"Wäs sió swât-swaðu Sweona and Geáta, "wäl-ræs wera wîde gesýne, "hû þâ folc mid him fæhðe tôwehton. 2950 "Gewât him þâ se gôda mid his gädelingum, "frôd fela geômor fästen sêcean, "eorl Ongenþió ufor oncirde; "häfde Higelâces hilde gefrunen, "wlonces wîg-cräft, wiðres ne trûwode, 2955 "þät he sæ-mannum onsacan mihte, "heáðo-lîðendum hord forstandan, "bearn and brýde; beáh eft þonan "eald under eorð-weall. Þâ wäs æht boden "Sweona leódum, segn Higelâce. 2960 "Freoðo-wong þone forð ofereodon, "syððan Hrêðlingas tô hagan þrungon. "Þær wearð Ongenþió ecgum sweorda, "blonden-fexa on bîd wrecen, "þät se þeód-cyning þafian sceolde 2965 "Eofores ânne dôm: hyne yrringa "Wulf Wonrêding wæpne geræhte, "þät him for swenge swât ædrum sprong "forð under fexe. Näs he forht swâ þêh, "gomela Scilfing, ac forgeald hraðe 2970 "wyrsan wrixle wäl-hlem þone, "syððan þeód-cyning þyder oncirde: "ne meahte se snella sunu Wonrêdes "ealdum ceorle ond-slyht giofan, "ac he him on heáfde helm ær gescer, 2975 "þät he blôde fâh bûgan sceolde, "feóll on foldan; näs he fæge þâ git, "ac he hyne gewyrpte, þeáh þe him wund hrîne, "Lêt se hearda Higelâces þegn "brâdne mêce, þâ his brôðor läg, 2980 "eald sweord eotonisc, entiscne helm, "brecan ofer bord-weal: þâ gebeáh cyning, "folces hyrde, wäs in feorh dropen. "Þâ wæron monige, þe his mæg wriðon, "ricone ârærdon, þâ him gerýmed wearð, 2985 "þät hie wäl-stôwe wealdan môston. "Þenden reáfode rinc ôðerne, "nam on Ongenþió îren-byrnan, "heard swyrd hilted and his helm somod; "hâres hyrste Higelâce bär. 2990 "He þâm frätwum fêng and him fägre gehêt "leána fore leódum and gelæste swâ: "geald þone gûð-ræs Geáta dryhten, "Hrêðles eafora, þâ he tô hâm becom, "Jofore and Wulfe mid ofer-mâðmum, 2995 "sealde hiora gehwäðrum hund þûsenda "landes and locenra beága; ne þorfte him þâ leán ôðwîtan "mon on middan-gearde, syððan hie þâ mærða geslôgon; "and þâ Jofore forgeaf ângan dôhtor, "hâm-weorðunge, hyldo tô wedde. 3000 "Þät ys sió fæhðo and se feónd-scipe, "wäl-nîð wera, þäs þe ic wên hafo, "þe ûs sêceað tô Sweona leóde, "syððan hie gefricgeað freán ûserne "ealdor-leásne, þone þe ær geheóld 3005 "wið hettendum hord and rîce, "äfter häleða hryre hwate Scylfingas, "folc-ræd fremede oððe furður gen "eorl-scipe efnde. Nu is ôfost betost, "þät we þeód-cyning þær sceáwian 3010 "and þone gebringan, þe ûs beágas geaf, "on âd-färe. Ne scel ânes hwät