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Onela。 Then he followed his foes�察�who fled before him sore beset and stole
their way�察�bereft of a ruler�察�to Ravenswood。
With his host he besieged there what swords had left�察�the weary and
wounded�察�woes he threatened the whole night through to that hard´pressed
throng�此�some with the morrow his sword should kill�察�some should go to
the gallows´tree for rapture of ravens。 But rescue came with dawn of day
for those desperate men when they heard the horn of Hygelac sound�察�tones
of his trumpet�察�the trusty king had followed their trail with faithful band。
��1�А�Nothing。 ��2�А�Dead。 ��3�А�Death´watch�察�guard of honor�察 �lyke´wake。;
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��4�А�A name for the Franks。 ��5�А�Ongentheow。 ��6�А�Haethcyn。
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;THE bloody swath of Swedes and Geats and the storm of their strife�察�
were seen afar�察�how folk against folk the fight had wakened。 The ancient
king with his atheling band sought his citadel�察 �sorrowing much�此�
Ongentheow earl went up to his burg。 He had tested Hygelac's hardihood�察�
the proud one's prowess�察�would prove it no longer�察�defied no more those
fighting´wanderers nor hoped from the seamen to save his hoard�察�his bairn
and his bride�此�so he bent him again�察�old�察�to his earth´walls。 Yet after him
came with slaughter for Swedes the standards of Hygelac o'er peaceful
plains in pride advancing�察 �till Hrethelings fought in the fenced town。��1�А�
Then Ongentheow with edge of sword�察�the hoary´bearded�察�was held at bay�察�
and the folk´king there was forced to suffer Eofor's anger。 In ire�察 �at the
king Wulf Wonreding with weapon struck�察 �and the chieftain's blood�察 �for
that blow�察 �in streams flowed 'neath his hair。 No fear felt he�察 �stout old
Scylfing�察 �but straightway repaid in better bargain that bitter stroke and
faced his foe with fell intent。 Nor swift enough was the son of Wonred
answer to render the aged chief�察�too soon on his head the helm was cloven�察�
blood´bedecked he bowed to earth�察�and fell adown�察�not doomed was he yet�察�
and well he waxed�察�though the wound was sore。 Then the hardy Hygelac´
thane�撮�2�А �when his brother fell�察 �with broad brand smote�察 �giants' sword
crashing through giants'´helm across the shield´wall�此 �sank the king�察 �his
folk's old herdsman�察 �fatally hurt。 There were many to bind the brother's
wounds and lift him�察�fast as fate allowed his people to wield the place´of´
war。 But Eofor took from Ongentheow�察 �earl from other�察 �the iron´
breastplate�察�hard sword hilted�察�and helmet too�察�and the hoar´chief's harness
to Hygelac carried�察 �who took the trappings�察 �and truly promised rich fee
'mid folk�察 �and fulfilled it so。 For that grim strife gave the Geatish lord�察�
Hrethel's offspring�察�when home he came�察�to Eofor and Wulf a wealth of
treasure�察�Each of them had a hundred thousand��3�А�in land and linked rings�察�
nor at less price reckoned mid´earth men such mighty deeds� �And to Eofor
he gave his only daughter in pledge of grace�察�the pride of his home。
;Such is the feud�察�the foeman's rage�察�death´hate of men�此�so I deem it
sure that the Swedish folk will seek us home for this fall of their friends�察�
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the fighting´Scylfings�察 �when once they learn that our warrior leader
lifeless lies�察�who land and hoard ever defended from all his foes�察�furthered
his folk's weal�察�finished his course a hardy hero。 Now haste is best�察�that
we go to gaze on our Geatish lord�察�and bear the bountiful breaker´of´rings
to the funeral pyre。 No fragments merely shall burn with the warrior。
Wealth of jewels�察�gold untold and gained in terror�察�treasure at last with his
life obtained�察�all of that booty the brands shall take�察�fire shall eat it。 No
earl must carry memorial jewel。 No maiden fair shall wreathe her neck
with noble ring�此�nay�察�sad in spirit and shorn of her gold�察�oft shall she pass
