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liegemen saw her。 Yet a single atheling up she seized fast and firm�察�as she 

fled   to   the   moor。   He   was   for   Hrothgar   of   heroes   the   dearest�察  �of   trusty 

vassals     betwixt    the  seas�察  �whom     she   killed   on   his  couch�察   �a  clansman 

famous�察�in battle brave。  Nor was Beowulf there�察�another house had been 

held   apart�察  �after   giving   of   gold�察  �for   the   Geat   renowned。      Uproar   filled 

Heorot�察  �the   hand   all   had   viewed�察  �blood´flecked�察  �she   bore   with   her�察  �bale 

was returned�察�dole in the dwellings�此�'twas dire exchange where Dane and 

Geat   were   doomed   to   give   the   lives   of   loved   ones。   Long´tried   king�察  �the 



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hoary hero�察�at heart was sad when he knew his noble no more lived�察�and 

dead indeed was his dearest thane。 To his bower was Beowulf brought in 

haste�察�dauntless victor。 As daylight broke�察�along with his earls the atheling 

lord�察�with his clansmen�察�came where the king abode waiting to see if the 

Wielder´of´All would turn this tale of trouble and woe。 Strode o'er floor 

the   famed´in´strife�察  �with   his   hand´companions�察     �the   hall   resounded�察   �

wishing to greet the  wise old king�察 �Ingwines' lord�察�he  asked if the  night 

had passed in peace to the prince's mind。 

     ��1�А�They had laid their arms on the benches near where they slept。 



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     HROTHGAR   spake�察  �helmet´of´Scyldings�此      �Ask   not   of   pleasure� �

Pain is renewed to Danish folk。 Dead is Aeschere�察�of Yrmenlaf the elder 

brother�察�my sage adviser and stay in council�察�shoulder´comrade in stress of 

fight when warriors clashed and we warded our heads�察�hewed the helm´ 

boars�察  �hero   famed   should   be   every   earl   as   Aeschere   was�   �But   here   in 

Heorot     a   hand    hath   slain  him    of  wandering      death´sprite。     I  wot   not 

whither�撮�1�А�proud of the prey�察�her path she took�察�fain of her fill。 The feud 

she   avenged   that   yesternight�察  �unyieldingly�察  �Grendel   in   grimmest   grasp 

thou    killedst�察    �seeing   how    long   these   liegemen     mine   he   ruined   and 

ravaged。 Reft of life�察�in arms he fell。 Now another comes�察�keen and cruel�察�

her kin to avenge�察�faring far in feud of blood�此�so that many a thane shall 

think�察�who e'er sorrows in soul for that sharer of rings�察�this is hardest of 

heart´bales。 The hand lies low that once was willing each wish to please。 

Land´dwellers   here��2�А  �and   liegemen   mine�察  �who   house   by   those   parts�察  �I 

have   heard     relate  that   such   a  pair  they   have   sometimes      seen�察  �march´ 

stalkers   mighty   the   moorland   haunting�察  �wandering   spirits�此  �one   of   them 

seemed�察  �so   far   as   my   folk   could   fairly   judge�察  �of   womankind�察  �and   one�察�

accursed�察�in man's guise trod the misery´track of exile�察�though huger than 

human bulk。 Grendel in days long gone they named him�察�folk of the land�察�

his    father   they   knew    not�察  �nor   any   brood    that   was    born   to   him   of 

treacherous   spirits。   Untrod   is   their   home�察  �by   wolf´cliffs   haunt   they   and 

windy headlands�察�fenways fearful�察�where flows the stream from mountains 

gliding to gloom  of   the  rocks�察 �underground   flood。  Not   far  is it hence   in 

measure of miles that the mere expands�察�and o'er it the frost´bound forest 

hanging�察�sturdily rooted�察�shadows the wave。 By night is a wonder weird to 

see�察�fire on the waters。 So wise lived none of the sons of men�察�to search 

those depths� �Nay�察�though the heath´rover�察�harried by dogs�察�the horn´proud 

hart�察�this holt should seek�察�long distance driven�察�his dear life first on the 

brink   he   yields   ere   he   brave   the   plunge   to   hide   his   head�此  �'tis   no   happy 

place� �Thence the welter of waters washes up wan to welkin when winds 

bestir evil storms�察�and air grows dusk�察�and the heavens weep。 Now is help 

once more with thee alone� �The land thou knowst not�察�place of fear�察�where 



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thou   findest   out   that   sin´flecked   being。   Seek   if   thou   dare�   �I   will   reward 

thee�察   �for  waging      this  fight�察  �with   ancient    treasure�察   �as  erst   I  did�察 �with 

winding gold�察�if thou winnest back。; 

