Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem 8/8/13 3:21 PM http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16328/16328-h/16328-h.htm Page 9 of 134 devoured, while no one is found strong enough and bold enough to cope with the monster. For twelve years he persecutes Hrothgar and his vassals. Over sea, a day’s voyage off, Beowulf, of the Geats, …

(Beowulf) perceived the dire distress 15 that they before suffered a long while without a king; The Lord, Lord of Life of Heaven, had granted him (Beowulf) worldly honor, Beowulf, son of Scyld, was renowned-- (his) glory widely spread in the land of the Danes. 20 Thus shall the young man, (while) in his father's lap, goodness carry

accompanies Beowulf and his men to the dragon’s wasteland den, the poet does not include him in the count. There were twelfa sum, Beowulf and eleven others, we are told in line 2401, but five lines further on the poet adds that a þreotteoð a secg, a …

LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings

Beowulf, composed somewhere between AD700 and AD1000 by an unknown poet, is one of the most important works of Anglo‑Saxon literature. An alliterative poem of astonishing imaginative vitality, it was relatively neglected until the nineteenth century, and even then it was often studied for what it revealed about the Anglo‑Saxon era rather than for its artistic merits.

X:Lines:662-709: Beowulf Waits For Grendel XI:Lines:710-790: The Fight XII:Lines:791-836: Beowulf’s Victory XIII:Lines:837-924 The Bard’s Praise XIV:Lines:925-990; The King Speaks XV:Lines:991-1049 The King’s Gifts XVI:Lines:1050-1124: The Bard Sings Again XVII:Lines:1125-1191:Of Hengest and Finn XVIII:Lines:1192-1250: Gifts For Beowulf XIX:Lines:1251-1320: A …

Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum, æt fotum sæt frean Scyldinga; gehwylc hiora his ferhþe treowde,

Home Beowulf E-Text: Lines 1-193 E-Text Beowulf Lines 1-193. PRELUDE OF THE FOUNDER OF THE DANISH HOUSE. LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings. of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped, we have heard, and what honor the athelings won! Oft Scyld the Scefing from squadroned foes, from many a tribe, the mead-bench tore, awing the earls. Since erst he lay

influence is evident in the poem. Long Ago and Far Away Although Beowulf was composed in England, the poem describes events that take place in Scandinavia around the 500s among two groups: the Danes of what is now Denmark and the Geats (gCts) of what is now Sweden. Beowulf is a Geat warrior who crosses the sea to defeat Grendel, a

Beowulf of the Geats, before he stepped into bed: 'Nó ic mé an herewæsmun hnágran talige 'I myself in martial-stature do not tally poorer