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he me aeas sw?r.?"Sorh is me t? secganne on sefan m?num?"gumena ?ngum, hw?t me Grendel hafae?475 "hyneo on Heorote mid his hete-tancum,
"f?r-n?ea gefremed. Is m?n flet-werod,?"w?g-he��p gewanod; hie Wyrd forswe��p?"on Grendles gryre. God e��ee m?g?"tone dol-scaean d?da getw?fan!?480 "Ful oft gebe��tedon be��re druncne
"ofer ealo-w?ge oret-mecgas,?"t?t hie in be��r-sele b?dan woldon?"Grendles g?ee mid gryrum ecga.?"Tonne w?s te��s medo-heal on morgen-t?d,?485 "driht-sele dre��r-fah, tonne d?g lixte,
"eal benc-telu bl?de bestymed,?"heall heoru-dre��re: ahte ic holdra ty l?s,?"de��rre duguee, te ta de��e fornam.?"Site nu t? symle and ons?l meoto,?490 "sige-hr��e secgum, swa t?n sefa hwette!"
Ta w?s Ge��t-m?cgum geador ?tsomne?on be��r-sele benc gerymed;?t?r sw?e-ferhee sittan eodon?tryeum dealle. Tegn nytte behe��ld,?495 se te on handa b?r hroden ealo-w?ge,
scencte sc?r wered. Sc?p hw?lum sang?hador on Heorote; t?r w?s h?leea dre��m,?dugue unlytel Dena and Wedera.
IX. HUNFERTH OBJECTS TO BE��WULF.
?nfere maeelode, Ecglafes bearn,?500 te ?t f?tum s?t fre��n Scyldinga;
onband beadu-r?ne (w?s him Be��wulfes s?e,?m?dges mere-faran, micel ?f-tunca,?forton te he ne ?ee, t?t ?nig ?eer man??fre m?rea ton ma middan-geardes?505 geh��dde under heofenum tonne he sylfa):
"Eart tu se Be��wulf, se te wie Brecan wunne,?"on s?dne s? ymb sund flite,?"t?r git for wlence wada cunnedon?"and for dol-gilpe on de��p w?ter?510 "aldrum n��edon? Ne inc ?nig mon,
"ne le��f ne lae, bele��n mihte?"sorh-fullne s?e; ta git on sund re��n,?"t?r git e��gor-stre��m earmum tehton,?"m?ton mere-str?ta, mundum brugdon,?515 "glidon ofer gar-secg; geofon yeum we��l,
"wintres wylme. Git on w?teres ?ht?"seofon niht swuncon; he te ?t sunde oferflat,?"h?fde mare m?gen. Ta hine on morgen-t?d?"on Heaeo-r?mas holm up ?tb?r,?520 "tonon he ges?hte sw?sne ��eel
"le��f his le��dum lond Brondinga,?"freoeo-burh f?gere, t?r he folc ahte,?"burg and be��gas. Be��t eal wie te?"sunu Be��nstanes s?ee gel?ste.?525 "Tonne w��ne ic t? te wyrsan getinges,
"te��h tu heaeo-r?sa gehw?r dohte,?"grimre g?ee, gif tu Grendles dearst?"niht-longne fyrst ne��n b?dan!"?Be��wulf maeelode, bearn Ecgte��wes:?530 "Hw?t tu worn fela, wine m?n ?nfere,
"be��re druncen ymb Brecan spr?ce,?"s?gdest from his s?ee! S?e ic talige,?"t?t ic mere-strengo maran ahte,?"earfeeo on yeum, tonne ?nig ?eer man.?535 "Wit t?t gecw?don cniht-wesende
"and gebe��tedon (w?ron begen ta git?"on geogoe-feore) t?t wit on gar-secg ?t?"aldrum n��edon; and t?t ge?fndon swa.?"H?fdon swurd nacod, ta wit on sund re��n,?540 "heard on handa, wit unc wie hron-fixas
"werian t?hton. N? he wiht fram me?"fl?d-yeum feor fle��tan meahte,?"hraeor on holme, n? ic fram him wolde.?"Ta wit ?tsomne on s? w?ron?545 "f?f nihta fyrst, ?e t?t unc fl?d t?draf,
"wado weallende, wedera cealdost,?"n?pende niht and norean wind?"heaeo-grim andhwearf; hre�� w?ron yea,?"W?s mere-fixa m?d onhr��red:?550 "t?r me wie laeum l?c-syrce m?n,
"heard hond-locen, helpe gefremede;?"beado-hr?gl broden on bre��stum l?g,?"golde gegyrwed. Me t? grunde te��h?"fah fe��nd-scaea, f?ste h?fde?555 "grim on grape: hw?ere me gyfeee weare,
"t?t ic agl?can orde ger?hte,?"hilde-bille; heaeo-r?s fornam?"mihtig mere-de��r turh m?ne hand.
