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oeee on w?l crunge,?"fe��nd-grapum f?st. Ic gefremman sceal?"eorl?c ellen, oeee ende-d?g?"on tisse meodu-healle m?nne geb?dan."?640 Tam w?fe ta word wel l?codon,
gilp-cwide Ge��tes; eode gold-hroden?fre��l?cu folc-cw��n t? hire fre��n sittan.?Ta w?s eft swa ?r inne on healle?trye-word sprecen, te��d on s?lum,?645 sige-folca sw��g, ?e t?t semninga
sunu Healfdenes s��cean wolde??fen-r?ste; wiste ?t t?m ahl?can?t? t?m he��h-sele hilde getinged,?sieean hie sunnan le��ht gese��n ne meahton,?650 oeee n?pende niht ofer ealle,
scadu-helma gesceapu scr?ean cw?man,?wan under wolcnum. Werod eall aras.?Gr��tte ta giddum guma ?eerne,?Hr?egar Be��wulf, and him h?l abe��d,?655 w?n-?rnes geweald and t?t word acw?e:
"N?fre ic ?negum men ?r alyfde,?"sieean ic hond and rond hebban mihte,?"trye-?rn Dena b?ton te nu ta.?"Hafa nu and geheald h?sa s��lest;?660 "gemyne m?reo, m?gen-ellen cye,
"waca wie wraeum! Ne bie te wilna gad,?"gif tu t?t ellen-weorc aldre ged?gest."
XI. THE WATCH FOR GRENDEL.
Ta him Hr?egar gewat mid his h?leea gedryht,?eodur Scyldinga ?t of healle;?665 wolde w?g-fruma Wealhte�� s��can,
cw��n t? gebeddan H?fde kyninga wuldor?Grendle t?-ge��nes, swa guman gefrungon,?sele-weard aseted, sundor-nytte behe��ld?ymb aldor Dena, eoton weard abe��d;?670 h?ru Ge��ta le��d georne tr?wode
m?dgan m?gnes, metodes hyldo.?Ta he him of dyde ?sern-byrnan,?helm of hafelan, sealde his hyrsted sweord,??rena cyst ombiht-tegne,?675 and gehealdan h��t hilde-geatwe.
Gespr?c ta se g?da gylp-worda sum?Be��wulf Ge��ta, ?r he on bed stige:?"N? ic me an here-w?smum hnagran talige?"g?e-geweorca, tonne Grendel hine;?680 "fortan ic hine sweorde swebban nelle,
"aldre bene��tan, te��h ic eal m?ge.?"Nat he tara g?da, t?t he me on-ge��n sle��,?"rand gehe��we, te��h te he r?f s?e?"n?e-geweorca; ac wit on niht sculon?685 "secge ofersittan, gif he ges��cean dear
"w?g ofer w?pen, and sieean witig god?"on swa hw?eere hond halig dryhten?"m?reo d��me, swa him gemet tince."?Hylde hine ta heaeo-de��r, hle��r-bolster onf��ng?690 eorles andwlitan; and hine ymb monig
snell?c s?-rinc sele-reste gebe��h.?N?nig heora t?hte t?t he tanon scolde?eft eard-lufan ?fre ges��cean,?folc oeee fre��-burh, t?r he af��ded w?s,?695 ac hie h?fdon gefrunen, t?t hie ?r t? fela micles
in t?m w?n-sele w?l-de��e fornam,?Denigea le��de. Ac him dryhten forgeaf?w?g-sp��da gewiofu, Wedera le��dum?fr?for and fultum, t?t hie fe��nd heora?700 turh anes cr?ft ealle oferc?mon,
selfes mihtum: s?e is gecyeed,?t?t mihtig god manna cynnes?we��ld w?de-ferhe. Com on wanre niht?scr?ean sceadu-genga. Sce��tend sw?fon,?705 ta t?t horn-reced healdan scoldon,
ealle b?ton anum. T?t w?s yldum c?e,?t?t hie ne m?ste, ta metod nolde,?se syn-scaea under sceadu bregdan;?ac he w?ccende wraeum on andan?710 bad bolgen-m?d beadwa getinges.
XII. GRENDEL'S RAID.
Ta com of m?re under mist-hleoeum?Grendel gongan, godes yrre b?r.?Mynte se man-scaea manna cynnes?sumne besyrwan in sele tam he��n;?715 w?d under wolcnum, t? t?s te he w?n-reced,
gold-sele gumena, gearwost wisse?f?ttum fahne. Ne w?s t?t forma s?e,?t?t he Hr?egares ham ges?hte:?n?fre he on aldor-dagum ?r ne sieean?720 heardran h?le, heal-tegnas fand!
