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that no better hero ever lived than Beowulf。;
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;UNDER harness his heart then is hit indeed by sharpest shafts�察�and no
shelter avails from foul behest of the hellish fiend。��1�А�Him seems too little
what long he possessed。 Greedy and grim�察�no golden rings he gives for his
pride�察�the promised future forgets he and spurns�察�with all God has sent him�察�
Wonder´Wielder�察�of wealth and fame。 Yet in the end it ever comes that the
frame of the body fragile yields�察�fated falls�察�and there follows another who
joyously the jewels divides�察�the royal riches�察�nor recks of his forebear。 Ban�察�
then�察�such baleful thoughts�察�Beowulf dearest�察�best of men�察�and the better
part choose�察 �profit eternal�察 �and temper thy pride�察 �warrior famous� �The
flower of thy might lasts now a while�此�but erelong it shall be that sickness
or sword thy strength shall minish�察�or fang of fire�察�or flooding billow�察�or
bite of blade�察�or brandished spear�察�or odious age�察�or the eyes' clear beam
wax dull and darken�此�Death even thee in haste shall o'erwhelm�察�thou hero
of war� �So the Ring´Danes these half´years a hundred I ruled�察 �wielded
'neath welkin�察 �and warded them bravely from mighty´ones many o'er
middle´earth�察�from spear and sword�察�till it seemed for me no foe could be
found under fold of the sky。 Lo�察 �sudden the shift� �To me seated secure
came grief for joy when Grendel began to harry my home�察�the hellish foe�察�
for those ruthless raids�察�unresting I suffered heart´sorrow heavy。 Heaven
be thanked�察�Lord Eternal�察�for life extended that I on this head all hewn and
bloody�察�after long evil�察�with eyes may gaze� �Go to the bench now� �Be
glad at banquet�察�warrior worthy� �A wealth of treasure at dawn of day�察�be
dealt between us� ─�Glad was the Geats' lord�察�going betimes to seek his seat�察�
as the Sage commanded。 Afresh�察�as before�察�for the famed´in´battle�察�for the
band of the hall�察 �was a banquet dight nobly anew。 The Night´Helm
darkened dusk o'er the drinkers。 The doughty ones rose�此 �for the hoary´
headed would hasten to rest�察 �aged Scylding�察 �and eager the Geat�察 �shield´
fighter sturdy�察 �for sleeping yearned。 Him wander´weary�察 �warrior´guest
from far�察�a hall´thane heralded forth�察�who by custom courtly cared for all
needs of a thane as in those old days warrior´wanderers wont to have。 So
slumbered the stout´heart。 Stately the hall rose gabled and gilt where the
guest slept on till a raven black the rapture´of´heaven��2�А �blithe´heart
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boded。 Bright came flying shine after shadow。 The swordsmen hastened�察�
athelings all were eager homeward forth to fare�察�and far from thence the
great´hearted guest would guide his keel。 Bade then the hardy´one
Hrunting be brought to the son of Ecglaf�察 �the sword bade him take�察�
excellent iron�察�and uttered his thanks for it�察�quoth that he counted it keen
in battle�察 �war´friend; winsome�此�with words he slandered not edge of the
blade�此�'twas a big´hearted man� �Now eager for parting and armed at point
warriors waited�察�while went to his host that Darling of Danes。 The doughty
atheling to high´seat hastened and Hrothgar greeted。
��1�А�That is�察�he is now undefended by conscience from the temptations
��shafts�� of the devil。 ��2�А�Kenning for the sun。 This is a strange role for
the raven。 He is the warrior's bird of battle�察�exults in slaughter and carnage�察�
his joy here is a compliment to the sunrise。
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BEOWULF spake�察 �bairn of Ecgtheow�此 �Lo�察 �we seafarers say our
will�察�far´come men�察�that we fain would seek Hygelac now。 We here have
found hosts to our heart�此�thou hast harbored us well。 If ever on earth I am
able to win me more of thy love�察�O lord of men�察�aught anew�察�than I now
have done�察�for work of war I am willing still� �If it come to me ever across
the seas that neighbor foemen annoy and fright thee�察 �as they that hate
thee erewhile have used�察 �thousands then of thanes I shall bring�察�heroes
to help thee。 Of Hygelac I know�察 �ward of his folk�察 �that�察 �though few his
years�察�the lord of the Geats will give me aid by word and by work�察�that
well I may serve thee�察 �wielding the war´wood to win thy triumph and
lending thee might when thou lackest men。 If thy Hrethric should come to
court of Geats�察�a sovran's son�察�he will surely there find his friends。 A far´
off land each man should visit who vaunts him brave。; Him then
answering�察�Hrothgar spake�此 �These words of thine the wisest God sent
to thy soul� �No sager counsel from so young in years e'er yet have I heard。
Thou art strong of main and in mind art wary�察�art wise in words� �I ween
indeed if ever it hap that Hrethel's heir by spear be seized�察�by sword´grim
battle�察�by illness or iron�察�thine elder and lord�察�people's leader�察 �and life be
thine�察 �no seemlier man will the Sea´Geats find at all to choose for their
chief and king�察�for hoard´guard of heroes�察�if hold thou wilt thy kinsman's
kingdom� �Thy keen mind pleases me the longer the better�察�Beowulf loved� �
Thou hast brought it about that both our peoples�察�sons of the Geat and
Spear´Dane folk�察�shall have mutual peace�察�and from murderous strife�察�such
as once they waged�察�from war refrain。 Long as I rule this realm so wide�察�
let our hoards be common�察�let heroes with gold each other greet o'er the
gannet's´bath�察�and the ringed´prow bear o'er rolling waves tokens of love。 I
trow my landfolk towards friend and foe are firmly joined�察�and honor they
keep in the olden way。; To him in the hall�察 �then�察 �Healfdene's son gave
treasures twelve�察�and the trust´of´earls bade him fare with the gifts to his
folk beloved�察�hale to his home�察�and in haste return。 Then kissed the king of
kin renowned�察 �Scyldings' chieftain�察 �that choicest thane�察 �and fell on his
neck。 Fast flowed the tears of the hoary´headed。 Heavy with winters�察�he
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had chances twain�察�but he clung to this�撮�1�А �that each should look on the
other again�察�and hear him in hall。 Was this hero so dear to him。 his breast's
wild billows he banned in vain�察�safe in his soul a secret longing�察�locked in
his mind�察�for that loved man burned in his blood。 Then Beowulf strode�察�
glad of his gold´gifts�察�the grass´plot o'er�察�warrior blithe。 The wave´roamer
bode riding at anchor�察 �its owner awaiting。 As they hastened onward�察�
Hrothgar's gift they lauded at length。 'Twas a lord unpeered�察�every way
blameless�察�till age had broken it spareth no mortal his splendid might。
��1�А�That is�察�he might or might not see Beowulf again。 Old as he was�察�
the latter chance was likely�察�but he clung to the former�察�hoping to see his
young friend again ;and exchange brave words in the hall。;
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CAME now to ocean the ever´courageous hardy henchmen�察 �their
harness bearing�察�woven war´sarks。 The warden marked�察�trusty as ever�察�the
earl's return。 From the height of the hill no hostile words reached