"druncne dryht-guman, dôð swâ ic bidde!" Eode þâ tô setle. Þær wäs symbla cyst, druncon wîn weras: wyrd ne cûðon, 1235 geó-sceaft grimme, swâ hit âgangen wearð eorla manegum, syððan æfen cwom and him Hrôðgâr gewât tô hofe sînum, rîce tô räste. Reced weardode unrîm eorla, swâ hie oft ær dydon: 1240 benc-þelu beredon, hit geond-bræded wearð beddum and bolstrum. Beór-scealca sum fûs and fæge flet-räste gebeág. Setton him tô heáfdum hilde-randas, bord-wudu beorhtan; þær on bence wäs 1245 ofer äðelinge ýð-gesêne heaðo-steápa helm, hringed byrne, þrec-wudu þrymlîc. Wäs þeáw hyra, þät hie oft wæron an wîg gearwe, ge ät hâm ge on herge, ge gehwäðer þâra 1250 efne swylce mæla, swylce hira man-dryhtne þearf gesælde; wäs seó þeód tilu. XX. GRENDEL'S MOTHER ATTACKS THE RING-DANES. Sigon þâ tô slæpe. Sum sâre angeald æfen-räste, swâ him ful-oft gelamp, siððan gold-sele Grendel warode, 1255 unriht äfnde, ôð þät ende becwom, swylt äfter synnum. Þät gesýne wearð, wîd-cûð werum, þätte wrecend þâ gyt lifde äfter lâðum, lange þrage äfter gûð-ceare; Grendles môdor, 1260 ides aglæc-wîf yrmðe gemunde, se þe wäter-egesan wunian scolde, cealde streámas, siððan Cain wearð tô ecg-banan ângan brêðer, fäderen-mæge; he þâ fâg gewât, 1265 morðre gemearcod man-dreám fleón, wêsten warode. Þanon wôc fela geósceaft-gâsta; wäs þæra Grendel sum, heoro-wearh hetelîc, se ät Heorote fand wäccendne wer wîges bîdan, 1270 þær him aglæca ät-græpe wearð; hwäðre he gemunde mägenes strenge, gim-fäste gife, þe him god sealde, and him tô anwaldan âre gelýfde, frôfre and fultum: þý he þone feónd ofercwom, 1275 gehnægde helle gâst: þâ he heán gewât, dreáme bedæled deáð-wîc seón, man-cynnes feónd. And his môdor þâ gyt gîfre and galg-môd gegân wolde sorh-fulne sîð, suna deáð wrecan. 1280 Com þâ tô Heorote, þær Hring-Dene geond þät säld swæfun. Þâ þær sôna wearð ed-hwyrft eorlum, siððan inne fealh Grendles môdor; wäs se gryre lässa efne swâ micle, swâ bið mägða cräft, 1285 wîg-gryre wîfes be wæpned-men, þonne heoru bunden, hamere geþuren, sweord swâte fâh swîn ofer helme, ecgum dyhtig andweard scireð. Þâ wäs on healle heard-ecg togen, 1290 sweord ofer setlum, sîd-rand manig hafen handa fäst; helm ne gemunde, byrnan sîde, þe hine se brôga angeat. Heó wäs on ôfste, wolde ût þanon feore beorgan, þâ heó onfunden wäs; 1295 hraðe heó äðelinga ânne häfde fäste befangen, þâ heó tô fenne gang;