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Beowulf Anonymous
Beowulf Anonymous
Translated by Gummere
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I
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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