o'er paths of exile now our lord all laughter has laid aside�察�all mirth and
revel。 Many a spear morning´cold shall be clasped amain�察�lifted aloft�察�nor
shall lilt of harp those warriors wake�察�but the wan´hued raven�察�fain o'er the
fallen�察 �his feast shall praise and boast to the eagle how bravely he ate
when he and the wolf were wasting the slain。;
So he told his sorrowful tidings�察�and little��4�А�he lied�察�the loyal man of
word or of work。 The warriors rose�察 �sad�察 �they climbed to the Cliff´of´
Eagles�察�went�察�welling with tears�察�the wonder to view。 Found on the sand
there�察 �stretched at rest�察�their lifeless lord�察 �who had lavished rings of old
upon them。 Ending´day had dawned on the doughty´one�察�death had seized
in woful slaughter the Weders' king。 There saw they�察�besides�察�the strangest
being�察 �loathsome�察 �lying their leader near�察 �prone on the field。 The fiery
dragon�察�fearful fiend�察�with flame was scorched。 Reckoned by feet�察�it was
fifty measures in length as it lay。 Aloft erewhile it had revelled by night�察�
and anon come back�察 �seeking its den�察 �now in death's sure clutch it had
come to the end of its earth´hall joys。 By it there stood the stoups and jars�察�
dishes lay there�察�and dear´decked swords eaten with rust�察�as�察�on earth's lap
resting�察�a thousand winters they waited there。 For all that heritage huge�察�
that gold of bygone men�察 �was bound by a spell�撮�5�А �so the treasure´hall
could be touched by none of human kind�察 �save that Heaven's King�察�God
himself�察�might give whom he would�察�Helper of Heroes�察�the hoard to open�察�
even such a man as seemed to him meet。
��1�А�The line may mean�此�till Hrethelings stormed on the hedged shields�察�
i。e。 the shield´wall or hedge of defensive war Hrethelings�察�of course�察�
are Geats。 ��2�А�Eofor�察�brother to Wulf Wonreding。 ��3�А�Sc。 ;value in; hides
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and the weight of the gold。 ��4�А�Not at all。 ��5�А�Laid on it when it was put in
the barrow。 This spell�察 �or in our days the ;curse�察─ �either prevented
discovery or brought dire ills on the finder and taker。
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A PERILOUS path�察�it proved�察�he��1�А�trod who heinously hid�察�that hall
within�察�wealth under wall� �Its watcher had killed one of a few�撮�2�А�and the
feud was avenged in woful fashion。 Wondrous seems it�察 �what manner a
man of might and valor oft ends his life�察�when the earl no longer in mead´
hall may live with loving friends。 So Beowulf�察�when that barrow's warden
he sought�察 �and the struggle�察 �himself knew not in what wise he should
wend from the world at last。 For��3�А�princes potent�察�who placed the gold�察�
with a curse to doomsday covered it deep�察�so that marked with sin the man
should be�察 �hedged with horrors�察 �in hell´bonds fast�察 �racked with plagues�察�
who should rob their hoard。 Yet no greed for gold�察�but the grace of heaven�察�
ever the king had kept in view。��4�А�Wiglaf spake�察�the son of Weohstan�此 �
;At the mandate of one�察 �oft warriors many sorrow must suffer�察 �and so
must we。 The people's´shepherd showed not aught of care for our counsel�察�
king beloved� �That guardian of gold he should grapple not�察�urged we�察�but
let him lie where he long had been in his earth´hall waiting the end of the
world�察�the hest of heaven。 This hoard is ours but grievously gotten�察�too
grim the fate which thither carried our king and lord。 I was within there�察�
and all I viewed�察�the chambered treasure�察�when chance allowed me ��and
my path was made in no pleasant wise�� under the earth´wall。 Eager�察 �I
seized such heap from the hoard as hands could bear and hurriedly carried
it hither back to my liege and lord。 Alive was he still�察�still wielding his
wits。 The wise old man spake much in his sorrow�察�and sent you greetings
and bade that ye build�察 �when he breathed no more�察 �on the place of his
balefire a barrow high�察�memorial mighty。 Of men was he worthiest warrior
wide earth
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