cyning.
<R 12>
+d+am eafera w+as +after cenned, geong in geardum, +tone god
sende folce to frofre; fyren+dearfe ongeat +te hie
+ar drugon [{aldorlease{] lange hwile.
<R 16>
Him +t+as liffrea, wuldres wealdend, woroldare forgeaf;
Beowulf w+as breme bl+ad wide [{sprang{] , Scyldes
eafera Scedelandum in.
<R 20>
Swa sceal [{geong{] [{guma{] gode gewyrcean, fromum feohgiftum
on f+ader [{bearme{] , +t+at hine on ylde eft gewunigen
wilgesi+tas, +tonne wig cume, leode gel+asten;
lofd+adum sceal in m+ag+ta gehw+are man ge+teon.
<R 26>
Him +da Scyld gewat to gesc+aphwile felahror feran on frean
w+are.
<R 28>
Hi hyne +ta +atb+aron to brimes faro+de, sw+ase gesi+tas, swa
he selfa b+ad,
<P 4>
+tenden wordum weold wine Scyldinga; leof landfruma lange ahte.
<R 32>
+t+ar +at hy+de stod hringedstefna, isig ond utfus,
+a+telinges f+ar.
<R 34>
Aledon +ta leofne +teoden, beaga bryttan, on bearm scipes,
m+arne be m+aste.
<R 36>
+t+ar w+as madma fela of feorwegum, fr+atwa, gel+aded; ne
hyrde ic cymlicor ceol gegyrwan hildew+apnum
ond hea+dow+adum, billum ond byrnum; him on bearme l+ag madma
m+anigo, +ta him mid scoldon on flodes +aht feor gewitan.
<R 43>
Nal+as hi hine l+assan lacum teodan, +teodgestreonum, +ton +ta
dydon +te hine +at frumsceafte for+d onsendon +anne
ofer y+de umborwesende.
<R 47>
+ta gyt hie him asetton segen [{geldenne{] heah ofer heafod,
leton holm [{beran{] , geafon on garsecg; him
w+as geomor sefa, murnende mod.
<R 50>
Men ne cunnon secgan to so+de, [{seler+adende{] , h+ale+d under
heofenum, hwa +t+am hl+aste onfeng.
<R 53>
+da w+as on burgum Beowulf Scyldinga, leof leodcyning, longe
+trage folcum gefr+age f+ader ellor hwearf,
aldor of earde, o+t+t+at him eft onwoc heah Healfdene; heold
+tenden lifde, gamol ond gu+dreouw, gl+ade
Scyldingas.
<R 59>
+d+am feower bearn for+d gerimed in worold wocun, weoroda
[{r+aswan{] , Heorogar ond Hro+dgar ond Halga til;
hyrde ic +t+at [{w+as{] Onelan cwen, Hea+doscilfingas
healsgebedda.
<R 64>
+ta w+as Hro+dgare heresped gyfen,
<P 5>
wiges weor+dmynd, +t+at him
his winemagas georne hyrdon, o+d+d +t+at seo geogo+d geweox,
magodriht micel.
<R 67>
Him on mod bearn +t+at healreced hatan wolde, [{medo+arn{]
micel, men gewyrcean [{+tonne{] yldo bearn +afre gefrunon,
ond +t+ar on innan eall ged+alan geongum ond ealdum,
swylc him god sealde, buton folcscare ond
feorum gumena.
<R 74>
+da ic wide gefr+agn weorc gebannan manigre m+ag+te geond
+tisne middangeard, folcstede fr+atwan.
<R 76>
Him on fyrste gelomp, +adre mid yldum, +t+at hit wear+d
ealgearo, heal+arna m+ast; scop him Heort naman se
+te his wordes geweald wide h+afde.
<R 80>
He beot ne aleh, beagas d+alde, sinc +at symle.
<R 81>
Sele hlifade, heah ond horngeap, hea+dowylma bad, la+dan
liges; ne w+as hit lenge +ta gen +t+at se [{ecghete{]
[{a+tumsweorum{] , +after w+alni+de w+acnan scolde.
<R 86>
+da se elleng+ast earfo+dlice +trage ge+tolode, se +te in
+tystrum bad, +t+at he dogora gehwam dream gehyrde
hludne in healle; +t+ar w+as hearpan sweg, swutol sang
scopes.
<R 90>
S+agde se +te cu+te frumsceaft fira feorran reccan, cw+a+d
+t+at se +almihtiga eor+dan [{worhte{] , wlitebeorhtne wang,
swa w+ater bebuge+d, gesette sigehre+tig sunnan ond
monan leoman to leohte landbuendum ond gefr+atwade
foldan sceatas leomum ond leafum, lif eac gesceop
cynna gehwylcum +tara +de cwice hwyrfa+t.
<P 6>
<R 99>
Swa +da drihtguman dreamum lifdon eadiglice, o+d+d+at an ongan
fyrene [{fremman{] feond on helle.
<R 102>
W+as se grimma g+ast Grendel haten, m+are mearcstapa, se +te
moras heold, fen ond f+asten; fifelcynnes eard wons+ali
wer weardode hwile, si+t+dan him scyppend
forscrifen h+afde in Caines cynne.
<R 107>
+tone cwealm gewr+ac ece drihten, +t+as +te he Abel slog; ne
gefeah he +t+are f+ah+de, ac he hine feor forwr+ac,
metod for +ty mane, mancynne fram.
<R 111>
+tanon untydras ealle onwocon, eotenas ond ylfe ond orcneas,
swylce [{gigantas{] , +ta wi+d gode wunnon lange +trage;
he him +d+as lean forgeald.
<R 115>
Gewat +da neosian, sy+t+dan niht becom, hean huses, hu hit
Hringdene +after beor+tege gebun h+afdon.
<R 118>
Fand +ta +d+ar inne +a+telinga gedriht swefan +after symble;
sorge nu cu+don, wonsceaft wera.
<R 120>
Wiht unh+alo, grim ond gr+adig, gearo sona w+as, reoc ond
re+te, ond on r+aste genam +tritig +tegna, +tanon
eft gewat hu+de hremig to ham faran, mid +t+are w+alfylle
wica neosan.
<R 126>
+da w+as on uhtan mid +ard+age Grendles gu+dcr+aft gumum
undyrne; +ta w+as +after wiste wop up ahafen, micel
morgensweg.
<R 129>
M+are +teoden, +a+teling +argod, unbli+de s+at, +tolode
+dry+dswy+d, +tegnsorge dreah, sy+d+tan hie +t+as la+dan
last sceawedon,
<P 7>
wergan gastes; w+as +t+at gewin to strang, la+d ond longsum.
<R 134>
N+as hit lengra fyrst, ac ymb ane niht eft gefremede
mor+dbeala mare ond no mearn fore, f+ah+de ond fyrene;
w+as to f+ast on +tam.
<R 138>
+ta w+as ea+dfynde +te him elles hw+ar gerumlicor r+aste
[{sohte{] , bed +after burum, +da him gebeacnod w+as,
ges+agd so+dlice sweotolan tacne heal+degnes hete; heold hyne
sy+d+tan fyr ond f+astor se +t+am feonde +atwand.
<R 144>
Swa rixode ond wi+d rihte wan, ana wi+d eallum, o+d+t+at idel
stod husa selest.
<R 146>
W+as seo hwil micel; XII wintra tid torn ge+tolode wine
[{Scyldinga{] , weana gehwelcne, sidra sorga.
<R 149>
For+dam [{secgum{] wear+d, ylda bearnum, undyrne cu+d, gyddum
geomore, +t+atte Grendel wan hwile wi+d Hro+tgar,
heteni+das w+ag, fyrene ond f+ah+de fela missera, singale
s+ace, sibbe ne wolde wi+d manna hwone m+agenes Deniga,
feorhbealo feorran, fea +tingian, ne +t+ar n+anig
witena wenan +torfte beorhtre bote to [{banan{]
folmum, [{ac{] [{se{] +agl+aca ehtende w+as, deorc
dea+tscua, dugu+te ond geogo+te, seomade ond syrede,
sinnihte heold mistige moras.
<R 162>
men ne cunnon hwyder helrunan hwyrftum scri+ta+d.
<R 164>
Swa fela fyrena feond mancynnes, atol angengea, oft gefremede,
heardra hyn+da.
<R 166>
Heorot eardode,
<P 8>
sincfage sel sweartum nihtum; no he +tone
gifstol gretan moste, ma+t+dum for metode, ne his myne wisse.
<R 170>
+t+at w+as wr+ac micel wine Scyldinga, modes brec+da.
<R 171>
Monig oft ges+at rice to rune; r+ad eahtedon hw+at
swi+dferh+dum selest w+are wi+d f+argryrum to gefremmanne.
<R 175>
Hwilum hie geheton +at [{h+argtrafum{] wigweor+tunga, wordum
b+adon +t+at him gastbona geoce gefremede wi+d
+teod+treaum.
<R 178>
Swylc w+as +teaw hyra, h+a+tenra hyht; helle gemundon in
modsefan, metod hie ne cu+ton, d+ada demend, ne
wiston hie drihten god, ne hie huru heofena helm herian ne
cu+ton, wuldres waldend.
<R 183>
Wa bi+d +t+am +de sceal +turh sli+dne ni+d sawle bescufan in
fyres f+a+tm, frofre ne wenan, wihte gewendan;
wel bi+d +t+am +te mot +after dea+dd+age drihten secean ond to
f+ader f+a+tmum freo+do wilnian.
<R 189>
Swa +da m+alceare maga Healfdenes singala sea+d, ne mihte
snotor h+ale+d wean onwendan; w+as +t+at gewin to
swy+d, la+t ond longsum, +te on +da leode becom, nydwracu
ni+tgrim, nihtbealwa m+ast.
<R 194>
+t+at fram ham gefr+agn Higelaces +tegn, god mid Geatum,
Grendles d+ada; se w+as moncynnes m+agenes strengest on
+t+am d+age +tysses lifes, +a+tele ond eacen.
<R 198>
Het him y+dlidan godne gegyrwan, cw+a+d, he gu+dcyning ofer
swanrade secean wolde,
<P 9>
m+arne +teoden, +ta him w+as manna +tearf.
<R 202>
+done si+df+at him snotere ceorlas lythwon logon, +teah he him
leof w+are; hwetton [{higerofne{] , h+al sceawedon.
<R 205>
H+afde se goda Geata leoda cempan gecorone +tara +te he
cenoste findan mihte; XVna sum sundwudu sohte;
secg wisade, lagucr+aftig mon, landgemyrcu.
<R 210>
Fyrst for+d gewat.
Flota w+as on y+dum, bat under beorge.
<R 211>
Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon; streamas wundon, sund wi+d
sande; secgas b+aron on bearm nacan beorhte fr+atwe,
gu+dsearo geatolic; guman ut scufon, weras on
wilsi+d, wudu bundenne.
<R 217>
Gewat +ta ofer w+agholm, winde gefysed, flota famiheals fugle
gelicost, o+d+t+at ymb antid o+tres dogores
wundenstefna gewaden h+afde +t+at +da li+dende land gesawon,
brimclifu blican, beorgas steape, side s+an+assas;
+ta w+as sund liden, eoletes +at ende.
<R 224>
+tanon up hra+de Wedera leode on wang stigon, s+awudu s+aldon
syrcan hrysedon, gu+dgew+ado, gode +tancedon
+t+as +te him y+tlade ea+de wurdon.
<R 229>
+ta of wealle geseah weard Scildinga, se +te holmclifu healdan
scolde, beran ofer bolcan beorhte randas, fyrdsearu fuslicu;
hine fyrwyt br+ac modgehygdum, hw+at +ta men w+aron.
<R 234>
Gewat him +ta to waro+de wicge ridan +tegn Hro+dgares,
+trymmum cwehte
<P 10>
m+agenwudu mundum, me+telwordum fr+agn: Hw+at syndon ge
searoh+abbendra, byrnum werede, +te +tus
brontne ceol ofer lagustr+ate l+adan cwomon,
hider ofer holmas?
<R 240>
[{le{] w+as endes+ata, +agwearde heold, +te on land Dena
la+dra n+anig mid scipherge sce+d+tan ne meahte.
<R 244>
No her cu+dlicor cuman ongunnon lindh+abbende; ne ge
leafnesword gu+dfremmendra gearwe ne wisson, maga
gemedu.
<R 247>
N+afre ic maran geseah eorla ofer eor+tan +donne is eower sum,
secg on searwum; nis +t+at seldguma, w+apnum geweor+dad,
[{n+afne{] him his wlite leoge, +anlic ansyn.
<R 251>
Nu ic eower sceal frumcyn witan, +ar ge fyr heonan ,
leassceaweras, on land Dena fur+tur feran.
<R 254>
Nu ge feorbuend, mereli+dende, [{minne{] gehyra+d anfealdne
ge+toht: Ofost is selest to gecy+danne hwanan
eowre cyme syndon.
<R 258>
Him se yldesta ondswarode, werodes wisa, wordhord onleac: We
synt gumcynnes Geata leode ond Higelaces heor+dgeneatas.
<R 262>
W+as min f+ader folcum gecy+ted, +a+tele ordfruma, Ecg+teow
haten.
<R 264>
Gebad wintra worn, +ar he on weg hwurfe, gamol of geardum;
hine gearwe geman witena welhwylc wide geond eor+tan.
<R 267>
We +turh holdne hige hlaford +tinne, sunu Healfdenes, secean
cwomon, leodgebyrgean; wes +tu us larena
god.
<R 270>
Habba+d we to +t+am m+aran micel +arende,
<P 11>
Deniga frean, ne sceal +t+ar dyrne sum wesan, +t+as ic wene.
<R 272>
+tu wast gif hit is swa we so+tlice secgan hyrdon +t+at mid
Scyldingum [{scea+dona{] ic nat hwylc, deogol d+adhata,
deorcum nihtum eawe+d +turh egsan uncu+dne ni+d,
hyn+du ond hrafyl.
<R 277>
Ic +t+as Hro+dgar m+ag +turh rumne sefan r+ad gel+aran, hu he
frod ond god feond oferswy+de+t, gyf him edwendan +afre
scolde bealuwa bisigu, bot eft cuman, ond +ta
cearwylmas colran wur+da+t; o+d+de a sy+t+dan
earfo+d+trage, +treanyd +tola+d, +tenden +t+ar wuna+d on
heahstede husa selest.
<R 286>
Weard ma+telode, +d+ar on wicge s+at, ombeht unforht:
+aghw+a+tres sceal scearp scyldwiga gescad witan,
worda ond worca, se +te wel +tence+d.
<R 290>
Ic +t+at gehyre, +t+at +tis is hold weorod frean Scyldinga.
<R 291>
Gewita+t for+d beran w+apen ond gew+adu; ic eow wisige.
<R 293>
Swylce ic magu+tegnas mine hate wi+d feonda gehwone flotan
eowerne, niwtyrwydne nacan on sande arum healdan,
o+t+d+at eft byre+d ofer lagustreamas leofne mannan
wudu wundenhals to Wedermearce, godfremmendra swylcum
gife+te bi+d +t+at +tone hilder+as hal gedige+d.
<R 301>
Gewiton him +ta feran.
Flota stille bad, seomode on [{sale{] sidf+a+tmed scip, on
ancre f+ast.
<R 303>
Eoforlic scionon ofer hleorberan gehroden golde, fah ond
fyrheard; ferhwearde heold gu+tmod [{grimmon{] .
<R 306>
Guman onetton,
<P 12>
sigon +atsomne, o+t+t+at hy [{s+al{] timbred,
geatolic ond goldfah, ongyton mihton; +t+at w+as
forem+arost foldbuendum receda under roderum, on +t+am se rica
bad; lixte se leoma ofer landa fela.
<R 312>
Him +ta hildedeor [{hof{] modigra torht get+ahte, +t+at hie
him to mihton gegnum gangan; gu+dbeorna sum wicg gewende,
word +after cw+a+d: M+al is me to feran; f+ader
alwalda mid arstafum eowic gehealde si+da gesunde.
<R 318>
Ic to s+a wille wi+d wra+d werod wearde healdan.
<R 320>
Str+at w+as stanfah, stig wisode gumum +atg+adere.
<R 321>
Gu+dbyrne scan heard hondlocen, hringiren scir song in
searwum, +ta hie to sele fur+dum in hyra gryregeatwum
gangan cwomon.
<R 325>
Setton s+ame+te side scyldas, rondas regnhearde, wi+d +t+as
recedes weal, bugon +ta to bence.
<R 327>
Byrnan hringdon, gu+dsearo gumena; garas stodon, s+amanna
searo, samod +atg+adere, +ascholt ufan gr+ag;
w+as se iren+treat w+apnum gewur+tad.
<R 331>
+ta +d+ar wlonc h+ale+d oretmecgas +after +a+telum fr+agn:
Hwanon ferigea+d ge f+atte scyldas, gr+age syrcan
ond grimhelmas, heresceafta heap?
<R 335>
Ic eom Hro+dgares ar ond ombiht.
<R 336>
Ne seah ic el+teodige +tus manige men modiglicran.
<R 338>
Wen ic +t+at ge for wlenco, nalles for wr+acsi+dum, ac for
[{hige+trymmum{] Hro+dgar sohton.
<R 340>
Him +ta ellenrof andswarode, wlanc Wedera leod, word +after
spr+ac,
<P 13>
heard under helme: We synt Higelaces beodgeneatas;
Beowulf is min nama.
<R 344>
Wille ic asecgan sunu Healfdenes, m+arum +teodne, min +arende,
aldre +tinum, gif he us geunnan wile +t+at
we hine swa godne gretan moton.
<R 348>
Wulfgar ma+telode +t+at w+as Wendla leod; w+as his modsefa
manegum gecy+ded, wig ond wisdom: Ic +t+as wine
Deniga, frean Scildinga, frinan wille, beaga bryttan, swa +tu
bena eart, +teoden m+arne, ymb +tinne si+d, ond +te +ta
ondsware +adre gecy+dan +de me se goda agifan +tence+d.
<R 356>
Hwearf +ta hr+adlice +t+ar Hro+dgar s+at eald ond [{anhar{]
mid his eorla gedriht; eode ellenrof, +t+at he for
eaxlum gestod Deniga frean; cu+te he dugu+de +teaw.
<R 360>
Wulfgar ma+delode to [{his{] winedrihtne: Her syndon geferede,
feorran cumene ofer geofenes begang Geata leode;
+tone yldestan oretmecgas Beowulf nemna+d.
<R 364>
Hy benan synt +t+at hie, +teoden min, wi+d +te moton wordum
wrixlan.
<R 366>
No +du him wearne geteoh +dinra gegncwida, gl+adman Hro+dgar.
<R 368>
Hy on wiggetawum wyr+de +tincea+d eorla ge+ahtlan; huru se
aldor deah, se +t+am hea+dorincum hider wisade.
<R 371>
Hro+dgar ma+telode, helm Scyldinga: Ic hine cu+de
cnihtwesende.
<R 373>
W+as his ealdf+ader Ecg+teo haten, +d+am to ham forgeaf
Hre+tel Geata angan dohtor; is his [{eafora{] nu
heard her cumen, sohte holdne wine.
<P 14>
<R 377>
+donne s+agdon +t+at s+ali+tende, +ta +de gifsceattas Geata
fyredon +tyder to +tance, +t+at he XXXtiges manna
m+agencr+aft on his mundgripe hea+torof h+abbe.
<R 381>
Hine halig god for arstafum us onsende, to Westdenum, +t+as ic
wen h+abbe, wi+d Grendles gryre.
<R 384>
Ic [{+t+am{] godan sceal for his mod+tr+ace madmas beodan.
<R 386>
Beo +du on ofeste, hat in gan seon sibbegedriht samod
+atg+adere; gesaga him eac wordum +t+at hie sint wilcuman
Deniga leodum.
<R 390>
[{word{] inne abead: Eow het secgan sigedrihten min, aldor
Eastdena, +t+at he eower +a+telu can, ond ge him syndon
ofer s+awylmas heardhicgende hider wilcuman.
<R 395>
Nu ge moton gangan in eowrum gu+dgeatawum under heregriman
Hro+dgar geseon; l+ata+d hildebord her onbidan, wudu,
w+alsceaftas, worda ge+tinges.
<R 399>
Aras +ta se rica, ymb hine rinc manig, +try+dlic +tegna heap;
sume +t+ar bidon, hea+doreaf heoldon, swa him se hearda bebead.
<R 402>
Snyredon +atsomne, +ta secg wisode, under Heorotes hrof
[{heard{] under helme, +t+at he on heo+de gestod.
<R 405>
Beowulf ma+delode on him byrne scan, [{searonet{] seowed
smi+tes or+tancum: W+as +tu, [{Hro+dgar{] , hal.
<R 407>
Ic eom Higelaces m+ag ond mago+degn; h+abbe ic m+ar+da fela
<P 15>
ongunnen on geogo+te.
<R 409>
Me wear+d Grendles +ting on minre e+teltyrf undyrne cu+d;
secga+d s+ali+dend +t+at +t+as sele stande, reced selesta,
rinca gehwylcum idel ond unnyt, si+d+dan +afenleoht
under heofenes hador beholen weor+te+d.
<R 415>
+ta me +t+at gel+ardon leode mine +ta selestan, snotere
ceorlas, +teoden Hro+dgar, +t+at ic +te sohte, for+tan
hie m+agenes cr+aft [{minne{] cu+ton, selfe ofersawon, +da ic
of searwum cwom, fah from feondum.
<R 420>
+t+ar ic fife geband, y+dde eotena cyn ond on y+dum slog
niceras nihtes, nearo+tearfe dreah, wr+ac [{Wedera{]
ni+d wean ahsodon, forgrand gramum, ond nu wi+d Grendel
sceal, wi+d +tam agl+acan, ana gehegan +ding wi+d +tyrse.
