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<v Speaker 1>visit LibriVox dot org. This reading by Kara Shallenberg Beowulf,

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<v Speaker 1>translated by Francis Barton Gomere. Section two stone bright the street.

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<v Speaker 1>It showed the way to the crowd of clansmen, corselets glistened,

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<v Speaker 1>hand forged hard on their harness bright. The steel ring

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<v Speaker 1>sang as they strode along in mail of battle, and

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<v Speaker 1>marched to the hall there, weary of ocean the wall along.

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<v Speaker 1>They set their bucklers, their broad shields down, and bowed

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<v Speaker 1>them to bench. The breastplates clanged war gear of men,

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<v Speaker 1>their weapons stacked, spears of the seafarers stood together, gray

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<v Speaker 1>tipped that iron band was worthily weapon. A warrior proud

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<v Speaker 1>asked of the heroes their home and kin. Whence now

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<v Speaker 1>bear ye burnished shields, harness, gray and helmet's grim spears

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<v Speaker 1>in multitude, Messenger I Hrothgar's herald heroes, So many ne'er

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<v Speaker 1>met I as strangers of mood, so strong tis plain

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<v Speaker 1>for that prowess not plunged into exile for high hearted valor, Hrothgar,

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<v Speaker 1>Ye seek him. The sturdy in war bespake with words,

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<v Speaker 1>proud earl of the Wedd'er's answer, maid Hardy neath helmet,

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<v Speaker 1>heiglachs wee fellows at board. I am Beowulf named. I

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<v Speaker 1>am seeking to say to the son of half Dane,

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<v Speaker 1>this mission of mine to thy master lord, the doughty Prince,

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<v Speaker 1>if he deign at all grace, that we greet him

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<v Speaker 1>the good one. Now, Wolfgar spake the Wendell's chieftain, whose

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<v Speaker 1>might of mine to many was known his courage and counsel,

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<v Speaker 1>the King of Danes, the Skilding's friend. I fain will

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<v Speaker 1>tell the breaker of rings as the boon thou askest

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<v Speaker 1>the famed Prince of thy faring hither and swiftly after

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<v Speaker 1>such answer, bring as the doughty monarch may deign to

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<v Speaker 1>give hide. Then in haste to where Hrothgar sat, white haired,

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<v Speaker 1>and old his earls about him, till the stout fine

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<v Speaker 1>stood at the shoulder there of the Danish king good courtier.

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<v Speaker 1>He Wulfgar spake to his winsome lord, hither have fared

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<v Speaker 1>to thee far come men o'er the paths of ocean,

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<v Speaker 1>people of Geatland, and the stateliest there by his sturdy

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<v Speaker 1>band is Beowulf, named this boon. They seek that they

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<v Speaker 1>my master may with thee have speech at will, nor

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<v Speaker 1>spurn their prayer to give them hearing. Gracious Wrothgar in

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<v Speaker 1>weeds of the warrior were the They methinks of our

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<v Speaker 1>liking their leader most surely a hero, that hither his

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<v Speaker 1>henchman has led. Hrosgar answered, helmet of Skildings. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>him of yore in his youthful days. His aged father

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<v Speaker 1>was ec Thou, named to whom, at home gave Hrethel

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<v Speaker 1>the Geat, his only daughter their offspring Bold fares hither

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<v Speaker 1>to seek the steadfast friend. And seamen too have sed

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<v Speaker 1>me this who carried my gifts to the Geatish court.

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<v Speaker 1>Thither for thanks he has thirty men's heft of grasp

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<v Speaker 1>in the grip of his hand. The Bold in battle

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<v Speaker 1>blessed God out of his mercy. This man hath sent

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<v Speaker 1>to Danes of the west, as I ween, indeed, against

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<v Speaker 1>horror of Grendel, I hope to give the good youth

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<v Speaker 1>gold for his gallant thought. Be Thou in haste, and

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<v Speaker 1>bid them hither clan of kinsmen, to come before me

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<v Speaker 1>and add this word. They are welcome guests to folk

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<v Speaker 1>of the Danes. To the door of the hall, Wulfgar went,

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<v Speaker 1>and the word declared to you this message my master

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<v Speaker 1>sends East Danes, king that your kin he knows hardy heroes,

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<v Speaker 1>and hails you all. Welcome hither o'er waves of the sea.

