Beowulf and the Finnesburg Fragment: A Translation Into Modern English ProseJohn R. Clark Hall, Charles Leslie Wrenn |
Contents
PREFATORY REMARKS BY J R R TOLKIEN | vii |
Episode of King Finn | 73 |
Part IB BEOWULF AND GRENDELS MOTHER | 117 |
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adorned Æschere alliteration ancient armour attack avenged bade band banquet barrow battle beloved Beowulf blade blood bold bore brave Breca bright chief chieftain corslet courage Danes Danish deadly death deeds dragon earth Ecgtheow emendation Eofor famous fate feasting feud fierce fight Finn FINNESBURG FRAGMENT fire flame Freawaru Frisians funeral pyre gave gazed Geatish Geats gifts gold Grendel Grendel's mother guardian hall hand head Healfdene heard Heardred heart Heathobards helmet Hengest Heorot Heremod hero Hildeburh hilt hoard honour Hrethel Hrothgar Hrunting Hygd Hygelac journey killed king kinsman Klaeber land lift Lines lord metre metrical mighty monster never night Old English verse Onela Ongentheow poem poet poetic prince prose protector queen quickly retainers Scyldings Scylfing shield ship slain sorrow speech spirit stress strife stronghold surging sword thane thee thence thou translation treasure Unferth victory Wealhtheow weapons Weohstan Wiglaf wise words wound Wulfgar