Beowulf by Unknown
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gîfre and galg-môd gegân wolde
sorh-fulne sîð, suna deáð wrecan. 1280 Com þâ tô Heorote, þær Hring-Dene geond þät säld swæfun. Þâ þær sôna wearð ed-hwyrft eorlum, siððan inne fealh Grendles môdor; wäs se gryre lässa efne swâ micle, swâ bið mägða cräft, 1285 wîg-gryre wîfes be wæpned-men, þonne heoru bunden, hamere geþuren, sweord swâte fâh swîn ofer helme, ecgum dyhtig andweard scireð. Þâ wäs on healle heard-ecg togen, 1290 sweord ofer setlum, sîd-rand manig hafen handa fäst; helm ne gemunde, byrnan sîde, þe hine se brôga angeat. Heó wäs on ôfste, wolde ût þanon feore beorgan, þâ heó onfunden wäs; 1295 hraðe heó äðelinga ânne häfde fäste befangen, þâ heó tô fenne gang; se wäs Hrôðgâre häleða leófost on gesîðes hâd be sæm tweonum, rîce rand-wîga, þone þe heó on räste âbreát, 1300 blæd-fästne beorn. Näs Beówulf þær, ac wäs ôðer in ær geteohhod äfter mâððum-gife mærum Geáte. Hreám wearð on Heorote. Heó under heolfre genam cûðe folme; cearu wäs geniwod 1305 geworden in wîcum: ne wäs þät gewrixle til, þät hie on bâ healfa bicgan scoldon freónda feorum. Þâ wäs frôd cyning, |
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