  Sw Þ mÆl-cearemaga Healfdenes †190 singala seÁÐ;ne mihte snotor hÄleÐ weÁn onwendan:wÄs ÞÄt gewin tÔ swÝÐ, lÂÐ and longsum,Þe on Þ leÓde becom, nÝd-wracu nÎÐ-grim,niht-bealwa mÆst. † ÞÄt fram hÂm gefrÄgnHigelÂces Þegn, 195 gÔd mid GeÁtum,Grendles dÆda: se wÄs mon-cynnesmÄgenes strengest † on ÞÄm dÄgeÞysses lÎfes, ÄÐele and eÁcen.HÊt him ÝÐ-lidan gÔdne gegyrwan;cwÄÐ he gÛÐ-cyning †200 ofer swan-rÂdesÊcean wolde, mÆrne ÞeÓden,Þ him wÄs manna Þearf. Þone sÎÐ-fÄt himsnotere ceorlas † lyt-hwÔn lÔgon,ÞeÁh he him leÓf wÆre; † hwetton higerÔfne,hÆl sceÁwedon. 205 HÄfde se gÔdaGeÁta leÓda cempan gecorone,ÞÂra Þe he cÊnoste † findan mihte;fÎftena sum sund-wudu sÔhte;secg wÎsade, lagu-crÄftig mon,land-gemyrcu. 210 Fyrst forÐ gewÂt:flota wÄs on ÝÐum, bÂt under beorge.Beornas gearwe on stefn stigon;streÁmas wundon sund wiÐ sande;secgas bÆron on bearm nacanbeorhte frÄtwe, 215 gÛÐ-searo geatolÎc;guman Ût scufon, weras on wil-sÎÐwudu bundenne. † GewÂt Þ ofer wÆg-holmwinde gefÝsed † flota fÂmig-healsfugle gelÎcost, † ÔÐ ÞÄt ymb Ân-tÎdÔÐres dÔgores 220 wunden-stefnagewaden hÄfde, ÞÄt Þ lÎÐendeland gesÂwon, brim-clifu blÎcan,beorgas steÁpe, sÎde sÆ-nÄssas:Þ wÄs sund liden, † eoletes Ät ende.Þanon up hraÐe 225 Wedera leÓdeon wang stigon, sÆ-wudu sÆldon(syrcan hrysedon, gÛÐ-gewÆdo);gode Þancedon, ÞÄs Þe him ÝÐ-lÂdeeÁÐe wurdon. † Þ of wealle geseahweard Scildinga, 230 se Þe holm-clifuhealdan scolde, beran ofer bolcanbeorhte randas, fyrd-searu fÛslÎcu;hine fyrwyt brÄc mÔd-gehygdum,hwÄt Þ men wÆron. GewÂt him Þ tÔ waroÐewicge rÎdan 235 Þegn HrÔÐgÂres,Þrymmum cwehte mÄgen-wudu mundum,meÐel-wordum frÄgn: "HwÄt syndon gesearo-hÄbbendra "byrnum werede,Þe Þus brontne ceÓl † "ofer lagu-strÆtelÆdan cwÔmon, †240 "hider ofer holmashelmas bÆron? "Ic wÄs ende-sÆta,Æg-wearde heÓld, "ÞÄt on land DenalÂÐra nÆnig "mid scip-hergesceÐÐan ne meahte. "NÔ her cÛÐlÎcorcuman ongunnon †245 "lind-hÄbbende;ne ge leÁfnes-word "gÛÐ-fremmendragearwe ne wisson, "mÂga gemÊdu.NÆfre ic mÂran geseah "eorla ofer eorÐan,Þonne is eÓwer sum, † "secg on searwum;nis ÞÄt seld-guma †250 "wÆpnum geweorÐad,nÄfne him his wlite leÓge, "ÆnlÎc an-sÝn.Nu ic eÓwer sceal † "frum-cyn witan,Ær ge fyr heonan † "leÁse sceÁwerason land Dena "furÐur fÊran.Nu ge feor-bÛend, 255 "mere-lÎÐende,mÎnne gehÝraÐ † "Ân-fealdne geÞÔht:Ôfost is sÊlest "tÔ gecÝÐanne,hwanan eÓwre cyme syndon." |
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