<R 426>
Ic +te nu +da, brego Beorhtdena, biddan wille, eodor
Scyldinga, anre bene, +t+at +du me ne forwyrne,
wigendra hleo, freowine folca, nu ic +tus feorran com,
+t+at ic mote ana [{ond{] minra eorla gedryht,
+tes hearda heap, Heorot f+alsian.
<R 433>
H+abbe ic eac geahsod +t+at se +agl+aca for his wonhydum
w+apna ne recce+d.
<R 435>
Ic +t+at +tonne forhicge swa me Higelac sie, min mondrihten,
modes bli+de, +t+at ic sweord bere o+t+de sidne scyld,
geolorand to gu+te, ac ic mid grape sceal fon wi+d
feonde ond ymb feorh sacan, la+d wi+d la+tum;
+d+ar gelyfan sceal dryhtnes dome se +te hine dea+d nime+d.
<R 442>
Wen ic +t+at he wille, gif he wealdan mot, in +t+am gu+dsele
Geotena leode etan unforhte, swa he oft dyde,
<P 16>
m+agen Hre+dmanna.
<R 445>
Na +tu minne +tearft hafalan hydan, ac he me habban wile
[{dreore{] fahne, gif mec dea+d nime+d.
<R 448>
Byre+d blodig w+al, byrgean +tence+d, ete+d angenga
unmurnlice, mearca+d morhopu; no +du ymb mines
ne +tearft lices feorme leng sorgian.
<R 452>
Onsend Higelace, gif mec hild nime, beaduscruda betst, +t+at
mine breost were+d, hr+agla selest; +t+at is
Hr+adlan laf, Welandes geweorc.
<R 455>
G+a+d a wyrd swa hio scel.
<R 456>
Hro+dgar ma+telode, helm Scyldinga: [{For{] [{gewyrhtum{] +tu,
wine min Beowulf, ond for arstafum usic sohtest.
<R 459>
Gesloh +tin f+ader f+ah+de m+aste; wear+t he Hea+tolafe to
handbonan mid Wilfingum; +da hine [{Wedera{] cyn for
herebrogan habban ne mihte.
<R 463>
+tanon he gesohte Su+ddena folc ofer y+da gewealc,
Arscyldinga.
<R 465>
+da ic fur+tum weold folce [{Deniga{] ond on geogo+de heold
[{ginne{] rice, hordburh h+ale+ta; +da w+as Heregar
dead, min yldra m+ag unlifigende, bearn Healfdenes; se w+as
betera +donne ic.
<R 470>
Si+d+dan +ta f+ah+de feo +tingode; sende ic Wylfingum ofer
w+ateres hrycg ealde madmas; he me a+tas swor.
<R 473>
Sorh is me to secganne on sefan minum gumena +angum hw+at me
Grendel hafa+d hyn+do on Heorote mid his hete+tancum,
f+arni+da gefremed.
<R 476>
Is min fletwerod, wigheap gewanod; hie wyrd forsweop on
Grendles gryre.
<R 478>
God ea+te m+ag +tone dolscea+dan d+ada getw+afan.
<P 17>
<R 480>
Ful oft gebeotedon beore druncne ofer ealow+age oretmecgas
+t+at hie in beorsele bidan woldon Grendles
gu+te mid gryrum ecga.
<R 484>
+donne w+as +teos medoheal on morgentid, drihtsele dreorfah,
+tonne d+ag lixte, eal benc+telu blode bestymed,
heall [{heorudreore{] ; ahte ic holdra +ty l+as, deorre
dugu+de, +te +ta dea+d fornam.
<R 489>
Site nu to symle ond ons+al meoto, sigehre+d secgum, swa +tin
sefa hwette.
<R 491>
+ta w+as Geatm+acgum geador +atsomne on beorsele benc gerymed;
+t+ar swi+dferh+te sittan eodon, +try+dum dealle.
<R 494>
+tegn nytte beheold, se +te on handa b+ar hroden ealow+age,
scencte scir wered.
<R 496>
Scop hwilum sang hador on Heorote.
<R 497>
+t+ar w+as h+ale+da dream, dugu+d unlytel Dena ond Wedera.
<R 499>
[{Unfer+d{] ma+telode, Ecglafes bearn, +te +at fotum s+at
frean Scyldinga, onband beadurune w+as him Beowulfes si+d,
modges merefaran, micel +af+tunca, for+ton +te he ne
u+te +t+at +anig o+der [{man{] +afre m+ar+da +ton ma
middangeardes gehedde under heofenum +tonne he sylfa: Eart +tu
se Beowulf, se +te wi+d Brecan wunne, on
sidne s+a ymb sund flite, +d+ar git for wlence wada cunnedon
ond for dolgilpe on deop w+ater aldrum ne+tdon?
<R 510>
Ne inc +anig mon, ne leof ne la+d, belean mihte sorhfullne
si+d, +ta git on sund reon.
<R 513>
+t+ar git eagorstream earmum +tehton,
<P 18>
m+aton merestr+ata, mundum brugdon, glidon ofer garsecg;
geofon y+tum weol, wintrys [{wylmum{] .
<R 516>
Git on w+ateres +aht seofon niht swuncon; he +te +at sunde
oferflat, h+afde mare m+agen.
<R 518>
+ta hine on morgentid on [{Hea+tor+amas{] holm up +atb+ar;
+donon he gesohte sw+asne (}e+tel}) , leof his leodum,
lond Brondinga, freo+doburh f+agere, +t+ar he folc ahte
burh ond beagas.
<R 523>
Beot eal wi+d +te sunu Beanstanes [{so+de{] gel+aste.
<R 525>
+donne wene ic to +te wyrsan ge+tingea, +deah +tu hea+dor+asa
gehw+ar dohte, grimre gu+de, gif +tu Grendles
dearst nihtlongne fyrst nean bidan.
<R 529>
Beowulf ma+telode, bearn Ecg+teowes: Hw+at.
<R 530>
+tu worn fela, wine min [{Unfer+d{] , beore druncen ymb Brecan
spr+ace, s+agdest from his si+de.
<R 532>
So+d ic talige, +t+at ic merestrengo maran ahte, earfe+to on
y+tum, +donne +anig o+ter man.
<R 535>
Wit +t+at gecw+adon cnihtwesende ond gebeotedon w+aron begen
+ta git on geogo+dfeore +t+at wit on garsecg
ut aldrum ne+ddon, ond +t+at ge+afndon swa.
<R 539>
H+afdon swurd nacod, +ta wit on sund reon, heard on handa; wit
unc wi+d hronfixas werian +tohton.
<R 541>
No he wiht fram me flody+tum feor fleotan meahte, hra+tor on
holme; no ic fram him wolde.
<R 544>
+da wit +atsomne on s+a w+aron fif nihta fyrst, o+t+t+at unc
flod todraf, wado weallende, wedera cealdost,
nipende niht, ond nor+tanwind hea+dogrim ondhwearf; hreo
w+aron y+ta.
<P 19>
<R 549>
W+as merefixa mod onhrered; +t+ar me wi+d la+dum licsyrce min,
heard, hondlocen, helpe gefremede, beadohr+agl broden
on breostum l+ag golde gegyrwed.
<R 553>
Me to grunde teah fah feondsca+da, f+aste h+afde grim on
grape; hw+a+tre me gyfe+te wear+d +t+at ic agl+acan
orde ger+ahte, hildebille; hea+tor+as fornam mihtig meredeor
+turh mine hand.
<R 559>
Swa mec gelome la+dgeteonan +treatedon +tearle.
<R 560>
Ic him +tenode deoran sweorde, swa hit gedefe w+as.
<R 562>
N+as hie +d+are fylle gefean h+afdon, manford+adlan, +t+at hie
me +tegon, symbel ymbs+aton s+agrunde neah; ac
on mergenne mecum wunde be y+dlafe uppe l+agon, [{sweordum{]
aswefede, +t+at sy+d+tan na ymb brontne ford brimli+dende
lade ne letton.
<R 569>
Leoht eastan com, beorht beacen godes; brimu swa+tredon, +t+at
ic s+an+assas geseon mihte, windige weallas.
<R 572>
Wyrd oft nere+d unf+agne eorl, +tonne his ellen deah.
<R 574>
Hw+a+tere me ges+alde +t+at ic mid sweorde ofsloh niceras
nigene.
<R 575>
No ic on niht gefr+agn under heofones hwealf heardran feohtan,
ne on egstreamum earmran mannon; hwa+tere ic fara feng
feore gedigde, si+tes werig.
<R 579>
+da mec s+a o+tb+ar, flod +after faro+de on Finna land,
[{wadu{] weallendu.
<R 581>
No ic wiht fram +te swylcra searoni+da secgan hyrde, billa
brogan.
<R 583>
Breca n+afre git +at hea+dolace, ne gehw+a+ter incer,
<P 20>
swa deorlice d+ad gefremede fagum sweordum no ic +t+as
[{fela{] gylpe, +teah +du +tinum bro+drum to banan wurde,
heafodm+agum; +t+as +tu in helle scealt werh+do dreogan,
+teah +tin [{wit{] [{duge{] .
<R 590>
Secge ic +te to so+de, sunu [{Ecglafes{] , +t+at n+afre
[{Grendel{] swa fela gryra gefremede, atol +agl+aca,
ealdre +tinum, hyn+do on Heorote, gif +tin hige w+are,
sefa swa searogrim, swa +tu self talast.
<R 595>
Ac he hafa+d onfunden +t+at he +ta f+ah+de ne +tearf, atole
ecg+tr+ace eower leode swi+de onsittan, Sigescyldinga;
nyme+d nydbade, n+anegum ara+d leode Deniga, ac he lust
wige+d, swefe+d ond sende+t, secce ne wene+t
to Gardenum.
<R 601>
Ac ic him Geata sceal eafo+d ond ellen ungeara nu, gu+te
gebeodan.
<R 603>
G+a+t eft se +te mot to medo modig, si+t+tan morgenleoht ofer
ylda bearn o+tres dogores, sunne sweglwered
su+tan scine+d.
<R 607>
+ta w+as on salum sinces brytta, gamolfeax ond gu+drof; geoce
gelyfde brego Beorhtdena, gehyrde on Beowulfe folces hyrde
f+astr+adne ge+toht.
<R 611>
+d+ar w+as h+ale+ta [{hleahtor{] , hlyn swynsode, word w+aron
wynsume.
<R 612>
Eode Wealh+teow for+d, cwen Hro+dgares, cynna gemyndig, grette
goldhroden guman on healle, ond +ta freolic wif ful gesealde
+arest Eastdena e+telwearde,
<P 21>
b+ad hine
bli+dne +at +t+are beor+tege, leodum leofne.
<R 618>
He on lust ge+teah symbel ond seleful, sigerof kyning.
<R 620>
Ymbeode +ta ides Helminga dugu+te ond geogo+te d+al
+aghwylcne, sincfato sealde, o+t+t+at s+al alamp +t+at
hio Beowulfe, beaghroden cwen mode ge+tungen, medoful +atb+ar;
grette Geata leod, gode +tancode wisf+ast wordum +t+as
+de hire se willa gelamp +t+at heo on +anigne eorl
gelyfde fyrena frofre.
<R 628>
He +t+at ful ge+teah, w+alreow wiga, +at Wealh+teon, ond +ta
gyddode gu+te gefysed; Beowulf ma+telode, bearn
Ecg+teowes: Ic +t+at hogode, +ta ic on holm gestah, s+abat
ges+at mid minra secga gedriht, +t+at ic anunga
eowra leoda willan geworhte o+t+de on w+al crunge,
feondgrapum f+ast.
<R 636>
Ic gefremman sceal eorlic ellen, o+t+de ended+ag on +tisse
meoduhealle minne gebidan.
<R 639>
+dam wife +ta word wel licodon, gilpcwide Geates; eode
goldhroden freolicu folccwen to hire [{frean{] sittan.
<R 642>
+ta w+as eft swa +ar inne on healle +try+dword sprecen, +deod
on s+alum, sigefolca sweg, o+t+t+at semninga sunu Healfdenes
secean wolde +afenr+aste; wiste +t+am ahl+acan
to +t+am heahsele hilde ge+tinged, si+d+dan hie
sunnan leoht geseon [{ne{] meahton, o+t+de nipende niht ofer
ealle, scaduhelma gesceapu scri+dan cwoman,
wan under wolcnum.
<R 651>
Werod eall aras.
<R 652>
[{Gegrette{] +ta guma o+terne,
<P 22>
Hro+dgar Beowulf, ond him h+al
abead, win+arnes geweald, ond +t+at word acw+a+d:
N+afre ic +anegum men +ar alyfde, si+t+dan ic hond ond rond
hebban mihte, +dry+t+arn Dena buton +te nu +da.
<R 658>
Hafa nu ond geheald husa selest, gemyne m+ar+to, m+agenellen
cy+d, waca wi+d wra+tum.
<R 660>
Ne bi+d +te wilna gad, gif +tu +t+at ellenweorc aldre
gedigest.
<R 662>
+da him Hro+tgar gewat mid his h+ale+ta gedryht, eodur
Scyldinga, ut of healle; wolde wigfruma Wealh+teo
secan, cwen to gebeddan.
<R 665>
H+afde kyningwuldor Grendle togeanes, swa guman gefrungon,
seleweard aseted; sundornytte beheold ymb
aldor Dena, eotonweard abead.
<R 669>
Huru Geata leod georne truwode modgan m+agnes, metodes hyldo.
<R 671>
+da he him of dyde isernbyrnan, helm of hafelan, sealde his
hyrsted sweord, irena cyst, ombiht+tegne,
ond gehealdan het hildegeatwe.
<R 675>
Gespr+ac +ta se goda gylpworda sum, Beowulf Geata, +ar he on
bed stige: No ic me an herew+asmun hnagran
talige, gu+tgeweorca, +tonne Grendel hine; for+tan ic hine
sweorde swebban nelle, aldre beneotan, +teah ic eal m+age.
<R 681>
Nat he +tara goda +t+at he me ongean slea, rand geheawe, +teah
+de he rof sie ni+tgeweorca; ac wit on niht sculon secge
ofersittan, gif [{he{] gesecean dear wig ofer w+apen,
ond si+t+dan witig god on swa hw+a+tere hond,
halig dryhten, m+ar+do deme, swa him gemet +tince.
<R 688>
Hylde hine +ta hea+todeor, hleorbolster onfeng
<P 23>
eorles andwlitan, ond hine ymb monig snellic s+arinc
selereste gebeah.
<R 691>
N+anig heora +tohte +t+at he +tanon scolde eft eardlufan +afre
gesecean, folc o+t+de freoburh, +t+ar he afeded w+as;
ac hie h+afdon gefrunen +t+at hie +ar to fela micles
in +t+am winsele w+aldea+d fornam, Denigea leode.
<R 696>
Ac him dryhten forgeaf wigspeda gewiofu, Wedera leodum, frofor
ond [{fultum{] , [{+t+at{] [{hie{] feond heora +durh anes
cr+aft ealle ofercomon, selfes mihtum.
<R 700>
So+d is gecy+ted +t+at mihtig god manna cynnes weold
[{wideferh+d{] .
<R 702>
Com on wanre niht scri+dan sceadugenga.
<R 703>
Sceotend sw+afon, +ta +t+at hornreced healdan scoldon, ealle
buton anum.
<R 705>
+t+at w+as yldum cu+t +t+at hie ne moste, +ta metod nolde, se
[{scynsca+ta{] under sceadu bregdan; ac he w+accende wra+tum
on andan bad bolgenmod beadwa ge+tinges.
<R 710>
+da com of more under misthleo+tum Grendel gongan, godes yrre
b+ar; mynte se mansca+da manna cynnes sumne [{besyrwan{]
in sele +tam hean.
<R 714>
Wod under [{wolcnum{] to +t+as +te he winreced, goldsele
gumena, gearwost wisse, f+attum fahne.
<R 716>
Ne w+as +t+at forma si+d +t+at he Hro+tgares ham gesohte;
n+afre he on aldordagum +ar [{ne{] si+t+dan
<P 24>
heardran h+ale, heal+degnas fand.
<R 719>
Com +ta to recede rinc si+dian, dreamum bed+aled.
<R 721>
Duru sona [{onarn{] , fyrbendum f+ast, sy+t+dan he hire folmum
[{+athran{] ; onbr+ad +ta bealohydig, +da [{he{] [{gebolgen{]
w+as, recedes mu+tan.
<R 724>
Ra+te +after +ton on fagne flor feond treddode, eode yrremod;
him of eagum stod ligge gelicost leoht unf+ager.
<R 728>
Geseah he in recede rinca manige, swefan sibbegedriht samod
+atg+adere, magorinca heap.
<R 730>
+ta his mod ahlog; mynte +t+at he ged+alde, +ar+ton d+ag
cwome, atol agl+aca, anra gehwylces lif wi+d lice,
+ta him alumpen w+as wistfylle wen.
<R 734>
Ne w+as [{+t+at{] wyrd +ta gen +t+at he ma moste manna cynnes
+dicgean ofer +ta niht.
<R 736>
+try+dswy+d beheold m+ag Higelaces, hu se mansca+da under
f+argripum gefaran wolde.
<R 739>
Ne +t+at se agl+aca yldan +tohte, ac he gefeng hra+de forman
si+de sl+apendne rinc, slat unwearnum, bat banlocan,
blod edrum dranc, synsn+adum swealh; sona h+afde
unlyfigendes eal gefeormod, fet ond folma.
<R 745>
For+d near +atstop, nam +ta mid handa hige+tihtigne rinc on
r+aste, r+ahte ongean feond mid folme; he onfeng
hra+te inwit+tancum ond wi+d earm ges+at.
<R 750>
Sona +t+at onfunde fyrena hyrde +t+at he ne mette
middangeardes,
<P 25>
eor+tan [{sceata{] , on elran men mundgripe maran.
<R 753>
He on mode wear+d forht on ferh+de; no +ty +ar fram meahte.
<R 755>
Hyge w+as him hinfus, wolde on heolster fleon, secan deofla
gedr+ag; ne w+as his drohto+d +t+ar swylce he
on ealderdagum +ar gemette.
<R 758>
Gemunde +ta se goda, m+ag Higelaces, +afenspr+ace, uplang
astod ond him f+aste wi+dfeng; fingras burston.
<R 761>
Eoten w+as utweard; eorl fur+tur stop.
<R 762>
Mynte se m+ara, [{+t+ar{] he meahte swa, widre gewindan ond on
weg +tanon fleon on fenhopu; wiste [{his{] fingra geweald
on grames grapum.
<R 765>
[{+t+at{] w+as geocor si+d +t+at se hearmsca+ta to Heorute
ateah.
<R 767>
Dryhtsele dynede; Denum eallum wear+d, ceasterbuendum, cenra
gehwylcum, eorlum ealuscerwen.
<R 769>
Yrre w+aron begen, re+te renweardas.
<R 770>
Reced hlynsode.
<R 771>
+ta w+as wundor micel +t+at se winsele wi+dh+afde
hea+todeorum, +t+at he on hrusan ne feol, f+ager foldbold;
ac he +t+as f+aste w+as innan ond utan irenbendum searo+toncum
besmi+tod.
<R 775>
+t+ar fram sylle abeag medubenc monig, mine gefr+age, golde
geregnad, +t+ar +ta graman wunnon.
<R 778>
+t+as ne wendon +ar witan Scyldinga +t+at hit a mid gemete
manna +anig, [{betlic{] ond banfag, tobrecan meahte,
listum tolucan, nym+te liges f+a+tm swulge on swa+tule.
<R 782>
Sweg up astag niwe geneahhe; Nor+ddenum stod
<P 26>
atelic egesa, anra gehwylcum +tara +te of wealle wop
gehyrdon, gryreleo+d galan godes ondsacan, sigeleasne sang,
sar wanigean helle h+afton.
<R 788>
Heold hine f+aste se +te manna w+as m+agene strengest on +t+am
d+age +tysses lifes.
<R 791>
Nolde eorla hleo +anige +tinga +tone cwealmcuman cwicne
forl+atan, ne his lifdagas leoda [{+anigum{] nytte
tealde.
<R 794>
+t+ar genehost br+agd eorl Beowulfes ealde lafe, wolde
freadrihtnes feorh ealgian, m+ares +teodnes, +d+ar
hie meahton swa.
<R 798>
Hie +t+at ne wiston, +ta hie gewin drugon, heardhicgende
hildemecgas, ond on healfa gehwone heawan +tohton,
sawle secan, +tone synsca+dan +anig ofer eor+tan irenna
cyst, gu+dbilla nan, gretan nolde, ac he sigew+apnum
forsworen h+afde, ecga gehwylcre.
<R 805>
Scolde his aldorgedal on +d+am d+age +tysses lifes earmlic
wur+dan, ond se ellorgast on feonda geweald feor si+dian.
<R 809>
+da +t+at onfunde se +te fela +aror modes myr+de manna cynne,
fyrene gefremede he [{w+as{] fag wi+d god, +t+at him se
lichoma l+astan [{nolde{] , ac hine se modega m+ag
Hygelaces h+afde be honda; w+as gehw+a+ter o+drum
lifigende la+d.
<R 815>
Licsar gebad atol +agl+aca; him on eaxle wear+d syndolh
sweotol, seonowe onsprungon,
<P 27>
burston banlocan.
<R 818>
Beowulfe wear+d gu+dhre+d gyfe+te; scolde Grendel +tonan
feorhseoc fleon under fenhleo+du, secean wynleas
wic; wiste +te geornor +t+at his aldres w+as ende gegongen,
dogera d+agrim.