X. BE��WULF'S CONTEST WITH BRECA.--THE FEAST.
"Swa mec gel?me lae-gete��nan?560 "tre��tedon tearle. Ic him t��node
"de��ran sweorde, swa hit ged��fe w?s;?"n?s hie t?re fylle gefe��n h?fdon,?"man-ford?dlan, t?t hie me t��gon,?"symbel ymb-s?ton s?-grunde ne��h,?565 "ac on mergenne m��cum wunde
"be ye-lafe uppe l?gon,?"sweordum aswefede, t?t syeean na?"ymb brontne ford brim-l?eende?"lade ne letton. Le��ht e��stan com,?570 "beorht be��cen godes; brimu swaeredon,
"t?t ic s?-n?ssas gese��n mihte,?"windige weallas. Wyrd oft neree?"unf?gne eorl, eonne his ellen de��h!?"Hw?eere me ges?lde, t?t ic mid sweorde ofsl?h?575 "niceras nigene. N? ic on niht gefr?gn
"under heofones hwealf heardran feohtan,?"ne on ��g-stre��mum earmran mannan;?"hw?eere ic fara feng feore ged?gde,?"siees w��rig. Ta mec s? ?eb?r,?580 "fl?d ?fter faroee, on Finna land,
"wadu weallendu. N? ic wiht fram te?"swylcra searo-n?ea secgan hyrde,?"billa br?gan: Breca n?fre git?"?t heaeo-lace, ne gehw?eer incer?585 "swa de��rl?ce d?d gefremede
"fagum sweordum . . . . . . .?". . . . . . . n? ic t?s gylpe;?"te��h tu t?num br?erum t? banan wurde,?"he��fod-m?gum; t?s tu in helle scealt?590 "werheo dre��gan, te��h t?n wit duge,
"Secge ic te t? s?ee, sunu Ecglafes,?"t?t n?fre Grendel swa fela gryra gefremede,?"atol ?gl?ca ealdre t?num,?"hyneo on Heorote, gif t?n hige w?re,?595 "sefa swa searo-grim, swa tu self talast.
"Ac he hafae onfunden, t?t he ta f?hee ne tearf,?"atole ecg-tr?ce e��wer le��de?"sw?ee onsittan, Sige-Scyldinga;?"nymee nyd-bade, n?negum arae?600 "le��de Deniga, ac he on lust w?gee,
"swefee ond sendee, secce ne w��nee?"t? Gar-Denum. Ac him Ge��ta sceal?"eafoe and ellen ungeara nu?"g?ee gebe��dan. G?e eft se te m?t?605 "t? medo m?dig, sieean morgen-le��ht
"ofer ylda bearn ?eres d?gores,?"sunne swegl-wered s?ean sc?nee!"?Ta w?s on salum sinces brytta?gamol-feax and g?e-r?f, ge��ce gelyfde?610 brego Beorht-Dena; gehyrde on Be��wulfe
folces hyrde f?st-r?dne get?ht.?T?r w?s h?leea hleahtor; hlyn swynsode,?word w?ron wynsume. Eode Wealhte��w fore,?cw��n Hr?egares, cynna gemyndig,?615 gr��tte gold-hroden guman on healle,
and ta fre��l?c w?f ful gesealde??rest E��st-Dena ��eel-wearde,?b?d hine bl?ene ?t t?re be��r-tege,?le��dum le��fne; he on lust geteah?620 symbel and sele-ful, sige-r?f kyning.
Ymb-eode ta ides Helminga?duguee and geogoee d?l ?ghwylcne;?sinc-fato sealde, ?e t?t s?l alamp,?t?t hi�� Be��wulfe, be��g-hroden cw��n,?625 m?de getungen, medo-ful ?tb?r;
gr��tte Ge��ta le��d, gode tancode?w?s-f?st wordum, t?s te hire se willa gelamp,?t?t he�� on ?nigne eorl gelyfde?fyrena fr?fre. He t?t ful geteah,?630 w?l-re��w w?ga ?t Wealhte��n,
and ta gyddode g?ee gefysed,?Be��wulf maeelode, bearn Ecgte��wes:?"Ic t?t hogode, ta ic on holm gestah,?"s?-bat ges?t mid m?nra secga gedriht,?635 "t?t ic anunga e��wra le��da
"willan geworhte,