     ��1�А  �He   surmises   presently   where   she   is。   ��2�А  �The   connection   is   not 

difficult。 The words of mourning�察�of acute grief�察�are said�察�and according to 

Germanic sequence of thought�察�inexorable here�察�the next and only topic is 

revenge。 But is it possible�拭�Hrothgar leads up to his appeal and promise 

with     a  skillful   and    often   effective     description     of   the   horrors    which 

surround the monster's home and await the attempt of an avenging foe。 



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                                           XXI 



     BEOWULF spake�察�bairn of Ecgtheow�此 �Sorrow not�察�sage� �It beseems 

us   better   friends   to   avenge   than   fruitlessly   mourn   them。   Each   of   us   all 

must his end abide in the ways of the world�察�so win who may glory ere 

death� �When his days are told�察�that is the warrior's worthiest doom。 Rise�察�

O    realm´warder�      �Ride   we    anon�察  �and   mark    the  trail  of  the  mother    of 

Grendel。 No harbor shall hide her  heed my promise�  �enfolding of field 

or forested mountain or floor of the flood�察�let her flee where she will� �But 

thou this day endure in patience�察�as I ween thou wilt�察�thy woes each one。; 

Leaped   up   the   graybeard�此  �God   he   thanked�察  �mighty   Lord�察  �for   the   man's 

brave words。 For Hrothgar soon a horse was saddled wave´maned steed。 

The sovran wise stately rode on�察�his shield´armed men followed in force。 

The footprints led along the woodland�察�widely seen�察�a path o'er the plain�察�

where she passed�察�and trod the murky moor�察�of men´at´arms she bore the 

bravest and best one�察�dead�察�him who with Hrothgar the homestead ruled。 

On   then   went   the   atheling´born   o'er   stone´cliffs   steep   and   strait   defiles�察�

narrow passes and unknown ways�察�headlands sheer�察�and the haunts of the 

Nicors。 Foremost he��1�А�fared�察�a few at his side of the wiser men�察�the ways 

to scan�察  �till   he   found in   a   flash the   forested   hill   hanging   over  the   hoary 

rock�察  �a   woful   wood�此  �the   waves   below   were   dyed   in   blood。   The   Danish 

men had sorrow of soul�察�and for Scyldings all�察�for many a hero�察�'twas hard 

to bear�察�ill for earls�察�when Aeschere's head they found by the flood on the 

foreland there。 Waves were welling�察�the warriors saw�察�hot with blood�察�but 

the horn sang oft battle´song bold。 The band sat down�察�and watched on the 

water   worm´like   things�察  �sea´dragons   strange   that   sounded   the   deep�察  �and 

nicors that lay on the ledge of the ness  such as oft essay at hour of morn 

on the road´of´sails their ruthless   quest�察 �and sea´snakes and   monsters。 

These started away�察�swollen and savage that song to hear�察�that war´horn's 

blast。  The   warden   of   Geats�察  �with   bolt   from   bow�察  �then   balked   of   life�察  �of 

wave´work�察�one monster�察�amid its heart went the keen war´shaft�察�in water 

it seemed less doughty in swimming whom death had seized。 Swift on the 

billows�察�with boar´spears well hooked and barbed�察�it was hard beset�察�done 

to death   and dragged   on the headland�察�wave´roamer   wondrous。 Warriors 



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viewed      the  grisly   guest。   Then    girt  him   Beowulf      in  martial   mail�察  �nor 

mourned for his life。 His breastplate broad and bright of hues�察�woven by 

hand�察  �should   the   waters   try�察  �well   could   it   ward   the   warrior's   body   that 

battle should break on his breast in vain nor harm his heart by the hand of 

a foe。 And the helmet white that his head protected was destined to dare 

the deeps of the flood�察�through wave´whirl win�此�'twas wound with chains�察�

decked      with   gold�察   �as  in  days    of   yore   the   weapon´smith       worked     it 

wondrously�察  �with   swine´forms   set   it�察  �that   swords   nowise�察  �brandished   in 

battle�察  �could   bite   that   helm。   Nor   was   that   the   meanest   of   mighty   helps 

which Hrothgar's orator offered at need�此 �Hrunting; they named the hilted 

sword�察�of old´time heirlooms easily first�察�iron was its edge�察�all etched with 

poison�察�with battle´blood hardened�察�nor blenched it at fig
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