Thegn ungeméte til, 5440 Wine-dryhten his Waetere geláfede, Hilde-saedne,

And his haele on-speón.

Beowulf mathelode;
He ofer benne spráec,
Wúnde wael-bleáte;

Wisse he geárwe
Thaet he daeg-hwila
Gedrogen haefde,

5450 Eorthan wynne;
Thá waes eall sceacen
Dogor-gerímes,

Death ungeméte neáh :

Nú ic suna mínum

Syllan wolde

Guth-gewaedu,

Thaer me gifed swá
Aenig yrfe-weard
Aefter wurde,

5460 Líce gelenge.

Ic thás leóde heold

Fiftig wintra;

Naes se folc-cyning
Ymb-sittendra

Aenig thára,

The mec guth-winum

Grétan dorste,
Egesan teón.

Ic on earde bád

5470 Mael-gesceafta,

Heóld mín téla,

Ne sóhte searo-níthas,
Ne me swór fela

Atha on unriht;

Ic thaes ealles maeg,

Feorh-bennum seoc,

Gefeán habban,

Forthám me wítan ne thearf

Wealdend fira

5480 Morthor-beále maega,

Thónne mín sceaceth

Líf of lice.

Nú thú lungre geóng

Hord sceawian

Under hárne stán,
Wigláf leófa!

Nú se wyrm licgeth,
Swefeth sáre wúnde,

Since bereáfod.

5490 Beó nú on ófeste,

Thaet ic aer-wélan,
Gold-aehte, ongite;
Geáre sceawige
Swegel-searo-gimmas,
Thaet ic thý seft maege
Aefter máthm-wélan
Mín alaetan

Líf, and leódscipe

Thone ic lange heold."

XLIII.

Him thá gegiredon

Geáta leóda

6270 Ad on eorthan,

Unwáclicne,

Helm-behongenne,

Hilde-bordum,
Beorhtum byrnum,
Swá he béna waes.

Alegdon thá tó-middes
Maerne theóden

Haeleth heófende,

Hláford leófne;

6280 Ongunnon thá on beorge Bael-fýra maest,

Wigende weccan;
Wudu-réc asth

Sweart of swic-thóle;
Swógende let,

Wópe bewunden;

Wind-blond gelaeg

Oth-thaet he thá bán-hús

Gebrocen haefde,

6290 Hat on hrethre;
Higum unróte,

Mód-ceáre maendon
Man-dryhtnes cwealm.

Geworhton thá

Wedra leóda

Hlaew on lide,

Se waes heáh and brád,

6310 Waeg-lithendum

Wide tó seónne,
And betimbredon,
On tyn dagum,
Beadu-rófes beácn,
Branda maerost;

Wealle beworhton

Swá hyt weorthlicost

Fore-snotre menn
Findan mihton;

6320 Hí on beorg dydon
Beágas and beorht-siglu,
Ealle swylce hyrsta
Swylce on horde aer

Níth-hydige menn
Genumen haefdon;

Forleton eorla gestreón
Eorthan healdan,

Gold on greóte,

Thaer hyt nú-gen licgeth

6330 Ealdum swá unnýt

Swá hit iú waes.

Thá ymbe hlaew ridon

Hilde-deórra

Aethelinga sceár,
Ealra twelfa;

Woldon ymb-cwethan

Cyning, maenan,
Word-gyd wrecan,
Sylfe sprecan;

6340 Eáhtodon eorlscipe,

6350

And his ellen-weorc

Duguthum démdon,

Swá hit gedefe bíth

Thaet man his wine-dryhten

Wordum hérge,

Ferhthum freóge,

Thónne he forth scyle

Of líc-haman

Laene weorthan.

Swá be-gnornodon

Geáta leóda

Hláford sínne,

Heorth-geneátas ;

Cwaedon thaet he waere

Wurold-cyninga,

Manna, mildust,
And man-thwaerust,
Leódum líthost,

And lóf-geórnost!

XIX. THE BATTLE OF MALDON,

AND

DEATH OF THE EALDORMAN BYRHT NOTH.

A FRAGMENT.

...

Thá thaer Byrthnóth ongan

Beornas trymian,

Rád and raedde;

Rincum taehte

Hú hí sceoldon standan,

And thone stéde healdan;

And baed thaet hyra randas
Rihte heoldon

Faeste mid folmum,

10 And ne forhtedon ná.

Thá he haefde thaet folc
Faegre getrymed,

He lihte thá mid leódon,
Thaer him leófost waes,
Thaer he his heorth-werod