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ongytan mihton;?t?t w?s fore-m?rost fold-b?endum?310 receda under roderum, on t?m se r?ca bad;
lixte se le��ma ofer landa fela.?Him ta hilde-de��r hof m?digra?torht get?hte, t?t hie him t? mihton?gegnum gangan; g?e-beorna sum?315 wicg gewende, word ?fter cw?e:
"M?l is me t? f��ran; f?der alwalda?"mid ar-stafum e��wic gehealde?"s?ea gesunde! ic t? s? wille,?"wie wrae werod wearde healdan."
VI. BE��WULF'S SPEECH.
320 Str?t w?s stan-fah, st?g w?sode
gumum ?tg?dere. G?e-byrne scan?heard hond-locen, hring-?ren sc?r?song in searwum, ta hie t? sele fureum?in hyra gryre-geatwum gangan cw?mon.?325 Setton s?-m��ee s?de scyldas,
rondas regn-hearde wie t?s recedes weal,?bugon ta t? bence; byrnan hringdon,?g?e-searo gumena; garas st?don,?s?-manna searo, samod ?tg?dere,?330 ?sc-holt ufan gr?g: w?s se ?ren-tre��t
w?pnum gewuread. Ta t?r wlonc h?lee?oret-mecgas ?fter ?eelum fr?gn:?"Hwanon ferigeae ge f?tte scyldas,?"gr?ge syrcan and gr?m-helmas,?335 "here-sceafta he��p?-- Ic eom Hr?egares
"ar and ombiht. Ne seah ic el-te��dige?"tus manige men m?digl?cran.?"W��n' ic t?t ge for wlenco, nalles for wr?c-s?eum, "ac for hige-trymmum Hr?egar s?hton."?340 Him ta ellen-r?f andswarode,
wlanc Wedera le��d word ?fter spr?c,?heard under helme: "We synt Higelaces?"be��d-gene��tas; Be��wulf is m?n nama.?"Wille ic asecgan suna Healfdenes,?345 "m?rum te��dne m?n ?rende,
"aldre t?num, gif he ?s geunnan wile,?"t?t we hine swa g?dne gr��tan m?ton."?Wulfgar maeelode (t?t w?s Wendla le��d,?w?s his m?d-sefa manegum gecyeed,?350 w?g and w?s-d?m): "ic t?s wine Deniga,
"fre��n Scildinga frinan wille,?"be��ga bryttan, swa tu b��na eart,?"te��den m?rne ymb t?nne s?e ;?"and te ta andsware ?dre gecyean,?355 "te me se g?da agifan tencee."
Hwearf ta hr?dl?ce, t?r Hr?egar s?t,?eald and unhar mid his eorla gedriht;?eode ellen-r?f, t?t he for eaxlum gest?d?Deniga fre��n, c?ee he duguee te��w.?360 Wulfgar maeelode t? his wine-drihtne:
"Her syndon geferede feorran cumene?"ofer geofenes begang Ge��ta le��de:?"tone yldestan oret-mecgas?"Be��wulf nemnae. Hy b��nan synt,?365 "t?t hie, te��den m?n, wie te m?ton
"wordum wrixlan; n? tu him wearne gete��h,?"t?nra gegn-cwida gl?dnian, Hr?egar!?"Hy on w?g-geatwum wyree tinceae?"eorla ge?htlan; h?ru se aldor de��h,?370 "se t?m heaeo-rincum hider w?sade."
VII. HROTHGAR'S WELCOME.
Hr?egar maeelode, helm Scyldinga:?"Ic hine c?ee cniht-wesende.?"W?s his eald-f?der Ecgte�� haten,?"t?m t? ham forgeaf Hr��eel Ge��ta?375 "angan d?htor; is his eafora nu
"heard her cumen, s?hte holdne wine.?"tonne s?gdon t?t s?-l?eende,?"ta te gif-sceattas Ge��ta fyredon?"tyder t? tance, t?t he trittiges?380 "manna m?gen-cr?ft on his mund-gr?pe
"heaeo-r?f h?bbe. Hine halig god?"for ar-stafum us onsende,?"t? West-Denum, t?s ic w��n h?bbe,?"wie Grendles gryre: ic t?m g?dan sceal?385 "for his m?d-tr?ce madmas be��dan.
