"earm and eaxle; nô þær ænige swâ þeáh "feá-sceaft guma frôfre gebohte: 975 "nô þý leng leofað lâð-geteóna "synnum geswenced, ac hyne sâr hafað "in nýd-gripe nearwe befongen, "balwon bendum: þær âbîdan sceal "maga mâne fâh miclan dômes, 980 "hû him scîr metod scrîfan wille." Þâ wäs swîgra secg, sunu Ecglâfes, on gylp-spræce gûð-geweorca, siððan äðelingas eorles cräfte ofer heáhne hrôf hand sceáwedon, 985 feóndes fingras, foran æghwylc; wäs stêde nägla gehwylc, stýle gelîcost, hæðenes hand-sporu hilde-rinces egle unheóru; æg-hwylc gecwäð, þät him heardra nân hrînan wolde 990 îren ær-gôd, þät þäs ahlæcan blôdge beadu-folme onberan wolde. XVI. THE BANQUET AND THE GIFTS. Þâ wäs hâten hreðe Heort innan-weard folmum gefrätwod: fela þæra wäs wera and wîfa, þe þät wîn-reced, 995 gest-sele gyredon. Gold-fâg scinon web äfter wagum, wundor-sióna fela secga gehwylcum þâra þe on swylc starað Wäs þät beorhte bold tôbrocen swîðe eal inne-weard îren-bendum fäst, 1000 heorras tôhlidene; hrôf âna genäs ealles ansund, þâ se aglæca fyren-dædum fâg on fleám gewand, aldres or-wêna. Nô þät ýðe byð tô befleónne (fremme se þe wille!) 1005 ac gesacan sceal sâwl-berendra nýde genýdde niðða bearna grund-bûendra gearwe stôwe, þær his lîc-homa leger-bedde fäst swefeð äfter symle. Þâ wäs sæl and mæl, 1010 þät tô healle gang Healfdenes sunu; wolde self cyning symbel þicgan. Ne gefrägen ic þâ mægðe mâran weorode ymb hyra sinc-gyfan sêl gebæran. Bugon þâ tô bence blæd-âgende, 1015 fylle gefægon. Fägere geþægon medo-ful manig mâgas + þâra swîð-hicgende on sele þam heán, Hrôðgâr and Hrôðulf. Heorot innan wäs freóndum âfylled; nalles fâcen-stafas 1020 Þeód-Scyldingas þenden fremedon. Forgeaf þâ Beówulfe bearn Healfdenes segen gyldenne sigores tô leáne, hroden hilte-cumbor, helm and byrnan; mære mâððum-sweord manige gesâwon 1025 beforan beorn beran. Beówulf geþah ful on flette; nô he þære feoh-gyfte for sceótendum scamigan þorfte, ne gefrägn ic freóndlîcor feówer mâdmas golde gegyrede gum-manna fela 1030 in ealo-bence ôðrum gesellan. Ymb þäs helmes hrôf heáfod-beorge wîrum bewunden walan ûtan heóld, þät him fêla lâfe frêcne ne meahton scûr-heard sceððan, þonne scyld-freca 1035 ongeán gramum gangan scolde. Hêht þâ eorla hleó eahta mearas, fäted-hleóre, on flet teón in under eoderas; þâra ânum stôd sadol searwum fâh since gewurðad, 1040 þät wäs hilde-setl heáh-cyninges,