HrÔÐgÂr maÐelode,helm Scyldinga: † "Ic hine cÛÐecniht-wesende. † "WÄs his eald-fÄderEcgÞeÓ hÂten, "ÞÄm tÔ hÂm forgeafHrÊÐel GeÁta 375 "Ângan dÔhtor;is his eafora nu "heard her cumen,sÔhte holdne wine. "Þonne sÄgdon ÞÄtsÆ-lÎÐende, † "Þ Þe gif-sceattasGeÁta fyredon "Þyder tÔ Þance,ÞÄt he Þrittiges †380 "manna mÄgen-crÄfton his mund-grÎpe "heaÐo-rÔf hÄbbe.Hine hÂlig god "for Âr-stafumus onsende, "tÔ West-Denum,ÞÄs ic wÊn hÄbbe, "wiÐ Grendles gryre:ic ÞÄm gÔdan sceal 385 "for his mÔd-ÞrÄcemÂdmas beÓdan. † "BeÓ Þu on Ôfeste,hÂt hig in gÂn, † "seÓn sibbe-gedrihtsamod ÄtgÄdere; "gesaga him eÁc wordum,ÞÄt hie sint wil-cuman "Deniga leÓdum."Þ wiÐ duru healle 390 WulfgÂr eode,word inne ÂbeÁd: "EÓw hÊt secgansige-drihten mÎn, "aldor EÁst-Dena,ÞÄt he eÓwer ÄÐelu can "and ge him syndonofer sÆ-wylmas, "heard-hicgende,hider wil-cuman. 395 "Nu ge mÔton ganganin eÓwrum guÐ-geatawum, "under here-grÎman,HrÔÐgÂr geseÓn; "lÆtaÐ hilde-bordher onbidian, "wudu wÄl-sceaftas,worda geÞinges." ÂrÂs Þ se rÎca,ymb hine rinc manig, 400 ÞryÐlÎc Þegna heÁp;sume ÞÆr bidon, heaÐo-reÁf heÓldon,sw him se hearda bebeÁd. Snyredon Ätsomne,Þ secg wÎsode under Heorotes hrÔf;hyge-rÔf eode, † heard under helme,ÞÄt he on heoÐe gestÔd. †405 BeÓwulf maÐelode(on him byrne scÂn, searo-net seÓwedsmiÐes or-Þancum): † "Wes Þu HrÔÐgÂr hÂl!ic eom HigelÂces "mÆg and mago-Þegn;hÄbbe ic mÆrÐa fela "ongunnen on geogoÐe.Me wearÐ Grendles Þing 410 "on mÎnre ÊÐel-tyrfundyrne cÛÐ: "secgaÐ sÆ-lÎÐend,ÞÄt Þes sele stande, "reced sÊlesta,rinca gehwylcum "Îdel and unnyt,siÐÐan Æfen-leÓht † "under heofenes hÂdorbeholen weorÐeÐ. 415 "Þ me ÞÄt gelÆrdonleÓde mÎne, "Þ sÊlestan,snotere ceorlas, "ÞeÓden HrÔÐgÂr,ÞÄt ic Þe sÔhte; "forÞan hie mÄgenes crÄftmÎnne cÛÐon: "selfe ofersÂwon,Þ ic of searwum cwom, †420 "fÂh from feÓndum,ÞÆr ic fÎfe geband, "ÝÐde eotena cyn,and on ÝÐum slÔg "niceras nihtes,nearo-Þearfe dreÁh, "wrÄc Wedera nÎÐ(weÁn Âhsodon) "forgrand gramum;and nu wiÐ Grendel sceal, †425 "wiÐ Þam aglÆcan,Âna gehegan "Þing wiÐ Þyrse.Ic Þe nu ÞÂ, "brego Beorht-Dena,biddan wille, "eodor Scyldinga,Ânre bÊne; "ÞÄt Þu me ne forwyrne,wÎgendra hleÓ, 430 "freÓ-wine folca,nu ic Þus feorran com, "ÞÄt ic mÔte Ânaand mÎnra eorla gedryht, "Þes hearda heÁp,Heorot fÆlsian. "HÄbbe ic eÁc geÂhsod,ÞÄt se ÄglÆca "for his won-hÝdumwÆpna ne rÊceÐ; 435 "ic ÞÄt Þonne forhicge,sw me HigelÂc sÎe, "mÎn mon-drihten,mÔdes blÎÐe, "ÞÄt ic sweord bereoÐÐe sÎdne scyld "geolo-rand tÔ gÛÐe;ac ic mid grÂpe sceal "fÔn wiÐ feÓndeand ymb feorh sacan, 440 "lÂÐ wiÐ lÂÐum;ÞÆr gelÝfan sceal † "dryhtnes dÔmese Þe hine deÁÐ nimeÐ. "WÊn' ic ÞÄt he wille,gif he wealdan mÔt, † "in ÞÄm gÛÐ-seleGeÁtena leÓde † "etan unforhte,sw he oft dyde |
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