Beowulf in old english

PrologueHwt, w Gr-Dena in gardagum,odcyninga rym gefrnon,h elingas ellen fremedon ! Oft Scyld Scfing sceaena ratum,onegum mgum meodosetla oftah, 5egsode eorl[as], syan rest wearfasceaft funden; h s frfre gebd,wox under wolcnum weormyndum h,o t him ghwylc ymbsittendraofer hronrde hran scolde, 10gomban gyldan; t ws gd cyning!m eafera ws fter cennedgeong in geardum, one God sendefolce t frfre; fyrenearfe ongeat, he r drugon aldor(l)ase 15ange hwle; him s Liffrea,wuldres Wealdend woroldre forgeaf;Bowulf ws brme -- bld wde sprang --Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in.Sw sceal (geong g)uma gde gewyrcean, 20fromum feohgiftum on fder (bea)rme, t hine on ylde eft gewunigenwilgesas, onne wg cume,lode gelsten; lofddum scealin mga gehwre man geeon. 25 Him Scyld gewt t gescphwlefelahrr fran on Fran wre;h hyne tbron t brimes faroe,swse gesas, sw h selfa bd,enden wordum wold wine Scyldinga -- 30lof landfruma lange hte.r t he std hringedstefnasig ond tfs, elinges fr;ldon lofne oden,baga bryttan on bearm scipes, 35mrne be mste. r ws mdma felaof feorwegum frtwa gelded;ne hrde ic cmlcor col gegyrwanhildewpnum ond heaowdum,billum ond byrnum; him on bearme lg 40mdma mnigo, him mid scoldonon fldes ht feor gewtan.Nals h hine lssan lcum todan,odgestronum, on dydon, hine t frumsceafte for onsendon 45nne ofer e umborwesende. gt he him setton segen g(yl)dennehah ofer hafod, lton holm beran,gafon on grsecg; him ws gemor sefa,murnende md. Men ne cunnon 50secgan t se, selerdende,hle under heofenum, hw m hlste onfng.

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