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                         Beowulf Anonymous 



Beowulf Anonymous 



                Translated by Gummere 



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     Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings�察�leader beloved�察�and 

long he ruled in fame with all folk�察�since his father had gone away from 

the world�察�till awoke an heir�察�haughty Healfdene�察�who held through life�察�

sage   and   sturdy�察  �the   Scyldings   glad。  Then�察  �one   after   one�察  �there   woke   to 

him�察�to the chieftain of clansmen�察�children four�此�Heorogar�察�then Hrothgar�察�

then Halga brave�察�and I heard that  was  's queen�察�the Heathoscylfing's 

helpmate dear。 To   Hrothgar  was given   such   glory  of war�察 �such honor  of 

combat�察  �that   all   his   kin   obeyed   him   gladly   till   great   grew   his   band   of 

youthful comrades。 It came in his mind to bid his henchmen a hall uprear�察�

ia master mead´house�察�mightier far than ever was seen by the sons of earth�察�

and within it�察�then�察�to old and young he would all allot that the Lord had 

sent him�察�save only the land and the lives of his men。 Wide�察�I heard�察�was 

the work commanded�察�for many a tribe this mid´earth round�察�to fashion the 

folkstead。 It fell�察 �as he ordered�察 �in rapid achievement that ready it   stood 

there�察  �of   halls   the   noblest�此  �Heorot��1�А  �he   named   it   whose   message   had 

might in many a land。 Not reckless of promise�察�the rings he dealt�察�treasure 

at banquet�此�there towered the hall�察�high�察�gabled wide�察�the hot surge waiting 

of furious flame。��2�А�Nor far was that day when father and son´in´law stood 

in feud for warfare and hatred that woke again。��3�А�With envy and anger an 

evil spirit endured the dole in his dark abode�察�that he heard each day the 

din of revel high in the hall�此�there harps rang out�察�clear song of the singer。 

He sang who knew��4�А�tales of the early time of   man�察�how the Almighty 

made the earth�察�fairest fields enfolded by water�察�set�察�triumphant�察�sun and 

moon for a light to lighten the land´dwellers�察�and braided bright the breast 

of   earth   with   limbs   and   leaves�察  �made   life   for   all   of   mortal   beings   that 

breathe and move。 So lived the clansmen in cheer and revel a winsome life�察�

till one began to fashion evils�察�that field of hell。 Grendel this monster grim 

was called�察�march´riever��5�А�mighty�察�in moorland living�察�in fen and fastness�察�

fief of the giants the hapless wight a while had kept since the Creator his 

exile doomed。 On kin of Cain was the killing avenged by sovran God for 

slaughtered   Abel。   Ill   fared   his   feud�撮�6�А  �and   far   was   he   driven�察  �for   the 

slaughter's sake�察�from sight of men。 Of Cain awoke all that woful breed�察�



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Etins��7�А�and elves and evil´spirits�察�as well as the giants that warred with 

God weary while�此�but their wage was paid them� �

     ��1�А�That   is�察   �The   Hart�察─  �or   ;Stag�察─  �so   called   from   decorations   in   the 

gables   that   resembled   the   antlers   of   a   deer。   This   hall   has   been   carefully 

described   in   a   pamphlet   by   Heyne。   The   building   was   rectangular�察  �with 

opposite doors  mainly west and east  and a hearth in the middle of th 

single room。 A row of pillars down each side�察�at some distance from the 

walls�察  �made   a   space   which   was   raised   a   little   above   the   main   floor�察  �and 

was furnished with two rows of seats。 On one side�察�usually south�察�was the 

high´seat   midway   between   the   doors。   Opposite   this�察  �on   the   other   raised 

space�察  �was   another   seat   of   honor。 At   the   banquet   soon   to   be   described�察�

Hrothgar sat in the south or chief high´seat�察�and Beowulf opposite to him。 

The   scene   for   a   flying   ��see   below�察  �v。499��   was   thus   very   effectively   set。 