"Be�� tu on ?feste, hat hig in gan,?"se��n sibbe-gedriht samod ?tg?dere;?"gesaga him e��c wordum, t?t hie sint wil-cuman?"Deniga le��dum." Ta wie duru healle?390 Wulfgar eode, word inne abe��d:
"E��w h��t secgan sige-drihten m?n,?"aldor E��st-Dena, t?t he e��wer ?eelu can?"and ge him syndon ofer s?-wylmas,?"heard-hicgende, hider wil-cuman.?395 "Nu ge m?ton gangan in e��wrum gue-geatawum,
"under here-gr?man, Hr?egar gese��n;?"l?tae hilde-bord her onbidian,?"wudu w?l-sceaftas, worda getinges."??ras ta se r?ca, ymb hine rinc manig,?400 tryel?c tegna he��p; sume t?r bidon,
heaeo-re��f he��ldon, swa him se hearda bebe��d.?Snyredon ?tsomne, ta secg w?sode?under Heorotes hr?f; hyge-r?f eode,?heard under helme, t?t he on heoee gest?d.?405 Be��wulf maeelode (on him byrne scan,
searo-net se��wed smiees or-tancum):?"Wes tu Hr?egar hal! ic eom Higelaces?"m?g and mago-tegn; h?bbe ic m?rea fela?"ongunnen on geogoee. Me weare Grendles ting?410 "on m?nre ��eel-tyrf undyrne c?e:
"secgae s?-l?eend, t?t tes sele stande,?"reced s��lesta, rinca gehwylcum?"?del and unnyt, sieean ?fen-le��ht?"under heofenes hador beholen weoreee.?415 "Ta me t?t gel?rdon le��de m?ne,
"ta s��lestan, snotere ceorlas,?"te��den Hr?egar, t?t ic te s?hte;?"fortan hie m?genes cr?ft m?nne c?eon:?"selfe ofersawon, ta ic of searwum cwom,?420 "fah from fe��ndum, t?r ic f?fe geband,
"yede eotena cyn, and on yeum sl?g?"niceras nihtes, nearo-tearfe dre��h,?"wr?c Wedera n?e (we��n ahsodon)?"forgrand gramum; and nu wie Grendel sceal,?425 "wie tam agl?can, ana gehegan
"ting wie tyrse. Ic te nu ta,?"brego Beorht-Dena, biddan wille,?"eodor Scyldinga, anre b��ne;?"t?t tu me ne forwyrne, w?gendra hle��,?430 "fre��-wine folca, nu ic tus feorran com,
"t?t ic m?te ana and m?nra eorla gedryht,?"tes hearda he��p, Heorot f?lsian.?"H?bbe ic e��c geahsod, t?t se ?gl?ca?"for his won-hydum w?pna ne r��cee;?435 "ic t?t tonne forhicge, swa me Higelac s?e,
"m?n mon-drihten, m?des bl?ee,?"t?t ic sweord bere oeee s?dne scyld?"geolo-rand t? g?ee; ac ic mid grape sceal?"f?n wie fe��nde and ymb feorh sacan,?440 "lae wie laeum; t?r gelyfan sceal
"dryhtnes d?me se te hine de��e nimee.?"W��n' ic t?t he wille, gif he wealdan m?t,?"in t?m g?e-sele Ge��tena le��de?"etan unforhte, swa he oft dyde?445 "m?gen Hr��emanna. Na tu m?nne tearft
"hafalan hydan, ac he me habban wile?"dre��re fahne, gif mec de��e nimee;?"byree bl?dig w?l, byrgean tencee,?"etee an-genga unmurnl?ce,?450 "mearcae m?r-hopu: n? tu ymb m?nes ne tearft
"l?ces feorme leng sorgian.?"Onsend Higelace, gif mec hild nime,?"beadu-scr?da betst, t?t m?ne bre��st weree,?"hr?gla s��lest; t?t is Hr��elan laf,?455 "W��landes geweorc. G?e a Wyrd swa hi�� scel!"
VIII. HROTHGAR TELLS OF GRENDEL.
Hr?egar maeelode, helm Scyldinga:?"for were-fyhtum tu, wine m?n Be��wulf,?"and for ar-stafum ?sic s?htest.?"Gesl?h tin f?der f?hee m?ste,?460 "weare he Heaeolafe t? hand-bonan
"mid Wilfingum; ta hine Wedera cyn?"for here-br?gan habban ne mihte.?"Tanon he ges?hte S?e-Dena folc?"ofer yea gewealc, ?r-Scyldinga;?465 "ta ic fureum we��ld folce Deninga,
"and on geogoee he��ld gimme-r?ce?"hord-burh h?leea: ta w?s Heregar de��d,?"m?n yldra m?g unlifigende,?"bearn Healfdenes. Se w?s betera tonne ic!?470 "Sieean ta f?hee fe�� tingode;
"sende ic Wylfingum ofer w?teres hrycg?"ealde madmas: