  StrÆt wÄs stÂn-fÂh,stÎg wÎsode gumum ÄtgÄdere.GÛÐ-byrne scÂn † heard hond-locen,hring-Îren scÎr song in searwum,Þ hie tÔ sele furÐum in hyra gryre-geatwumgangan cwÔmon. †325 Setton sÆ-mÊÐesÎde scyldas, rondas regn-heardewiÐ ÞÄs recedes weal, bugon Þ tÔ bence;byrnan hringdon, gÛÐ-searo gumena;gÂras stÔdon, sÆ-manna searo,samod ÄtgÄdere, 330 Äsc-holt ufan grÆg:wÄs se Îren-ÞreÁt wÆpnum gewurÐad.Þ ÞÆr wlonc hÄleÐ oret-mecgasÄfter ÄÐelum frÄgn: † "Hwanon ferigeaÐ gefÄtte scyldas, "grÆge syrcanand grÎm-helmas, 335 "here-sceafta heÁp?—Ic eom HrÔÐgÂres † "Âr and ombiht.Ne seah ic el-ÞeÓdige "Þus manige menmÔdiglÎcran. † "WÊn' ic ÞÄt ge for wlenco,nalles for wrÄc-sÎÐum, "ac for hige-ÞrymmumHrÔÐgÂr sÔhton." 340 Him Þ ellen-rÔfandswarode, wlanc Wedera leÓdword Äfter sprÄc, heard under helme:"We synt HigelÂces † "beÓd-geneÁtas;BeÓwulf is mÎn nama. † "Wille ic Âsecgansuna Healfdenes, 345 "mÆrum ÞeÓdnemÎn Ærende, "aldre ÞÎnum,gif he Ûs geunnan wile, "ÞÄt we hine sw gÔdnegrÊtan mÔton." WulfgÂr maÐelode(ÞÄt wÄs Wendla leÓd, wÄs his mÔd-sefamanegum gecÝÐed, 350 wÎg and wÎs-dÔm):"ic ÞÄs wine Deniga, "freÁn Scildingafrinan wille, "beÁga bryttan,sw Þu bÊna eart, † "ÞeÓden mÆrneymb ÞÎnne sÎÐ ; "and Þe Þ andswareÄdre gecÝÐan, 355 "Þe me se gÔdaÂgifan ÞenceÐ." Hwearf Þ hrÄdlÎce,ÞÆr HrÔÐgÂr sÄt, † eald and unhÂrmid his eorla gedriht; † eode ellen-rÔf,ÞÄt he for eaxlum gestÔd Deniga freÁn,cÛÐe he duguÐe ÞeÁw. 360 WulfgÂr maÐelodetÔ his wine-drihtne: "Her syndon geferedefeorran cumene "ofer geofenes begangGeÁta leÓde: "Þone yldestanoret-mecgas "BeÓwulf nemnaÐ.Hy bÊnan synt, 365 "ÞÄt hie, ÞeÓden mÎn,wiÐ Þe mÔton "wordum wrixlan;nÔ Þu him wearne geteÓh, † "ÞÎnra gegn-cwidaglÄdnian, HrÔÐgÂr! "Hy on wÎg-geatwumwyrÐe ÞinceaÐ † "eorla geÆhtlan;hÛru se aldor deÁh, 370 "se ÞÆm heaÐo-rincumhider wÎsade." |
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