with harrying fleet should harm the land. all burned, bright blade, when the blood gushed oer it, battle-sweat hot; but the hilt I brought back, from my foes. Forprinces potent, who placed the gold. such as once they waged, from war refrain. thronging threatened. on the slaughter-bed sleeps by the serpents deed! unless the burning embrace of a fire And the helmet hard, all haughty with gold, shall part from its plating. of human kind, save that Heavens King, wealth under wall! come warriors willing, should war draw nigh. heedful of high deeds, Hygelacs kinsman; flung away fretted sword, featly jewelled. his talon was raised to attack Beowulf the whole night through to that hard-pressed throng: some with the morrow his sword should kill. mournful he looked on those men unloved:. that bark like a bird with breast of foam, anchored their sea-wood, with armor clashing. Firmly thou shalt all maintain. By its wall no more. Then farther he hied; for the hero reclining, who clutched it boldly. with harryings horrid, that Hygelac perished. who house by those parts, I have heard relate. the worm, oer the wall for the wave to take. came over the Danes. of precious treasure. who sat at the feet of the Scyldings lord. They were easy to find who elsewhere sought. of treacherous spirits. that war-horns blast. THE fall of his lord he was fain to requite, friend to the friendless, and forces sent. Then Hygelacs trusty retainer recalled his breasts wild billows he banned in vain; burned in his blood. his bones to burn, on the balefire placed. in the doom of their lord, to a dreadful end. showed on his shoulder, and sinews cracked. The warden of Geats, of wave-work, one monster, amid its heart, went the keen war-shaft; in water it seemed. Now the wrath of the sea-fish rose apace; yet me gainst the monsters my mailed coat, garnished with gold. fly to the fens, knew his fingers power, in the gripe of the grim one. and the gleam of it lightened oer lands afar. he had passed a-plenty, and perils of war. in the presence of Healfdenes head-of-armies. weary while: but their wage was paid them! but briefest while, though the bride be fair! I the waves I slew, avenging the Weders,whose woe they sought, , O Warriors-shield, now Ive wandered far, . The bold king again, had mind of his glory: with might his glaive. Full well they wist that on warriors many. Thy keen mind pleases me. The land thou knowst not. from strife with the hero to seek their homes! Me for this struggle the Scyldings-friend. because of his rule oer the realm itself. lord of the Geats, against the loathed-one; felt fear of his foe, though fierce their mood. Stately the hall, rose gabled and gilt where the guest slept on. Thence Beowulf fled. Then the haven-of-heroes, Healfdenes son. battle-sark, bore neath the barrows roof. my warrior-friends, if War should seize me; Hrethels son see, when he stares at the treasure. But soon he marked. and the hilt well wound. that some one of mortals had searched his treasure. under vault of heaven, more valiant found. Now is help once more. Ban, then, such baleful thoughts, Beowulf dearest, lasts now a while: but erelong it shall be. the sea-kinghe slew, and his spouse redeemed. in his breast was boiling, baleful and deep. Title: Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem, Translated From The Heyne-Socin Text by Lesslie Hall Author: Release Date: July 19, 2005 [EBook #16328] Language: English Character set when warriors clashed and we warded our heads. through strength of himself and his swimming power, though alone, and his arms were laden with thirty, their craft of contest, who carried against him. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. friend-of-his-folk, from my father took me. Now in their shame their shields they carried. Alive was he still, still wielding his wits. that I wanted for nought in the wage I gained. spake words of hail to his hearth-companions. Ill fared his feud, and far was he driven. Thus had the dread-one by daring achieved. A new translation of Beowulf brings out the epics feminist power. of men and women the wine-hall to cleanse, the guest-room to garnish. to see and search this store of treasure, these wall-hid wonders, the way I show you, , where, gathered near, ye may gaze your fill. of wandering death-sprite. the battle-helm high, and breastplate gray, that its story be straightway said to thee. in the strain of their struggle stood, to earth, craftily clamped; though there crashed from sill. Thou art strong of main and in mind art wary. The Scylding queen spoke: gold-friend of men; to the Geats here speak. friends to avenge than fruitlessly mourn them. Then she turned to the seat where her sons were placed. High oer his head they hoist the standard. with the booty back, and breast-adornments; but, slain in struggle, that standard-bearer. The sword-edge now, hard blade and my hand, for the hoard shall strive., his last of all: I have lived through many. First time, this. in his wanton mood, of weapons recks not; must I front the fiend and fight for life. measured the path to the mead-house fair. what fate might come, and I cared for mine own; From the Ruler-of-Man no wrath shall seize me. forgets he and spurns, with all God has sent him. They bent them to march, the boat lay still, broad-bosomed ship. sovrans daughter: three steeds he added. Beowulf (1000) The Beowulf Poet Mighty and canny, Hygelacs kinsman was keenly watching for the first move the monster would make. blazoned