<R 823>
Denum eallum wear+d +after +tam w+alr+ase willa gelumpen.
<R 825>
H+afde +ta gef+alsod se +te +ar feorran com, snotor ond
swy+dferh+d, sele Hro+dgares, genered wi+d ni+de;
nihtweorce gefeh, [{ellenm+ar+tum{] .
<R 828>
H+afde Eastdenum Geatmecga leod gilp gel+asted, swylce
oncy+t+de ealle gebette, inwidsorge, +te hie +ar
drugon ond for +treanydum +tolian scoldon, torn unlytel.
<R 833>
+t+at w+as tacen sweotol, sy+t+dan hildedeor hond alegde, earm
ond eaxle +t+ar w+as eal geador Grendles grape under geapne
[{hrof{] .
<R 837>
+da w+as on morgen mine gefr+age ymb +ta gifhealle gu+drinc
monig; ferdon folctogan feorran ond nean geond widwegas
wundor sceawian, la+tes lastas.
<R 841>
No his lifgedal sarlic +tuhte secga +anegum +tara +te
tirleases trode sceawode, hu he werigmod on weg +tanon,
ni+da ofercumen, on nicera mere f+age ond geflymed
feorhlastas b+ar.
<R 847>
+d+ar w+as on blode brim weallende, atol y+da geswing eal
gemenged haton heolfre, heorodreore weol.
<R 850>
Dea+df+age deog, si+d+dan dreama leas in fenfreo+do feorh
alegde, [{h+a+tene{] sawle; +t+ar him hel onfeng.
<R 853>
+tanon eft gewiton ealdgesi+das,
<P 28>
swylce geong manig of gomenwa+te fram mere modge
mearum ridan, beornas on blancum.
<R 856>
+d+ar w+as Beowulfes m+ar+do m+aned; monig oft gecw+a+d
+t+atte su+d ne nor+d be s+am tweonum ofer eormengrund
o+ter n+anig under swegles begong selra n+are rondh+abbendra,
rices wyr+dra.
<R 862>
Ne hie huru winedrihten wiht ne logon, gl+adne Hro+dgar, ac
+t+at w+as god cyning.
<R 864>
Hwilum hea+torofe hleapan leton, on geflit faran fealwe mearas
+d+ar him foldwegas f+agere +tuhton, cystum [{cu+de{] .
<R 867>
Hwilum cyninges +tegn, guma gilphl+aden, gidda gemyndig, se
+de ealfela ealdgesegena worn gemunde, word o+ter fand so+de
gebunden; secg eft ongan si+d Beowulfes snyttrum styrian
ond on sped wrecan spel gerade, wordum wrixlan.
<R 874>
Welhwylc gecw+a+d +t+at he fram [{Sigemundes{] secgan hyrde
ellend+adum, uncu+tes fela, W+alsinges gewin, wide si+das,
+tara +te gumena bearn gearwe ne wiston, f+ah+de ond
fyrena, buton Fitela mid hine, +tonne he swulces
hw+at secgan wolde, eam his nefan, swa hie a w+aron +at
ni+da gehwam nydgesteallan; h+afdon ealfela eotena
cynnes sweordum ges+aged.
<R 884>
Sigemunde gesprong +after dea+dd+age dom unlytel, sy+t+dan
wiges heard wyrm acwealde, hordes hyrde.
<R 887>
He under harne stan, +a+telinges bearn, ana gene+dde
<P 29>
frecne d+ade, ne w+as him Fitela mid.
<R 890>
hw+a+tre him ges+alde +d+at +t+at swurd +turhwod wr+atlicne
wyrm, +t+at hit on wealle +atstod, dryhtlic iren; draca
mor+dre swealt.
<R 893>
H+afde agl+aca elne gegongen +t+at he beahhordes brucan moste
selfes dome; s+abat gehleod, b+ar on bearm
scipes beorhte fr+atwa, W+alses eafera.
<R 897>
Wyrm hat gemealt.
<R 898>
Se w+as wreccena wide m+arost ofer wer+teode, wigendra hleo,
ellend+adum he +t+as +ar on+dah, si+d+dan Heremodes hild
swe+drode, [{eafo+d{] ond ellen.
<R 902>
He mid Eotenum wear+d on feonda geweald for+d forlacen, snude
forsended.
<R 904>
Hine sorhwylmas lemede to lange; he his leodum wear+d, eallum
+a+tellingum to aldorceare; swylce oft bemearn +arran m+alum
swi+dferh+tes si+d snotor ceorl monig, se +te him bealwa
to bote gelyfde, +t+at +t+at +deodnes bearn ge+teon scolde,
f+ader+a+telum onfon, folc gehealdan, hord ond hleoburh,
h+ale+ta rice, (}e+tel}) Scyldinga.
<R 913>
He +t+ar eallum wear+d, m+ag Higelaces, manna cynne, freondum
gef+agra; hine fyren onwod.
<R 916>
Hwilum flitende fealwe str+ate mearum m+aton.
<R 917>
+da w+as morgenleoht scofen ond scynded.
<R 918>
Eode scealc monig swi+dhicgende to sele +tam hean searowundor
seon; swylce self cyning of brydbure, beahhorda weard,
tryddode tirf+ast getrume micle, cystum
gecy+ted, ond his cwen mid him medostigge m+at
m+ag+ta hose.
<P 30>
<R 925>
Hro+dgar ma+telode he to healle geong, stod on stapole, geseah
steapne hrof, golde fahne, ond Grendles hond:
+disse ansyne alwealdan +tanc lungre gelimpe.
<R 929>
Fela ic la+tes gebad, grynna +at Grendle; a m+ag god wyrcan
wunder +after wundre, wuldres hyrde.
<R 932>
+d+at w+as ungeara +t+at ic +anigra me weana ne wende to widan
feore bote gebidan, +tonne blode fah husa selest heorodreorig
stod, wea widscofen witena [{gehwylcum{]
+dara +te ne wendon +t+at hie wideferh+d leoda
landgeweorc la+tum beweredon scuccum ond scinnum.
<R 939>
Nu scealc hafa+d +turh drihtnes miht d+ad gefremede +de we
ealle [{+ar{] ne meahton snyttrum besyrwan.
<R 942>
Hw+at, +t+at secgan m+ag efne swa hwylc m+ag+ta swa +done
magan cende +after gumcynnum, gyf heo gyt lyfa+d,
+t+at hyre ealdmetod este w+are bearngebyrdo.
<R 946>
Nu ic, Beowulf, +tec, secg betsta, [{me{] for sunu wylle
freogan on ferh+te; heald for+d tela niwe sibbe.
<R 949>
Ne bi+d +te [{n+anigra{] gad worolde wilna, +te ic geweald
h+abbe.
<R 951>
Ful oft ic for l+assan lean teohhode, hordweor+tunge hnahran
rince, s+amran +at s+acce.
<R 953>
+tu +te self hafast d+adum gefremed +t+at +tin [{dom{] lyfa+d
awa to aldre.
<R 955>
Alwalda +tec gode forgylde, swa he nu gyt dyde.
<R 957>
Beowulf ma+telode, bearn Ec+teowes: We +t+at ellenweorc estum
miclum, feohtan fremedon, frecne gene+ddon
<P 31>
eafo+d uncu+tes.
<R 960>
U+te ic swi+tor +t+at +du hine selfne geseon moste, feond on
fr+atewum fylwerigne.
<R 963>
Ic [{hine{] hr+adlice heardan clammum on w+albedde wri+tan
+tohte, +t+at he for [{mundgripe{] minum scolde licgean
lifbysig, butan his lic swice.
<R 967>
Ic hine ne mihte, +ta metod nolde, ganges getw+aman, no ic him
+t+as georne +atfealh, feorhgeni+dlan; w+as
to foremihtig feond on fe+te.
<R 970>
Hw+a+tere he his folme forlet to lifwra+te last weardian, earm
ond eaxle.
<R 972>
No +t+ar +anige swa +teah feasceaft guma frofre gebohte; no
+ty leng [{leofa+d{] la+dgeteona, synnum geswenced,
ac hyne sar hafa+d [{mid{] [{nydgripe{] nearwe befongen,
balwon bendum.
<R 977>
+d+ar abidan sceal maga mane fah miclan domes, hu him scir
metod scrifan wille.
<R 980>
+da w+as swigra secg, sunu Eclafes, on gylpspr+ace
gu+dgeweorca, si+t+dan +a+telingas eorles cr+afte ofer
heanne hrof hand sceawedon, feondes fingras.
<R 984>
Foran +aghwylc w+as, [{sti+dra{] n+agla gehwylc, style
gelicost, h+a+tenes handsporu [{hilderinces{] , egl, unheoru.
<R 987>
+aghwylc gecw+a+d +t+at him heardra nan hrinan wolde iren
+argod, +t+at +d+as ahl+acan blodge beadufolme onberan wolde.
<R 991>
+da w+as haten hre+te Heort innanweard folmum gefr+atwod.
<R 992>
Fela +t+ara w+as, wera ond wifa, +te +t+at winreced,
<P 32>
gestsele gyredon.
<R 994>
Goldfag scinon web +after wagum, wundorsiona fela secga
gehwylcum +tara +te on swylc stara+d.
<R 997>
W+as +t+at beorhte bold tobrocen swi+de, eal inneweard
irenbendum f+ast, heorras tohlidene.
<R 998>
Hrof ana gen+as, ealles ansund, +te se agl+aca, fyrend+adum
fag, on fleam gewand, aldres orwena.
<R 1002>
No +t+at y+de by+d to befleonne, fremme se +te wille, ac
[{gesecan{] sceal sawlberendra, nyde genydde, ni+t+da bearna,
grundbuendra gearwe stowe, +t+ar his lichoma
legerbedde f+ast swefe+t +after symle.
<R 1008>
+ta w+as s+al ond m+al +t+at to healle gang Healfdenes sunu;
wolde self cyning symbel +ticgan.
<R 1011>
Ne gefr+agen ic +ta m+ag+te maran weorode ymb hyra sincgyfan
sel geb+aran.
<R 1013>
Bugon +ta to bence bl+adagande, fylle gef+agon; f+agere
ge+t+agon medoful manig magas +tara [{swi+dhicgende{]
on sele +tam hean, Hro+dgar ond Hro+tulf.
<R 1017>
Heorot innan w+as freondum afylled; nalles facenstafas
+teodscyldingas +tenden fremedon.
<R 1020>
Forgeaf +ta Beowulfe [{bearn{] Healfdenes segen gyldenne
sigores to leane; hroden hildecumbor, helm ond
byrnan, m+are ma+d+tumsweord manige gesawon beforan beorn
beran.
<R 1024>
Beowulf ge+tah ful on flette; no he +t+are feohgyfte for
[{sceotendum{] scamigan +dorfte.
<R 1027>
Ne gefr+agn ic freondlicor feower madmas
<P 33>
golde gegyrede gummanna fela in ealobence o+drum gesellan.
<R 1030>
Ymb +t+as helmes hrof heafodbeorge wirum bewunden [{walu{]
utan heold, +t+at him fela laf frecne ne meahton scurheard
sce+t+dan, +tonne scyldfreca ongean gramum gangan scolde.
<R 1035>
Heht +da eorla hleo eahta mearas f+atedhleore on flet teon,
[{in{] under eoderas.
<R 1037>
+tara anum stod sadol searwum fah, since gewur+tad; +t+at w+as
hildesetl heahcyninges, +donne sweorda gelac sunu
Healfdenes efnan wolde.
<R 1041>
N+afre on ore l+ag widcu+tes wig, +donne walu feollon.
<R 1043>
Ond +da Beowulfe bega gehw+a+tres eodor Ingwina onweald
geteah, wicga ond w+apna, het hine wel brucan.
<R 1046>
Swa manlice m+are +teoden, hordweard h+ale+ta, hea+tor+asas
geald mearum ond madmum, swa hy n+afre man lyh+d,
se +te secgan wile so+d +after rihte.
<R 1050>
+da gyt +aghwylcum eorla drihten +tara +te mid Beowulfe
[{brimlade{] teah on +t+are medubence ma+t+dum gesealde,
yrfelafe, ond +tone +anne heht golde forgyldan, +tone +de
Grendel +ar mane acwealde, swa he hyra ma wolde,
nefne him witig god wyrd forstode ond +d+as mannes mod.
<R 1057>
Metod eallum weold gumena cynnes, swa he nu git de+d.
<R 1059>
For+tan bi+d andgit +aghw+ar selest, ferh+des fore+tanc.
<R 1060>
Fela sceal gebidan leofes ond la+tes se +te longe her on
+dyssum windagum worolde bruce+d.
<R 1063>
+t+ar w+as sang ond sweg samod +atg+adere
<P 34>
fore Healfdenes hildewisan, gomenwudu greted, gid oft wrecen,
+donne healgamen Hro+tgares scop +after medobence m+anan
scolde [{be{] Finnes eaferum, +da hie se f+ar begeat,
h+ale+d Healfdena, Hn+af Scyldinga, in Fresw+ale feallan
scolde.
<R 1071>
Ne huru Hildeburh herian +torfte Eotena treowe; unsynnum
wear+d beloren leofum +at +tam [{lindplegan{] , bearnum
ond bro+drum; hie on gebyrd hruron, gare wunde.
<R 1075>
+t+at w+as geomuru ides.
<R 1076>
Nalles holinga Hoces dohtor meotodsceaft bemearn, [{sy+t+dan{]
morgen com, +da heo under swegle geseon meahte mor+torbealo
maga, +t+ar heo +ar m+aste heold worolde wynne.
<R 1080>
Wig ealle fornam Finnes +tegnas nemne feaum anum, +t+at he ne
mehte on +t+am me+delstede wig Hengeste wiht gefeohtan,
ne +ta wealafe wige for+tringan +teodnes [{+degna{] .
<R 1085>
ac hig him ge+tingo budon, +t+at hie him o+der flet eal
gerymdon, healle ond heahsetl, +t+at hie healfre
geweald wi+d Eotena bearn agan moston, ond +at feohgyftum
Folcwaldan sunu dogra gehwylce Dene weor+tode,
Hengestes heap hringum wenede efne swa swi+de sincgestreonum
f+attan goldes, swa he Fresena cyn on beorsele byldan wolde.
<R 1095>
+da hie getruwedon on twa healfa
<P 35>
f+aste frio+duw+are.
<R 1096>
Fin Hengeste elne, unflitme a+dum benemde +t+at he +ta wealafe
weotena dome arum heolde, +t+at +d+ar +anig mon wordum
ne worcum w+are ne br+ace, ne +turh inwitsearo +afre
gem+anden +deah hie hira beaggyfan banan folgedon +deodenlease,
+ta him swa ge+tearfod w+as.
<R 1104>
gyf +tonne Frysna hwylc [{frecnan{] spr+ace +d+as mor+torhetes
myndgiend w+are, +tonne hit sweordes ecg [{se+dan{]
scolde.
<R 1107>
[{Ad{] w+as ge+afned ond icge gold ah+afen of horde.
<R 1108>
Herescyldinga betst beadorinca w+as on b+al gearu.
<R 1110>
+at +t+am ade w+as e+tgesyne swatfah syrce, swyn ealgylden,
eofer irenheard, +a+teling manig wundum awyrded;
sume on w+ale crungon.
<R 1114>
Het +da Hildeburh +at Hn+afes ade hire selfre sunu sweolo+de
bef+astan, banfatu b+arnan ond on b+al don [{eame{] on eaxle.
<R 1117>
Ides gnornode, geomrode giddum.
<R 1118>
Gu+drinc astah.
<R 1119>
Wand to wolcnum w+alfyra m+ast, hlynode for hlawe; hafelan
multon, bengeato burston, +donne blod +atspranc,
la+dbite lices.
<R 1122>
Lig ealle forswealg, g+asta gifrost, +tara +de +t+ar gu+d
fornam bega folces; w+as hira bl+ad scacen.
<R 1125>
Gewiton him +da wigend wica neosian, freondum befeallen,
Frysland geseon, hamas ond heaburh.
<R 1127>
Hengest +da gyt w+alfagne winter wunode mid Finne [{eal{]
unhlitme.
<R 1129>
Eard gemunde,
<P 36>
+teah +te he [{ne{] meahte on mere drifan
hringedstefnan; holm storme weol, won wi+d winde,
winter y+te beleac isgebinde, o+t+d+at o+ter com gear in
geardas, swa nu gyt de+d, +ta +de syngales sele
[{bewitia+d{] , wuldortorhtan weder.
<R 1136>
+da w+as winter scacen, f+ager foldan bearm.
<R 1137>
Fundode wrecca, gist of geardum; he to gyrnwr+ace swi+dor
+tohte +tonne to s+alade, gif he torngemot +turhteon
mihte +t+at he Eotena bearn inne gemunde.
<R 1142>
Swa he ne forwyrnde woroldr+adenne, +tonne him Hunlafing
hildeleoman, billa selest, on bearm dyde,
+t+as w+aron mid Eotenum ecge cu+de.
<R 1146>
Swylce ferh+dfrecan Fin eft begeat sweordbealo sli+den +at his
selfes ham, si+t+dan grimne gripe Gu+dlaf
ond Oslaf +after s+asi+de, sorge, m+andon, +atwiton weana
d+al; ne meahte w+afre mod forhabban in hre+tre.
<R 1151>
+da w+as heal [{roden{] feonda feorum, swilce Fin sl+agen,
cyning on cor+tre, ond seo cwen numen.
<R 1154>
Sceotend Scyldinga to scypon feredon eal ingesteald
eor+dcyninges, swylce hie +at Finnes ham findan meahton sigla,
searogimma.
<R 1157>
Hie on s+alade drihtlice wif to Denum feredon, l+addon to
leodum.
<R 1159>
Leo+d w+as asungen, gleomannes gyd.
<R 1160>
Gamen eft astah, beorhtode bencsweg; byrelas sealdon win of
wunderfatum.
<R 1162>
+ta cwom Wealh+teo for+d gan under gyldnum beage, +t+ar +ta
godan twegen s+aton suhtergef+aderan; +ta gyt w+as hiera
sib +atg+adere, +aghwylc o+drum trywe.
<R 1165>
Swylce +t+ar Unfer+t +tyle
<P 37>
+at fotum s+at frean Scyldinga;
gehwylc hiora his ferh+te treowde, +t+at he h+afde
mod micel, +teah +te he his magum n+are arf+ast +at ecga
gelacum.
<R 1168>
Spr+ac +da ides Scyldinga: Onfoh +tissum fulle, freodrihten
min, sinces brytta.
<R 1170>
+tu on s+alum wes, goldwine gumena, ond to Geatum spr+ac
mildum wordum, swa sceal man don.
<R 1173>
Beo wi+d Geatas gl+ad, geofena gemyndig, nean ond feorran +tu
nu hafast.
<R 1175>
Me man s+agde +t+at +tu +de for sunu wolde [{hererinc{]
habban.
<R 1176>
Heorot is gef+alsod, beahsele beorhta; bruc +tenden +tu mote
manigra medo, ond +tinum magum l+af folc ond rice,
+tonne +du for+d scyle metodsceaft seon.
<R 1180>
Ic minne can gl+adne Hro+tulf, +t+at he +ta geogo+de wile arum
healdan, gyf +tu +ar [{+tonne{] he, wine Scildinga,
worold ofl+atest; wene ic +t+at he mid gode gyldan wille
uncran eaferan, gif he +t+at eal gemon, hw+at wit to willan
ond to wor+dmyndum umborwesendum +ar arna gefremedon.
<R 1188>
Hwearf +ta bi bence +t+ar hyre byre w+aron, Hre+dric ond
Hro+dmund, ond h+ale+ta bearn, giogo+d +atg+adere;
+t+ar se goda s+at, Beowulf Geata, be +t+am gebro+drum tw+am.
<R 1192>
Him w+as ful boren ond freondla+tu wordum bew+agned, ond
wunden gold estum geeawed, earmreade twa, hr+agl ond hringas,
healsbeaga m+ast +tara +te ic on foldan gefr+agen h+abbe.
<R 1197>
N+anigne ic under swegle selran hyrde hordma+d+dum h+ale+ta,
sy+t+dan Hama +atw+ag to [{+t+are{] byrhtan byrig
Brosinga mene,
<P 38>
sigle ond sincf+at; searoni+das [{fleah{]
Eormenrices, geceas ecne r+ad.
<R 1202>
+tone hring h+afde Higelac Geata, nefa Swertinges, nyhstan
si+de, si+d+tan he under segne sinc ealgode,
w+alreaf werede; hyne wyrd fornam, sy+t+dan he for wlenco wean
ahsode, f+ah+de to Frysum.
<R 1207>
He +ta fr+atwe w+ag, eorclanstanas ofer y+da ful, rice
+teoden; he under rande gecranc.
<R 1210>
Gehwearf +ta in Francna f+a+tm feorh cyninges, breostgew+adu
ond se beah somod; wyrsan wigfrecan w+al [{reafedon{]
+after gu+dsceare, Geata leode, hreawic heoldon.
<R 1214>
Heal swege onfeng.
<R 1215>
Wealh+deo ma+telode, heo fore +t+am werede spr+ac: Bruc
+disses beages, Beowulf leofa, hyse, mid h+ale,
ond +tisses hr+agles neot, [{+teodgestreona{] ,
ond ge+teoh tela, cen +tec mid cr+afte ond +tyssum cnyhtum
wes lara li+de; ic +te +t+as lean geman.
<R 1221>
[{Hafast{] +tu gefered +t+at +de feor ond neah ealne
wideferh+t weras ehtiga+d, efne swa side swa s+a
[{bebuge+d{] , windgeard, weallas.