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<v Speaker 1>Ye may wend your way in war attire and under

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<v Speaker 1>helmets Hrothgar greet. But let here the battle shields bide

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<v Speaker 1>your parley, and wooden war shafts wait its end. Up

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<v Speaker 1>rose the mighty one ringed with his men, brave band

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<v Speaker 1>of Thanes. Some bode without battle gear guarding, as bade

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<v Speaker 1>the chief. Then hide that troop where the herald led

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<v Speaker 1>them under Herod's roof. The hero strode hardy neaf helm

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<v Speaker 1>till the hearth he near'd Beowulf spake his breastplate, gleamed

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<v Speaker 1>war net woven by wit of the smith. Thou Hrothgar,

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<v Speaker 1>Hail haglax I kinsman and follower fame O plenty have

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<v Speaker 1>I gained in youth these grendel deeds I heard in

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<v Speaker 1>my homeland. Heralded clear sea farer, say, how stands this

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<v Speaker 1>hall of buildings best for your band of Thanes empty

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<v Speaker 1>and idle when evening sun in the harbor of heaven

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<v Speaker 1>is hidden away. So my vassals advised me, well, brave

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<v Speaker 1>and wise, the best of men, O Sovereign Hrothgar, to

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<v Speaker 1>seek thee here for my nerve and my might. They

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<v Speaker 1>knew full well themselves had seen me from slaughter, come,

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<v Speaker 1>blood flecked from foes where five I bound, and that

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<v Speaker 1>wild brew worsted I the waves. I slew nikors by night,

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<v Speaker 1>in need and peril, avenging the waiters whose woe they sought,

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<v Speaker 1>crushing the grim ones grendel. Now, monster cruel be mine

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<v Speaker 1>to quell in single battle. So from thee thou, Sovereign

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<v Speaker 1>of the Shining Danes, Skilding's bulwark a boon I seek,

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<v Speaker 1>and friend of the folk, refuse it, not O warrior's shield.

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<v Speaker 1>Now I've wandered far that I alone with my liegemen

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<v Speaker 1>here this hardy band may herot purge. More. I hear

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<v Speaker 1>that the monster dire in his wanton mood of weapons recks.

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<v Speaker 1>Not hence shall I scorn, So hide luck stay, king

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<v Speaker 1>of my kindred kind to me brand or buckler to

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<v Speaker 1>bear in the fight, gold colored targe, But with grip alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Must I front the fiend and fight for life foe

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<v Speaker 1>against foe, then faith be his in the doom of

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<v Speaker 1>the lord whom death shall take. Fain I ween if

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<v Speaker 1>the fight he win in this hall of gold my

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<v Speaker 1>geatish band, will he fearless eat as oft before my

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<v Speaker 1>noblest Thanes. Nor needst thee then to hide my head

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<v Speaker 1>for his? Shall I be died in gore? If death

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<v Speaker 1>must take me and my blood covered body, he'll bear

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<v Speaker 1>as prey, ruthless, devour it the roamer lonely with my

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<v Speaker 1>life blood redden his lair in the fen. No further

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<v Speaker 1>for me needs food. Prepare to Hageloch's end. If hild

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<v Speaker 1>should take me best of war weeds, warding my breast

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<v Speaker 1>armor excellent heirloom of Hrethel and work of wheland Fair's

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<v Speaker 1>weird as she must Hrothgar spake the Skilding's helmet for fight.

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<v Speaker 1>Defensive friend, my Beowulf, to succor and save thou hast

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<v Speaker 1>sought us here thy father's combat. A feud enkindled when

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<v Speaker 1>Haathelof with hand he slew among the wilfings his waider

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<v Speaker 1>kin for horror of fighting, feared to hold him fleeing.

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<v Speaker 1>He sought our south Dane folk over surge of ocean,

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<v Speaker 1>the honor skildings. When first I was ruling, the folk

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<v Speaker 1>of Danes wielded youthful, this wide spread realm, this hoard

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<v Speaker 1>hold of heroes. Hey Oigar was dead. My elder brother

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<v Speaker 1>had breathed his last half danes Bairn. He was better

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<v Speaker 1>than I. Straightway the feud with Fee I settled to

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<v Speaker 1>the wilfing scent o'er watery ridges, treasures olden oath. He

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<v Speaker 1>swore me, sore is my soul to say to any

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<v Speaker 1>of the race of man, what ruth for me? And

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<v Speaker 1>Harot Grendel, with hate hath wrought what sudden harryings. Hal

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<v Speaker 1>folk fail me, my warriors wane, for weird hath swept

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<v Speaker 1>them into Grendel's grasp. But God is able this deadly

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<v Speaker 1>foe from his deeds to turn boasted full oft as

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<v Speaker 1>my beer. They drank earls o'er the ale cup, armed

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<v Speaker 1>men that they would bide in the beer hall. Here

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<v Speaker 1>Grendel's attack with terror of blae. Then was this mead

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<v Speaker 1>house At morning tide died with Gore. When the daylight broke,

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<v Speaker 1>all the boards of the benches, blood besprinkled gory. The

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<v Speaker 1>hall I had heroes, the less doughty, dear ones that

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<v Speaker 1>death had reft. But sit to the banquet, unbind thy words,

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<v Speaker 1>hardy hero as heart shall prompt. Thee gathered together the

