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     THAT battle´toil bade he at burg to announce�察�at the fort on the cliff�察�

where�察�full of sorrow�察�all the morning earls had sat�察�daring shieldsmen�察�in 

doubt   of   twain�此  �would   they   wail   as   dead�察  �or   welcome   home�察  �their   lord 

beloved�拭  �Little��1�А  �kept   back   of   the   tidings   new�察  �but   told   them   all�察  �the 

herald that up the headland rode。  ;Now the willing´giver to Weder folk 

in   death´bed   lies�察  �the   Lord   of   Geats   on   the   slaughter´bed   sleeps   by   the 

serpent's deed� �And beside him is stretched that slayer´of´men with knife´ 

wounds   sick�今�2�А  �no   sword   availed   on   the   awesome   thing   in   any  wise   to 

work a wound。 There Wiglaf sitteth�察�Weohstan's bairn�察�by Beowulf's side�察�

the living earl by the other dead�察�and heavy of heart a head´watch��3�А�keeps 

o'er   friend   and   foe。      Now   our   folk   may   look   for   waging   of   war   when 

once unhidden to Frisian and Frank the fall of the king is spread afar。  

The strife began when hot on the Hugas��4�А�Hygelac fell and fared with his 

fleet   to   the   Frisian   land。   Him   there   the   Hetwaras   humbled   in   war�察  �plied 

with such prowess their power o'erwhelming that the bold´in´battle bowed 

beneath   it   and   fell   in   fight。   To   his   friends   no   wise   could   that   earl   give 

treasure� �And ever since the Merowings' favor has failed us wholly。 Nor 

aught   expect   I   of   peace   and   faith   from   Swedish   folk。   'Twas   spread   afar 

how Ongentheow reft at Ravenswood Haethcyn Hrethling of hope and life�察�

when   the   folk   of   Geats   for   the   first   time   sought   in   wanton   pride   the 

Warlike´Scylfings。 Soon the sage old sire��5�А�of Ohtere�察�ancient and awful�察�

gave answering blow�察�the sea´king��6�А�he slew�察�and his spouse redeemed�察�

his good wife rescued�察�though robbed of her gold�察�mother of Ohtere and 

Onela。 Then he followed his foes�察�who fled before him sore beset and stole 

their way�察�bereft of a ruler�察�to Ravenswood。 

     With his host he besieged there what swords had left�察�the weary and 

wounded�察�woes he threatened the whole night through to that hard´pressed 

throng�此�some with the morrow his sword should kill�察�some should go to 

the gallows´tree for rapture of ravens。 But rescue came with dawn of day 

for those desperate men when they heard the horn of Hygelac sound�察�tones 

of his trumpet�察�the trusty king had followed their trail with faithful band。 

     ��1�А�Nothing。 ��2�А�Dead。 ��3�А�Death´watch�察�guard of honor�察 �lyke´wake。; 



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��4�А�A name for the Franks。 ��5�А�Ongentheow。 ��6�А�Haethcyn。 



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     ;THE bloody swath of Swedes and Geats and the storm of their strife�察�

were seen afar�察�how folk against folk the fight had wakened。 The ancient 

king     with    his   atheling    band     sought    his   citadel�察   �sorrowing      much�此�

Ongentheow earl went up to his burg。 He had tested Hygelac's hardihood�察�

the proud one's prowess�察�would prove it no longer�察�defied no more those 

fighting´wanderers nor hoped from the seamen to save his hoard�察�his bairn 

and his bride�此�so he bent him again�察�old�察�to his earth´walls。 Yet after him 

came   with   slaughter   for   Swedes   the   standards   of   Hygelac   o'er   peaceful 

plains   in   pride   advancing�察  �till   Hrethelings   fought   in   the   fenced   town。��1�А�

Then Ongentheow with edge of sword�察�the hoary´bearded�察�was held at bay�察�

and   the   folk´king   there   was   forced   to   suffer   Eofor's   anger。   In   ire�察  �at   the 

king Wulf Wonreding   with   weapon struck�察  �and   the   chieftain's blood�察 �for 

that   blow�察  �in   streams   flowed   'neath   his   hair。   No   fear   felt   he�察  �stout   old 

