Þâ wäs on morgen mîne gefræge ymb þâ gif-healle gûð-rinc monig: 840 fêrdon folc-togan feorran and neán geond wîd-wegas wundor sceáwian, lâðes lâstas. Nô his lîf-gedâl sârlîc þûhte secga ænegum, þâra þe tîr-leáses trode sceáwode, 845 hû he wêrig-môd on weg þanon, nîða ofercumen, on nicera mere fæge and geflýmed feorh-lâstas bär. Þær wäs on blôde brim weallende, atol ýða geswing eal gemenged 850 hâtan heolfre, heoro-dreóre weól; deáð-fæge deóg, siððan dreáma leás in fen-freoðo feorh âlegde hæðene sâwle, þær him hel onfêng. Þanon eft gewiton eald-gesîðas, 855 swylce geong manig of gomen-wâðe, fram mere môdge, mearum rîdan, beornas on blancum. Þær wäs Beówulfes mærðo mæned; monig oft gecwäð, þätte sûð ne norð be sæm tweonum 860 ofer eormen-grund ôðer nænig under swegles begong sêlra nære rond-häbbendra, rîces wyrðra. Ne hie hûru wine-drihten wiht ne lôgon, glädne Hrôðgâr, ac þät wäs gôd cyning. 865 Hwîlum heaðo-rôfe hleápan lêton, on geflît faran fealwe mearas, þær him fold-wegas fägere þûhton, cystum cûðe; hwîlum cyninges þegn, guma gilp-hläden gidda gemyndig, 870 se þe eal-fela eald-gesegena worn gemunde, word ôðer fand sôðe gebunden: secg eft ongan sîð Beówulfes snyttrum styrian and on spêd wrecan spel gerâde, 875 wordum wrixlan, wel-hwylc gecwäð, þät he fram Sigemunde secgan hýrde, ellen-dædum, uncûðes fela, Wälsinges gewin, wîde sîðas, þâra þe gumena bearn gearwe ne wiston, 880 fæhðe and fyrene, bûton Fitela mid hine, þonne he swylces hwät secgan wolde eám his nefan, swâ hie â wæron ät nîða gehwâm nýd-gesteallan: häfdon eal-fela eotena cynnes 885 sweordum gesæged. Sigemunde gesprong äfter deáð-däge dôm unlýtel, syððan wîges heard wyrm âcwealde, hordes hyrde; he under hârne stân, äðelinges bearn, âna genêðde 890 frêcne dæde; ne wäs him Fitela mid. Hwäðre him gesælde, þät þät swurd þurhwôd wrätlîcne wyrm, þät hit on wealle ätstôd, dryhtlîc îren; draca morðre swealt. Häfde aglæca elne gegongen, 895 þät he beáh-hordes brûcan môste selfes dôme: sæ-bât gehlôd, bär on bearm scipes beorhte frätwa, Wälses eafera; wyrm hât gemealt. Se wäs wreccena wîde mærost 900 ofer wer-þeóde, wîgendra hleó ellen-dædum: he þäs âron þâh. Siððan Heremôdes hild sweðrode eafoð and ellen. He mid eotenum wearð on feónda geweald forð forlâcen, 905 snûde forsended. Hine sorh-wylmas lemede tô lange, he his leódum wearð,