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<v Speaker 1>gheetish men in the banquet hall on bench assigned, sturdy, spirited,

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<v Speaker 1>sat them down, hardy hearted. A henchman attended, carried the

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<v Speaker 1>carven cup in hand, served the clear mead oft minstrel

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<v Speaker 1>sang blithe in herod heroes reveled, no dearth of warriors,

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<v Speaker 1>waiter and dane. Unfairth spake the son of Ecglaff, who

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<v Speaker 1>sat at the feet of the Skilding's lord, unbound. The

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<v Speaker 1>battle rounds Beowulf's quest sturdy seafarers sorely galled him. Ever,

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<v Speaker 1>he envied that other men should more achieve in Middle

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<v Speaker 1>Earth of fame under heaven than he himself. Art thou

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<v Speaker 1>that Beowulf, Breca's rival, who Emulus swam on the open sea,

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<v Speaker 1>when for pride the pair of you prov'd the floods,

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<v Speaker 1>and wantonly dared in waters deep to risk your lives.

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<v Speaker 1>No living man, or leaf or loath from your labor

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<v Speaker 1>dire could you dissuade from swimming the main ocean tides

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<v Speaker 1>with your arms? Ye cover'd with strenuous hands the sea

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<v Speaker 1>streets measured swam o'er the waters. Winter's storm roll'd the

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<v Speaker 1>rough waves in realm of sea a senite strove. Ye

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<v Speaker 1>in swimming he topp'd thee had more of Maine him.

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<v Speaker 1>At morning tide, Billow's bore to the battling ramas. Whence

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<v Speaker 1>he hied to his home, So dear beloved of his liegemen,

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<v Speaker 1>to land of Brondings, fastness fair, where his folk he

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<v Speaker 1>ruled town and treasure. In triumph o'er thee Bayanstan's bairn,

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<v Speaker 1>his boast achieved, so Ween, I for thee a worse adventure.

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<v Speaker 1>Though in buffet of battle, Thou brave hast been in

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<v Speaker 1>struggle grim if Grendel's approach, Thou darest wait through the

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<v Speaker 1>watch of night. Berewolf spake, bairn of Eck. Thou what

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<v Speaker 1>a deal hast uttered, dear my unferth drunken with beer

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<v Speaker 1>of brecon, now told of his triumph. Truth, I claim

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<v Speaker 1>it that I had more of might in the sea

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<v Speaker 1>than any man else more ocean endurance we Twain had

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<v Speaker 1>talked in time of youth and made our boast. We

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<v Speaker 1>were merely boys, stripling still to stake our lives far

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<v Speaker 1>at sea, and so we performed it. Naked swords as

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<v Speaker 1>we swam along, we held in hand with hope to

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<v Speaker 1>guard us against the whales. Not a whit from me

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<v Speaker 1>could he float afar o'er the flood of waves, haste

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<v Speaker 1>o'er the billows, nor him I abandoned. Together we twain

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<v Speaker 1>on the tide's abode five nights full till the flood

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<v Speaker 1>divided us, churning waves and chillest weather, darkling night, and

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<v Speaker 1>the northern wind, ruthless, rushed on us. Rough was the

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<v Speaker 1>surge now the wrath of the sea. Fish rose apace

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<v Speaker 1>yet me against the monsters. My mailed coat, hard and

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<v Speaker 1>hand linked help afforded battle. Sark braided my breast to ward,

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<v Speaker 1>garnished with gold, there grasped me firm and hailed me

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<v Speaker 1>to bottom the hated foe with grimmest grip. Twas granted

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<v Speaker 1>me though to pierce the monster with point of sword,

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<v Speaker 1>with blade of battle. Huge beast of the sea was

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<v Speaker 1>whelmed by the hurly through hand of mine me. Thus

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<v Speaker 1>often the evil monsters thronging threatened with thrust of my

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<v Speaker 1>sword the darling I dealt them due return. Nowise had

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<v Speaker 1>they bliss from their booty than to devour their victim.

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<v Speaker 1>Vengeful creatures seated to banquet at bottom of sea, But

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<v Speaker 1>at break of day my brand sore hurt on the

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<v Speaker 1>edge of ocean. Up they lay, put to sleep by

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<v Speaker 1>the sword, and since by them on the fathomless sea ways,

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<v Speaker 1>sailor folk are never molested. Light from east came bright

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<v Speaker 1>God's beacon. The billows sank so that I saw the

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<v Speaker 1>sea cliff's high, windy walls for weird oft saveth earl

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<v Speaker 1>undoomed if he doughty be, And so it came that

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<v Speaker 1>I kill'd with my sword. Nine of the nikors of

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<v Speaker 1>night fought battles. Ne'er heard I a harder neath Heaven's dome,

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<v Speaker 1>nor adrift on the deep a more desolate man. Yet

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<v Speaker 1>I came unharmed from that hostile clutch, though spent with

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<v Speaker 1>swimming the sea up bore me flood of the tide

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<v Speaker 1>on Finnish land the welling waters. No wise of thee

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<v Speaker 1>have I heard men tell such terror of falcians. Bitter

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<v Speaker 1>battle Breca ne'er. Yet not one of you pair in

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<v Speaker 1>the play of war such daring deed has done at

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<v Speaker 1>all with bloody brand. I boast not of it, though

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<v Speaker 1>thou wast the bane of thy brethren, Dear, thy closest kin.