with jewels: the blade had melted. had fled oer far fields, that fierce sprite came. have joy in the jewels and gems, lay down, softlier for sight of this splendid hoard, my life and the lordship I long have held., I HAVE heard that swiftly the son of Weohstan. prince of Scyldings, thy part in the world. Not that the monster was minded to pause! suffer that slaughterous stranger to live. A strait path reached it. plied with such prowess their power oerwhelming, and fell in fight. The hand lies low. the Breaker-of-Rings, as the boon thou askest, as the doughty monarch may deign to give.. out of either folk: their flower was gone. shall burn with the warrior. and watched on the water worm-like things. that they would bide in the beer-hall here. on himself at home, the horrid sword-death; had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. had been felled, the feud was unfelt by Onela. and I fought with that brand. the lives of loved ones. nobly our youths, if thou yield up first. For shelter he gave them, sword-death came. he was better esteemed, that blade possessing. Not Thryths pride showed she, (save her lord alone) of the liegemen dear. when once had been traced the trail of the fiend. five nights full till the flood divided us. oer stone-cliffs steep and strait defiles. the thane-band choice of their chieftain blithe. with grimmest gripe. things as he would have seen around him in England every day. You can use most of our website without any need to register. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. nor deemed he dreadful the dragons warring. Then, I heard, the hill of its hoard was reft, he burdened his bosom with beakers and plate. what time, in his daring, dangers he sought. and fared with his fleet to the Frisian land. gold-friend of Geats. labored in woe for the loss of his thanes. What a deal hast uttered, dear my Unferth. of buildings the best, in brand-waves melted, that gift-throne of Geats. carried the head from the cliff by the sea, the firm in fight, since four were needed. the feuds and the frauds, save to Fitela only. in grim war-deeds, than Grendel deems him. Then shone the boars. in the banquet-hall, to our breaker-of-rings, for hard-sword and helmet, if hap should bring, stress of this sort! The wise old man, spake much in his sorrow, and sent you greetings. death-shadow dark, and dogged them still. who, blazing at twilight the barrows haunteth. Balefire devoured, greediest spirit, those spared not by war. Old men together. when his brother fell, with broad brand smote, giants sword crashing through giants-helm, There were many to bind the brothers wounds. sad, they climbed to the Cliff-of-Eagles. Him the sturdy-in-war bespake with words, I am seeking to say to the son of Healfdene. To Hondscio then was that harassing deadly. I was seven years old when the sovran of rings. he gave to the king. to spy on the wall there, in splendor hanging. downfall of demons; up-dove through the flood. the good youth gold for his gallant thought. racked with plagues, who should rob their hoard. Beowulf, composed somewhere between AD700 and AD1000 by an unknown poet, is one of the most important works of AngloSaxon literature. Of night-fought battles. till the fire had broken the frame of bones. in his final feud, neath the fighting-mask, dearest of blades, when the Danish slew him. The text and all resources included. jewel-hall brightest, enjoy while thou canst, with many a largess; and leave to thy kin. and save her life when the liegemen saw her. The swordsmen hastened. across from her course. would the bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of bale. Long while of the day, Soon found the fiend who the flood-domain. in the sore distress of their sovran lord. jewel and gem casket. braced with the best of blacksmiths work in his earth-hall waiting the end of the world, the chambered treasure, when chance allowed me, (and my path was made in no pleasant wise), such heap from the hoard as hands could bear. His nephew was ever. The Maker then, and forethought of mind. that there in the court the clansmens refuge. gear of the breast, and that gorgeous ring; after gripe of battle, from Geatlands lord. bit into his bone-lappings, bolted down his blood though one of them bought it with blood of his heart, At morn, I heard, was the murderer killed. In one Through slaughter-reek strode he to succor his chieftain, his battle-helm bore, and brief words spake:, that while life should last thou wouldst let no wise, atheling steadfast, with all thy strength, shield thy life! to the chieftain of clansmen, children four: Heorogar, then Hrothgar, then Halga brave; obeyed him gladly till great grew his band, of youthful comrades. that Darling of Danes. shall I prove him the prowess and pride of the Geats, ether-robed sun from the south shall beam!. You can read the Beowulf poem together as a class and discuss your initial thoughts, then your students can Sore was the sorrow to Scyldings-friend. Beowulf is the eponymous hero from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem which is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature. on the last of his raids this ring bore with him, the war-spoil warding; but Wyrd oerwhelmed him. asleep after feasting and fearless of sorrow, thirty of the thanes, and thence he rushed. all the boards of the benches blood-besprinkled. that rightfully ought to be owned by thee! No light thing that. NATIONAL POETRY DAY TOOLKIT 2. The barrow he entered. And since, by them. His breastplate broad and bright of hues, that battle should break on his breast in vain, And the helmet white that his head protected. sorrowed in soul, none the sooner escaped! He sang who knew. till they got them sight of the Geatish cliffs. with loathing deed, though he loved him not. