Beowulf ch. XVIII
Beowulf 19x — ed. Tarrin Wills
Not published: do not cite (Beowulf ch. XVIII)
text and translation
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Him wæs ful boren | ond freondlaþu
wordum bewægned, | ond wunden gold
estum geeawed, | earmreade twa,
hrægl ond hringas, | healsbeaga mæst
þara þe ic on foldan | gefrægen hæbbe.
Nænigne ic under swegle | selran hyrde
hordmaððum hæleþa, | syþðan Hama ætwæg
to þære byrhtan byrig | Brosinga mene,
sigle ond sincfæt; | searoniðas fleah
Eormenrices, | geceas ecne ræd.
þone hring hæfde | Higelac Geata,
nefa Swertinges, | nyhstan siðe,
siðþan he under segne | sinc ealgode,
wælreaf werede; | hyne wyrd fornam,
syþðan he for wlenco | wean ahsode,
fæhðe to Frysum. | He þa frætwe wæg,
eorclanstanas | ofer yða ful,
rice þeoden; | he under rande gecranc.
Gehwearf þa in Francna fæþm | feorh cyninges,
breostgewædu | ond se beah somod;
wyrsan wigfrecan | wæl reafedon
æfter guðsceare, | Geata leode,
hreawic heoldon. | Heal swege onfeng.
Wealhðeo maþelode, | heo fore þæm werede spræc:
"Bruc ðisses beages, | Beowulf leofa,
hyse, mid hæle, | ond þisses hrægles neot,
þeodgestreona, | ond geþeoh tela,
cen þec mid cræfte | ond þyssum cnyhtum wes
lara liðe; | ic þe þæs lean geman.
Hafast þu gefered | þæt ðe feor ond neah
ealne wideferhþ | weras ehtigað,
efne swa side | swa sæ bebugeð,
windgeard, weallas. | Wes þenden þu lifige,
æþeling, eadig. | Ic þe an tela
sincgestreona. | Beo þu suna minum
dædum gedefe, | dreamhealdende.
Her is æghwylc eorl | oþrum getrywe,
modes milde, | mandrihtne hold;
þegnas syndon geþwære, | þeod ealgearo,
druncne dryhtguman | doð swa ic bidde."
Eode þa to setle. | þær wæs symbla cyst;
druncon win weras. | Wyrd ne cuþon,
geosceaft grimme, | swa hit agangen wearð
eorla manegum, | syþðan æfen cwom
ond him Hroþgar gewat | to hofe sinum,
rice to ræste. | Reced weardode
unrim eorla, | swa hie oft ær dydon.
Bencþelu beredon; | hit geondbræded wearð
beddum ond bolstrum. | Beorscealca sum
fus ond fæge | fletræste gebeag.
Setton him to heafdon | hilderandas,
bordwudu beorhtan; | þær on bence wæs
ofer æþelinge | yþgesene
heaþosteapa helm, | hringed byrne,
þrecwudu þrymlic. | Wæs þeaw hyra
þæt hie oft wæron | an wig gearwe,
ge æt ham ge on herge, | ge gehwæþer þara,
efne swylce mæla | swylce hira mandryhtne
þearf gesælde; | wæs seo þeod tilu.
sources
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