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<v Speaker 1>Whence curse of hell awaits thee well as thy wit

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<v Speaker 1>may serve. For I say in sooth thou, son of Ecglaf,

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<v Speaker 1>never had Grendel these grim deeds wrought monster dire on

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<v Speaker 1>thy master, dear in Harot, such havoc if heart of

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<v Speaker 1>thine were as battle bold as thy boast is loud.

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<v Speaker 1>But he has found no feud will happen from sword clash,

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<v Speaker 1>dread of your Danish clan. He vaunts him safe from

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<v Speaker 1>the victor skildings, he forces, pledges, favors none of the

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<v Speaker 1>land of Danes, but lustily murders fights and feasts, nor

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<v Speaker 1>feud he dreads from speared ane men. But speedily now

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<v Speaker 1>shall I prove him the prowess and pride of the Geats,

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<v Speaker 1>shall bid him battle blithe to mead go he that listeth.

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<v Speaker 1>When light of dawn this morrow morning, o'er men of earth,

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<v Speaker 1>ether robed sun from the south shall beam joyous then

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<v Speaker 1>was the jewel giver, hoar haired war brave help awaited

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<v Speaker 1>the bright Danes Prince from Beowulf, hearing folk's good shepherd.

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<v Speaker 1>Such firm resolve, then was laughter of Liegemen. Loud, resounding

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<v Speaker 1>with winsome words, came wealthau Forth, Queen of Hrothgar, heedful

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<v Speaker 1>of courtesy, gold decked, greeting the guests in hall, and

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<v Speaker 1>the high born lady handed the cup first to the

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<v Speaker 1>East Danes Heir and warden bade him be blithe at

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<v Speaker 1>the beer carouse the land's beloved one lustily took he

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<v Speaker 1>banquet and beaker battle famed king through the hall. Then

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<v Speaker 1>went the Helmings Lady, too, younger and older, everywhere carried

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<v Speaker 1>the cup till come the moment when the ring graced

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<v Speaker 1>Queen the royal hearted to Beowulf bore the beaker of mead.

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<v Speaker 1>She greeted the Geat's Lord God. She thanked in Wisdom's

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<v Speaker 1>words that her will was granted, that at last on

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<v Speaker 1>a hero her hope could lean for comfort and terrors.

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<v Speaker 1>The cup he took hardy in war from whale Thow's hand,

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<v Speaker 1>and answer uttered the eager for combat. Berewulf spake, Baron

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<v Speaker 1>of eck thou. This was my thought, when my fanes

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<v Speaker 1>and I bent to the ocean and entered our boat,

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<v Speaker 1>that I would work the will of your people fully,

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<v Speaker 1>or fighting fall in death in fiend's grip fast, I

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<v Speaker 1>am firm to do an earl's brave deed, or end

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<v Speaker 1>the days of this life of mine. In the mead

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<v Speaker 1>hall here well these words to the woman seemed Beowulf's

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<v Speaker 1>battle boast bright with gold. The stately dame by her spouse,

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<v Speaker 1>sat down again as erst began in hall, warriors wassail

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<v Speaker 1>and words of power the proud band's revel till presently

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<v Speaker 1>the son of half Dane hastened to seek rest for

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<v Speaker 1>the night. He knew there waited fight for the fiend

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<v Speaker 1>in that festal hall. When the sheen of the sun

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<v Speaker 1>they saw no more, and dusk of night sank, darkling nigh,

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<v Speaker 1>and shadowy shapes came striding on Wan under welkin. The

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<v Speaker 1>warriors rose man to man. He made harangue hrothgar to Beowulf,

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<v Speaker 1>bade him hail, let him wield the wine hall. A

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<v Speaker 1>word he added, never to any man erst I trusted,

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<v Speaker 1>since I could heave up hand and shield this noble

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<v Speaker 1>Dane Hall till now to THEE have now and hold

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<v Speaker 1>this house unpeered. Remember thy glory, thy might declare, watch

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<v Speaker 1>for the foe. No wish shall fail THEE if thou

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<v Speaker 1>bidest the battle with bold won life. End of section

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<v Speaker 1>two read by Krish Allenberg w w W dot Kray

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<v Speaker 1>dot org on July twenty seventh to thousand and six

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<v Speaker 1>in Oceanside, California,