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 and Professor of Poetry at Oxford and Harvard universities, Seamus Heaney is perhaps the bestknown and most celebrated poet of the last fifty years. He was overwhelmed, He bound to the beach the broad-bosomed ship. , the grace of The Wielder! with his fathers friends, by fee and gift. With haste in the hall, by highest order. through the death-dyed winter dwelt with Finn, though powerless his ring-decked prow to drive, lashed by the winds, or winter locked them, the sunbright skies, that their season ever. she had carried the corpse with cruel hands. venture to vaunt, though the Victory-Wielder, could serve him in struggle; yet shift I made, Its strength ever waned, when with weapon I struck, that fatal foe, and the fire less strongly, flowed from its head. he had ever encountered in any man gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda. Now further it fell with the flight of years. to fashion the folkstead. He was desperate to flee to his den and hide Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him. Astride his steed, the strand-ward answered, clansman unquailing: The keen-souled thane, to the Scyldings master. of that foul worm first came forth from the cave. neer heard I a harder neath heavens dome. then edge of the sword must seal his doom. when first I was ruling the folk of Danes. when he passed from life, no little praise; for the doughty-in-combat a dragon killed, that herded the hoard:under hoary rock. mighty strength with mood of wisdom. white-haired and old, his earls about him, till the stout thane stood at the shoulder there. nor grudged she gifts to the Geatish men. brilliantly broidered; so bright its gleam, and viewed all these vessels. as well as the giants that warred with God. The burg was reddened. and in grapple had killed the kin of Grendel. Wait ye the finish. They placed in the barrow that precious booty. peoples peace-bringer, passed through the hall. chant their dirge, and their chieftain honor. battle-death seized, in the banquet-hall. He slew, wrath-swollen, his shoulder-comrades. nor adrift on the deep a more desolate man! he sought, and the struggle; himself knew not. Then moved oer the waters by might of the wind. in mail of battle, and marched to the hall. Flung then the fierce one, filled with wrath. Not troublous seemed. the great-hearted guest would guide his keel. in mood of their mind. FREE short summaries for all! Beowulf is an Old English epic poem with more than 3,000 lines. This is one of the most translated and most important works of Old English literature about a warrior Beowulf who fought and defeated Grendel, who was terrorizing Denmark. A long time ago, the Spear-Danes and their kings were a powerful people. Beowulf is one of the oldest epic poems and is still taught today because it features all of these elements, making it the ideal focus of detailed literature study in KS2. in the courts no wassail, as once was heard. The poem is more than three thousand lines long;the roots of the story are pagan but are interpreted here by a Christian poet. Warriors slept, whose hest was to guard the gabled hall, , that against Gods will the ghostly ravager. shall win that wealth, or war shall seize. gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall; first to the East-Danes heir and warden. Beowulf Display Lettering KS2 Creating Extreme Earth Kennings: Poetry Resource Pack KS2 Speak like an Expert Challenge Card: Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons - Hengist and Horsa Fact File and Activities FREE Resource! Mighty and canny, bade him fare with the gifts to his folk beloved. The leader then, by thy life, besought me, (sad was his soul) in the sea-waves coil. Lord of Scyldings, weve lustily brought thee. greedy and grim, that some guest from above. Bade then the hardy-one Hrunting be brought. the terror-monger had taken to Heorot. to the youthful thane: bade him use them in joy. was whelmed by the hurly through hand of mine. we have heard, and what honor the athelings won! Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him, son of Scyld, in the Scandian lands. Then he bade them bear him the boar-head standard. and the Weders-helm smote that worm asunder. No sooner for this could the stricken ones. a hall-session that harrowed every Dane the wonder to witness. doomed mens fighting-gear. with waves of blood from his breast that welled. uncle and nephew, true each to the other one. though in buffet of battle thou brave hast been, in struggle grim, if Grendels approach, thou darst await through the watch of night!. to his bright-built burg the Brisings necklace. sword-stroke savage, that severed its head. I knew him of yore in his youthful days; fares hither to seek the steadfast friend. Then Beowulf strode. that wit could prompt in their wisest men. in those fortress walls she had found a home. that him no blade of the brave could touch. Now our folk may look, to Frisian and Frank the fall of the king. Round brands of the pyre. With sorrow one bought, his rest of the evening, as ofttime had happened. of the sweets of the world! | We have 6 different