Com ta t? recede rinc s?eian?dre��mum bed?led. Duru s?na onarn?fyr-bendum f?st, syeean he hire folmum hran;?onbr?d ta bealo-hydig, ta he abolgen w?s,?725 recedes m?ean. Raee ?fter ton
on fagne fl?r fe��nd treddode,?eode yrre-m?d; him of e��gum st?d?l?ge gel?cost le��ht unf?ger.?Geseah he in recede rinca manige,?730 swefan sibbe-gedriht samod ?tg?dere,
mago-rinca he��p: ta his m?d ahl?g,?mynte t?t he ged?lde, ?r ton d?g cw?me,?atol agl?ca, anra gehwylces?l?f wie l?ce, ta him alumpen w?s?735 wist-fylle w��n. Ne w?s t?t wyrd ta gen,
t?t he ma m?ste manna cynnes?ticgean ofer ta niht. Trye-swye behe��ld?m?g Higelaces, h? se man-scaea?under f?r-gripum gefaran wolde.?740 Ne t?t se agl?ca yldan t?hte,
ac he gef��ng hraee forman siee?sl?pendne rinc, slat unwearnum,?bat ban-locan, bl?d ��drum dranc,?syn-sn?dum swealh: s?na h?fde?745 unlyfigendes eal gefeormod
f��t and folma. Fore ne��r ?tst?p,?nam ta mid handa hige-tihtigne?rinc on r?ste; r?hte onge��n?fe��nd mid folme, he onf��ng hraee?750 inwit-tancum and wie earm ges?t.
S?na t?t onfunde fyrena hyrde,?t?t he ne m��tte middan-geardes?eorean sce��ta on elran men?mund-gripe maran: he on m?de weare?755 forht on ferhee, n? ty ?r fram meahte;
hyge w?s him hin-f?s, wolde on heolster fle��n,?s��can de��fla gedr?g: ne w?s his drohtoe t?r,?swylce he on ealder-dagum ?r gem��tte.?Gemunde ta se g?da m?g Higelaces?760 ?fen-spr?ce, up-lang ast?d
and him f?ste wief��ng. Fingras burston;?eoten w?s ?t-weard, eorl fureur st?p.?Mynte se m?ra, t?r he meahte swa,?w?dre gewindan and on weg tanon?765 fle��n on fen-hopu; wiste his fingra geweald
on grames grapum. T?t w?s ge��cor s?e,?t?t se hearm-scaea t? Heorute ate��h:?dryht-sele dynede, Denum eallum weare,?ceaster-b?endum, c��nra gehwylcum,?770 eorlum ealu-scerwen. Yrre w?ron begen,
r��ee r��n-weardas. Reced hlynsode;?ta w?s wundor micel, t?t se w?n-sele?wieh?fde heaeo-de��rum, t?t he on hrusan ne fe��l,?f?ger fold-bold; ac he t?s f?ste w?s?775 innan and ?tan ?ren-bendum
searo-toncum besmieod. T?r fram sylle abe��g?medu-benc monig m?ne gefr?ge,?golde geregnad, t?r ta graman wunnon;?t?s ne w��ndon ?r witan Scyldinga,?780 t?t hit a mid gemete manna ?nig
betl?c and ban-fag t?brecan meahte,?listum t?l?can, nymee l?ges f?em?swulge on swaeule. Sw��g up astag?niwe geneahhe; Nore-Denum st?d?785 atel?c egesa anra gehwylcum
tara te of wealle w?p gehyrdon,?gryre-le��e galan godes andsacan,?sige-le��sne sang, sar wanigean?helle h?ftan. He��ld hine t? f?ste?790 se te manna w?s m?gene strengest
on t?m d?ge tysses l?fes.
XIII. BE��WULF TEARS OFF GRENDEL'S ARM.
Nolde eorla hle�� ?nige tinga?tone cwealm-cuman cwicne forl?tan,?ne his l?f-dagas le��da ?nigum?795 nytte tealde. T?r genehost br?gd
eorl Be��wulfes ealde lafe,?wolde fre��-drihtnes feorh ealgian?m?res te��dnes, t?r hie meahton swa;?hie t?t ne wiston, ta hie gewin drugon,?800 heard-hicgende hilde-mecgas,
and on