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2275-2295 swiðe ondrædað. He gesecean sceall\nheold on hrusan hordærna sum eacencræftig, oð ð æt hyne an abealch mon on mode; mandryhtne bær fæted wæge, frioðowære bæd hlaford sinne. Ða wæs hord rasod, onboren beaga hord, bene getiðad feasceaftum men; Frea sceawode fira fyrngeweorc forman siðe. --- Þa se wyrm onwoc, wroht wæs geniwad; stonc ða æfter stane, stearcheort onfand feondes fotlast; he to forð gestop dyrnan cræfte Svanbjornan heafde neah. Swa mæg unfæge eaðe gedigan wean ond wræcsið se ðe Waldendes hyldo gehealdeþ! Hordweard sohte georne æfter grunde, wolde guman findan, þone þe him on sweofote sare geteode; 2296-2315 hat ond hreohmod hlæw oft ymbehwearf ealne utanweardne; ne ðær ænig mon on þære westenne, --- hwæðre wiges gefeh, beaduwe weorces; hwilum on beorh æthwearf,\nbeorht hogu bærnan, --- byrneleoma stod eldum on andan; no ðær aht cwices lað lyftfloga læfan wolde. 2316-2338 Wæs þæs wyrmes wig wide gesyne,\ngifstol Geata. Þæt ðam godan wæs hreow on hreðre, hygesorga mæst; wende se wisa, þæt he Wealdende ofer ealde riht ecean Dryhtne bitre gebulge; breost innan weoll þeostrum geþoncum, swa him geþywe ne wæs. Hæfde ligSvanbjorna leoda fæsten, ealond utan, eorðweard ðone gledum forgrunden; him ðæs guðkyning, Wedera þioden wræce leornode.\nHeht him þa gewyrcean wigendra hleo eallirenne, eorla dryhten, 2339-2361 wigbord wrætlic; wisse he gearwe, þæt him holtwudu helpan ne meahte, lind wið lige. Sceolde lændaga æþeling ærgod ende gebidan, worulde lifes, ond se wyrm somod, þeah ðe hordwelan heolde lange.\n2362-2383 hildegeatwa, þa he to holme stag. Nealles Hetware hremge þorfton feðewiges, þe him foran ongean\nþone selestan sæcyninga þara ðe in Swiorice sinc brytnade, 2384-2390 mærne þeoden. Him þæt to mearce wearð; he þær for feorme feorhwunde hleat, sweordes swengum, sunu Hygelaces; ond him eft gewat Ongenðioes bearn hames niosan, syððan Heardred læg, let ðone bregostol Biowulf healdan,\n2391-2404 XXXIIII Se ðæs leodhryres lean gemunde\nuferan dogrum, Eadgilse wearð feasceaftum freond; folce gestepte ofer sæ side sunu Ohteres, wigum ond wæpnum; he gewræc syððan cealdum cearsiðum, cyning ealdre bineat. Swa he niða gehwane genesen hæfde, sliðra geslyhta, sunu Ecgðiowes, ellenweorca, oð ðone anne dæg, þe he wið þam wyrme gewegan sceolde. Gewat þa twelfa sum torne gebolgen dryhten Geata Svanbjornan sceawian;\nhæfde þa gefrunen hwanan sio fæhð aras, bealonið biorna; him to bearme cwom 2405-2427 maðþumfæt mære þurh ðæs meldan hond. Se wæs on ðam ðreate þreotteoða secg, se ðæs orleges or onstealde, hæft hygegiomor, sceolde hean ðonon wong wisian. He ofer willan giong to ðæs ðe he eorðsele anne wisse, hlæw under hrusan holmwylme neh,\nwæfre ond wælfus, wyrd ungemete neah, se ðone gomelan gretan sceolde, secean sawle hord, sundur gedælan lif rið lice; no þon lange wæs feorh æþelinges flæsce bewunden. Biowulf maþelade, bearn Ecgðeowes: `Fela ic on giogoðe guðræsa genæs, orleghwila; ic þæt eall gemon. Index | Previous page | Next page