Planks on trestles  the ;board;   of later English literature  formed   the 

tables just in front of the long   rows of seats�察�and were taken away  after 

banquets�察  �when   the   retainers   were   ready   to   stretch   them´   selves   out   for 

sleep on the benches。 ��2�А�Fire was the usual end of these halls。 See v。 781 

below。 One thinks of the splendid scene at the end of the Nibelungen�察�of 

the    Nialssaga�察    �of  Saxo's    story    of  Amlethus�察     �and    many   a    less  famous 

instance。 ��3�А�It is to be supposed that all hearers of this poem knew how 

Hrothgar's hall was burnt�察 �perhaps in the unsuccessful attack made on 

him     by   his  son´in´law      Ingeld。    ��4�А  �A   skilled   minstrel。    The    Danes     are 

heathens�察�as one is told presently�察�but this lay of beginnings is taken from 

Genesis。 ��5�А�A disturber of the border�察�one who sallies from his haunt in 

the fen and roams over the country near by。 This probably pagan nuisance 

is   now   furnished   with   biblical   credentials   as   a   fiend   or   devil   in   good 

standing�察     �so    that   all  Christian      Englishmen        might    read    about     him。 

;Grendel; may mean one who grinds and crushes。 ��6�А�Cain's。 ��7�А�Giants。 



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     WENT he forth to find at fall of night that haughty house�察�and heed 

wherever the   Ring´Danes�察�outrevelled�察 �to rest   had gone。  Found within it 

the   atheling   band   asleep   after   feasting   and   fearless   of   sorrow�察  �of   human 

hardship。      Unhallowed        wight�察   �grim    and    greedy�察   �he   grasped     betimes�察�

wrathful�察�reckless�察�from resting´places�察�thirty of the thanes�察�and thence he 

rushed fain of his fell spoil�察�faring homeward�察�laden with slaughter�察�his lair 

to seek。 Then at the dawning�察�as day was breaking�察�the might of Grendel to 

men   was   known�察  �then   after   wassail   was   wail uplifted�察  �loud   moan   in   the 

morn。 The   mighty  chief�察 �atheling   excellent�察  �unblithe  sat�察  �labored   in   woe 

for the loss of his thanes�察�when once had been traced the trail of the fiend�察�

spirit accurst�此�too cruel that sorrow�察�too long�察�too loathsome。 Not late the 

respite�察  �with   night   returning�察  �anew   began   ruthless   murder�察  �he   recked   no 

whit�察�firm in his guilt�察�of the feud and crime。 They were easy to find who 

elsewhere sought in room remote their rest at night�察�bed in the bowers�撮�1�А�

when   that   bale   was   shown�察  �was   seen   in   sooth�察  �with   surest   token�察     �the 

hall´thane's��2�А     �hate。   Such    held   themselves      far  and   fast   who    the  fiend 

outran�   �Thus   ruled   unrighteous   and   raged   his   fill   one   against   all�察  �until 

empty stood that lordly building�察�and long it bode so。 Twelve years' tide 

the   trouble   he   bore�察  �sovran   of   Scyldings�察  �sorrows   in   plenty�察  �boundless 

cares。 There came unhidden tidings true to the tribes of men�察�in sorrowful 

songs�察�how ceaselessly Grendel harassed Hrothgar�察�what hate he bore him�察�

what murder and massacre�察�many a year�察�feud unfading�察 �refused consent 

to deal with any of Daneland's earls�察�make pact of peace�察�or compound for 

gold�此�still less did the wise men ween to get great fee for the feud from his 

fiendish hands。  But the   evil one   ambushed old   and young death´shadow 

dark�察�and dogged them still�察�lured�察�or lurked in the livelong night of misty 

moorlands�此�men may say not where the haunts of these Hell´Runes��3�А�be。 

Such      heaping     of   horrors    the   hater   of   men�察   �lonely    roamer�察   �wrought 

unceasing�察  �harassings   heavy。   O'er   Heorot   he   lorded�察  �gold´bright   hall�察  �in 

gloomy nights�察�and ne'er could the prince��4�А�approach his throne�察 �'twas 

judgment   of   God�察     �or   have   joy   in   his   hall。   Sore   was   the   sorrow   to 

Scyldings'´friend�察�heart´rending   misery。  Many  nobles   sat   assembled�察  �and 



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searched      out  counsel    how     it  were   best  for   bold´hearted     men    against 

harassing terror to try their hand。 Whiles they vowed in their heathen fanes 

altar´offerings�察�asked with words��5�А�that the slayer´of´souls would succor 

give them  for   the   pain   of   their people。 Their   practice   this�察  �their   heathen 

hope�察  �'twas   Hell   they   thought   of   in   mood   of   their   mind。 Almighty   they 

knew not�察�Doomsman of Deeds and dreadful Lord�察�nor Heaven's´Helmet 

heeded they  ever�察�Wielder´of´Wonder。    Woe for that   man   who   in harm 

and hatred hales his soul to fiery embraces�察 �nor favor nor change awaits 

he ever。 But well for him that after death´day may draw to his Lord�察�
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