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Beowulf: Epic of Scyld's Legacy

Beowulf tells the story of great kings and warriors of the Danish people in days long past. It introduces Scyld Scefing, who started as a foundling but grew in strength and power to become a great leader who protected his people from enemies. After Scyld's death, a son was born to continue his legacy, providing stability and protection to the kingdom. This son was Beowulf, whose great deeds and prowess as a warrior spread his renown far and wide.

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Beowulf: Epic of Scyld's Legacy

Beowulf tells the story of great kings and warriors of the Danish people in days long past. It introduces Scyld Scefing, who started as a foundling but grew in strength and power to become a great leader who protected his people from enemies. After Scyld's death, a son was born to continue his legacy, providing stability and protection to the kingdom. This son was Beowulf, whose great deeds and prowess as a warrior spread his renown far and wide.

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Beowulf

Verse Indeterminate Saxon

Hwt! We Gardena
in geardagum,
eodcyninga,
rym gefrunon,
hu a elingas
ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scefing
sceaena reatum,
5
monegum mgum,
meodosetla ofteah,
egsode eorlas.
Syan rest wear
feasceaft funden,
he s frofre gebad,
weox under wolcnum,
weormyndum ah,
ot him ghwylc
ara ymbsittendra
10
ofer hronrade
hyran scolde,
gomban gyldan.
t ws god cyning!
m eafera ws
fter cenned,
geong in geardum,
one god sende
folce to frofre;
fyrenearfe ongeat
15 e hie r drugon
aldorlease
lange hwile.
Him s liffrea,
wuldres wealdend,
woroldare forgeaf;
Beowulf ws breme
(bld wide sprang),
Scyldes eafera
Scedelandum in.

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
friendless, a foundling, fate repaid him:
for he waxed under welkin, in wealth he throve,
till before him the folk, both far and near,
who house by the whale-path, heard his
mandate,
gave him gifts: a good king he!
To him an heir was afterward born,
a son in his halls, whom heaven sent
to favor the folk, feeling their woe
that erst they had lacked an earl for leader
so long a while; the Lord endowed him,
the Wielder of Wonder, with worlds renown.
Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of
him,
son of Scyld, in the Scandian lands.

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