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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´cloth。 ;There will be no need of funeral rites。; ��4�А�Personification of
Battle。 ��5�А �The Germanic Vulcan。 ��6�А �This mighty power�察 �whom the
Christian poet can still revere�察�has here the general force of ;Destiny。;
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VII
HROTHGAR spake�察 �the Scyldings'´helmet�此 �For fight defensive�察�
Friend my Beowulf�察 �to succor and save�察 �thou hast sought us here。 Thy
father's combat��1�А �a feud enkindled when Heatholaf with hand he slew
among the Wylfings�察�his Weder kin for horror of fighting feared to hold
him。 Fleeing�察 �he sought our South´Dane folk�察 �over surge of ocean the
Honor´Scyldings�察 �when first I was ruling the folk of Danes�察 �wielded�察�
youthful�察�this widespread realm�察�this hoard´hold of heroes。 Heorogar was
dead�察 �my elder brother�察 �had breathed his last�察 �Healfdene's bairn�此 �he was
better than I� �Straightway the feud with fee��2�А �I settled�察�to the Wylfings
sent�察�o'er watery ridges�察�treasures olden�此�oaths he��3�А�swore me。 Sore is my
soul to say to any of the race of man what ruth for me in Heorot Grendel
with hate hath wrought�察 �what sudden harryings。 Hall´folk fail me�察 �my
warriors wane�察�for Wyrd hath swept them into Grendel's grasp。 But God is
able this deadly foe from his deeds to turn� �Boasted full oft�察�as my beer
they drank�察�earls o'er the ale´cup�察�armed men�察�that they would bide in the
beer´hall here�察�Grendel's attack with terror of blades。 Then was this mead´
house at morning tide dyed with gore�察 �when the daylight broke�察 �all the
boards of the benches blood´besprinkled�察�gory the hall�此�I had heroes the
less�察 �doughty dear´ones that death had reft。 But sit to the banquet�察�
unbind thy words�察�hardy hero�察�as heart shall prompt thee。;
Gathered together�察 �the Geatish men in the banquet´hall on bench
assigned�察 �sturdy´spirited�察 �sat them down�察 �hardy´hearted。 A henchman
attended�察 �carried the carven cup in hand�察 �served the clear mead。 Oft
minstrels sang blithe in Heorot。 Heroes revelled�察 �no dearth of warriors�察�
Weder and Dane。
��1�А�There is no irrelevance here。 Hrothgar sees in Beowulf's mission a
heritage of duty�察 �a return of the good offices which the Danish king
rendered to Beowulf's father in time of dire need。 ��2�А�Money�察�for wergild�察�
or man´price。 ��3�А�Ecgtheow�察�Beowulf's sire。
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VIII
UNFERTH spake�察 �the son of Ecglaf�察 �who sat at the feet of the
Scyldings' lord�察 �unbound the battle´runes。��1�А �Beowulf's quest�察 �sturdy
seafarer's�察�sorely galled him�察�ever he envied that other men should more
achieve in middle´earth of fame under heaven than he himself。 ;Art thou
that Beowulf�察�Breca's rival�察�who emulous swam on the open sea�察�when for
pride the pair of you proved the floods�察�and wantonly dared in waters deep
to risk your lives�拭 �No living man�察 �or lief or loath�察 �from your labor dire
could you dissuade�察�from swimming the main。 Ocean´tides with your arms
ye covered�察�with strenuous hands the sea´streets measured�察�swam o'er the
waters。 Winter's storm rolled the rough waves。 In realm of sea a sennight
strove ye。 In swimming he topped thee�察 �had more of main� �Him at
morning´tide billows bore to the Battling Reamas�察�whence he hied to his
home so dear beloved of his liegemen�察�to land of Brondings�察�fastness fair�察�
where his folk he ruled�察�town and treasure。 In triumph o'er thee Beanstan's
bairn��2�А �his boast achieved。 So ween I for thee a worse adventure
though in buffet of battle thou brave hast been�察 �in struggle grim�察 �if
Grendel's approach thou darst await through the watch of night� ─�
Beowulf spake�察�bairn of Ecgtheow�此 �What a deal hast uttered�察�dear
my Unferth�察�drunken with beer�察�of Breca now�察�told of his triumph� �Truth I
claim it�察 �that I had more of might in the sea than any man else�察 �more
ocean´endurance。 We twain had talked�察 �in time of youth�察 �and made our
boast�察 �we were merely boys�察�striplings still�察 �to stake our lives far at
sea�此�and so we performed it。 Naked swords�察�as we swam along�察�we held in
hand�察�with hope to guard us against the whales。 Not a whit from me could
he float afar o'er the flood of waves�察 �haste o'er the billows�察 �nor him I
abandoned。 Together we twain on the tides abode five nights full till the
flood divided us�察�churning waves and chillest weather�察�darkling night�察�and
the northern wind ruthless rushed on us�此 �rough was the surge。 Now the
wrath of the sea´fish rose apace�察 �yet me 'gainst the monsters my mailed
coat�察�hard and hand´linked�察�help afforded�察 �battle´sark braided my breast
to ward�察 �garnished with gold。 There grasped me firm and haled me to
bottom the hated foe�察�with grimmest gripe。 'Twas granted me�察�though�察�to
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pierce the monster with point of sword�察�with blade of battle�此�huge beast of
the sea was whelmed by the hurly through hand of mine。
��1�А �Began the fight。; ��2�А�Breca。
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