Com on wanre niht scrian sceadugenga. Sceotend swfon, a t hornreced healdan scoldon, ealle buton anum.

t ws yldum cu t hie ne moste, a metod nolde, se scynscaa under sceadu bregdan; ac he wccende wraum on andan bad bolgenmod beadwa geinges. a com of more under misthleoum Grendel gongan, godes yrre br; mynte se manscaa manna cynnes sumne besyrwan in sele am hean. Wod under wolcnum to s e he winreced, goldsele gumena, gearwost wisse, fttum fahne. Ne ws t forma si t he Hrogares ham gesohte; nfre he on aldordagum r ne sian heardran hle, healegnas fand! Com a to recede rinc siian dreamum bedled. Duru sona onarn, fyrbendum fst, syan he hire folmum thran; onbrd a bealohydig, a he gebolgen ws, recedes muan. Rae fter on feond treddode, him of eagum stod leoht unfger. rinca manige, samod tgdere, 730 720

705

710

715

on fagne flor eode yrremod; ligge gelicost

725

Geseah he in recede swefan sibbegedriht magorinca heap.

a his mod ahlog; mynte t he gedlde, ron dg cwome, atol aglca, anra gehwylces lif wi lice, a him alumpen ws wistfylle wen. Ne ws t wyrd a gen, t he ma moste manna cynnes icgean ofer a niht. ryswy beheold mg Higelaces, hu se manscaa under frgripum gefaran wolde.

735

Ne t se aglca yldan ohte, ac he gefeng hrae forman sie slpendne rinc, slat unwearnum, bat banlocan, blod edrum dranc, synsndum swealh; sona hfde unlyfigendes eal gefeormod, fet ond folma. For near tstop, nam a mid handa higeihtigne rinc on rste, rhte ongean feond mid folme; he onfeng hrae inwitancum ond wi earm gest. Sona t onfunde fyrena hyrde t he ne mette middangeardes, eoran sceata, on elran men mundgripe maran; he on mode wear forht on ferhe; no y r fram meahte. Hyge ws him hinfus, wolde on heolster fleon, secan deofla gedrg; ne ws his drohto r swylce he on ealderdagum r gemette. Gemunde a se goda, mg Higelaces, fensprce, uplang astod ond him fste wifeng; fingras burston; Eoten ws utweard; eorl furur stop. Mynte se mra, r he meahte swa, widre gewindan ond on weg anon fleon on fenhopu; wiste his fingra geweald on grames grapum. t ws geocor si t se hearmscaa to Heorute ateah. Dryhtsele dynede; Denum eallum wear, ceasterbuendum, cenra gehwylcum, eorlum ealuscerwen. Yrre wron begen, Reced hlynsode.

740

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ree renweardas.

770

a ws wundor micel t se winsele wihfde heaodeorum, t he on hrusan ne feol, fger foldbold; ac he s fste ws innan ond utan irenbendum searooncum besmiod. r fram sylle abeag

775

medubenc monig, golde geregnad,

mine gefrge, r a graman wunnon.

s ne wendon r witan Scyldinga t hit a mid gemete manna nig, betlic ond banfag, tobrecan meahte, listum tolucan, nyme liges fm swulge on swaule. Sweg up astag niwe geneahhe: Nor-Denum stod atelic egesa, anra gehwylcum ara e of wealle wop gehyrdon, gryreleo galan godes ondsacan, sigeleasne sang, sar wanigean helle hfton. Heold hine fste se e manna ws mgene strengest on m dge ysses lifes. Nolde eorla hleo nige inga one cwealmcuman cwicne forltan, ne his lifdagas leoda nigum nytte tealde. r genehost brgd eorl Beowulfes ealde lafe, wolde freadrihtnes feorh ealgian, mres eodnes, r hie meahton swa. Hie t ne wiston, a hie gewin drugon, heardhicgende hildemecgas, ond on healfa gehwone heawan ohton, sawle secan, one synscaan nig ofer eoran irenna cyst, gubilla nan, gretan nolde, ac he sigewpnum forsworen hfde, ecga gehwylcre. Scolde his aldorgedal on m dge ysses lifes earmlic wuran, ond se ellorgast on feonda geweald feor siian. a t onfunde se e fela ror modes myre manna cynne, fyrene gefremede - he, fag wi God t him se lichoma lstan nolde, ac hine se modega mg Hygelaces hfde be honda; ws gehwer orum

780

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795

800

805

810

lifigende la. Licsar gebad atol glca; him on eaxle wear syndolh sweotol, seonowe onsprungon, burston banlocan. Beowulfe wear guhre gyfee; scolde Grendel onan feorhseoc fleon under fenhleou, secean wynleas wic; wiste e geornor t his aldres ws ende gegongen, dogera dgrim. Denum eallum wear willa gelumpen.

815

820

fter am wlrse

Hfde a geflsod se e r feorran com, snotor ond swyferh, sele Hrogares, genered wi nie. Nihtweorce gefeh, ellenmrum. Hfde Eastdenum Geatmecga leod gilp gelsted, swylce oncye ealle gebette, inwidsorge, e hie r drugon ond for reanydum olian scoldon, torn unlytel. t ws tacen sweotol, hond alegde, - r ws eal geador under geapne hrof.

825

830

syan hildedeor earm ond eaxle Grendles grape -

835

a ws on morgen mine gefrge ymb a gifhealle gurinc monig; ferdon folctogan feorran ond nean geond widwegas wundor sceawian, laes lastas. No his lifgedal sarlic uhte secga negum ara e tirleases trode sceawode, hu he werigmod on weg anon, nia ofercumen, on nicera mere fge ond geflymed feorhlastas br. r ws on blode brim weallende, atol ya geswing eal gemenged haton heolfre, heorodreore weol; Deafge deog, sian dreama leas

840

845

850

in fenfreoo feorh alegde, hene sawle; r him hel onfeng. anon eft gewiton ealdgesias, swylce geong manig of gomenwae fram mere modge mearum ridan, beornas on blancum. r ws Beowulfes mro mned; monig oft gecw tte su ne nor be sm tweonum ofer eormengrund oer nnig under swegles begong selra nre rondhbbendra, rices wyrra. Ne hie huru winedrihten wiht ne logon, gldne Hrogar, ac t ws god cyning. Hwilum heaorofe hleapan leton, on geflit faran fealwe mearas r him foldwegas fgere uhton, cystum cue. Hwilum cyninges egn, guma gilphlden, gidda gemyndig, se e ealfela ealdgesegena worn gemunde, word oer fand soe gebunden; secg eft ongan si Beowulfes snyttrum styrian ond on sped wrecan spel gerade, wordum wrixlan. Welhwylc gecw t he fram Sigemundes secgan hyrde ellenddum, uncues fela, Wlsinges gewin, wide sias, ara e gumena bearn gearwe ne wiston, fhe ond fyrena, buton Fitela mid hine, onne he swulces hwt secgan wolde, eam his nefan, swa hie a wron t nia gehwam nydgesteallan; hfdon ealfela eotena cynnes sweordum gesged. Sigemunde gesprong fter deadge dom unlytel, syan wiges heard wyrm acwealde, hordes hyrde. He under harne stan, ana genede

855

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865

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875

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885

elinges bearn,

frecne dde,

ne ws him Fitela mid. 890

Hwre him geslde t t swurd urhwod wrtlicne wyrm, t hit on wealle tstod, dryhtlic iren; draca morre swealt. Hfde aglca elne gegongen t he beahhordes brucan moste selfes dome; sbat gehleod, br on bearm scipes beorhte frtwa, Wlses eafera. Wyrm hat gemealt.

895