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Beowulf Anonymous
fare from you。 Father Almighty in grace and mercy guard you well�察�safe in
your seekings。 Seaward I go�察�'gainst hostile warriors hold my watch。;
��1�А�Hrothgar。 ��2�А�Beowulf's helmet has several boar´images on it�察�he is
the ;man of war;�察�and the boar´helmet guards him as typical representative
of the marching party as a whole。 The boar was sacred to Freyr�察�who was
the favorite god of the Germanic tribes about the North Sea and the Baltic。
Rude representations of warriors show the boar on the helmet quite as
large as the helmet itself。
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STONE´BRIGHT the street�今�1�А �it showed the way to the crowd of
clansmen。 Corselets glistened hand´forged�察 �hard�察 �on their harness bright
the steel ring sang�察�as they strode along in mail of battle�察�and marched to
the hall。 There�察�weary of ocean�察�the wall along they set their bucklers�察�their
broad shields�察�down�察�and bowed them to bench�此�the breastplates clanged�察�
war´gear of men�察 �their weapons stacked�察 �spears of the seafarers stood
together�察 �gray´tipped ash�此 �that iron band was worthily weaponed� �A
warrior proud asked of the heroes their home and kin。 ;Whence�察�now�察�bear
ye burnished shields�察�harness gray and helmets grim�察�spears in multitude�拭�
Messenger�察�I�察�Hrothgar's herald� �Heroes so many ne'er met I as strangers
of mood so strong。 'Tis plain that for prowess�察�not plunged into exile�察�for
high´hearted valor�察 �Hrothgar ye seek� ─ �Him the sturdy´in´war bespake
with words�察�proud earl of the Weders answer made�察�hardy 'neath helmet�此 �
;Hygelac's�察�we�察 �fellows at board�察�I am Beowulf named。 I am seeking to
say to the son of Healfdene this mission of mine�察�to thy master´lord�察�the
doughty prince�察�if he deign at all grace that we greet him�察�the good one�察�
now。; Wulfgar spake�察 �the Wendles' chieftain�察 �whose might of mind to
many was known�察 �his courage and counsel�此 �The king of Danes�察 �the
Scyldings' friend�察�I fain will tell�察�the Breaker´of´Rings�察�as the boon thou
askest�察 �the famed prince�察 �of thy faring hither�察 �and�察 �swiftly after�察 �such
answer bring as the doughty monarch may deign to give。; Hied then in
haste to where Hrothgar sat white´haired and old�察�his earls about him�察�till
the stout thane stood at the shoulder there of the Danish king�此 �good
courtier he� �Wulfgar spake to his winsome lord�此 �Hither have fared to
thee far´come men o'er the paths of ocean�察 �people of Geatland�察 �and the
stateliest there by his sturdy band is Beowulf named。 This boon they seek�察�
that they�察�my master�察�may with thee have speech at will�此�nor spurn their
prayer to give them hearing�察�gracious Hrothgar� �In weeds of the warrior
worthy they�察�methinks�察�of our liking�察�their leader most surely�察�a hero that
hither his henchmen has led。;
��1�А�Either merely paved�察�the strata via of the Romans�察�or else thought
of as a sort of mosaic�察�an extravagant touch like the reckless waste of gold
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on the walls and roofs of a hall。
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HROTHGAR answered�察�helmet of Scyldings�此 �I knew him of yore
in his youthful days�察�his aged father was Ecgtheow named�察�to whom�察 �at
home�察�gave Hrethel the Geat his only daughter。 Their offspring bold fares
hither to seek the steadfast friend。 And seamen�察�too�察�have said me this�察 �
who carried my gifts to the Geatish court�察 �thither for thanks�察 �he has
thirty men's heft of grasp in the gripe of his hand�察 �the bold´in´battle。
Blessed God out of his mercy this man hath sent to Danes of the West�察�as I
ween indeed�察�against horror of Grendel。 I hope to give the good youth gold
for his gallant thought。 Be thou in haste�察 �and bid them hither�察 �clan of
kinsmen�察 �to come before me�察 �and add this word�察 �they are welcome
guests to folk of the Danes。; ��To the door of the hall Wulfgar went�А�and
the word declared�此 �To you this message my master sends�察�East´Danes'
king�察 �that your kin he knows�察 �hardy heroes�察 �and hails you all welcome
hither o'er waves of the sea� �Ye may wend your way in war´attire�察 �and
under helmets Hrothgar greet�察 �but let here the battle´shields bide your
parley�察 �and wooden war´shafts wait its end。; Uprose the mighty one�察�
ringed with his men�察�brave band of thanes�此�some bode without�察�battle´gear
guarding�察�as bade the chief。 Then hied that troop where the herald led them�察�
under Heorot's roof�此。�the hero strode�撮А�hardy 'neath helm�察�till the hearth he
neared。 Beowulf spake�察 �his breastplate gleamed�察�war´net woven by wit
of the smith�此 �Thou Hrothgar�察�hail� �Hygelac's I�察�kinsman and follower。
Fame a plenty have I gained in youth� �These Grendel´deeds I heard in my
home´land heralded clear。 Seafarers say how stands this hall�察�of buildings
best�察 �for your band of thanes empty and idle�察 �when evening sun in the
harbor of heaven is hidden away。 So my vassals advised me well�察 �brave
and wise�察�the best of men�察 �O sovran Hrothgar�察�to seek thee here�察�for my
nerve and my might they knew full well。 Themselves had seen me from
slaughter come blood´flecked from foes�察�where five I bound�察�and that wild
brood worsted。 I' the waves I slew nicors��1�А �by night�察 �in need and peril
avenging the Weders�撮�2�А�whose woe they sought�察 �crushing the grim ones。
Grendel now�察 �monster cruel�察 �be mine to quell in single battle� �So�察 �from
thee�察�thou sovran of the Shining´Danes�察�Scyldings'´bulwark�察�a boon I seek�察�
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and�察 �Friend´of´the´folk�察 �refuse it not�察 �O Warriors'´shield�察 �now I've
wandered far�察 �that I alone with my liegemen here�察�this hardy band�察�may
Heorot purge� �More I hear�察�that the monster dire�察�in his wanton mood�察�of
weapons recks not�察 �hence shall I scorn so Hygelac stay�察 �king of my
kindred�察�kind to me� �brand or buckler to bear in the fight�察�gold´colored
targe�此 �but with gripe alone must I front the fiend and fight for life�察 �foe
against foe。 Then faith be his in the doom of the Lord whom death shall
take。 Fain�察�I ween�察�if the fight he win�察�in this hall of gold my Geatish band
will he fearless eat�察 �as oft before�察 �my noblest thanes。 Nor need'st thou
then to hide my head�撮�3�А�for his shall I be�察�dyed in gore�察�if death must take
me�察�and my blood´covered body he'll bear as prey�察�ruthless devour it�察�the
roamer´lonely�察�with my life´blood redden his lair in the fen�此�no further for
me need'st food prepare� �To Hygelac send�察�if Hild��4�А�should take me�察�best
of war´weeds�察 �warding my breast�察 �armor excellent�察 �heirloom of Hrethel
and work of Wayland。��5�А�Fares Wyrd��6�А�as she must。;
��1�А�The nicor�察�says Bugge�察�is a hippopotamus�察�a walrus�察�says ten Brink。
But that water´goblin who covers the space from Old Nick of jest to the
Neckan and Nix of poetry and tale�察�is all one needs�察�and Nicor is a good
name for him。 ��2�А�His own people�察�the Geats。 ��3�А�That is�察�cover it as with a
face´