<R 1224>
Wes +tenden +tu lifige, +a+teling, eadig.
<R 1225>
Ic +te an tela sincgestreona.
<R 1226>
Beo +tu suna minum d+adum gedefe, dreamhealdende.
<R 1228>
Her is +aghwylc eorl o+trum getrywe, modes milde, mandrihtne
[{hold{] ; +tegnas syndon ge+tw+are, +teod ealgearo
druncne dryhtguman do+d swa ic bidde.
<P 39>
<R 1232>
Eode +ta to setle.
+t+ar w+as symbla cyst; druncon win weras.
<R 1233>
Wyrd ne cu+ton, geosceaft [{grimme{] , swa hit agangen wear+d
eorla manegum, sy+t+dan +afen cwom ond him Hro+tgar
gewat to hofe sinum, rice to r+aste.
<R 1237>
Reced weardode unrim eorla, swa hie oft +ar dydon.
<R 1239>
Benc+telu beredon; hit geondbr+aded wear+d beddum ond
bolstrum.
<R 1240>
Beorscealca sum fus ond f+age fletr+aste gebeag.
<R 1242>
Setton him to heafdon hilderandas, bordwudu beorhtan; +t+ar on
bence w+as ofer +a+telinge y+tgesene hea+tosteapa helm,
hringed byrne, +trecwudu +trymlic.
<R 1246>
W+as [{+teaw{] hyra +t+at hie oft w+aron an wig gearwe, ge +at
ham ge on herge, ge gehw+a+ter +tara, efne swylce m+ala
swylce hira mandryhtne +tearf ges+alde; w+as seo +teod
tilu.
<R 1251>
Sigon +ta to sl+ape.
Sum sare angeald +afenr+aste, swa him ful oft gelamp, si+t+dan
goldsele Grendel warode, unriht +afnde, o+t+t+at ende becwom,
swylt +after synnum.
<R 1255>
+t+at gesyne wear+t, widcu+t werum, +t+atte wrecend +ta gyt
lifde +after la+tum, lange +trage, +after gu+dceare.
<R 1258>
Grendles modor, ides, agl+acwif, yrm+te gemunde, se +te
w+ateregesan wunian scolde, cealde streamas, si+t+dan [{Cain{]
wear+d to ecgbanan angan bre+ter, f+aderenm+age;
he +ta fag gewat, mor+tre gemearcod, mandream
fleon, westen warode.
<R 1265>
+tanon [{woc{] fela
<P 40>
geosceaftgasta; w+as +t+ara Grendel sum,
heorowearh hetelic, se +at Heorote fand w+accendne wer
wiges bidan.
<R 1269>
+t+ar him agl+aca +atgr+ape wear+d; hw+a+tre he gemunde
m+agenes strenge, gimf+aste gife +de him god sealde,
ond him to anwaldan are gelyfde, frofre ond fultum; +dy he
+tone feond ofercwom, gehn+agde helle gast.
<R 1274>
+ta he hean gewat, dreame bed+aled, dea+twic seon, mancynnes
feond, ond his modor +ta gyt, gifre ond galgmod,
gegan wolde sorhfulne si+d, sunu [{dea+d{] wrecan.
<R 1279>
Com +ta to Heorote, +d+ar Hringdene geond +t+at s+ald sw+afun.
<R 1280>
+ta +d+ar sona wear+d edhwyrft eorlum, si+t+dan inne fealh
Grendles modor.
<R 1282>
W+as se gryre l+assa efne swa micle swa bi+d m+ag+ta cr+aft,
wiggryre wifes, be w+apnedmen, [{+tonne{] heoru bunden,
hamere ge+turen, sweord swate fah swin ofer helme ecgum
[{dyhttig{] andweard scire+d.
<R 1288>
+ta w+as on healle heardecg togen sweord ofer setlum, sidrand
manig hafen handa f+ast; helm ne gemunde, byrnan side,
+ta hine se broga angeat.
<R 1292>
Heo w+as on ofste, wolde ut +tanon, feore beorgan, +ta heo
onfunden w+as.
<R 1294>
Hra+de heo +a+telinga anne h+afde f+aste befangen, +ta heo to
fenne gang.
<R 1296>
Se w+as Hro+tgare h+ale+ta leofost on gesi+des had be s+am
tweonum, rice randwiga, +tone +de heo on r+aste abreat,
bl+adf+astne beorn.
<R 1299>
N+as Beowulf +d+ar,
<P 41>
ac w+as o+ter in +ar geteohhod +after
ma+t+dumgife m+arum Geate.
<R 1301>
Hream wear+d in Heorote; heo under heolfre genam cu+te folme;
cearu w+as geniwod, geworden in wicun.
<R 1304>
Ne w+as +t+at gewrixle til, +t+at hie on ba healfa bicgan
scoldon freonda feorum.
<R 1306>
+ta w+as frod cyning, har hilderinc, on hreon mode, sy+d+tan
he aldor+tegn [{unlyfigendne{] , +tone deorestan
deadne wisse.
<R 1310>
[{Hra+te{] w+as to bure Beowulf fetod, sigoreadig secg.
<R 1311>
Samod +ard+age eode eorla sum, +a+tele cempa self mid gesi+dum
+t+ar se snotera bad, [{hw+a+ter{] him alwalda +afre wille
+after weaspelle wyrpe gefremman.
<R 1316>
Gang +da +after flore fyrdwyr+de man mid his handscale
healwudu dynede, +t+at he +tone wisan wordum [{n+agde{]
frean Ingwina, fr+agn gif him w+are +after [{neodla+dum{]
niht get+ase.
<R 1321>
Hro+dgar ma+telode, helm Scyldinga: Ne frin +tu +after s+alum.
<R 1322>
Sorh is geniwod Denigea leodum.
<R 1323>
Dead is +Aschere, Yrmenlafes yldra bro+tor, min runwita ond
min r+adbora, eaxlgestealla, +donne we on orlege
hafelan weredon, +tonne hniton fe+tan, eoferas cynsedan.
<R 1328>
[{Swylc{] scolde eorl wesan, [{+a+teling{] +argod, swylc
+aschere w+as.
<R 1330>
Wear+d him on Heorote to handbanan w+alg+ast w+afre; ic ne wat
[{hw+ader{]
<P 42>
atol +ase wlanc eftsi+das teah, fylle [{gef+agnod{] .
<R 1333>
Heo +ta f+ah+de wr+ac +te +tu gystran niht Grendel cwealdest
+turh h+astne had heardum clammum, for+tan he to lange leode
mine wanode ond wyrde.
<R 1337>
He +at wige gecrang ealdres scyldig, ond nu o+ter cwom mihtig
mansca+da, wolde hyre m+ag wrecan, ge feor hafa+d f+ah+de
gest+aled +t+as +te +tincean m+ag +tegne monegum,
se +te +after sincgyfan on sefan greote+t,
hre+terbealo hearde; nu seo hand lige+d, se +te eow
[{welhwylcra{] wilna dohte.
<R 1345>
Ic +t+at londbuend, leode mine, seler+adende, secgan hyrde
+t+at hie gesawon swylce twegen micle mearcstapan moras
healdan, ellorg+astas.
<R 1349>
+d+ara o+der w+as, +t+as +te hie gewislicost gewitan meahton,
idese onlicn+as; o+der earmsceapen on weres w+astmum
wr+aclastas tr+ad, n+afne he w+as mara +tonne +anig man
o+der; +tone on geardagum Grendel [{nemdon{] foldbuende.
<R 1355>
No hie f+ader cunnon, hw+a+ter him +anig w+as +ar acenned
dyrnra gasta.
<R 1357>
Hie dygel lond warigea+d, wulfhleo+tu, [{windige{] n+assas,
frecne fengelad, +d+ar fyrgenstream under n+assa
genipu ni+ter gewite+d, flod under foldan.
<R 1361>
Nis +t+at feor heonon milgemearces +t+at se mere [{stande+d{] ;
ofer +t+am hongia+d hrinde bearwas, wudu wyrtum
f+ast w+ater oferhelma+d.
<R 1365>
+t+ar m+ag nihta gehw+am ni+dwundor seon, fyr on flode.
<R 1366>
No +t+as frod leofa+d
<P 43>
gumena bearna, +t+at +tone grund wite;
+deah +te h+a+dstapa hundum geswenced, heorot hornum trum,
holtwudu sece, feorran geflymed, +ar he feorh sele+d,
aldor on ofre, +ar he in wille hafelan [{hydan{] .
<R 1372>
Nis +t+at heoru stow.
<R 1373>
+tonon y+dgeblond up astige+d won to wolcnum, +tonne wind
styre+t, la+d gewidru, o+d+t+at lyft drysma+t, roderas reota+d.
<R 1376>
Nu is se r+ad gelang eft +at +te anum.
<R 1377>
Eard git ne const, frecne stowe, +d+ar +tu findan miht
felasinnigne secg; sec gif +tu dyrre.
<R 1380>
Ic +te +ta f+ah+de feo leanige, ealdgestreonum, swa ic +ar
dyde, [{wundnum{] golde, gyf +tu on weg cymest.
<R 1383>
Beowulf ma+telode, bearn [{Ecg+teowes{] : Ne sorga, snotor
guma; selre bi+d +aghw+am +t+at he his freond wrece,
+tonne he fela murne.
<R 1386>
Ure [{+aghwylc{] sceal ende gebidan worolde lifes; wyrce se
+te mote domes +ar dea+te; +t+at bi+d drihtguman
unlifgendum +after selest.
<R 1390>
Aris, rices weard, uton [{ra+te{] feran Grendles magan gang
sceawigan.
<R 1392>
Ic hit +te gehate, no he on helm losa+t, ne on foldan f+a+tm,
ne on fyrgenholt, ne on gyfenes grund, ga +t+ar he wille.
<R 1395>
+dys dogor +tu ge+tyld hafa weana gehwylces, swa ic +te wene
to.
<R 1397>
Ahleop +da se gomela, gode +tancode, mihtigan drihtne, +t+as
se man [{gespr+ac{] .
<P 44>
<R 1399>
+ta w+as Hro+dgare hors geb+ated, wicg wundenfeax.
<R 1400>
Wisa fengel [{geatolic{] gende; gumfe+ta stop lindh+abbendra.
<R 1402>
Lastas w+aron +after waldswa+tum wide gesyne, gang ofer
grundas, [{+t+ar{] [{heo{] gegnum for ofer myrcan mor,
mago+tegna b+ar +tone selestan sawolleasne +tara +te mid
Hro+dgare ham eahtode.
<R 1408>
Ofereode +ta +a+telinga bearn steap stanhli+do, stige nearwe,
enge anpa+das, uncu+d gelad, neowle n+assas,
nicorhusa fela.
<R 1412>
He feara sum beforan gengde wisra monna wong sceawian,
o+t+t+at he f+aringa fyrgenbeamas ofer harne stan hleonian
funde, wynleasne wudu; w+ater under stod dreorig ond gedrefed.
<R 1417>
Denum eallum w+as, winum Scyldinga, weorce on mode to
ge+tolianne, +degne monegum, oncy+d eorla gehw+am,
sy+d+tan +Ascheres on +tam holmclife hafelan metton.
<R 1422>
Flod blode weol folc to s+agon, hatan heolfre.
<R 1423>
Horn stundum song fuslic [{fyrdleo+d{] .
<R 1424>
Fe+ta eal ges+at.
<R 1425>
Gesawon +da +after w+atere wyrmcynnes fela, sellice s+adracan,
sund cunnian, swylce on n+ashleo+dum nicras licgean,
+da on undernm+al oft bewitiga+d sorhfulne si+d on
seglrade, wyrmas ond wildeor; hie on weg
hruron, bitere ond gebolgne, bearhtm ongeaton, gu+dhorn galan.
<R 1432>
Sumne Geata leod of flanbogan feores getw+afde,
<P 45>
y+dgewinnes, +t+at him on aldre stod herestr+al hearda;
he on holme w+as sundes +te s+anra, +de hyne swylt fornam.
<R 1437>
Hr+a+te wear+d on y+dum mid eoferspreotum heorohocyhtum hearde
genearwod, ni+da gen+aged, ond on n+as togen,
wundorlic w+agbora; weras sceawedon gryrelicne gist.
<R 1441>
Gyrede hine Beowulf eorlgew+adum, nalles for ealdre mearn.
<R 1443>
Scolde herebyrne hondum gebroden, sid ond searofah, sund
cunnian, seo +de bancofan beorgan cu+te, +t+at
him hildegrap hre+tre ne mihte, eorres inwitfeng, aldre
gesce+t+dan.
<R 1448>
ac se hwita helm hafelan werede, se +te meregrundas mengan
scolde, secan sundgebland since [{geweor+dad{] ,
befongen freawrasnum, swa hine fyrndagum worhte w+apna
smi+d, wundrum teode, besette swinlicum,
+t+at hine sy+d+tan no brond ne beadomecas bitan ne meahton.
<R 1455>
N+as +t+at +tonne m+atost m+agenfultuma +t+at him on +dearfe
lah +dyle Hro+dgares; w+as +t+am h+aftmece Hrunting nama.
<R 1458>
+t+at w+as an foran ealdgestreona; ecg w+as iren, atertanum
fah, ahyrded hea+toswate; n+afre hit +at hilde
ne swac manna +angum +tara +te hit mid mundum bewand, se +de
gryresi+das gegan dorste, folcstede fara;
n+as +t+at forma si+d +t+at hit ellenweorc +afnan scolde.
<R 1465>
Huru ne gemunde mago Ecglafes, eafo+tes cr+aftig, +t+at he +ar
gespr+ac wine druncen, +ta he +t+as w+apnes onlah selran
sweordfrecan.
<R 1468>
Selfa ne dorste under y+da gewin aldre gene+tan,
<P 46>
drihtscype dreogan; +t+ar he dome forleas, [{ellenm+ar+dum{] .
<R 1471>
Ne w+as +t+am o+drum swa, sy+d+tan he hine to gu+de gegyred
h+afde.
<R 1473>
Beowulf ma+delode, bearn Ecg+teowes: Ge+tenc nu, se m+ara maga
Healfdenes, snottra fengel, nu ic eom si+des fus,
goldwine gumena, hw+at wit geo spr+acon, gif ic +at
+tearfe +tinre scolde aldre linnan, +t+at +du
me a w+are for+dgewitenum on f+ader st+ale.
<R 1480>
Wes +tu mundbora minum mago+tegnum, hondgesellum, gif mec hild
nime; swylce +tu +da madmas +te +tu me sealdest,
Hro+dgar leofa, Higelace onsend.
<R 1483>
M+ag +tonne on +t+am golde ongitan Geata dryhten, geseon sunu
Hr+adles, +tonne he on +t+at sinc stara+d, +t+at
ic gumcystum godne funde beaga bryttan, breac +tonne moste.
<R 1488>
Ond +tu [{Unfer+d{] l+at ealde lafe, wr+atlic w+agsweord,
widcu+dne man heardecg habban; ic me mid Hruntinge
dom gewyrce, o+t+de mec dea+d nime+d.
<R 1492>
+after +t+am wordum Wedergeata leod efste mid elne, nalas
ondsware bidan wolde; brimwylm onfeng [{hilderince{] .
<R 1495>
+da w+as hwil d+ages +ar he +tone grundwong ongytan mehte.
<R 1497>
Sona +t+at onfunde se +de floda begong heorogifre beheold hund
missera, grim ond gr+adig, +t+at +t+ar gumena sum +alwihta
eard ufan cunnode.
<R 1501>
Grap +ta togeanes, gu+drinc gefeng atolan clommum.
<R 1502>
No +ty +ar in gescod halan lice; hring utan ymbbearh, +t+at
heo +tone fyrdhom +durhfon ne mihte,
<P 47>
locene [{leo+dosyrcan{] la+tan fingrum.
<R 1506>
B+ar +ta seo [{brimwylf{] , +ta heo to botme com, hringa
+tengel to hofe sinum, swa he ne mihte, no he [{+t+as{]
modig w+as, w+apna gewealdan, ac hine wundra +t+as fela
[{swencte{] on sunde, s+adeor monig hildetuxum heresyrcan
br+ac, ehton agl+acan.
<R 1512>
+da se eorl ongeat +t+at he [{in{] ni+dsele nathwylcum w+as,
+t+ar him n+anig w+ater wihte ne sce+tede, ne him for
hrofsele hrinan ne mehte f+argripe flodes; fyrleoht geseah,
blacne leoman, beorhte [{scinan{] .
<R 1518>
Ongeat +ta se goda grundwyrgenne, merewif mihtig; m+agenr+as
forgeaf hildebille, [{hond{] [{sweng{] ne ofteah,
+t+at hire on hafelan hringm+al agol gr+adig gu+dleo+d.
<R 1522>
[{+da{] se gist onfand +t+at se beadoleoma bitan nolde, aldre
sce+t+dan, ac seo ecg geswac [{+deodne{] +at +tearfe;
+dolode +ar fela hondgemota, helm oft gesc+ar, f+ages
fyrdhr+agl; +da w+as forma si+d deorum madme, +t+at
his dom al+ag.
<R 1529>
Eft w+as anr+ad, nalas elnes l+at, m+ar+da gemyndig m+ag
Hylaces.
<R 1531>
Wearp +da wundenm+al wr+attum gebunden yrre oretta, +t+at hit
on eor+dan l+ag, sti+d ond stylecg; strenge getruwode,
mundgripe m+agenes.
<R 1534>
Swa sceal man don, +tonne he +at gu+de gegan +tence+d
longsumne lof, na ymb his lif ceara+d.
<P 48>
<R 1537>
Gefeng +ta be eaxle nalas for f+ah+de mearn Gu+dgeata leod
Grendles modor; br+agd +ta beadwe heard, +ta he
gebolgen w+as, feorhgeni+dlan, +t+at heo on flet gebeah.
<R 1541>
Heo him eft hra+te [{andlean{] forgeald grimman grapum ond him
togeanes feng; [{oferwearp{] +ta werigmod wigena strengest,
fe+tecempa, +t+at he on fylle wear+d.
<R 1545>
Ofs+at +ta +tone selegyst ond hyre [{seax{] geteah, brad
[{ond{] brunecg, wolde hire bearn wrecan, angan eaferan.
<R 1547>
Him on eaxle l+ag breostnet broden; +t+at gebearh feore, wi+d
ord ond wi+d ecge ingang forstod.
<R 1550>
H+afde +da forsi+dod sunu Ecg+teowes under gynne grund, Geata
cempa, nemne him hea+dobyrne helpe gefremede, herenet hearde,
ond halig god geweold wigsigor; witig drihten, rodera r+adend,
hit on ryht gesced y+delice, sy+t+dan he eft astod.
<R 1557>
Geseah +da on searwum sigeeadig bil, eald sweord eotenisc,
ecgum +tyhtig, wigena weor+dmynd; +t+at [{w+as{]
w+apna cyst, buton hit w+as mare +donne +anig mon o+der to
beadulace +atberan meahte, god ond geatolic, giganta geweorc.
<R 1563>
He gefeng +ta fetelhilt, freca Scyldinga hreoh ond heorogrim
hringm+al gebr+agd, aldres orwena, yrringa sloh, +t+at
hire wi+d halse heard grapode, banhringas br+ac.
<R 1567>
Bil eal +durhwod f+agne fl+aschoman; heo on flet gecrong.
<R 1569>
Sweord w+as swatig, secg weorce gefeh.
<R 1570>
Lixte se leoma, leoht inne stod, efne swa of hefene hadre
scine+d
<P 49>
rodores candel.
<R 1572>
He +after recede wlat; hwearf +ta be wealle, w+apen hafenade
heard be hiltum Higelaces +degn, yrre ond
anr+ad.
<R 1575>
N+as seo ecg fracod hilderince, ac he hra+te wolde Grendle
forgyldan gu+dr+asa fela +dara +te he geworhte
to Westdenum oftor micle +donne on +anne si+d, +tonne he
Hro+dgares heor+dgeneatas sloh on sweofote, sl+apende fr+at
folces Denigea fyftyne men ond o+der swylc ut offerede,
la+dlicu lac.
<R 1584>
He him +t+as lean forgeald, re+te cempa, to +d+as +te he on
r+aste geseah gu+dwerigne Grendel licgan aldorleasne,
swa him +ar gescod hild +at Heorote.
<R 1588>
Hra wide sprong, sy+t+dan he +after dea+de drepe +trowade,
heorosweng heardne, ond hine +ta heafde becearf.
<R 1591>
Sona +t+at gesawon snottre ceorlas, +ta +de mid Hro+dgare on
holm [{wliton{] , +t+at w+as y+dgeblond eal gemenged,
brim blode fah.
<R 1594>
Blondenfeaxe, gomele ymb godne, ongeador spr+acon +t+at hig
+t+as +a+delinges eft ne wendon +t+at he sigehre+dig secean
come m+arne +teoden; +ta +d+as monige gewear+d
+t+at hine seo brimwylf [{abroten{] h+afde.
<R 1600>
+da com non d+ages.
N+as ofgeafon hwate Scyldingas; gewat him ham +tonon goldwine
gumena.
<R 1602>
Gistas [{setan{] modes seoce ond on mere staredon, wiston ond
ne wendon +t+at hie heora winedrihten selfne gesawon.
<R 1605>
+ta +t+at sweord ongan +after hea+toswate hildegicelum, wigbil
wanian.
<R 1607>
+t+at w+as wundra sum,
<P 50>
+t+at hit eal gemealt ise gelicost, +donne forstes bend
f+ader onl+ate+d, onwinde+d w+alrapas, se geweald hafa+d s+ala
ond m+ala; +t+at is so+d metod.
