äled-leóman, se þe on orde geóng. Näs þâ on hlytme, hwâ þät hord strude, syððan or-wearde ænigne dæl secgas gesêgon on sele wunian, 3130 læne licgan: lyt ænig mearn, þät hi ôfostlice ût geferedon dýre mâðmas; dracan êc scufun, wyrm ofer weall-clif, lêton wæg niman, flôd fäðmian frätwa hyrde. 3135 Þær wäs wunden gold on wæn hladen, æghwäs unrîm, äðeling boren, hâr hilde-rinc tô Hrones nässe. XLIII. BEÓWULF'S FUNERAL PYRE. Him þâ gegiredan Geáta leóde âd on eorðan un-wâclîcne, 3140 helmum behongen, hilde-bordum, beorhtum byrnum, swâ he bêna wäs; âlegdon þâ tô-middes mærne þeóden häleð hiófende, hlâford leófne. Ongunnon þâ on beorge bæl-fýra mæst 3145 wîgend weccan: wudu-rêc âstâh sweart ofer swioðole, swôgende lêg, wôpe bewunden (wind-blond geläg) ôð þät he þâ bân-hûs gebrocen häfde, hât on hreðre. Higum unrôte 3150 môd-ceare mændon mon-dryhtnes cwealm; swylce giômor-gyd + lat . con meowle . . . . . wunden heorde . . . serg (?) cearig sælde geneahhe þät hio hyre . . . . gas hearde 3155 . . . . . ede wälfylla wonn . . hildes egesan hyðo haf mid heofon rêce swealh (?) Geworhton þâ Wedra leóde hlæw on hliðe, se wäs heáh and brâd, 3160 wæg-lîðendum wîde gesýne, and betimbredon on tyn dagum beadu-rôfes bêcn: bronda betost wealle beworhton, swâ hyt weorðlîcost fore-snotre men findan mihton. 3165 Hî on beorg dydon bêg and siglu, eall swylce hyrsta, swylce on horde ær nîð-hydige men genumen häfdon; forlêton eorla gestreón eorðan healdan, gold on greóte, þær hit nu gen lifað 3170 eldum swâ unnyt, swâ hit æror wäs. Þâ ymbe hlæw riodan hilde-deóre, äðelinga bearn ealra twelfa, woldon ceare cwîðan, kyning mænan, word-gyd wrecan and ymb wer sprecan, 3175 eahtodan eorl-scipe and his ellen-weorc duguðum dêmdon, swâ hit ge-dêfe bið, þät mon his wine-dryhten wordum hêrge, ferhðum freóge, þonne he forð scile of lîc-haman læne weorðan. 3180 Swâ begnornodon Geáta leóde hlâfordes hryre, heorð-geneátas, cwædon þät he wære woruld-cyning mannum mildust and mon-þwærust, leódum lîðost and lof-geornost. APPENDIX THE ATTACK IN FINNSBURG. [Footnote: See v. 1069 _seqq._]