Scylfing�察  �but   straightway   repaid   in   better   bargain   that   bitter   stroke   and 

faced   his   foe   with   fell   intent。   Nor   swift   enough   was   the   son   of   Wonred 

answer to render the aged chief�察�too soon on his head the helm was cloven�察�

blood´bedecked he bowed to earth�察�and fell adown�察�not doomed was he yet�察�

and well he waxed�察�though the wound was sore。 Then the hardy Hygelac´ 

thane�撮�2�А  �when   his   brother   fell�察  �with   broad   brand   smote�察  �giants'   sword 

crashing   through   giants'´helm   across   the   shield´wall�此  �sank   the   king�察  �his 

folk's   old   herdsman�察  �fatally  hurt。 There   were   many   to   bind   the   brother's 

wounds and lift him�察�fast as fate allowed his people to wield the place´of´ 

war。    But    Eofor    took    from    Ongentheow�察      �earl   from    other�察  �the   iron´ 

breastplate�察�hard sword hilted�察�and helmet too�察�and the hoar´chief's harness 

to   Hygelac   carried�察  �who   took   the   trappings�察  �and   truly   promised   rich   fee 

'mid folk�察 �and fulfilled it so。 For that grim strife gave the Geatish lord�察�

Hrethel's offspring�察�when home he came�察�to Eofor and Wulf a wealth of 

treasure�察�Each of them had a hundred thousand��3�А�in land and linked rings�察�

nor at less price reckoned mid´earth men such mighty deeds� �And to Eofor 

he gave his only daughter in pledge of grace�察�the pride of his home。 

     ;Such is the feud�察�the foeman's rage�察�death´hate of men�此�so I deem it 

sure that the Swedish folk will seek us home for this fall of their friends�察�



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the    fighting´Scylfings�察      �when    once    they    learn   that   our   warrior    leader 

lifeless lies�察�who land and hoard ever defended from all his foes�察�furthered 

his folk's weal�察�finished his course a hardy hero。  Now haste is best�察�that 

we go to gaze on our Geatish lord�察�and bear the bountiful breaker´of´rings 

to   the   funeral   pyre。   No   fragments   merely   shall   burn   with   the   warrior。 

Wealth of jewels�察�gold untold and gained in terror�察�treasure at last with his 

life obtained�察�all of that booty the brands shall take�察�fire shall eat it。  No 

earl   must   carry   memorial   jewel。   No   maiden   fair   shall   wreathe   her   neck 

with noble ring�此�nay�察�sad in spirit and shorn of her gold�察�oft shall she pass 

o'er paths of exile now our lord all laughter has laid aside�察�all mirth and 

revel。 Many a spear morning´cold shall be clasped amain�察�lifted aloft�察�nor 

shall lilt of harp those warriors wake�察�but the wan´hued raven�察�fain o'er the 

fallen�察  �his   feast   shall   praise   and   boast   to   the   eagle   how   bravely   he   ate 

when he and the wolf were wasting the slain。; 

     So he told his sorrowful tidings�察�and little��4�А�he lied�察�the loyal man of 

word   or   of   work。   The   warriors   rose�察  �sad�察  �they   climbed   to   the   Cliff´of´ 

Eagles�察�went�察�welling with tears�察�the wonder to view。 Found on the sand 

there�察 �stretched   at   rest�察�their lifeless   lord�察 �who had   lavished   rings   of   old 

upon them。 Ending´day had dawned on the doughty´one�察�death had seized 

in woful slaughter the Weders' king。 There saw they�察�besides�察�the strangest 

being�察  �loathsome�察  �lying   their   leader   near�察  �prone   on   the   field。   The   fiery 

dragon�察�fearful fiend�察�with flame was scorched。 Reckoned by feet�察�it was 

fifty measures in length as it lay。 Aloft erewhile it had revelled by night�察�

and   anon   come   back�察  �seeking   its   den�察  �now   in   death's   sure   clutch   it   had 

come to the end of its earth´hall joys。 By it there stood the stoups and jars�察�

dishes lay there�察�and dear´decked swords eaten with rust�察�as�察�on earth's lap 

resting�察�a thousand winters they waited there。 For all that heritage huge�察�

that   gold   of   bygone  

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