<R 1612>
Ne nom he in +t+am wicum, Wedergeata leod, ma+dm+ahta ma, +teh
he +t+ar monige geseah, buton +tone hafelan
ond +ta hilt somod since fage.
<R 1615>
Sweord +ar gemealt, forbarn brodenm+al; w+as +t+at blod to
+t+as hat, +attren ellorg+ast se +t+ar [{inne{] swealt.
<R 1618>
Sona w+as on sunde se +te +ar +at s+acce gebad wighryre
wra+dra, w+ater up +turhdeaf.
<R 1620>
W+aron y+dgebland eal gef+alsod, eacne eardas, +ta se
ellorgast oflet lifdagas ond +tas l+anan gesceaft.
<R 1623>
Com +ta to lande lidmanna helm swi+dmod swymman; s+alace
gefeah, m+agenbyr+tenne +tara +te he him mid h+afde.
<R 1626>
Eodon him +ta togeanes, gode +tancodon, +dry+dlic +tegna heap,
+teodnes gefegon, +t+as +te hi hyne gesundne
geseon moston.
<R 1629>
+da w+as of +t+am hroran helm ond byrne lungre alysed.
<R 1630>
Lagu drusade, w+ater under wolcnum, w+aldreore fag.
<R 1632>
Ferdon for+d +tonon fe+telastum ferh+tum f+agne, foldweg
m+aton, cu+te str+ate.
<R 1634>
Cyningbalde men from +t+am holmclife hafelan b+aron
earfo+dlice heora +aghw+a+trum, felamodigra; feower scoldon
on +t+am w+alstenge weorcum geferian to +t+am goldsele
Grendles heafod, o+t+d+at semninga to sele comon frome
fyrdhwate feowertyne Geata gongan; gumdryhten mid
<P 51>
modig on gemonge meodowongas tr+ad.
<R 1644>
+da com in gan ealdor +degna, d+adcene mon dome gewur+tad,
h+ale hildedeor, Hro+dgar gretan.
<R 1647>
+ta w+as be feaxe on flet boren Grendles heafod, +t+ar guman
druncon, egeslic for eorlum ond +t+are idese
mid, wliteseon wr+atlic; weras on sawon.
<R 1651>
Beowulf ma+telode, bearn Ecg+teowes: Hw+at.
<R 1652>
we +te +tas s+alac, sunu Healfdenes, leod Scyldinga, lustum
brohton tires to tacne, +te +tu her to locast.
<R 1655>
Ic +t+at unsofte ealdre gedigde wigge under w+atere, weorc
gene+tde earfo+dlice; +atrihte w+as gu+d getw+afed,
nym+de mec god scylde.
<R 1659>
Ne meahte ic +at hilde mid Hruntinge wiht gewyrcan, +teah
+t+at w+apen duge; ac me geu+de ylda waldend +t+at ic on
wage geseah wlitig hangian eald sweord eacen oftost
wisode winigea leasum, +t+at ic +dy w+apne
gebr+ad.
<R 1665>
Ofsloh +da +at +t+are s+acce, +ta me s+al ageald, huses
hyrdas.
<R 1666>
+ta +t+at hildebil forbarn brogdenm+al, swa +t+at blod
gesprang, hatost hea+toswata.
<R 1668>
Ic +t+at hilt +tanan feondum +atferede, fyrend+ada wr+ac,
dea+dcwealm Denigea, swa hit gedefe w+as.
<R 1671>
Ic hit +te +tonne gehate, +t+at +tu on Heorote most sorhleas
swefan mid +tinra secga gedryht ond +tegna gehwylc
+tinra leoda, dugu+de ond iogo+te, +t+at +tu him
ondr+adan ne +tearft, +teoden Scyldinga, on +ta healfe,
aldorbealu eorlum, swa +tu +ar dydest.
<R 1677>
+da w+as gylden hilt gamelum rince, harum hildfruman, on hand
gyfen,
<P 52>
enta +argeweorc.
<R 1679>
hit on +aht gehwearf +after deofla hryre Denigea frean,
wundorsmi+ta geweorc, ond +ta +tas worold ofgeaf
gromheort guma, godes ondsaca, mor+dres scyldig, ond his
modor eac, on geweald gehwearf woroldcyninga +d+am selestan
be s+am tweonum +dara +te on Scedenigge sceattas d+alde.
<R 1687>
Hro+dgar ma+delode, hylt sceawode, ealde lafe, on +d+am w+as
or writen fyrngewinnes, sy+d+tan flod ofsloh,
gifen geotende, giganta cyn frecne geferdon; +t+at w+as
fremde +teod ecean dryhtne; him +t+as endelean +turh w+ateres
wylm waldend sealde.
<R 1694>
Swa w+as on +d+am scennum sciran goldes +turh runstafas rihte
gemearcod, geseted ond ges+ad hwam +t+at sweord geworht,
irena cyst, +arest w+are, wreo+tenhilt ond wyrmfah.
<R 1698>
+da se wisa spr+ac sunu Healfdenes swigedon ealle: +t+at, la,
m+ag secgan se +te so+d ond riht freme+d on folce,
feor eal gemon, eald (}e+del}) weard, +t+at +des eorl
w+are geboren betera.
<R 1703>
Bl+ad is ar+ared geond widwegas, wine min [{Beowulf{] , +din
ofer +teoda gehwylce.
<R 1705>
Eal +tu hit ge+tyldum healdest, m+agen mid modes snyttrum.
<R 1706>
Ic +te sceal mine gel+astan freode, swa wit fur+dum spr+acon.
<R 1707>
+du scealt to frofre weor+tan eal langtwidig leodum +tinum,
h+ale+dum to helpe.
<R 1709>
Ne wear+d Heremod swa eaforum Ecgwelan, Arscyldingum; ne
geweox he him to willan, ac to w+alfealle
<P 53>
ond to dea+dcwalum Deniga leodum; breat bolgenmod beodgeneatas,
eaxlgesteallan, o+t+t+at he ana hwearf, m+are +teoden,
mondreamum from.
<R 1716>
+deah +te hine mihtig god m+agenes wynnum, eafe+tum stepte,
ofer ealle men for+d gefremede, hw+a+tere him
on ferh+te greow breosthord blodreow.
<R 1719>
Nallas beagas geaf Denum +after dome; dreamleas gebad +t+at he
+t+as gewinnes weorc +trowade, leodbealo longsum.
<R 1722>
+du +te l+ar be +ton, gumcyste ongit; ic +tis gid be +te
awr+ac wintrum frod.
<R 1724>
Wundor is to secganne hu mihtig god manna cynne +turh sidne
sefan snyttru brytta+d, eard ond eorlscipe;
he ah ealra geweald.
<R 1728>
Hwilum he on lufan l+ate+d hworfan monnes modge+tonc m+aran
cynnes, sele+d him on e+tle eor+tan wynne to healdanne,
hleoburh wera, gede+d him swa gewealdene worolde
d+alas, side rice, +t+at he his selfa ne m+ag
[{for{] his unsnyttrum ende ge+tencean.
<R 1735>
[{Wuna+d{] he on wiste; no hine wiht dwele+d [{adl{] ne yldo,
ne him inwitsorh on sefan sweorce+d, ne gesacu
ohw+ar ecghete eowe+d, ac him eal worold wende+d on willan he
+t+at wyrse ne con, o+d+t+at him on innan oferhygda d+al
weaxe+d ond wrida+d.
<R 1741>
+tonne se weard swefe+d, sawele hyrde; bi+d se sl+ap to f+ast,
<P 54>
bisgum gebunden, bona swi+de neah, se +te of flanbogan
fyrenum sceote+d.
<R 1745>
+tonne bi+d on hre+tre under helm drepen biteran str+ale him
bebeorgan ne con, wom wundorbebodum wergan
gastes; +tince+d him to lytel +t+at he lange heold, gytsa+d
gromhydig, nallas on gylp sele+d f+adde beagas, ond he +ta
for+dgesceaft forgyte+d ond forgyme+d, +t+as +te
him +ar god sealde, wuldres waldend, weor+dmynda d+al.
<R 1753>
Hit on endest+af eft gelimpe+d +t+at se lichoma [{l+ane{]
gedreose+d, f+age gefealle+d; feh+d o+ter to,
se +te unmurnlice madmas d+ale+t, eorles +argestreon,
egesan ne gyme+d.
<R 1758>
Bebeorh +te +done bealoni+d, Beowulf leofa, secg betsta, ond
+te +t+at selre geceos, ece r+adas; oferhyda
ne gym, m+are cempa.
<R 1761>
Nu is +tines m+agnes bl+ad ane hwile.
<R 1762>
Eft sona bi+d +t+at +tec adl o+d+de ecg eafo+tes getw+afe+d,
o+d+de fyres feng, o+d+de flodes wylm, o+d+de gripe meces,
o+d+de gares fliht, o+d+de atol yldo; o+d+de eagena
bearhtm forsite+d ond forsworce+d; semninga bi+d +t+at +dec,
dryhtguma, dea+d oferswy+de+d.
<R 1769>
Swa ic Hringdena hund missera weold under wolcnum ond hig
wigge [{beleac{] manigum m+ag+ta geond +tysne [{middangeard{] ,
+ascum ond ecgum, +t+at ic me +anigne under
swegles begong gesacan ne tealde.
<R 1774>
Hw+at, me +t+as on e+tle [{edwenden{] cwom,
<P 55>
gyrn +after gomene, seo+t+dan Grendel wear+d, ealdgewinna,
ingenga min; ic +t+are socne singales w+ag modceare micle.
<R 1778>
+t+as sig metode +tanc, ecean dryhtne, +t+as +de ic on aldre
gebad +t+at ic on +tone hafelan heorodreorigne
ofer ealdgewin eagum starige.
<R 1782>
Ga nu to setle, symbelwynne dreoh wigge weor+tad; unc sceal
worn fela ma+tma gem+anra, si+t+dan morgen bi+d.
<R 1785>
Geat w+as gl+admod, geong sona to setles neosan, swa se
snottra heht.
<R 1787>
+ta w+as eft swa +ar ellenrofum fletsittendum f+agere
gereorded niowan stefne.
<R 1789>
Nihthelm geswearc deorc ofer dryhtgumum.
<R 1790>
Dugu+d eal aras.
<R 1791>
Wolde blondenfeax beddes neosan, gamela Scylding.
<R 1792>
Geat unigmetes wel, rofne randwigan, restan lyste; sona him
sele+tegn si+des wergum, feorrancundum, for+d wisade,
se for andrysnum ealle [{betweotede{] +tegnes +tearfe,
swylce +ty dogore hea+toli+dende habban scoldon.
<R 1799>
Reste hine +ta rumheort; reced hliuade geap ond goldfah; g+ast
inne sw+af o+t+t+at hrefn blaca heofones wynne bli+dheort
bodode.
<R 1802>
[{+da{] [{com{] beorht scacan [{sca+tan{] onetton, w+aron
+a+telingas eft to leodum fuse to [{farenne{] ; wolde feor
+tanon cuma [{collenferh+d{] ceoles neosan.
<R 1807>
Heht +ta se hearda Hrunting beran
<P 56>
sunu Ecglafes, heht his
sweord niman, leoflic iren; s+agde him +t+as
leanes +tanc, cw+a+d, he +tone gu+dwine godne tealde,
wigcr+aftigne, nales wordum log meces ecge; +t+at w+as
modig secg.
<R 1813>
Ond +ta si+dfrome, searwum gearwe wigend w+aron; eode weor+d
Denum +a+teling to yppan, +t+ar se o+ter w+as,
h+ale hildedeor Hro+dgar grette.
<R 1817>
Beowulf ma+telode, bearn Ecg+teowes: Nu we s+ali+dend secgan
wylla+d, feorran cumene, +t+at we fundia+t Higelac secan.
<R 1820>
W+aron her tela willum bewenede; +tu us wel dohtest.
<R 1822>
Gif ic +tonne on eor+tan owihte m+ag +tinre modlufan maran
tilian, gumena dryhten, +donne ic gyt dyde, gu+dgeweorca,
ic beo gearo sona.
<R 1826>
Gif ic +t+at gefricge ofer floda begang, +t+at +tec ymbsittend
egesan +tywa+d, swa +tec hetende hwilum dydon,
ic +de +tusenda +tegna bringe, h+ale+ta to helpe.
<R 1830>
Ic on [{Higelac{] wat, Geata dryhten, +teah +de he geong sy,
folces hyrde, +t+at he mec fremman wile [{wordum{] ond worcum,
+t+at ic +te wel herige ond +te to geoce garholt bere,
m+agenes fultum, +t+ar +de bi+d manna +tearf.
<R 1836>
Gif him +tonne [{Hre+tric{] to hofum Geata [{ge+tinge+d{] ,
+teodnes bearn, he m+ag +t+ar fela freonda findan;
feorcy+t+de beo+d selran gesohte +t+am +te him selfa deah.
<R 1840>
Hro+dgar ma+telode him on ondsware: +te +ta wordcwydas wigtig
drihten
<P 57>
on sefan sende; ne hyrde ic snotorlicor on swa geongum feore
guman +tingian.
<R 1843>
+tu eart m+agenes strang ond on mode frod, wis wordcwida.
<R 1845>
Wen ic talige, gif +t+at gegange+d, +t+at +de gar nyme+d, hild
heorugrimme, Hre+tles eaferan, adl o+t+de iren
ealdor +dinne, folces hyrde, ond +tu +tin feorh hafast, +t+at
+te S+ageatas selran n+abben to geceosenne cyning +anigne,
hordweard h+ale+ta, [{gyf{] +tu healdan wylt maga rice.
<R 1853>
Me +tin [{modsefa{] lica+d leng swa wel, leofa [{Beowulf{] .
<R 1855>
Hafast +tu gefered +t+at +tam folcum sceal, Geata leodum ond
Gardenum, sib [{gem+ane{] , ond sacu restan, inwitni+tas,
+te hie +ar drugon, wesan, +tenden ic wealde widan
rices, ma+tmas gem+ane, [{manig{] o+terne godum
gegretan ofer ganotes b+a+d; sceal hringnaca ofer [{heafu{]
bringan lac ond luftacen.
<R 1863>
Ic +ta leode wat ge wi+d feond ge wi+d freond f+aste geworhte,
+aghw+as unt+ale ealde wisan.
<R 1866>
+da git him eorla hleo inne gesealde, mago Healfdenes, ma+tmas
XII; het [{hine{] mid +t+am lacum leode sw+ase secean
on gesyntum, snude eft cuman.
<R 1870>
Gecyste +ta cyning +a+telum god, +teoden Scyldinga, +degn
betstan ond be healse genam; hruron him tearas, blondenfeaxum.
<R 1873>
Him w+as bega wen,
<P 58>
ealdum infrodum, o+tres swi+dor, +t+at
[{hie{] [{seo+d+dan{] [{no{] geseon moston, modige on me+tle.
<R 1876>
[{W+as{] him se man to +ton leof +t+at he +tone breostwylm
forberan ne mehte, ac him on hre+tre hygebendum f+ast
+after deorum men dyrne langa+d beorn wi+d blode.
<R 1880>
Him Beowulf +tanan, gu+drinc goldwlanc, gr+asmoldan tr+ad
since hremig; s+agenga bad [{agendfrean{] , se [{+te{]
on ancre rad.
<R 1884>
+ta w+as on gange gifu Hro+dgares oft ge+ahted; +t+at w+as an
cyning, +aghw+as orleahtre, o+t+t+at hine yldo benam
m+agenes wynnum, se +te oft manegum scod.
<R 1888>
Cwom +ta to flode felamodigra, h+agstealdra [{heap{] , hringnet
b+aron, locene leo+dosyrcan.
<R 1890>
Landweard onfand eftsi+d eorla, swa he +ar dyde; no he mid
hearme of hli+des nosan [{g+astas{] grette, ac
him togeanes rad, [{cw+a+d{] +t+at wilcuman Wedera leodum
[{sca+tan{] scirhame to scipe foron.
<R 1896>
+ta w+as on sande s+ageap naca hladen herew+adum,
hringedstefna, mearum ond ma+dmum; m+ast hlifade ofer
Hro+dgares hordgestreonum.
<R 1900>
He +t+am batwearde bunden golde swurd gesealde, +t+at he
sy+d+tan w+as on meodubence [{ma+tme{] +ty [{weor+tra{] ,
yrfelafe.
<R 1903>
Gewat him on [{naca{] drefan deop w+ater, Dena land ofgeaf.
<R 1905>
+ta w+as be m+aste merehr+agla sum, segl sale f+ast; sundwudu
+tunede.
<P 59>
<R 1907>
No +t+ar wegflotan wind ofer y+dum si+des getw+afde; s+agenga
for, fleat famigheals for+d ofer y+de, bundenstefna ofer
brimstreamas, +t+at hie Geata clifu ongitan meahton,
cu+te n+assas.
<R 1912>
Ceol up ge+trang lyftgeswenced, on lande stod.
<R 1914>
Hra+te w+as +at holme hy+dweard geara se +te +ar lange tid
leofra manna fus +at faro+de feor wlatode; s+alde
to sande sidf+a+tme scip, [{oncerbendum{] f+ast, +ty l+as hym
y+ta +drym wudu wynsuman forwrecan meahte.
<R 1920>
Het +ta up beran +a+telinga gestreon, fr+atwe ond f+atgold;
n+as him feor +tanon to gesecanne sinces bryttan,
Higelac Hre+tling, +t+ar +at ham wuna+d selfa mid gesi+dum
s+awealle neah.
<R 1925>
Bold w+as betlic, bregorof cyning, [{heah{] [{in{] healle,
Hygd swi+de geong, wis, wel+tungen, +teah +de wintra lyt
under burhlocan gebiden h+abbe, H+are+tes dohtor; n+as
hio hnah swa +teah, ne to gnea+d gifa Geata leodum,
ma+tmgestreona.
<R 1931>
Mod +try+do w+ag, fremu folces cwen, firen ondrysne.
<R 1933>
N+anig +t+at dorste deor gene+tan sw+asra gesi+da, nefne
sinfrea, +t+at hire an d+ages eagum starede, ac him
w+albende weotode tealde handgewri+tene; hra+te seo+t+dan
w+as +after mundgripe mece ge+tinged,
<P 60>
+t+at hit sceadenm+al scyran moste, cwealmbealu cy+dan.
<R 1940>
Ne bi+d swylc cwenlic +teaw idese to efnanne, +teah +de hio
+anlicu sy, +t+atte freo+duwebbe feores ons+ace
+after ligetorne leofne mannan.
<R 1944>
Huru +t+at [{onhohsnode{] [{Hemminges{] m+ag; ealodrincende
o+der s+adan, +t+at hio leodbealewa l+as gefremede,
inwitni+da, [{sy+d+dan{] +arest wear+d gyfen goldhroden geongum
cempan, +a+delum diore, sy+d+dan hio Offan flet
ofer fealone flod be f+ader lare si+de gesohte.
<R 1951>
+d+ar hio sy+d+dan well in gumstole, gode, m+are, lifgesceafta
lifigende breac, hiold heahlufan wi+d h+ale+ta brego,
ealles moncynnes mine gefr+age [{+tone{] selestan
bi s+am tweonum, eormencynnes.
<R 1957>
For+dam Offa w+as geofum ond gu+dum, garcene man, [{wide{]
[{geweor+dod{] , wisdome heold e+del sinne; +tonon
[{Eomer{] woc h+ale+dum to helpe, [{Hemminges{] m+ag, nefa
Garmundes, ni+da cr+aftig.
<R 1963>
Gewat him +da se hearda mid his hondscole sylf +after sande
s+awong tredan, wide waro+das.
<R 1965>
Woruldcandel scan, sigel su+dan fus.
<R 1966>
Hi si+d drugon, elne geeodon, to +d+as +de eorla hleo, bonan
Ongen+teoes burgum in innan, geongne gu+dcyning godne gefrunon
<P 61>
hringas d+alan.
<R 1970>
Higelace w+as si+d Beowulfes snude gecy+ded, +t+at +d+ar on
wor+dig wigendra hleo, lindgestealla, lifigende
cwom, hea+dolaces hal to hofe gongan.
<R 1975>
Hra+de w+as gerymed, swa se rica bebead, fe+degestum flet
innanweard.
<R 1977>
Ges+at +ta wi+d sylfne se +da s+acce gen+as, m+ag wi+d m+age,
[{sy+d+dan{] mandryhten +turh hleo+dorcwyde holdne gegrette,
meaglum wordum.
<R 1980>
Meoduscencum hwearf geond +t+at healreced H+are+des dohtor,
lufode +da leode, li+dw+age b+ar [{h+ale+dum{] to handa.
<R 1983>
Higelac ongan sinne geseldan in sele +tam hean f+agre
fricgcean hyne fyrwet br+ac, hwylce S+ageata si+das w+aron:
Hu lomp eow on lade, leofa Biowulf, +ta +du f+aringa
feorr gehogodest s+acce secean ofer sealt w+ater,
hilde to Hiorote?
<R 1990>
Ac +du Hro+dgare [{widcu+dne{] wean wihte gebettest, m+arum
+deodne?
<R 1992>
Ic +d+as modceare sorhwylmum sea+d, si+de ne truwode leofes
mannes; ic +de lange b+ad +t+at +du +tone w+alg+ast
wihte ne grette, lete Su+ddene sylfe geweor+dan gu+de wi+d
Grendel.
<R 1997>
Gode ic +tanc secge +t+as +de ic +de gesundne geseon moste.
