"meltan mid þam môdigan, ac þær is mâðma hord. "gold unrîme grimme geceápod "and nu ät sîðestan sylfes feore 3015 "beágas gebohte; þâ sceal brond fretan, "äled þeccean, nalles eorl wegan "mâððum tô gemyndum, ne mägð scýne "habban on healse hring-weorðunge, "ac sceall geômor-môd golde bereáfod 3020 "oft nalles æne el-land tredan, "nu se here-wîsa hleahtor âlegde, "gamen and gleó-dreám. Forþon sceall gâr wesan "monig morgen-ceald mundum bewunden, "häfen on handa, nalles hearpan swêg 3025 "wîgend weccean, ac se wonna hrefn "fûs ofer fægum, fela reordian, "earne secgan, hû him ät æte speów, "þenden he wið wulf wäl reáfode." Swâ se secg hwata secgende wäs 3030 lâðra spella; he ne leág fela wyrda ne worda. Weorod eall ârâs, eodon unblîðe under Earna näs wollen-teáre wundur sceáwian. Fundon þâ on sande sâwul-leásne 3035 hlim-bed healdan, þone þe him hringas geaf ærran mælum: þâ wäs ende-däg gôdum gegongen, þät se gûð-cyning, Wedra þeóden, wundor-deáðe swealt. Ær hî gesêgan syllîcran wiht, 3040 wyrm on wonge wiðer-rähtes þær lâðne licgean: wäs se lêg-draca, grimlîc gryre-gäst, glêdum beswæled, se wäs fîftiges fôt-gemearces. lang on legere, lyft-wynne heóld 3045 nihtes hwîlum, nyðer eft gewât dennes niósian; wäs þâ deáðe fäst, häfde eorð-scrafa ende genyttod. Him big stôdan bunan and orcas, discas lâgon and dýre swyrd, 3050 ômige þurh-etone, swâ hie wið eorðan fäðm þûsend wintra þær eardodon: þonne wäs þät yrfe eácen-cräftig, iú-monna gold galdre bewunden, þät þam hring-sele hrînan ne môste 3055 gumena ænig, nefne god sylfa, sigora sôð-cyning, sealde þam þe he wolde (he is manna gehyld) hord openian, efne swâ hwylcum manna, swâ him gemet þûhte. XLII. WÎGLAF SPEAKS. THE BUILDING OF THE BALE-FIRE.