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doughty prince�察�if he deign at all grace that we greet him�察�the good one�察�

now。;   Wulfgar   spake�察  �the   Wendles'   chieftain�察  �whose   might   of   mind   to 

many   was      known�察    �his  courage    and   counsel�此    �The    king   of  Danes�察   �the 

Scyldings' friend�察�I fain will tell�察�the Breaker´of´Rings�察�as the boon thou 

askest�察  �the   famed   prince�察  �of   thy   faring   hither�察  �and�察  �swiftly   after�察  �such 

answer   bring   as   the   doughty   monarch   may  deign   to   give。;   Hied   then   in 

haste to where Hrothgar sat white´haired and old�察�his earls about him�察�till 

the   stout   thane   stood    at  the  shoulder    there   of  the  Danish     king�此  �good 

courtier he� �Wulfgar spake to his winsome lord�此  �Hither have fared to 

thee   far´come   men   o'er   the   paths   of   ocean�察  �people   of   Geatland�察  �and   the 

stateliest there by his sturdy band is Beowulf named。 This boon they seek�察�

that they�察�my master�察�may with thee have speech at will�此�nor spurn their 

prayer to give them hearing�察�gracious Hrothgar� �In weeds of the warrior 

worthy they�察�methinks�察�of our liking�察�their leader most surely�察�a hero that 

hither his henchmen has led。; 

     ��1�А�Either merely paved�察�the strata via of the Romans�察�or else thought 

of as a sort of mosaic�察�an extravagant touch like the reckless waste of gold 



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on the walls and roofs of a hall。 



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     HROTHGAR answered�察�helmet of Scyldings�此  �I knew him of yore 

in his youthful days�察�his aged father was Ecgtheow named�察�to whom�察 �at 

home�察�gave Hrethel the Geat his only daughter。 Their offspring bold fares 

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 



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