golde geregnad, þær þâ graman wunnon; þäs ne wêndon ær witan Scyldinga, 780 þät hit â mid gemete manna ænig betlîc and bân-fâg tôbrecan meahte, listum tôlûcan, nymðe lîges fäðm swulge on swaðule. Swêg up âstâg niwe geneahhe; Norð-Denum stôd 785 atelîc egesa ânra gehwylcum þâra þe of wealle wôp gehýrdon, gryre-leóð galan godes andsacan, sige-leásne sang, sâr wânigean helle häftan. Heóld hine tô fäste 790 se þe manna wäs mägene strengest on þäm däge þysses lîfes. XIII. BEÓWULF TEARS OFF GRENDEL'S ARM. Nolde eorla hleó ænige þinga þone cwealm-cuman cwicne forlætan, ne his lîf-dagas leóda ænigum 795 nytte tealde. Þær genehost brägd eorl Beówulfes ealde lâfe, wolde freá-drihtnes feorh ealgian mæres þeódnes, þær hie meahton swâ; hie þät ne wiston, þâ hie gewin drugon, 800 heard-hicgende hilde-mecgas, and on healfa gehwone heáwan þôhton, sâwle sêcan, þät þone syn-scaðan ænig ofer eorðan îrenna cyst, gûð-billa nân grêtan nolde; 805 ac he sige-wæpnum forsworen häfde, ecga gehwylcre. Scolde his aldor-gedâl on þäm däge þysses lîfes earmlîc wurðan and se ellor-gâst on feónda geweald feor sîðian. 810 Þâ þät onfunde se þe fela æror môdes myrðe manna cynne fyrene gefremede (he wäs fâg wið god) þät him se lîc-homa læstan nolde, ac hine se môdega mæg Hygelâces 815 häfde be honda; wäs gehwäðer ôðrum lifigende lâð. Lîc-sâr gebâd atol äglæca, him on eaxle wearð syn-dolh sweotol, seonowe onsprungon burston bân-locan. Beówulfe wearð 820 gûð-hrêð gyfeðe; scolde Grendel þonan feorh-seóc fleón under fen-hleoðu, sêcean wyn-leás wîc; wiste þê geornor, þät his aldres wäs ende gegongen, dôgera däg-rîm. Denum eallum wearð 825 äfter þam wäl-ræse willa gelumpen. Häfde þâ gefælsod, se þe ær feorran com, snotor and swýð-ferhð sele Hrôðgâres, genered wið nîðe. Niht-weorce gefeh, ellen-mærðum; häfde Eást-Denum 830 Geát-mecga leód gilp gelæsted, swylce oncýððe ealle gebêtte, inwid-sorge, þe hie ær drugon and for þreá-nýdum þolian scoldon, torn unlytel. Þät wäs tâcen sweotol, 835 syððan hilde-deór hond âlegde, earm and eaxle (þær wäs eal geador Grendles grâpe) under geápne hrôf. XIV. THE JOY AT HEOROT.