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board。��3�А�From the barrow's keeper no footbreadth flee I。 One fight shall 

end our war by the wall�察�as Wyrd allots�察�all mankind's master。 My mood is 

bold   but   forbears   to   boast   o'er   this   battling´flyer。      Now   abide   by   the 

barrow�察  �ye   breastplate´mailed�察  �ye   heroes   in   harness�察  �which   of   us   twain 

better from battle´rush bear his wounds。 Wait ye the finish。 The fight is not 

yours�察�nor meet for any but me alone to measure might with this monster 

here and play the hero。 Hardily I shall win that wealth�察�or war shall seize�察�

cruel   killing�察  �your   king   and   lord� ─  �Up   stood   then   with   shield   the   sturdy 

champion�察�stayed by the strength of his single manhood�察�and hardy 'neath 

helmet his harness bore under cleft of the cliffs�此�no coward's path� �Soon 

spied   by   the   wall   that   warrior   chief�察  �survivor   of   many   a   victory´field 

where foemen fought with furious clashings�察�an arch of stone�察�and within�察�

a stream that broke from the barrow。 The brooklet's wave was hot with fire。 

The hoard that way he never could hope unharmed to near�察�or endure those 

deeps�撮�4�А�for the dragon's flame。 Then let from his breast�察�for he burst with 

rage�察�the Weder´Geat prince a word outgo�察�stormed the stark´heart�察�stern 

went ringing and clear his cry 'neath the cliff´rocks gray。 The hoard´guard 

heard a human voice�察�his rage was enkindled。 No respite now for pact of 

peace� �The poison´breath of that foul worm first came forth from the cave�察�

hot reek´of´fight�此�the rocks resounded。 Stout by the stone´way his shield 

he raised�察�lord of the Geats�察�against the loathed´one�察�while with courage 

keen that   coiled foe   came seeking strife。 The   sturdy king had drawn his 

sword�察�not dull of edge�察�heirloom old�察�and each of the two felt fear of his 

foe�察�though fierce their mood。 Stoutly stood with his shield high´raised the 

warrior   king�察  �as   the   worm   now   coiled   together   amain�此  �the   mailed´one 

waited。 Now�察�spire by spire�察�fast sped and glided that blazing serpent。 The 

shield protected�察�soul and body a shorter while for the hero´king than his 

heart desired�察�could his will have wielded the welcome respite but once in 

his life� �But Wyrd denied it�察�and victory's honors。  His arm he lifted lord 



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of   the   Geats�察  �the   grim   foe   smote   with   atheling's   heirloom。   Its   edge   was 

turned brown blade�察�on the bone�察�and bit more feebly than its noble master 

had need of then in his baleful stress。  Then the barrow's keeper waxed 

full   wild   for   that   weighty   blow�察  �cast   deadly   flames�察  �wide   drove   and   far 

those vicious fires。 No victor's glory the Geats' lord boasted�察�his brand had 

failed�察�naked in battle�察�as never it should�察�excellent iron�  �'Twas no easy 

path that Ecgtheow's honored heir must tread over the plain to the place of 

the foe�察�for against his will he must win a home elsewhere far�察�as must all 

men�察  �leaving   this   lapsing   life�      �Not   long   it   was   ere   those   champions 

grimly      closed    again。    The    hoard´guard       was    heartened�察     �high    heaved 

hisbreast once more�察�and by peril was pressed again�察�enfolded in flames�察�

the   folk´commander�   �Nor   yet   about   him   his   band   of   comrades�察  �sons   of 

athelings�察 �armed   stood  with   warlike  front�此  �to  the  woods they  bent   them�察�

their lives to save。 But the soul of one with care was cumbered。 Kinship 

true can never be marred in a noble mind� �

     ��1�А�Eofor for Wulf。  The immediate provocation for Eofor in killing 

;the hoary Scylfing�察─�Ongentheow�察�is that the latter has just struck Wulf 

down�察     �but  the   king�察  �Haethcyn�察     �is  also  avenged      by   the  blow。    See   the 

detailed     description     below。     ��2�А �Hygelac。      ��3�А �Shield。    ��4�А  �The    hollow 

passage。 



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     WIGLAF his name was�察�Weohstan's son�察�linden´thane loved�察�the lord 

of   Scylfings�察�Aelfhere's   kinsman。   His   king   he   now   saw   with   heat   under 

helmet   hard   oppressed。   He   minded   the   prizes   his   prince   had   given   him�察�

wealthy   seat   of   the   Waegmunding   line�察  �and          folk´rights   that   his  father 

owned Not long he lingered。 The linden yellow�察�his shield�察�he seized�察�the 

old   sword   he   drew�此     �as   heirloom   of   Eanmund   earth´dwellers   knew   it�察�

who was slain by the sword´edge�察�son of Ohtere�察�friendless exile�察�erst in 

fray    killed   by   Weohstan�察     �who     won    for  his   kin   brown´bright      helmet�察�

breastplate ringed�察�old sword of Eotens�察�Onela's gift�察�weeds of war of the 

warrior´thane�察�battle´gear brave�此�though a brother's child had been felled�察�

the feud was unfelt by Onela。��1�А�For winters this war´gear Weohstan kept�察�

breastplate and board�察�till his bairn had grown earlship to earn as the old 

sire   did�此  �then   he   gave   him�察  �mid   Geats�察  �the   gear   of   battle�察  �portion   huge�察�

when he passed from life�察�fared aged forth。 For the first time now with his 

leader´lord   the   liegeman   young   was   bidden   to   share   the   shock   of   battle。 

