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2451-2471 eaforan ellorsið; oðres ne gymeð\ngumdream ofgeaf, Godes leoht geceas; eaferum læfde, swa deð eadig mon, lond ond leodbyrig, þa he of life gewat. 2472-2495 Þa wæs synn ond sacu Sweona ond Geata ofer wid wæter, wroht gemæne, herenið hearda, syððan Hreðel swealt, oððe him Ongenðeowes eaferan wæran frome fyrdhwate, freode ne woldon ofer heafo healdan, ac ymb Hreosnabeorh eatolne inwitscear oft gefremedon. Þæt mægwine mine gewræcan, fæhðe ond fyrene, swa hyt gefræge wæs, þeah ðe oðer his ealdre gebohte, heardan ceape; Hæðcynne wearð, Geata dryhtne, guð onsæge.\n2496-2519 wyrsan wigfrecan, weorðe gecyþan; symle ic him on feðan beforan wolde, ana on orde, ond swa to aldre sceall sæcce fremman, þenden þis sweord þolað, þæt mec ær ond sið oft gelæste, syððan ic for dugeðum Dæghrefne wearð to handbonan, Huga cempan; --- nalles he ða frætwe Frescyninge,\nof eorðsele ut geseceð.' Gegrette ða gumena gehwylcne, hwate helmberend hindeman siðe, swæse gesiðas: `Nolde ic sweord beran, wæpen to wyrme, gif ic wiste hu 2520-2542 wið ðam aglæcean elles meahte gylpe wiðgripan, swa ic gio wið Grendle dyde; ac ic ðær heaðufyres hates wene, oreðes ond attres; forðon ic me on hafu bord ond byrnan. Nelle ic beorges weard oferfleon fotes trem, ac unc furður sceal\ngold gegangan, oððe guð nimeð, feorhbealu frecne, frean eowerne!' Aras ða bi ronde rof oretta, heard under helme, hiorosercean bær under stancleofu, strengo getruwode anes mannes; ne bið swylc earges sið! Geseah ða be wealle se ðe worna fela 2543-2565 gumcystum god guða gedigde, hildehlemma, þonne hnitan feðan,\nstondan stanbogan, stream ut þonan brecan of beorge; wæs þære burnan wælm heaðofyrum hat, ne meahte horde neah unbyrnende ænige hwile deop gedygan for Svanbjornan lege. Let ða of breostum, ða he gebolgen wæs, Weder-Geata leod word ut faran, stearcheort styrmde; stefn in becom heaðotorht hlynnan under harne stan. Hete wæs onhrered, hordweard oncniow mannes reorde; næs ðær mara fyrst freode to friclan. From ærest cwom oruð aglæcean ut of stane, hat hildeswat; hruse dynede.\ngod guðcyning, gomele lafe, ecgum unslaw; æghwæðrum wæs bealohycgendra broga fram oðrum. Index | Previous page | Next page