Beowulf by Unknown
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Sôna þät gesâwon snottre ceorlas,
þâ þe mid Hrôðgâre on holm wliton, þät wäs ýð-geblond eal gemenged, 1595 brim blôde fâh: blonden-feaxe gomele ymb gôdne ongeador spræcon, þät hig þäs äðelinges eft ne wêndon, þät he sige-hrêðig sêcean côme mærne þeóden; þâ þäs monige gewearð, 1600 þät hine seó brim-wylf âbroten häfde. Þâ com nôn däges. Näs ofgeâfon hwate Scyldingas; gewât him hâm þonon gold-wine gumena. Gistas sêtan, môdes seóce, and on mere staredon, 1605 wiston and ne wêndon, þät hie heora wine-drihten selfne gesâwon. Þâ þät sweord ongan äfter heaðo-swâte hilde-gicelum wîg-bil wanian; þät wäs wundra sum, þät hit eal gemealt îse gelîcost, 1610 þonne forstes bend fäder onlæteð, onwindeð wäl-râpas, se þe geweald hafað sæla and mæla; þät is sôð metod. Ne nom he in þæm wîcum, Weder-Geáta leód, mâðm-æhta mâ, þêh he þær monige geseah, 1615 bûton þone hafelan and þâ hilt somod, since fâge; sweord ær gemealt, forbarn broden mæl: wäs þät blôd tô þäs hât, ættren ellor-gæst, se þær inne swealt. Sôna wäs on sunde, se þe ær ät säcce gebâd 1620 wîg-hryre wrâðra, wäter up þurh-deáf; wæron ýð-gebland eal gefælsod, |
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