Neither softened   his   soul�察 �nor   the sire's   bequest   weakened   in   war。��2�А  �So 

the worm found out when once in fight the foes had met� �Wiglaf spake�察 �

and   his   words   were   sage�察  �sad   in   spirit�察  �he   said   to   his   comrades�此      �I 

remember the time�察�when mead we took�察�what promise we made to this 

prince   of   ours   in   the   banquet´hall�察  �to   our   breaker´of´rings�察  �for   gear   of 

combat   to   give   him   requital�察  �for   hard´sword   and   helmet�察  �if   hap   should 

bring stress of   this sort� �Himself   who   chose us   from all   his   army  to   aid 

him now�察�urged us to glory�察�and gave these treasures�察�because he counted 

us keen with the spear and hardy 'neath helm�察�though this hero´work our 

leader   hoped   unhelped   and   alone   to   finish   for   us�察     �folk´defender   who 

hath got him glory greater than all men for daring deeds� �Now the day is 

come that our noble master has need of the might of warriors stout。 Let us 

stride along the hero to help while the heat is about him glowing and grim� �

For God is my witness I am far more fain the fire should seize along with 

my   lord   these   limbs   of   mine�。�3�А  �Unsuiting   it   seems   our   shields   to   bear 

homeward hence�察�save here we essay to fell the foe and defend the life of 

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king   out   of   Geatish   warriors   woe   endured   and   sank in   the   struggle�   �My 

sword and helmet�察�breastplate and board�察�for us both shall serve� ─�Through 

slaughter´reek strode he to succor his chieftain�察�his battle´helm bore�察�and 

brief words spake�此  �Beowulf dearest�察�do all bravely�察�as in youthful days 

of yore thou vowedst that while life should last thou wouldst let no wise 

thy   glory   droop�   �Now�察  �great   in   deeds�察  �atheling   steadfast�察  �with   all   thy 

strength shield thy life� �I will stand to help thee。; At the words the worm 

came   once   again�察  �murderous   monster   mad   with   rage�察  �with   fire´billows 

flaming�察�its foes to seek�察�the hated men。 In heat´waves burned that board��4�А�

to   the   boss�察  �and   the   breastplate   failed   to   shelter   at   all   the   spear´thane 

young。 Yet quickly under his kinsman's shield went eager the earl�察�since 

his own was now all burned by the blaze。 The bold king again had mind of 

his glory�此�with might his glaive was driven into the dragon's head�察 �blow 

nerved      by  hate。   But    Naegling��5�А     �was    shivered�察   �broken     in  battle   was 

Beowulf's sword�察�old and gray。 'Twas granted him not that ever the edge of 

iron at all could help him at strife�此�too strong was his hand�察�so the tale is 

told�察  �and   he   tried   too   far   with   strength   of   stroke   all   swords   he   wielded�察�

though sturdy their steel�此�they steaded him nought。 Then for the third time 

thought on   its   feud that   folk´destroyer�察 �fire´dread dragon�察 �and   rushed   on 

the hero�察�where room allowed�察�battle´grim�察�burning�察�its bitter teeth closed 

on   his   neck�察  �and   covered   him   with   waves   of   blood   from   his   breast   that 

welled。 

     ��1�А�That is�察�although Eanmund was brother's son to Onela�察�the slaying 

of the former by Weohstan is not felt as cause of feud�察�and is rewarded by 

gift of the slain man's weapons。 ��2�А�Both Wiglaf and the sword did their 

duty。      The   following   is   one   of   the   classic   passages   for   illustrating   the 

comitatus       as   the    most     conspicuous       Germanic        institution�察   �and    its 

underlying sense of duty�察�based partly on the idea of loyalty and partly on 

the   practical   basis   of   benefits   received   and   repaid。   ��3�А  �Sc。   ;than   to   bide 

safely here�察─ �a common figure of incomplete comparison。 ��4�А�Wiglaf's 

wooden shield。 ��5�А�Gering would translate ;kinsman of the nail�察─�as both 

are made of iron。 



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     'TWAS now�察�men say�察�in his sovran's need that the earl made known 

his   noble   strain�察  �craft   and   keenness   and   courage   enduring。   Heedless   of 

harm�察�though his hand was burned�察�hardy´hearted�察�he helped his kinsman。 

A little lower the loathsome beast he smote with sword�察�
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