<R 1999>
Biowulf ma+delode, bearn Ecg+dioes: +t+at is undyrne, dryhten
[{Higelac{] ,
<P 62>
[{micel{] gemeting, monegum fira,
[{hwylc{] [{orleghwil{] uncer Grendles wear+d on [{+dam{]
wange, +t+ar he worna fela [{Sigescyldingum{] sorge gefremede,
[{yrm+de{] to aldre.
<R 2005>
Ic +d+at eall gewr+ac, swa [{begylpan{] ne +tearf Grendeles
maga [{+anig{] ofer eor+dan uhthlem +tone, se [{+de{]
lengest leofa+d la+dan cynnes, [{facne{] bifongen.
<R 2009>
Ic +d+ar fur+dum cwom to +dam hringsele Hro+dgar gretan; sona
me se m+ara mago Healfdenes, sy+d+dan he modsefan minne cu+de,
wi+d his sylfes sunu setl get+ahte.
<R 2014>
Weorod w+as on wynne; ne seah ic widan feorh under heofones
hwealf healsittendra medudream maran.
<R 2016>
Hwilum m+aru cwen, fri+dusibb folca, flet eall geondhwearf,
b+adde byre geonge; oft hio beahwri+dan secge [{sealde{] ,
+ar hie to setle geong.
<R 2020>
Hwilum for [{dugu+de{] dohtor Hro+dgares eorlum [{on{] ende
ealuw+age b+ar; +ta ic Freaware [{fletsittende{] nemnan hyrde,
+t+ar hio [{n+agled{] sinc h+ale+dum sealde.
<R 2024>
Sio gehaten [{is{] , geong, goldhroden, gladum suna Frodan;
[{hafa+d{] +t+as geworden wine Scyldinga, rices hyrde,
ond +t+at r+ad tala+d, +t+at he mid +dy wife w+alf+ah+da
d+al,
<P 63>
s+acca gesette.
<R 2029>
Oft seldan hw+ar +after leodhryre lytle hwile bongar buge+d,
+teah seo bryd duge.
<R 2032>
M+ag +t+as +tonne of+tyncan [{+deodne{] Hea+dobeardna ond
+tegna gehwam +tara leoda, +tonne he mid f+amnan on flett
g+a+d, dryhtbearn Dena, dugu+da biwenede.
<R 2036>
on him gladia+d gomelra lafe, heard ond hringm+al
[{Hea+dabeardna{] gestreon +tenden hie +dam w+apnum wealdan
moston, o+d+d+at hie forl+addan to +dam lindplegan sw+ase
gesi+das ond hyra sylfra feorh.
<R 2041>
+tonne cwi+d +at beore se +de beah [{gesyh+d{] , eald +ascwiga,
se +de eall [{geman{] , garcwealm gumena him bi+d grim
[{sefa{] , onginne+d geomormod geongum cempan +turh hre+dra
gehygd higes cunnian, wigbealu weccean, ond +t+at word acwy+d:
Meaht +du, min wine, mece gecnawan +tone
+tin f+ader to gefeohte b+ar under heregriman
hindeman si+de, dyre iren, +t+ar hyne Dene slogon, weoldon
w+alstowe, [{sy+d+dan{] Wi+dergyld l+ag, +after h+ale+ta
hryre, hwate Scyldungas?
<R 2053>
Nu her +tara banena byre nathwylces fr+atwum hremig on flet
g+a+d, mor+dres gylpe+d, ond +tone ma+d+tum byre+d,
+tone +te +du mid rihte r+adan sceoldest.
<R 2057>
Mana+d swa ond myndga+d m+ala gehwylce sarum wordum, o+d+d+at
s+al cyme+d +t+at se f+amnan +tegn fore f+ader d+adum
+after billes bite blodfag swefe+d,
<P 64>
ealdres scyldig; him se o+der +tonan losa+d [{lifigende{] ,
con him land geare.
<R 2063>
+tonne [{bio+d{] [{abrocene{] on ba healfe a+dsweord eorla;
[{sy+d+dan{] Ingelde wealla+d w+alni+das, ond him wiflufan
+after cearw+almum colran weor+da+d.
<R 2067>
+ty ic [{Hea+dobeardna{] hyldo ne telge, dryhtsibbe d+al Denum
unf+acne, freondscipe f+astne.
<R 2069>
Ic sceal for+d sprecan gen ymbe Grendel, +t+at +du geare
cunne, sinces brytta, to hwan sy+d+dan wear+d hondr+as
h+ale+da.
<R 2072>
Sy+d+dan heofones gim glad ofer grundas, g+ast yrre cwom,
eatol, +afengrom, user neosan, +d+ar we gesunde
s+al weardodon.
<R 2076>
+t+ar w+as Hondscio [{hild{] ons+age, feorhbealu f+agum; he
fyrmest l+ag, gyrded cempa; him Grendel wear+d, m+arum
[{magu+tegne{] to mu+dbonan, leofes mannes lic eall
forswealg.
<R 2081>
No +dy +ar ut +da gen idelhende bona blodigto+d, bealewa
gemyndig, of +dam goldsele gongan wolde, ac he
m+agnes rof min costode, grapode gearofolm.
<R 2085>
Glof hangode sid ond syllic, searobendum f+ast; [{sio{] w+as
or+doncum eall gegyrwed deofles cr+aftum ond
dracan fellum.
<R 2089>
He mec +t+ar on innan unsynnigne, dior d+adfruma, gedon wolde
manigra sumne; hyt ne mihte swa,
<P 65>
sy+d+dan ic on yrre uppriht astod.
<R 2093>
To lang ys to reccenne hu [{ic{] [{+dam{] leodscea+dan yfla
gehwylces ondlean forgeald; +t+ar ic, +teoden min,
+tine leode weor+dode weorcum.
<R 2096>
He on weg losade, lytle hwile lifwynna [{breac{] ; hw+a+tre him
sio swi+dre swa+de weardade hand on Hiorte,
ond he hean +donan modes geomor meregrund gefeoll.
<R 2101>
Me +tone w+alr+as wine Scildunga f+attan golde fela leanode,
manegum ma+dmum, sy+d+dan mergen com ond we to symble
geseten h+afdon.
<R 2105>
+t+ar w+as gidd ond gleo.
Gomela Scilding, felafricgende, feorran [{rehte{] ; hwilum
hildedeor hearpan wynne, gomenwudu grette, hwilum gyd awr+ac
so+d ond sarlic, hwilum syllic spell rehte
+after rihte rumheort cyning.
<R 2111>
Hwilum eft ongan, eldo gebunden, gomel gu+dwiga [{giogu+de{]
cwi+dan, hildestrengo; hre+der [{inne{] weoll,
+tonne he wintrum frod worn gemunde.
<R 2115>
Swa we +t+ar inne ondlangne [{d+ag{] niode naman, o+d+d+at
niht becwom o+der to yldum.
<R 2117>
+ta w+as eft hra+de gearo gyrnwr+ace Grendeles modor, si+dode
sorhfull; sunu dea+d fornam, wighete Wedra.
<R 2120>
Wif unhyre hyre bearn gewr+ac, beorn acwealde ellenlice; +t+ar
w+as +Aschere,
<P 66>
frodan fyrnwitan, feorh u+dgenge.
<R 2124>
No+der hy hine ne moston, sy+d+dan mergen cwom, dea+dwerigne,
Denia leode, bronde forb+arnan, ne on [{b+al{]
hladan leofne mannan; hio +t+at lic +atb+ar feondes
[{f+a+dmum{] [{under{] firgenstream.
<R 2129>
+t+at w+as [{Hro+dgare{] hreowa tornost +tara +te leodfruman
lange begeate.
<R 2131>
+ta se +deoden mec +dine life healsode hreohmod, +t+at ic on
holma ge+tring eorlscipe efnde, ealdre gene+dde,
m+ar+do fremede; he me mede gehet.
<R 2135>
Ic +da +d+as w+almes, +te is wide cu+d, [{grimne{] gryrelicne
grundhyrde fond; +t+ar unc hwile w+as hand gem+ane,
holm heolfre weoll, ond ic heafde becearf in +dam
[{gu+dsele{] Grendeles modor eacnum ecgum,
unsofte +tonan feorh o+dferede.
<R 2141>
N+as ic f+age +ta gyt, ac me eorla hleo eft gesealde ma+dma
menigeo, maga Healfdenes.
<R 2144>
Swa se +deodkyning +teawum lyfde.
<R 2145>
Nealles ic +dam leanum forloren h+afde, m+agnes mede, ac he me
[{ma+dmas{] geaf, sunu Healfdenes, on [{minne{]
sylfes dom; +da ic +de, beorncyning, bringan wylle, estum
geywan.
<R 2149>
Gen is eall +at +de lissa gelong; ic lyt hafo heafodmaga
nefne, Hygelac, +dec.
<R 2152>
Het +da in beran eaforheafodsegn, hea+dosteapne helm, hare
byrnan,
<P 67>
gu+dsweord geatolic, gyd +after wr+ac: Me +dis hildesceorp
Hro+dgar sealde, snotra fengel, sume
worde het +t+at ic his +arest +de est ges+agde.
<R 2158>
cw+a+d +t+at hyt h+afde Hiorogar cyning, leod Scyldunga lange
hwile; no +dy +ar suna sinum syllan wolde, hwatum Heorowearde,
+teah he him hold w+are, breostgew+adu.
<R 2162>
Bruc ealles well.
<R 2163>
Hyrde ic +t+at +tam fr+atwum feower mearas lungre, gelice,
last weardode, +appelfealuwe; he him est geteah meara
ond ma+dma.
<R 2166>
Swa sceal m+ag don, nealles inwitnet [{o+drum{] bregdon dyrnum
cr+afte, dea+d [{renian{] hondgesteallan.
<R 2169>
Hygelace w+as, [{ni+da{] heardum, nefa swy+de hold, ond
[{gehw+a+der{] o+drum hro+tra gemyndig.
<R 2172>
Hyrde ic +t+at he +done healsbeah Hygde gesealde, wr+atlicne
wundurma+d+dum, +done +te him Wealh+deo geaf,
[{+deodnes{] dohtor, +trio wicg somod swancor ond sadolbeorht;
hyre sy+d+dan w+as [{+after{] beah+dege [{breost{] geweor+dod.
<R 2177>
Swa [{bealdode{] bearn Ecg+deowes, guma gu+dum cu+d, godum
d+adum, dreah +after dome, nealles druncne slog
heor+dgeneatas; n+as him hreoh sefa, ac he mancynnes m+aste
cr+afte ginf+astan gife, +te him god sealde,
heold hildedeor.
<R 2183>
Hean w+as lange, swa hyne Geata bearn godne ne tealdon, ne
hyne on medobence micles wyr+dne
<P 68>
[{drihten{] Wedera gedon wolde; swy+de [{wendon{]
+t+at he sleac w+are, +a+deling unfrom.
<R 2188>
Edwenden cwom tireadigum menn torna gehwylces.
<R 2190>
Het +da eorla hleo in gefetian, hea+dorof cyning, Hre+dles
lafe golde gegyrede; n+as [{mid{] Geatum +da sincma+d+tum
selra [{on{] sweordes had; +t+at he on Biowulfes
bearm alegde ond him gesealde seofan +tusendo,
bold ond bregostol.
<R 2196>
Him w+as [{bam{] samod on +dam leodscipe [{lond{] gecynde,
eard, e+delriht, o+drum swi+dor side rice +tam +d+ar
selra w+as.
<R 2200>
[{Eft{] +t+at geiode ufaran dogrum hildehl+ammum, sy+d+dan
Hygelac l+ag ond [{Heardrede{] hildemeceas under bordhreo+dan
to bonan wurdon, +da hyne gesohtan on sige+teode
hearde hildefrecan, Hea+doscilfingas, ni+da gen+agdan nefan
Hererices, sy+d+dan Beowulfe brade rice on hand gehwearf.
<R 2208>
he geheold tela fiftig [{wintra{] w+as +da frod cyning, eald
[{e+telweard{] , o+d+d+at [{an{] ongan deorcum nihtum
draca [{ricsian{] , se +de on [{heaum{] [{hofe{] hord 
beweotode, stanbeorh [{steapne{] ; stig under l+ag, eldum 
uncu+d.
<R 2214>
+t+ar on innan giong
<P 69>
ni+da nathwylc, se [{+de{] [{neh{] gefeng
h+a+dnum horde, hond, [{since{] fahne.
<R 2217>
He +t+at sy+d+dan, [{+teah{] [{+de{] [{he{] sl+apende
[{besyred{] [{wurde{] +teofes cr+afte; +t+at sie +diod
[{onfand{] [{bufolc{] beorna, +t+at he [{gebolgen{] w+as.
<R 2221>
Nealles mid [{gewealdum{] wyrmhord [{abr+ac{] sylfes willum,
se +de him sare gesceod, ac for +treanedlan [{+teow{]
nathwylces h+ale+da bearna heteswengeas [{fleah{] ,
[{+arnes{] +tearfa, ond +d+ar inne [{fealh{] , secg synbysig,
sona onfunde +t+at [{+t+ar{] +dam gyste [{gryrebroga{] stod;
hw+a+dre [{earm{] [{sceapen{] sceapen [{+ta{] hyne se
f+ar begeat.
<R 2231>
[{Sincf+at{] ; +t+ar w+as swylcra fela in +dam [{eor+dhuse{]
+argestreona, swa hy on geardagum gumena nathwylc,
eormenlafe +a+telan cynnes, +tanchycgende +t+ar gehydde, deore
ma+dmas.
<R 2236>
Ealle hie dea+d fornam +arran m+alum, ond [{se{] an +da gen
leoda dugu+de, se +d+ar lengest hwearf, [{weard{] winegeomor,
[{wende{] +t+as ylcan, +t+at he lytel f+ac longgestreona
brucan moste.
<R 2241>
Beorh eallgearo wunode on wonge [{w+atery+dum{] neah, niwe be
n+asse, nearocr+aftum f+ast.
<P 70>
<R 2244>
+t+ar on [{innan{] b+ar eorlgestreona hringa hyrde
[{hordwyr+dne{] d+al, f+attan goldes, [{fea{] worda cw+a+d:
Heald +tu nu, hruse, nu h+ale+d ne [{moston{] , eorla +ahte.
<R 2248>
Hw+at, hyt +ar on +de gode begeaton.
<R 2249>
Gu+ddea+d fornam, [{feorhbealo{] frecne, [{fyra{] gehwylcne
leoda minra, [{+tara{] +de +tis [{lif{] ofgeaf, gesawon
seledream.
<R 2252>
[{Ic{] nah hwa sweord wege o+d+de [{feormie{] f+ated w+age,
dryncf+at deore; [{dugu+d{] ellor [{sceoc{] .
<R 2255>
Sceal se hearda helm [{hyrsted{] golde f+atum befeallen;
feormynd swefa+d, +ta +de beadogriman bywan sceoldon,
ge swylce seo herepad, sio +at hilde gebad ofer borda
gebr+ac bite irena, brosna+d +after beorne.
<R 2260>
Ne m+ag byrnan hring +after [{wigfruman{] wide feran,
h+ale+dum be healfe.
<R 2262>
N+as hearpan wyn, gomen gleobeames, ne god hafoc geond s+al
swinge+d, ne se swifta mearh burhstede beate+d.
<R 2265>
Bealocwealm hafa+d fela feorhcynna [{for+d{] onsended.
<R 2267>
Swa giomormod gioh+do m+ande an +after eallum, unbli+de
[{hwearf{] d+ages ond nihtes, o+d+d+at dea+des wylm hran
+at heortan.
<R 2270>
Hordwynne fond eald uhtscea+da opene standan,
<P 71>
se +de [{byrnende{] biorgas sece+d, nacod ni+ddraca, nihtes
fleoge+d fyre befangen; hyne foldbuend [{swi+de{]
[{ondr+ada+d{] .
<R 2275>
He gesecean sceall [{hord{] [{on{] [{hrusan{] , +t+ar he
h+a+den gold wara+d [{wintrum{] frod, ne by+d him wihte +dy
sel.
<R 2278>
Swa se +deodscea+da +treo hund wintra heold on hrusan
hord+arna sum, eacencr+aftig, o+d+d+at hyne an abealch
mon on mode; mandryhtne b+ar f+ated w+age, frio+dow+are b+ad
hlaford sinne.
<R 2283>
+da w+as hord rasod, onboren beaga hord, bene geti+dad
feasceaftum men.
<R 2285>
Frea sceawode fira fyrngeweorc forman si+de.
<R 2287>
+ta se wyrm onwoc, wroht w+as geniwad; stonc +da +after stane,
stearcheort onfand feondes fotlast; he to for+d gestop dyrnan
cr+afte dracan heafde neah.
<R 2291>
Swa m+ag unf+age ea+de gedigan wean ond wr+acsi+d, se +de
waldendes hyldo gehealde+t.
<R 2293>
Hordweard sohte georne +after grunde, wolde guman findan,
+tone +te him on sweofote sare geteode, hat
ond hreohmod [{hl+aw{] oft ymbehwearf ealne [{utanweardne{] ,
ne +d+ar +anig mon on [{+t+are{] westenne; hw+a+dre
[{wiges{] gefeh, [{beaduwe{] weorces, hwilum on beorh
+athwearf, sincf+at sohte.
<R 2300>
He +t+at sona [{onfand{] +d+at h+afde gumena sum goldes
gefandod, heahgestreona.
<R 2302>
Hordweard onbad
<P 72>
earfo+dlice o+d+d+at +afen cwom; w+as +da
gebolgen beorges hyrde, wolde [{se{] [{la+da{] lige forgyldan
drincf+at dyre.
<R 2306>
+ta w+as d+ag sceacen wyrme on willan; no on wealle l+ag,
bidan wolde, ac mid b+ale for, fyre gefysed.
<R 2309>
W+as se fruma egeslic leodum on lande, swa hyt lungre wear+d
on hyra sincgifan sare geendod.
<R 2312>
+da se g+ast ongan gledum spiwan, beorht hofu b+arnan;
bryneleoma stod eldum on andan.
<R 2314>
No [{+d+ar{] aht cwices la+d lyftfloga l+afan wolde.
<R 2316>
W+as +t+as wyrmes wig wide gesyne, nearofages ni+d nean ond
feorran, hu se gu+dscea+da Geata leode hatode
ond hynde; hord eft gesceat, dryhtsele dyrnne, +ar d+ages
hwile.
<R 2321>
H+afde landwara lige befangen, b+ale ond bronde, beorges
getruwode, wiges ond wealles; him seo wen geleah.
<R 2324>
+ta w+as Biowulfe broga gecy+ded snude to so+de, +t+at his
sylfes [{ham{] , bolda selest, brynewylmum mealt,
gifstol Geata.
<R 2327>
+t+at +dam godan w+as hreow on hre+dre, hygesorga m+ast; wende
se wisa +t+at he wealdende ofer ealde riht,
ecean dryhtne, bitre gebulge.
<R 2331>
Breost innan weoll +teostrum ge+toncum, swa him ge+tywe ne
w+as.
<R 2333>
H+afde ligdraca leoda f+asten, ealond utan, eor+dweard +done
gledum forgrunden; him +d+as gu+dkyning, Wedera +tioden,
wr+ace leornode.
<R 2337>
Heht him +ta gewyrcean wigendra hleo
<P 73>
eallirenne, eorla dryhten, wigbord wr+atlic; wisse he gearwe
+t+at him holtwudu [{helpan{] ne meahte, lind wi+d lige.
<R 2341>
Sceolde [{l+andaga{] +a+teling +argod ende gebidan, worulde
lifes, ond se wyrm somod, +teah +de hordwelan heolde lange.
<R 2345>
Oferhogode +da hringa fengel +t+at he +tone widflogan weorode
gesohte, sidan herge; no he him [{+ta{] s+acce
ondred, ne him +t+as wyrmes wig for wiht dyde, eafo+d ond
ellen, for+don he +ar fela nearo ne+dende ni+da
gedigde, hildehlemma, sy+d+dan he Hro+dgares, sigoreadig
secg, sele f+alsode ond +at gu+de forgrap Grendeles m+agum
la+dan cynnes.
<R 2354>
No +t+at l+asest w+as [{hondgemota{] , +t+ar mon Hygelac sloh,
sy+d+dan Geata cyning gu+de r+asum, freawine folca
Freslondum on, Hre+dles eafora hiorodryncum swealt, bille
gebeaten.
<R 2359>
+tonan Biowulf com sylfes cr+afte, sundnytte dreah; h+afde him
on earme [{ana{] XXX hildegeatwa, +ta he to holme [{beag{] .
<R 2362>
Nealles Hetware hremge [{+torfton{] fe+dewiges, +te him foran
ongean linde b+aron; lyt eft becwom fram +tam
[{hildfrecan{] hames niosan.
<R 2367>
Oferswam +da siole+da bigong sunu Ecg+deowes, earm anhaga, eft
to leodum; +t+ar him Hygd gebead hord ond
rice, beagas ond bregostol, bearne ne truwode +t+at he wi+d
+alfylcum e+telstolas healdan cu+de, +da w+as
Hygelac dead.
<P 74>
<R 2373>
No +dy +ar feasceafte findan meahton +at +dam +a+delinge
+anige +dinga, +t+at he Heardrede hlaford w+are o+d+de
+tone cynedom ciosan wolde; hw+a+dre he him on folce
freondlarum heold, estum mid are, o+d+d+at he yldra
wear+d, Wedergeatum weold.
<R 2379>
Hyne wr+acm+acgas ofer s+a sohtan, suna Ohteres; h+afdon hy
forhealden helm Scylfinga, +tone selestan s+acyninga
+tara +de in Swiorice sinc brytnade, m+arne +teoden.
