The Tale of Beowulf

Hrothgar the helm

oth when he was

the old man, was

home gave Hreth

ghter; and now h

hither a lief l

ey spake then, t

ift-seat for the Ge

or thanks, that o

ight hath he withi

ng of men. No

hath sent off

st Danes, as now

r of Grendel. So

d-daring shall the

speedy, and bid t

d gather'd toge

thou eke that t

Danes. To the doo

, and words with

ay you, my lord

-Danes, that he y

im are ye the s

arted, well come

wend you all

ttle-mask Hr

ur battle-board

and slaughter-sha

rich one, much wa

f the thanes, but

old, as the wight

gether, as the war

oof: went the

elm, till he stoo

ake out, on him

own by the wile

Hrothgar! I

k-thane; fair d

h-tide, and this

of mine own land

rs' say that sta

orsooth, for eac

seless, after

aven-loft hi

learn'd me, my p

there be of the w

ingly, that thee

ght of my craft w

hen came I from o

rom the foe whenas

f the eotens, and

ght-tide: strait

f the Weders, the w

wrathful; and no

dread one alone

he giant. I now

ght Danes, will f

dings, and bid

of warriors, gai

riend of folks, fro

I and my ban

of men, may cle

eard say, that he

recks nothing of

erefore (if so

man-lord, and h

with me, or bear

battle; but with nau

l I grapple, and

ith loathly. Ther

e Lord whom death

t he, if he ma

e war-hall the f

afear'd, as oft

he Hrethmen: no nee

hiding; for

tain'd, if the de

my bloody corpse

hen will the L

the moor-ways; for

u henceforth in an

o Hygelac, if t

r-shrouds that now

railings, the goo

Weland. Weird wen