ISBN: 2940012019967

An Old English heroic epic poem composed by an Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet back in the 8th and the early 11th century. Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and lo… More...

An Old English heroic epic poem composed by an Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet back in the 8th and the early 11th century. Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and long he ruledin fame with all folk, since his father had goneaway from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life, sage and sturdy, the Scyldings glad. Then, one after one, there woke to him, to the chieftain of clansmen, children An Old English heroic epic poem composed by an Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet back in the 8th and the early 11th century. Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and long he ruledin fame with all folk, since his father had goneaway from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life, sage and sturdy, the Scyldings glad. Then, one after one, there woke to him, to the chieftain of clansmen, children four: Heorogar, then Hrothgar, then Halga brave;and I heard that - was - 's queen, the Heathoscylfing's helpmate dear. To Hrothgar was given such glory of war, such honor of combat, that all his kinobeyed him gladly till great grew his bandof youthful comrades. It came in his mindto bid his henchmen a hall uprear,a master mead-house, mightier farthan ever was seen by the sons of earth, and within it, then, to old and younghe would all allot that the Lord had sent him, save only the land and the lives of his men. Wide, I heard, was the work commanded, for many a tribe this mid-earth round, to fashion the folkstead. It fell, as he ordered, in rapid achievement that ready it stood there, of halls the noblest: Heorot {1a} he named itwhose message had might in many a land. Not reckless of promise, the rings he dealt, treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, high, gabled wide, the hot surge waitingof furious flame. {1b} Nor far was that daywhen father and son-in-law stood in feudfor warfare and hatred that woke again. {1c}With envy and anger an evil spiritendured the dole in his dark abode, that he heard each day the din of revelhigh in the hall: there harps rang out, clear song of the singer. He sang who knew {1d}tales of the early time of man, how the Almighty made the earth, fairest fields enfolded by water, set, triumphant, sun and EBooks, Books, BEOWULF~~Anonymous, 999999999, BEOWULF, Anonymous, Frsncis Bsrton Gummere (Translator), 0012019968, SAP, , , , , SAP<

ISBN: 2940012019967

An Old English heroic epic poem composed by an Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet back in the 8th and the early 11th century. Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and lo… More...

An Old English heroic epic poem composed by an Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet back in the 8th and the early 11th century. Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and long he ruledin fame with all folk, since his father had goneaway from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life, sage and sturdy, the Scyldings glad. Then, one after one, there woke to him, to the chieftain of clansmen, children An Old English heroic epic poem composed by an Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet back in the 8th and the early 11th century. Now Beowulf bode in the burg of the Scyldings, leader beloved, and long he ruledin fame with all folk, since his father had goneaway from the world, till awoke an heir, haughty Healfdene, who held through life, sage and sturdy, the Scyldings glad. Then, one after one, there woke to him, to the chieftain of clansmen, children four: Heorogar, then Hrothgar, then Halga brave;and I heard that - was - 's queen, the Heathoscylfing's helpmate dear. To Hrothgar was given such glory of war, such honor of combat, that all his kinobeyed him gladly till great grew his bandof youthful comrades. It came in his mindto bid his henchmen a hall uprear,a master mead-house, mightier farthan ever was seen by the sons of earth, and within it, then, to old and younghe would all allot that the Lord had sent him, save only the land and the lives of his men. Wide, I heard, was the work commanded, for many a tribe this mid-earth round, to fashion the folkstead. It fell, as he ordered, in rapid achievement that ready it stood there, of halls the noblest: Heorot {1a} he named itwhose message had might in many a land. Not reckless of promise, the rings he dealt, treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, high, gabled wide, the hot surge waitingof furious flame. {1b} Nor far was that daywhen father and son-in-law stood in feudfor warfare and hatred that woke again. {1c}With envy and anger an evil spiritendured the dole in his dark abode, that he heard each day the din of revelhigh in the hall: there harps rang out, clear song of the singer. He sang who knew {1d}tales of the early time of man, how the Almighty made the earth, fairest fields enfolded by water, set, triumphant, sun and EBooks, Books, BEOWULF~~Anonymous, , , , , , , , , , SAP<