<R 2384>
Him +t+at to mearce wear+d; he [{+t+ar{] [{for{] feorme
feorhwunde hleat sweordes swengum, sunu Hygelaces, ond
[{him{] eft gewat Ongen+dioes bearn hames niosan, sy+d+dan
Heardred l+ag, let +done bregostol Biowulf healdan,
Geatum wealdan.
<R 2390>
+t+at w+as god cyning.
<R 2391>
Se +d+as leodhryres lean gemunde uferan dogrum.
<R 2392>
Eadgilse wear+d feasceaftum freond, folce gestepte ofer s+a
side sunu Ohteres, wigum ond w+apnum; he gewr+ac sy+d+dan
cealdum cearsi+dum, cyning ealdre bineat.
<R 2397>
Swa he ni+da gehwane genesen h+afde, sli+dra [{geslyhta{] ,
sunu Ecg+diowes, ellenweorca, o+d +done anne d+ag
+te he wi+d +tam wyrme gewegan sceolde.
<R 2401>
Gewat +ta XIIa sum torne gebolgen dryhten Geata dracan
sceawian.
<R 2403>
H+afde +ta gefrunen hwanan sio f+ah+d aras,
<P 75>
bealoni+d biorna; him to bearme cwom ma+d+tumf+at m+are
+turh +d+as meldan hond.
<R 2406>
Se w+as on +dam +dreate +treotteo+da secg, se +d+as orleges or
onstealde, h+aft hygegiomor, sceolde hean +donon wong wisian.
<R 2409>
He ofer willan giong to +d+as +de he eor+dsele anne wisse,
hl+aw under hrusan holmwylme neh, y+dgewinne;
se w+as innan full wr+atta ond wira.
<R 2413>
Weard unhiore, gearo gu+dfreca, goldma+dmas heold, eald under
eor+dan.
<R 2415>
N+as +t+at y+de ceap to gegangenne gumena +anigum.
<R 2417>
Ges+at +da on n+asse ni+dheard cyning, +tenden h+alo abead
heor+dgeneatum, goldwine Geata.
<R 2419>
Him w+as geomor sefa, w+afre ond w+alfus, wyrd ungemete neah,
se +done gomelan gretan sceolde, secean sawle hord,
sundur ged+alan lif wi+d lice, no +ton lange w+as
feorh +a+telinges fl+asce bewunden.
<R 2425>
Biowulf ma+telade, bearn Ecg+deowes: Fela ic on giogo+de
gu+dr+asa gen+as, orleghwila; ic +t+at eall gemon.
<R 2428>
Ic w+as syfanwintre, +ta mec [{sinca{] [{baldor{] , freawine
folca, +at minum [{f+ader{] genam; heold mec ond h+afde
Hre+del cyning, geaf me sinc ond symbel, sibbe gemunde.
<R 2432>
N+as ic him to life la+dra owihte, beorn [{in{] burgum, +tonne
his bearna hwylc, Herebeald ond H+a+dcyn o+d+de Hygelac min.
<R 2435>
W+as +tam yldestan ungedefelice m+ages d+adum mor+torbed
stred, sy+d+dan hyne H+a+dcyn of hornbogan,
<P 76>
his freawine, flane geswencte, miste mercelses ond his m+ag
ofscet, bro+dor o+derne blodigan gare.
<R 2441>
+t+at w+as feohleas gefeoht, fyrenum gesyngad, hre+dre
hygeme+de; sceolde hw+a+dre swa +teah +a+deling unwrecen
ealdres linnan.
<R 2444>
Swa bi+d geomorlic gomelum ceorle to gebidanne, +t+at his byre
ride giong on galgan, +tonne he gyd wrece, sarigne sang,
+tonne his sunu hanga+d hrefne to hro+dre,
ond he him [{helpe{] ne m+ag, eald ond infrod,
+anige gefremman.
<R 2450>
Symble bi+d gemyndgad morna gehwylce eaforan ellorsi+d; o+dres
ne gyme+d to gebidanne burgum in innan yrfeweardas,
+tonne se an hafa+d +turh dea+des nyd d+ada
gefondad.
<R 2455>
Gesyh+d sorhcearig on his suna bure winsele westne, windge
reste reote berofene.
<R 2457>
Ridend swefa+d, h+ale+d in ho+dman; nis +t+ar hearpan sweg,
gomen in geardum, swylce +d+ar iu w+aron.
<R 2460>
Gewite+d +tonne on sealman, sorhleo+d g+ale+d an +after anum;
+tuhte him eall to rum, wongas ond wicstede.
<R 2462>
Swa Wedra helm +after Herebealde heortan sorge [{weallende{]
w+ag.
<R 2464>
Wihte ne meahte on +dam feorhbonan f+agh+de gebetan; no +dy
+ar he +tone hea+dorinc hatian ne meahte la+dum
d+adum, +teah him leof ne w+as.
<R 2468>
He +da mid +t+are sorhge, +te him [{swa{] sar belamp, gumdream
ofgeaf, godes leoht geceas, eaferum l+afde,
swa de+d eadig mon, lond ond leodbyrig, +ta he of life gewat.
<P 77>
<R 2472>
+ta w+as synn ond sacu Sweona ond Geata ofer [{wid{] w+ater,
wroht gem+ane, hereni+d hearda, sy+d+dan Hre+del
swealt, o+d+de him Ongen+deowes eaferan w+aran frome,
fyrdhwate, freode ne woldon ofer heafo healdan,
ac ymb Hreosnabeorh eatolne inwitscear oft [{gefremedon{] .
<R 2479>
+t+at m+agwine mine gewr+acan, f+ah+de ond fyrene, swa hyt
gefr+age w+as, +teah +de o+der his ealdre gebohte,
heardan ceape: H+a+dcynne wear+d, Geata dryhtne, gu+d ons+age.
<R 2484>
+ta ic on morgne gefr+agn m+ag o+derne billes ecgum on bonan
st+alan, +t+ar Ongen+teow Eofores niosa+d.
<R 2487>
Gu+dhelm toglad, gomela Scylfing hreas [{hildeblac{] ; hond
gemunde f+ah+do genoge, feorhsweng ne ofteah.
<R 2490>
Ic him +ta ma+dmas, +te he me sealde, geald +at gu+de, swa me
gife+de w+as, leohtan sweorde; he me lond forgeaf,
eard, e+delwyn.
<R 2493>
N+as him +anig +tearf +t+at he to Gif+dum o+d+de to Gardenum
o+d+de in Swiorice secean +turfe [{wyrsan{] wigfrecan,
weor+de gecypan.
<R 2497>
Symle ic him on fe+dan beforan wolde, ana on orde, ond swa to
aldre sceall s+acce fremman, +tenden +tis
sweord +tola+d, +t+at mec +ar ond si+d oft gel+aste.
<R 2501>
Sy+d+dan ic for duge+dum D+aghrefne wear+d to handbonan, Huga
cempan; nalles he +da fr+atwe [{Frescyninge{] ,
breostweor+dunge, bringan moste, ac in [{compe{] gecrong
cumbles hyrde,
<P 78>
+a+teling on elne; ne w+as ecg bona, ac him hildegrap
heortan wylmas, banhus gebr+ac.
<R 2508>
Nu sceall billes ecg, hond ond heard sweord, ymb hord wigan.
<R 2510>
Beowulf ma+delode, beotwordum spr+ac niehstan si+de: Ic
gene+dde fela gu+da on geogo+de; gyt ic wylle, frod folces
weard, f+ah+de secan, [{m+ar+du{] fremman, gif mec
se manscea+da of eor+dsele ut gesece+d.
<R 2516>
Gegrette +da gumena gehwylcne, hwate helmberend, hindeman
si+de, sw+ase gesi+das: Nolde ic sweord beran, w+apen to
wyrme, gif ic wiste hu wi+d +dam agl+acean
[{elles{] meahte gylpe wi+dgripan, swa ic gio [{wi+d{]
Grendle dyde.
<R 2522>
Ac ic +d+ar hea+dufyres hates wene, [{ore+des{] ond
[{attres{] ; for+don ic me on hafu bord ond byrnan.
<R 2524>
Nelle ic beorges weard [{forfleon{] fotes trem, ac unc
[{fur+dur{] sceal weor+dan +at wealle, swa unc wyrd geteo+d,
metod manna gehw+as.
<R 2527>
Ic eom on mode from +t+at ic wi+d +tone gu+dflogan gylp
ofersitte.
<R 2529>
Gebide ge on beorge byrnum werede, secgas on searwum, hw+a+der
sel m+age +after w+alr+ase wunde gedygan uncer twega.
<R 2532>
Nis +t+at eower si+d ne gemet mannes, [{nefne{] min anes,
[{+t+at{] he wi+d agl+acean eofo+do d+ale, eorlscype efne.
<R 2535>
Ic mid elne sceall gold gegangan, o+d+de gu+d nime+d,
feorhbealu frecne, frean eowerne.
<R 2538>
Aras +da bi ronde rof oretta,
<P 79>
heard under helme, hiorosercean b+ar under stancleofu,
strengo getruwode anes mannes.
<R 2541>
Ne bi+d swylc earges si+d.
<R 2542>
Geseah +da be wealle se [{+de{] worna fela, gumcystum god,
gu+da gedigde, hildehlemma, +tonne hnitan fe+dan,
[{stondan{] stanbogan, stream ut +tonan brecan of beorge.
<R 2546>
W+as +t+are burnan w+alm hea+dofyrum hat; ne meahte horde neah
unbyrnende +anige hwile deop gedygan for dracan lege.
<R 2550>
Let +da of breostum, +da he gebolgen w+as, Wedergeata leod
word ut faran, stearcheort styrmde; stefn in becom hea+dotorht
hlynnan under harne stan.
<R 2554>
Hete w+as onhrered, hordweard oncniow mannes reorde; n+as
+d+ar mara fyrst freode to friclan.
<R 2556>
From +arest cwom oru+d agl+acean ut of stane, hat hildeswat.
<R 2558>
Hruse dynede.
<R 2559>
Biorn under beorge bordrand onswaf wi+d +dam gryregieste,
Geata dryhten; +da w+as hringbogan heorte gefysed s+acce
to seceanne.
<R 2562>
Sweord +ar gebr+ad god gu+dcyning, gomele lafe, ecgum
[{unslaw{] ; +aghw+a+drum w+as bealohycgendra broga fram
o+drum.
<R 2566>
Sti+dmod gestod [{wi+d{] steapne rond winia bealdor, +da se
wyrm gebeah snude tosomne; he on searwum bad.
<R 2569>
Gewat +da byrnende gebogen scri+dan, to gescipe scyndan.
<R 2570>
Scyld wel gebearg life ond lice l+assan hwile m+arum +teodne
+tonne his myne sohte, +d+ar he +ty fyrste, forman dogore
<P 80>
wealdan moste swa him wyrd ne gescraf hre+d +at hilde.
<R 2575>
Hond up abr+ad Geata dryhten, gryrefahne sloh incgelafe, +t+at
sio ecg gewac brun on bane, bat unswi+dor +tonne his
+diodcyning +tearfe h+afde, bysigum geb+aded.
<R 2580>
+ta w+as beorges weard +after hea+duswenge on hreoum mode,
wearp w+alfyre; wide sprungon hildeleoman.
<R 2583>
Hre+dsigora ne gealp goldwine Geata; gu+dbill geswac, nacod
+at ni+de, swa hyt no sceolde, iren +argod.
<R 2586>
Ne w+as +t+at e+de si+d, +t+at se m+ara maga Ecg+deowes
grundwong +tone ofgyfan wolde; sceolde [{ofer{] willan wic
eardian elles hwergen, swa sceal +aghwylc mon al+atan
l+andagas.
<R 2591>
N+as +da long to +don +t+at +da agl+acean hy eft gemetton.
<R 2593>
Hyrte hyne hordweard hre+der +a+dme weoll niwan stefne; nearo
+drowode, fyre befongen, se +de +ar folce weold.
<R 2596>
Nealles him on heape [{handgesteallan{] , +a+delinga bearn,
ymbe gestodon hildecystum, ac hy on holt bugon, ealdre burgan.
<R 2599>
Hiora in anum weoll sefa wi+d sorgum; sibb +afre ne m+ag wiht
onwendan +tam +de wel +tence+d.
<R 2602>
Wiglaf w+as haten Weoxstanes sunu, leoflic lindwiga, leod
Scylfinga, m+ag +alfheres; geseah his mondryhten under
heregriman hat +trowian.
<R 2606>
Gemunde +da +da are +te he him +ar forgeaf,
<P 81>
wicstede weligne W+agmundinga, folcrihta gehwylc,
swa his f+ader ahte.
<R 2609>
Ne mihte +da forhabban; hond rond gefeng, geolwe linde, gomel
swyrd geteah, +t+at w+as mid eldum Eanmundes laf,
suna [{Ohteres{] .
<R 2612>
+tam +at s+acce wear+d, [{wr+accan{] wineleasum, [{Weohstan{]
bana meces ecgum, ond his magum +atb+ar brunfagne
helm, hringde byrnan, eald sweord etonisc; +t+at him Onela
forgeaf, his g+adelinges gu+dgew+adu, fyrdsearo fuslic,
no ymbe +da f+ah+de spr+ac, +teah +de he his
bro+dor bearn abredwade.
<R 2620>
He fr+atwe geheold fela missera, bill ond byrnan, o+d+d+at his
byre mihte eorlscipe efnan swa his +arf+ader;
geaf him +da mid Geatum gu+dgew+ada, +aghw+as unrim, +ta
he of ealdre gewat, frod on for+dweg.
<R 2625>
+ta w+as forma si+d geongan cempan, +t+at he gu+de r+as mid
his freodryhtne fremman sceolde.
<R 2628>
Ne gemealt him se modsefa, ne his [{m+ages{] laf gewac +at
wige; [{+t+at{] se wyrm onfand, sy+d+dan hie tog+adre
gegan h+afdon.
<R 2631>
Wiglaf ma+delode, wordrihta fela s+agde gesi+dum him w+as sefa
geomor: Ic +d+at [{m+al{] geman, +t+ar we medu +tegun,
+tonne [{we{] geheton ussum hlaforde in biorsele, +de us
+das beagas geaf, +t+at we him +da gu+dgetawa
gyldan woldon gif him +tyslicu +tearf gelumpe, helmas ond
heard sweord.
<R 2638>
+de he usic on herge geceas to +dyssum si+dfate sylfes willum,
onmunde usic m+ar+da, ond me +tas ma+dmas geaf,
<P 82>
+te he usic garwigend gode tealde, hwate helmberend,
+teah +de hlaford us +tis ellenweorc ana a+dohte to
gefremmanne, folces hyrde, for +dam he manna m+ast
m+ar+da gefremede, d+ada dollicra.
<R 2646>
Nu is se d+ag cumen +t+at ure mandryhten m+agenes behofa+d,
godra gu+drinca; wutun gongan to, helpan hildfruman,
+tenden hyt sy, gledegesa grim.
<R 2650>
God wat on mec +t+at me is micle leofre +t+at minne lichaman
mid minne goldgyfan gled f+a+dmie.
<R 2653>
Ne +tynce+d me gerysne +t+at we rondas beren eft to earde,
nemne we +aror m+agen fane gefyllan, feorh ealgian
Wedra +deodnes.
<R 2656>
Ic wat [{geare{] +t+at n+aron ealdgewyrht, +t+at he ana scyle
[{Geata{] dugu+de gnorn +trowian, gesigan +at s+acce;
urum sceal sweord ond helm, byrne ond [{beaduscrud{] , bam
gem+ane.
<R 2661>
Wod +ta +turh +tone w+alrec, wigheafolan b+ar frean on fultum,
fea worda [{cw+a+d{] : Leofa Biowulf, l+ast eall
tela, swa +du on geogu+dfeore geara gecw+ade +t+at +du ne
al+ate be +de lifigendum dom gedreosan.
<R 2666>
Scealt nu d+adum rof, +a+deling anhydig, ealle m+agene feorh
ealgian; ic +de full+astu.
<R 2669>
+after +dam wordum wyrm yrre cwom, atol inwitg+ast, o+dre
si+de fyrwylmum fah fionda [{niosian{] ,
<P 83>
la+dra manna; ligy+dum for.
<R 2673>
Born bord wi+d rond, byrne ne meahte geongum garwigan geoce
gefremman, ac se maga geonga [{under{] his
m+ages scyld elne geeode, +ta his agen [{w+as{] gledum
forgrunden.
<R 2677>
+ta gen gu+dcyning [{m+ar+da{] gemunde, m+agenstrengo sloh
hildebille, +t+at hyt on heafolan stod ni+te genyded;
n+agling forb+arst, geswac +at s+acce sweord Biowulfes,
gomol ond gr+agm+al.
<R 2681>
Him +t+at gife+de ne w+as +t+at him irenna ecge mihton helpan
+at hilde; w+as sio hond to strong, se +de meca gehwane,
mine gefr+age, swenge ofersohte, +tonne he to
s+acce b+ar w+apen [{wundrum{] heard; n+as him wihte +de sel.
<R 2688>
+ta w+as +teodscea+da +triddan si+de, frecne fyrdraca, f+ah+da
gemyndig, r+asde on +done rofan, +ta him rum ageald,
hat ond hea+dogrim, heals ealne ymbefeng biteran banum;
he geblodegod wear+d sawuldriore, swat
y+dum weoll.
<R 2694>
+da ic +at +tearfe [{gefr+agn{] +teodcyninges andlongne eorl
ellen cy+dan, cr+aft ond cen+du, swa him gecynde
w+as.
<R 2697>
Ne hedde he +t+as heafolan, ac sio hand gebarn modiges mannes,
+t+ar he his [{m+ages{] healp, +t+at he +tone ni+dg+ast
nio+dor hwene sloh, secg on searwum, +t+at +d+at
sweord gedeaf, fah ond f+ated, +t+at +d+at fyr ongon
swe+drian sy+d+dan.
<R 2702>
+ta gen sylf cyning geweold his gewitte, w+allseaxe gebr+ad
biter ond beaduscearp, +t+at he on byrnan w+ag;
forwrat Wedra helm wyrm on middan.
<R 2706>
Feond gefyldan ferh ellen wr+ac,
<P 84>
ond hi hyne +ta begen abroten h+afdon, sib+a+delingas.
<R 2708>
Swylc sceolde secg wesan, +tegn +at +dearfe.
<R 2709>
+t+at +dam +teodne w+as [{si+dast{] sigehwila sylfes d+adum,
worlde geweorces.
<R 2711>
+da sio wund ongon, +te him se [{eor+ddraca{] +ar geworhte,
swelan ond swellan; he +t+at sona onfand,
+t+at him on breostum [{bealoni+de{] weoll attor on innan.
<R 2715>
+da se +a+deling giong +t+at he bi wealle wishycgende ges+at
on sesse; seah on enta geweorc, hu +da stanbogan stapulum
f+aste ece eor+dreced innan healde.
<R 2720>
Hyne +ta mid handa heorodreorigne, +teoden m+arne, +tegn
ungemete till [{winedryhten{] his w+atere gelafede,
hilde s+adne, ond his [{helm{] onspeon.
<R 2724>
Biowulf ma+telode he ofer benne spr+ac, wunde w+albleate;
wisse he gearwe +t+at he d+aghwila gedrogen h+afde,
eor+dan [{wynne{] ; +da w+as eall sceacen dogorgerimes,
dea+d ungemete neah: Nu ic suna minum syllan wolde
gu+dgew+adu, +t+ar me gife+de swa +anig yrfeweard +after
wurde lice gelenge.
<R 2732>
Ic +das leode heold fiftig wintra; n+as se folccyning,
ymbesittendra +anig +dara, +te mec gu+dwinum gretan dorste,
egesan +deon.
<R 2736>
Ic on earde bad m+algesceafta, heold min tela, ne sohte
searoni+das, ne me swor fela
<P 85>
a+da on unriht.
<R 2739>
Ic +d+as ealles m+ag feorhbennum seoc gefean habban; for +dam
me witan ne +dearf waldend fira mor+dorbealo maga,
+tonne min sceace+d lif of lice.
<R 2742>
Nu +du lungre geong hord sceawian under harne stan, Wiglaf
leofa, nu se wyrm lige+d, swefe+d sare wund, since bereafod.
<R 2747>
Bio nu on ofoste, +t+at ic +arwelan, gold+aht ongite, gearo
sceawige swegle searogimmas, +t+at ic +dy seft
m+age +after ma+d+dumwelan min al+atan lif ond leodscipe,
+tone ic longe heold.
<R 2752>
+da ic snude gefr+agn sunu Wihstanes +after wordcwydum wundum
dryhtne hyran hea+dosiocum, hringnet beran, brogdne
beadusercean [{under{] beorges hrof.
<R 2756>
Geseah +da sigehre+dig, +ta he bi sesse geong, mago+tegn modig
ma+d+dumsigla fealo, gold glitinian grunde
getenge, wundur on wealle, ond +t+as wyrmes denn, ealdes
uhtflogan, orcas stondan, fyrnmanna fatu feormendlease,
hyrstum behrorene; +t+ar w+as helm monig eald ond
omig, earmbeaga fela searwum ges+aled.
<R 2764>
Sinc ea+de m+ag, gold on [{grunde{] , gumcynnes gehwone
oferhigian, hyde se +de wylle.
<R 2767>
Swylce he siomian geseah segn eallgylden heah ofer horde,
hondwundra m+ast, gelocen leo+docr+aftum; of
+dam [{leoma{] stod, +t+at he +tone grundwong ongitan meahte,
[{wr+ate{] giondwlitan.
<R 2771>
N+as +d+as wyrmes +t+ar onsyn +anig, ac hyne ecg fornam.
