ofer sæ sôhtan, suna Ôhteres: häfdon hy forhealden helm Scylfinga, þone sêlestan sæ-cyninga, þâra þe in Swió-rîce sinc brytnade, 2385 mærne þeóden. Him þät tô mearce wearð; he þær orfeorme feorh-wunde hleát sweordes swengum, sunu Hygelâces; and him eft gewât Ongenþiówes bearn hâmes niósan, syððan Heardrêd läg; 2390 lêt þone brego-stôl Biówulf healdan, Geátum wealdan: þät wäs gôd cyning. XXXIV. RETROSPECT OF BEÓWULF.--STRIFE BETWEEN SWEONAS AND GEATAS. Se þäs leód-hryres leán gemunde uferan dôgrum, Eádgilse wearð feá-sceaftum feónd. Folce gestepte 2395 ofer sæ sîde sunu Ôhteres wîgum and wæpnum: he gewräc syððan cealdum cear-sîðum, cyning ealdre bineát. Swâ he nîða gehwane genesen häfde, slîðra geslyhta, sunu Ecgþiówes, 2400 ellen-weorca, ôð þone ânne däg, þe he wið þam wyrme gewegan sceolde. Gewât þâ twelfa sum torne gebolgen dryhten Geáta dracan sceáwian; häfde þâ gefrunen, hwanan sió fæhð ârâs, 2405 bealo-nîð biorna; him tô bearme cwom mâððum-fät mære þurh þäs meldan hond, Se wäs on þam þreáte þreotteoða secg, se þäs orleges ôr onstealde, häft hyge-giômor, sceolde heán þonon 2410 wong wîsian: he ofer willan gióng tô þäs þe he eorð-sele ânne wisse, hlæw under hrusan holm-wylme nêh, ýð-gewinne, se wäs innan full wrätta and wîra: weard unhióre, 2415 gearo gûð-freca, gold-mâðmas heóld, eald under eorðan; näs þät ýðe ceáp, tô gegangenne gumena ænigum. Gesät þâ on nässe nîð-heard cyning, þenden hælo âbeád heorð-geneátum 2420 gold-wine Geáta: him wäs geômor sefa, wäfre and wäl-fûs, Wyrd ungemete neáh, se þone gomelan grêtan sceolde, sêcean sâwle hord, sundur gedælan lîf wið lîce: nô þon lange wäs 2425 feorh äðelinges flæsce bewunden. Biówulf maðelade, bearn Ecgþeówes: "Fela ic on giogoðe guð-ræsa genäs, "orleg-hwîla: ic þät eall gemon. "Ic wäs syfan-wintre, þâ mec sinca baldor, 2430 "freá-wine folca ät mînum fäder genam, "heóld mec and häfde Hrêðel cyning, "geaf me sinc and symbel, sibbe gemunde; "näs ic him tô lîfe lâðra ôwihte "beorn in burgum, þonne his bearna hwylc, 2435 "Herebeald and Hæðcyn, oððe Hygelâc mîn. "Wäs þam yldestan ungedêfelîce "mæges dædum morðor-bed strêd, "syððan hyne Hæðcyn of horn-bogan, "his freá-wine flâne geswencte, 2440 "miste mercelses and his mæg ofscêt, "brôðor ôðerne, blôdigan gâre: "þät wäs feoh-leás gefeoht, fyrenum gesyngad "hreðre hyge-mêðe; sceolde hwäðre swâ þeáh "äðeling unwrecen ealdres linnan. 2445 "Swâ bið geômorlîc gomelum ceorle