Beowulf ch. X
Beowulf 11x — ed. Tarrin Wills
Not published: do not cite (Beowulf ch. X)
text and translation
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
ða him Hroþgar gewat | mid his hæleþa gedryht,
eodur Scyldinga, | ut of healle;
wolde wigfruma | Wealhþeo secan,
cwen to gebeddan. | Hæfde kyningwuldor
Grendle togeanes, | swa guman gefrungon,
seleweard aseted; | sundornytte beheold
ymb aldor Dena, | eotonweard abead.
Huru Geata leod | georne truwode
modgan mægnes, | metodes hyldo.
ða he him of dyde | isernbyrnan,
helm of hafelan, | sealde his hyrsted sweord,
irena cyst, | ombihtþegne,
ond gehealdan het | hildegeatwe.
Gespræc þa se goda | gylpworda sum,
Beowulf Geata, | ær he on bed stige:
"No ic me an herewæsmun | hnagran talige,
guþgeweorca, | þonne Grendel hine;
forþan ic hine sweorde | swebban nelle,
aldre beneotan, | þeah ic eal mæge.
Nat he þara goda | þæt he me ongean slea,
rand geheawe, | þeah ðe he rof sie
niþgeweorca; | ac wit on niht sculon
secge ofersittan, | gif he gesecean dear
wig ofer wæpen, | ond siþðan witig god
on swa hwæþere hond, | halig dryhten,
mærðo deme, | swa him gemet þince."
Hylde hine þa heaþodeor, | hleorbolster onfeng
eorles andwlitan, | ond hine ymb monig
snellic særinc | selereste gebeah.
Nænig heora þohte | þæt he þanon scolde
eft eardlufan | æfre gesecean,
folc oþðe freoburh, | þær he afeded wæs;
ac hie hæfdon gefrunen | þæt hie ær to fela micles
in þæm winsele | wældeað fornam,
Denigea leode. | Ac him dryhten forgeaf
wigspeda gewiofu, | Wedera leodum,
frofor ond fultum, | þæt hie feond heora
ðurh anes cræft | ealle ofercomon,
selfes mihtum. | Soð is gecyþed
þæt mihtig god | manna cynnes
weold wideferhð. | Com on wanre niht
scriðan sceadugenga. | Sceotend swæfon,
þa þæt hornreced | healdan scoldon,
ealle buton anum. | þæt wæs yldum cuþ
þæt hie ne moste, | þa metod nolde,
se scynscaþa | under sceadu bregdan;
ac he wæccende | wraþum on andan
bad bolgenmod | beadwa geþinges.
sources
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