<P 86>
<R 2773>
+da ic on hl+awe gefr+agn hord reafian, eald enta geweorc,
anne mannan, him on bearm [{hladon{] bunan ond
discas sylfes dome; segn eac genom, beacna beorhtost.
<R 2777>
Bill +ar gescod ecg w+as iren ealdhlafordes +tam +dara ma+dma
mundbora w+as longe hwile, ligegesan w+ag hatne for horde,
hioroweallende middelnihtum, o+d+t+at he
mor+dre swealt.
<R 2783>
Ar w+as on ofoste, eftsi+des georn, fr+atwum gefyr+dred; hyne
fyrwet br+ac, hw+a+der collenfer+d cwicne gemette in +dam
wongstede Wedra +teoden ellensiocne, +t+ar he
hine +ar forlet.
<R 2788>
He +da mid +tam ma+dmum m+arne +tioden, dryhten sinne,
driorigne fand ealdres +at ende; he hine eft ongon
w+ateres weorpan, o+d+t+at wordes ord breosthord +turhbr+ac.
<R 2793>
[{gomel{] on [{gioh+de{] gold sceawode: Ic +dara fr+atwa frean
ealles +danc, wuldurcyninge, wordum secge, ecum dryhtne,
+te ic her on starie, +t+as +de ic moste minum
leodum +ar swyltd+age swylc gestrynan.
<R 2799>
Nu ic on ma+dma hord [{mine{] bebohte frode feorhlege,
fremma+d gena leoda +tearfe; ne m+ag ic her leng wesan.
<R 2802>
Hata+d hea+dom+are hl+aw gewyrcean beorhtne +after b+ale +at
brimes nosan; se scel to gemyndum minum leodum heah hlifian
on Hronesn+asse,
<P 87>
+t+at hit s+ali+dend sy+d+dan hatan Biowulfes biorh,
+da +de brentingas ofer floda genipu feorran drifa+d.
<R 2809>
Dyde him of healse hring gyldenne +tioden +tristhydig, +tegne
gesealde, geongum garwigan, goldfahne helm, beah ond byrnan,
het hyne brucan well: +tu eart endelaf usses cynnes,
W+agmundinga.
<R 2814>
Ealle wyrd [{forsweop{] mine magas to metodsceafte, eorlas on
elne; ic him +after sceal.
<R 2817>
+t+at w+as +tam gomelan ging+aste word breostgehygdum, +ar he
b+al cure, hate hea+dowylmas; him of [{hre+dre{]
gewat sawol secean so+df+astra dom.
<R 2821>
+da w+as gegongen [{guman{] unfrodum earfo+dlice, +t+at he on
eor+dan geseah +tone leofestan lifes +at ende bleate geb+aran.
<R 2824>
Bona swylce l+ag, egeslic eor+ddraca ealdre bereafod, bealwe
geb+aded.
<R 2826>
Beahhordum leng wyrm wohbogen wealdan ne moste, ac [{hine{]
irenna ecga fornamon, hearde, hea+doscearde
homera lafe, +t+at se widfloga wundum stille hreas on hrusan
hord+arne neah.
<R 2832>
Nalles +after lyfte lacende hwearf middelnihtum, ma+dm+ahta
wlonc ansyn ywde, ac he eor+dan gefeoll for
+d+as hildfruman hondgeweorce.
<R 2836>
Huru +t+at on lande lyt manna +dah, m+agenagendra, mine
gefr+age, +teah +de he d+ada gehw+as dyrstig w+are,
+t+at he wi+d attorscea+dan ore+de ger+asde, o+d+de hringsele
hondum styrede, gif he w+accende weard onfunde
<P 88>
buon on beorge.
<R 2842>
Biowulfe wear+d dryhtma+dma d+al dea+de forgolden; h+afde
[{+aghw+a+der{] ende gefered l+anan lifes.
<R 2845>
N+as +da lang to +don +t+at +da hildlatan holt ofgefan, tydre
treowlogan tyne +atsomne.
<R 2848>
+da ne dorston +ar dare+dum lacan on hyra mandryhtnes miclan
+tearfe, ac hy scamiende scyldas b+aran, gu+dgew+adu,
+t+ar se gomela l+ag, wlitan on Wilaf.
<R 2852>
He gewergad s+at, fe+decempa, frean eaxlum neah, wehte hyne
w+atre; him wiht ne [{speow{] .
<R 2855>
Ne meahte he on eor+dan, +deah he u+de wel, on +dam frumgare
feorh gehealdan, ne +d+as wealdendes wiht oncirran;
wolde dom godes d+adum r+adan gumena gehwylcum, swa he
nu gen de+d.
<R 2860>
+ta w+as +at +dam [{geongan{] grim [{ondswaru{] e+dbegete +tam
+de +ar his elne forleas.
<R 2862>
Wiglaf ma+delode, Weohstanes sunu, sec, sarigfer+d seah on
unleofe: +t+at, la, m+ag secgan se +de wyle so+d specan
+t+at se mondryhten se eow +da ma+dmas geaf, eoredgeatwe,
+te ge +t+ar on standa+d, +tonne he on ealubence oft gesealde
healsittendum helm ond byrnan, +teoden his +tegnum,
swylce he +trydlicost ower feor o+d+de neah findan meahte,
+t+at he genunga gu+dgew+adu wra+de forwurpe,
+da hyne wig beget.
<R 2873>
Nealles folccyning fyrdgesteallum gylpan +torfte; hw+a+dre him
god u+de, sigora waldend, +t+at he hyne sylfne gewr+ac
ana mid ecge, +ta him w+as elnes +tearf.
<R 2877>
Ic him lifwra+de lytle meahte
<P 89>
+atgifan +at gu+de, ond ongan
swa +teah ofer min gemet m+ages helpan; symle
w+as +ty s+amra, +tonne ic sweorde drep ferh+dgeni+dlan, fyr
unswi+dor weoll of gewitte.
<R 2882>
[{Wergendra{] to lyt +trong ymbe +teoden, +ta hyne sio +trag
becwom.
<R 2884>
[{Nu{] sceal sinc+tego ond swyrdgifu, eall e+delwyn eowrum
cynne, lufen alicgean; londrihtes mot +t+are m+agburge
monna +aghwylc idel hweorfan, sy+d+dan +a+delingas
feorran gefricgean fleam eowerne, domleasan d+ad.
<R 2890>
Dea+d bi+d sella eorla gehwylcum +tonne edwitlif.
<R 2892>
Heht +da +t+at hea+doweorc to hagan biodan up ofer ecgclif,
+t+ar +t+at eorlweorod morgenlongne d+ag modgiomor s+at,
bordh+abbende, bega on wenum, endedogores ond
eftcymes leofes monnes.
<R 2897>
Lyt swigode niwra spella se +de n+as gerad, ac he so+dlice
s+agde ofer ealle: Nu is wilgeofa Wedra leoda, dryhten Geata,
dea+dbedde f+ast, wuna+d w+alreste wyrmes d+adum.
<R 2903>
Him on efn lige+d ealdorgewinna [{sexbennum{] seoc; sweorde ne
meahte on +dam agl+acean +anige +tinga wunde
gewyrcean.
<R 2906>
Wiglaf site+d ofer Biowulfe, byre Wihstanes,
<P 90>
eorl ofer o+drum unlifigendum, healde+d higem+a+dum
heafodwearde leofes ond la+des.
<R 2910>
Nu ys leodum wen orleghwile, sy+d+dan [{underne{] Froncum ond
Frysum fyll cyninges wide weor+de+d.
<R 2913>
W+as sio wroht scepen heard wi+d Hugas, sy+d+dan Higelac cwom
faran flotherge on Fresna land, +t+ar hyne
Hetware hilde [{gen+agdon{] , elne geeodon mid oferm+agene,
+t+at se byrnwiga bugan sceolde, feoll on fe+dan,
nalles fr+atwe geaf ealdor dugo+de.
<R 2920>
Us w+as a sy+d+dan Merewioingas milts ungyfe+de.
<R 2921>
Ne ic [{to{] Sweo+deode sibbe o+d+de treowe wihte ne wene, ac
w+as wide cu+d +t+atte Ongen+dio ealdre besny+dede H+a+tcen
Hre+tling wi+d Hrefnawudu, +ta for onmedlan +arest
gesohton Geata leode Gu+dscilfingas.
<R 2928>
Sona him se froda f+ader Ohtheres, eald ond egesfull,
[{ondslyht{] ageaf, abreot brimwisan, bryd [{ahredde{] ,
gomela [{iomeowlan{] golde berofene, Onelan modor ond
Ohtheres, ond +da folgode feorhgeni+dlan, o+d+d+at hi
o+deodon earfo+dlice in Hrefnesholt hlafordlease.
<R 2936>
Bes+at +da sinherge sweorda lafe, wundum werge, wean oft gehet
earmre teohhe ondlonge niht, cw+a+d, he on mergenne meces ecgum
<P 91>
getan wolde, sum on [{galgtreowum{] [{fuglum{] to gamene.
<R 2941>
Frofor eft gelamp sarigmodum somod +ard+age, sy+d+dan hie
Hygelaces horn ond byman, gealdor ongeaton, +ta se goda com
leoda dugo+de on last faran.
<R 2946>
W+as sio swatswa+du [{Sweona{] ond Geata, w+alr+as weora wide
gesyne, hu +da folc mid him f+ah+de towehton.
<R 2949>
Gewat him +da se goda mid his g+adelingum, frod, felageomor,
f+asten secean, eorl Ongen+tio, ufor oncirde; h+afde Higelaces
hilde gefrunen, wlonces wigcr+aft, wi+dres ne truwode,
+t+at he s+amannum onsacan mihte, hea+doli+dendum hord
forstandan, bearn ond bryde; beah eft +tonan eald
under eor+dweall.
<R 2957>
+ta w+as +aht boden Sweona leodum, segn [{Higelaces{]
freo+dowong +tone [{for+d{] ofereodon, sy+d+dan Hre+dlingas
to hagan +trungon.
<R 2961>
+t+ar wear+d Ongen+diow ecgum [{sweorda{] , blondenfexa, on bid
wrecen, +t+at se +teodcyning +dafian sceolde Eafores anne dom.
<R 2964>
Hyne yrringa Wulf Wonreding w+apne ger+ahte, +t+at him for
swenge swat +adrum sprong for+d under fexe.
<R 2967>
N+as he forht swa +deh, gomela Scilfing, ac forgeald hra+de
wyrsan wrixle w+alhlem +tone, sy+d+dan +deodcyning
+tyder oncirde.
<R 2971>
Ne meahte se snella sunu Wonredes ealdum ceorle [{ondslyht{]
giofan,
<P 92>
ac he him on heafde helm +ar gescer, +t+at he blode fah
bugan sceolde, feoll on foldan; n+as he f+age +ta git,
ac he hyne gewyrpte, +teah +de him wund hrine.
<R 2977>
Let se hearda Higelaces +tegn [{bradne{] mece, +ta his bro+dor
l+ag, eald sweord eotonisc, entiscne helm brecan ofer
bordweal; +da gebeah cyning, folces hyrde, w+as in
feorh dropen.
<R 2982>
+da w+aron monige +te his m+ag wri+don, ricone ar+ardon, +da
him gerymed wear+d +t+at hie w+alstowe wealdan moston.
<R 2985>
+tenden reafode rinc o+derne, nam on Ongen+dio irenbyrnan,
heard swyrd hilted ond his helm somod, hares hyrste
Higelace b+ar.
<R 2989>
[{He{] [{+dam{] fr+atwum feng ond him f+agre gehet leana
[{mid{] leodum, ond [{gel+aste{] swa.
<R 2991>
geald +tone gu+dr+as Geata dryhten, Hre+dles eafora, +ta he to
ham becom, Iofore ond Wulfe mid oferma+dmum,
sealde hiora gehw+a+drum hund +tusenda landes ond locenra
beaga ne +dorfte him +da lean o+dwitan mon on middangearde,
[{sy+d+dan{] hie +da m+ar+da geslogon, ond +da
Iofore forgeaf angan dohtor, hamweor+dunge, hyldo to wedde.
<R 2999>
+t+at ys sio f+ah+do ond se feondscipe, w+alni+d wera, +d+as
+de ic [{wen{] hafo, +te us secea+d to Sweona leoda,
sy+d+dan hie gefricgea+d frean userne ealdorleasne, +tone +de
+ar geheold wi+d hettendum hord ond rice +after h+ale+da
hryre, hwate Scildingas, folcred fremede o+d+de
fur+dur gen eorlscipe efnde.
<R 3007>
[{Nu{] is ofost betost
<P 93>
+t+at we +teodcyning +t+ar sceawian ond +tone gebringan,
+te us beagas geaf, on adf+are.
<R 3010>
Ne scel anes hw+at meltan mid +tam modigan, ac +t+ar is ma+dma
hord, gold unrime grimme [{geceapod{] , ond nu +at si+destan
sylfes feore beagas [{gebohte{] .
<R 3014>
+ta sceall brond fretan, +aled +teccean, nalles eorl wegan
ma+d+dum to gemyndum, ne m+ag+d scyne habban on
healse hringweor+dunge, ac sceal geomormod, golde bereafod,
oft nalles +ane elland tredan, nu se herewisa hleahtor alegde,
gamen ond gleodream.
<R 3021>
For+don sceall gar wesan monig, morgenceald, mundum bewunden,
h+afen on handa, nalles hearpan sweg wigend weccean,
ac se wonna hrefn fus ofer f+agum fela reordian,
earne secgan hu him +at +ate speow,
+tenden he wi+d wulf w+al reafode.
<R 3028>
Swa se secg hwata secggende w+as la+dra spella; he ne leag
fela wyrda ne worda.
<R 3030>
Weorod eall aras; eodon unbli+de under Earnan+as, wollenteare
[{wundur{] sceawian.
<R 3033>
Fundon +da on sande sawulleasne hlimbed healdan +tone +te him
hringas geaf +arran m+alum; +ta w+as ended+ag
godum gegongen, +t+at se gu+dcyning, Wedra +teoden,
wundordea+de swealt.
<R 3038>
+ar hi +t+ar gesegan syllicran wiht, wyrm on wonge
wi+derr+ahtes +t+ar [{la+dne{] licgean; w+as se legdraca
<P 94>
grimlic, [{gryrefah{] , gledum besw+aled.
<R 3042>
Se w+as fiftiges fotgemearces lang on legere, lyftwynne heold
nihtes hwilum, ny+der eft gewat dennes
niosian; w+as +da dea+de f+ast, h+afde eor+dscrafa ende
genyttod.
<R 3047>
Him big stodan bunan ond orcas, discas lagon ond dyre swyrd,
omige, +turhetone, swa hie wi+d eor+dan f+a+dm +tusend wintra
+t+ar eardodon.
<R 3051>
+tonne w+as +t+at yrfe, eacencr+aftig, iumonna gold galdre
bewunden, +t+at +dam hringsele hrinan ne moste gumena +anig,
nefne god sylfa, sigora so+dcyning, sealde +tam +de he
wolde he is manna gehyld hord openian, efne swa hwylcum manna
swa him gemet +duhte.
<R 3058>
+ta w+as gesyne +t+at se si+d ne +dah +tam +de unrihte inne
gehydde [{wr+ate{] under wealle.
<R 3060>
Weard +ar ofsloh feara sumne; +ta sio f+ah+d gewear+d gewrecen
wra+dlice.
<R 3062>
Wundur hwar +tonne eorl ellenrof ende gefere lifgesceafta,
+tonne leng ne m+ag mon mid his [{magum{] meduseld buan.
<R 3066>
Swa w+as Biowulfe, +ta he biorges weard sohte, searoni+das;
seolfa ne cu+de +turh hw+at his worulde gedal
weor+dan sceolde.
<R 3069>
Swa hit o+d domes d+ag diope benemdon +teodnas m+are, +ta
+d+at +t+ar dydon, +t+at se secg w+are synnum scildig,
hergum gehea+derod, hellbendum f+ast, wommum gewitnad, se
+done wong [{strude{] , n+as he goldhw+ate gearwor h+afde
agendes est +ar gesceawod.
<R 3076>
Wiglaf ma+delode, Wihstanes sunu:
<P 95>
Oft sceall eorl monig anes willan wr+ac [{adreogan{] ,
swa us geworden is.
<R 3079>
Ne meahton we gel+aran leofne +teoden, rices hyrde, r+ad
+anigne, +t+at he ne grette goldweard +tone, lete
hyne licgean +t+ar he longe w+as, wicum wunian o+d
woruldende; heold on heahgesceap.
<R 3084>
Hord ys gesceawod, grimme gegongen; w+as +t+at gife+de to
swi+d +te +done [{+teodcyning{] +tyder ontyhte.
<R 3087>
Ic w+as +t+ar inne ond +t+at eall geondseh, recedes geatwa,
+ta me gerymed w+as, nealles sw+aslice si+d alyfed inn
under eor+dweall.
<R 3090>
Ic on ofoste gefeng micle mid mundum m+agenbyr+denne
hordgestreona, hider ut +atb+ar cyninge minum.
<R 3093>
Cwico w+as +ta gena, wis ond gewittig; worn eall gespr+ac
gomol on geh+do ond eowic gretan het, b+ad +t+at
ge geworhton +after wines d+adum in b+alstede beorh +tone
hean, micelne ond m+arne, swa he manna w+as wigend
weor+dfullost wide geond eor+dan, +tenden he burhwelan
brucan moste.
<R 3101>
Uton nu efstan o+dre [{si+de{] , seon ond secean [{searogimma{]
ge+tr+ac, wundur under wealle; ic eow wisige,
+t+at ge genoge neon sceawia+d beagas ond brad gold.
<R 3105>
Sie sio b+ar gearo, +adre ge+afned, +tonne we ut cymen, ond
+tonne geferian frean userne, leofne mannan,
+t+ar he longe sceal on +d+as waldendes w+are ge+tolian.
<R 3110>
Het +da gebeodan byre Wihstanes, h+ale hildedior, h+ale+da
monegum
<P 96>
boldagendra, +t+at hie b+alwudu feorran feredon, folcagende,
godum togenes: Nu sceal gled fretan, weaxan wonna leg
wigena strengel, +tone +de oft gebad isernscure,
+tonne str+ala storm strengum geb+aded
scoc ofer scildweall, sceft nytte heold,
[{fe+dergearwum{] fus flane fulleode.
<R 3120>
Huru se snotra sunu Wihstanes acigde of cor+dre [{cyninges{]
+tegnas [{syfone{] [{tosomne{] , +ta selestan, eode
eahta sum under inwithrof [{hilderinca{] ; sum on handa b+ar
+aledleoman, se +de on orde geong.
<R 3126>
N+as +da on hlytme hwa +t+at hord strude, sy+d+dan orwearde
+anigne d+al secgas gesegon on sele wunian, l+ane licgan;
lyt +anig mearn +t+at hi [{ofostlice{] ut geferedon
dyre ma+dmas.
<R 3131>
Dracan ec scufun, wyrm ofer weallclif, leton weg niman, flod
f+a+dmian fr+atwa hyrde.
<R 3134>
+ta w+as wunden gold on w+an hladen, +aghw+as unrim,
[{+a+teling{] boren, har hilderinc to Hronesn+asse.
<R 3137>
Him +da gegiredan Geata leode ad on eor+dan unwaclicne,
[{helmum{] behongen, hildebordum, beorhtum byrnum,
swa he bena w+as; alegdon +da tomiddes m+arne +teoden
h+ale+d hiofende, [{hlaford{] leofne.
<P 97>
<R 3143>
Ongunnon +ta on beorge b+alfyra m+ast wigend weccan;
[{wudurec{] astah, sweart ofer [{swio+dole{] ,
swogende leg wope bewunden windblond gel+ag,
o+d+t+at he +da banhus gebrocen [{h+afde{] , hat on hre+dre.
<R 3148>
Higum unrote modceare m+andon, mondryhtnes [{cwealm{] ; swylce
giomorgyd [{Geatisc{] meowle [{bundenheorde{] [{song{]
sorgcearig [{swi+de{] geneahhe +t+at hio hyre
[{heofungdagas{] hearde [{ondrede{] , w+alfylla [{worn{] ,
werudes egesan, hyn+do ond [{h+aftnyd{] .
<R 3155>
Heofon rece [{swealg{] .
<R 3156>
Geworhton +ta Wedra leode hleo on hoe, se w+as heah ond brad,
w+agli+dendum wide gesyne, ond [{betimbredon{] on tyn dagum
beadurofes becn, bronda lafe wealle beworhton,
swa hyt weor+dlicost foresnotre men findan mihton.
<R 3163>
Hi on beorg dydon beg ond siglu, eall swylce hyrsta, swylce on
horde +ar ni+dhedige men genumen h+afdon, forleton eorla
gestreon eor+dan healdan, gold on greote,
+t+ar hit nu gen lifa+d eldum swa unnyt swa
[{hit{] [{+aror{] w+as.
<R 3169>
+ta ymbe hl+aw riodan hildediore,
<P 98>
+a+telinga bearn, ealra [{twelfe{] , woldon [{ceare{] cwi+dan
ond kyning m+anan, wordgyd wrecan ond ymb [{wer{] sprecan;
eahtodan eorlscipe ond his ellenweorc dugu+dum demdon,
swa hit [{gedefe{] [{bi+d{] +t+at mon his winedryhten
wordum herge, ferh+dum [{freoge{] , +tonne he for+d scile
of lichaman [{l+aded{] weor+dan.
<R 3178>
Swa begnornodon Geata leode [{hlafordes{] [{hryre{] ,
heor+dgeneatas, cw+adon +t+at he w+are wyruldcyninga
[{manna{] mildust ond [{mon+dw+arust{] , leodum li+dost ond
lofgeornost.



