môdige on meðle. Wäs him se man tô þon leóf, þät he þone breóst-wylm forberan ne mehte, ac him on hreðre hyge-bendum fäst 1880 äfter deórum men dyrne langað beorn wið blôde. Him Beówulf þanan, gûð-rinc gold-wlanc gräs-moldan träd, since hrêmig: sæ-genga bâd âgend-freán, se þe on ancre râd. 1885 Þâ wäs on gange gifu Hrôðgâres oft geæhted: þät wäs ân cyning æghwäs orleahtre, ôð þät hine yldo benam mägenes wynnum, se þe oft manegum scôd. XXVIII. BEÓWULF RETURNS TO GEATLAND.--THE QUEENS HYGD AND THRYTHO. Cwom þâ tô flôde fela-môdigra 1890 häg-stealdra heáp; hring-net bæron, locene leoðo-syrcan. Land-weard onfand eft-sîð eorla, swâ he ær dyde; nô he mid hearme of hliðes nosan gästas grêtte, ac him tôgeánes râd; 1895 cwäð þät wilcuman Wedera leódum scawan scîr-hame tô scipe fôron. Þâ wäs on sande sæ-geáp naca hladen here-wædum, hringed-stefna mearum and mâðmum: mäst hlifade 1900 ofer Hrôðgâres hord-gestreónum. He þäm bât-wearde bunden golde swurd gesealde, þät he syððan wäs on meodu-bence mâðme þý weorðra, yrfe-lâfe. Gewât him on ýð-nacan, 1905 drêfan deóp wäter, Dena land ofgeaf. Þâ wäs be mäste mere-hrägla sum, segl sâle fäst. Sund-wudu þunede, nô þær wêg-flotan wind ofer ýðum sîðes getwæfde; sæ-genga fôr, 1910 fleát fâmig-heals forð ofer ýðe, bunden-stefna ofer brim-streámas, þät hie Geáta clifu ongitan meahton, cûðe nässas. Ceól up geþrang, lyft-geswenced on lande stôd. 1915 Hraðe wäs ät holme hýð-weard gearo, se þe ær lange tîd, leófra manna fûs, ät faroðe feor wlâtode; sælde tô sande sîd-fäðme scip oncer-bendum fäst, þý läs hym ýða þrym 1920 wudu wynsuman forwrecan meahte. Hêt þâ up beran äðelinga gestreón, frätwe and fät-gold; näs him feor þanon tô gesêcanne sinces bryttan: Higelâc Hrêðling þær ät hâm wunað, 1925 selfa mid gesîðum sæ-wealle neáh; bold wäs betlîc, brego-rôf cyning, heá on healle, Hygd swîðe geong, wîs, wel-þungen, þeáh þe wintra lyt under burh-locan gebiden häbbe 1930 Häreðes dôhtor: näs hió hnâh swâ þeáh, ne tô gneáð gifa Geáta leódum, mâðm-gestreóna. Mod Þryðo wäg, fremu folces cwên, firen ondrysne: nænig þät dorste deór genêðan 1935 swæsra gesîða, nefne sin-freá, þät hire an däges eágum starede; ac him wäl-bende weotode tealde, hand-gewriðene: hraðe seoððan wäs äfter mund-gripe mêce geþinged, 1940 þät hit sceaðen-mæl scyran môste, cwealm-bealu cýðan. Ne bið swylc cwênlîc þeáw idese tô efnanne, þeáh þe hió ænlîcu sý,