worksheets to choose from in this activity. hardy neath helm, till the hearth he neared. for his fighting and feeing by far-off men. to take a roundabout road and flee Finns wavering spirit, bode not in breast. no hero neath heaven, who harbored that freight! Father Almighty, STONE-BRIGHT the street:it showed the way, to the crowd of clansmen. But here, thanes said, And afresh to the race,the fallow roads, by swift steeds measured! have I heard men tell such terror of falchions, with bloody brand, I boast not of it! that sickness or sword thy strength shall minish. the Bright-Danes prince, from Beowulf hearing, Then was laughter of liegemen loud resounding. for strength of old struggles, now stricken with age. who could brighten and burnish the battle-mask; and those weeds of war that were wont to brave, no glee-woods gladness! in throe of contest that thronged to our king! Men of my folk for that feud had vengeance. I hope to give. Beowulf telleth how he warred with the sea folk 15 IV. Was this hero so dear to him. by the water had waited and watched afar. from Swedish realm, or from Spear-Dane folk, or from men of the Gifths, to get him help, , while I bide in life and this blade shall last. The story goes and sea-snakes and monsters. Syan rest wear feasceaft funden, he s frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weormyndum ah, ot him ghwylc ara ymbsittendra from that merry journey, and many a youth. it was handsomely structured, a sturdy frame Himself, though, durst not. in the stone-barrow steep. The doughty atheling. on the breast of the bark their bright array. who had made many vaunts, and was mindful of verses, in well-ranged words, of the warlike deeds. at his own good will, and the ensign took, brightest of beacons. in what wise he should wend from the world at last. A glove hung by him, Twere long to relate how that land-destroyer, yet there, my prince, this people of thine, but there staid behind him his stronger hand. on the floor of the ocean that outcast fell. with bright-gold helmet, breastplate, and ring. THAT battle-toil bade he at burg to announce. from Grendels mother, and gained my life. and all of the brave mans body devoured. more graciously gathered round giver-of-rings! excellent iron, and uttered his thanks for it, war-friend winsome: with words he slandered not. Swift on the billows, with boar-spears well. Registration takes a minute or two. Branding and website by Howoco Wealhtheow spake amid warriors, and said:, Preserve thy strength, and these striplings here, Hast done such deeds, that for days to come. Gold-gay shone the hangings, that were wove on the wall, and wonders many. I pray you, though, tell, the warriors leader his word-hoard unlocked:. done to death and dragged on the headland. Long was he spurned. Beowulf is one of the oldest epic poems and is still taught today because it features all of these elements, making it the ideal focus of detailed literature study in KS2. with fire-billows flaming, its foes to seek, that boardto the boss, and the breastplate failed, went eager the earl, since his own was now, all burned by the blaze. In the grave on the hill a hoard it guarded. Few words he spake: Now hold thou, earth, since heroes may not, what earls have owned! Who is Beowulf? the hero, far-hidden;no harp resounds. Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved. But the guests sat on, and wished, yet weened not, their winsome lord. treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, clear song of the singer. that fated-ones flesh: to floor she sank. that safe and sound they could see him again. A good king he! in that waste of waters the Wielder paid them. the man who wrought him such wrong in sleep. the friendless wight! A poet with an acute ear for the music of the everyday, Heaney saw poetry as a skilled craft and repeatedly linked his writing to the graft of agricultural work. with black thoughts welled, as his wont was never. in wisdoms words, that her will was granted, that at last on a hero her hope could lean, This was my thought, when my thanes and I, that I would work the will of your people, of this life of mine in the mead-hall here., Beowulfs battle-boast. Now day was fled, as the worm had wished. beheld that hand, on the high roof gazing, of the sturdy nails to steel was likest, , heathens hand-spear, hostile warriors. , His glance too fell on a gold-wove banner. for whom the serpent-traced sword was wrought. THEN he goes to his chamber, a grief-song chants, homestead and house. with a curse to doomsday covered it deep. and my blood-covered body hell bear as prey. So becomes it a youth to quit him well with his fathers friends, by fee and gift, that to aid him, aged, in after days, come warriors willing, should war draw nigh, liegemen loyal: by lauded deeds shall an earl have honor in every clan. for the first move the monster would make. on the lap of the lord had been laid by the finder. Such heaping of horrors the hater of men. oer wide-stretched ways, the wonder to view, trace of the traitor. but his bones were broken by brawny gripe. by spear be seized, by sword-grim battle. From his neck he unclasped the collar of gold. Him seems too little what long he possessed. of life despairing. Hygelacs kinsman was keenly watching In its barrow it trusted. Beowulf tells the story of how the monster Grendel terrorises a Danish stronghold until the Swedish Beowulf arrives. 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