XIII. BEÓWULF TEARS OFF GRENDEL'S ARM.

Nolde eorla hleó ænige þinga

þone cwealm-cuman cwicne forlætan,

ne his lîf-dagas leóda ænigum

nytte tealde. Þær genehost brägd

eorl Beówulfes ealde lâfe,

wolde freá-drihtnes feorh ealgian

mæres þeódnes, þær hie meahton swâ;

hie þät ne wiston, þâ hie gewin drugon,

heard-hicgende hilde-mecgas,

and on healfa gehwone heáwan þôhton,

sâwle sêcan, þät þone syn-scaðan

ænig ofer eorðan îrenna cyst,

gûð-billa nân grêtan nolde;

ac he sige-wæpnum forsworen häfde,

ecga gehwylcre. Scolde his aldor-gedâl

on þäm däge þysses lîfes

earmlîc wurðan and se ellor-gâst

on feónda geweald feor sîðian.

Þâ þät onfunde se þe fela æror

môdes myrðe manna cynne

fyrene gefremede (he wäs fâg wið god)

þät him se lîc-homa læstan nolde,

ac hine se môdega mæg Hygelâces

häfde be honda; wäs gehwäðer ôðrum

lifigende lâð. Lîc-sâr gebâd

atol äglæca, him on eaxle wearð

syn-dolh sweotol, seonowe onsprungon

burston bân-locan. Beówulfe wearð

gûð-hrêð gyfeðe; scolde Grendel þonan

feorh-seóc fleón under fen-hleoðu,

sêcean wyn-leás wîc; wiste þê geornor,

þät his aldres wäs ende gegongen,

dôgera däg-rîm. Denum eallum wearð

äfter þam wäl-ræse willa gelumpen.

Häfde þâ gefælsod, se þe ær feorran com,

snotor and swýð-ferhð sele Hrôðgâres,

genered wið nîðe. Niht-weorce gefeh,

ellen-mærðum; häfde Eást-Denum

Geát-mecga leód gilp gelæsted,

swylce oncýððe ealle gebêtte,

inwid-sorge, þe hie ær drugon

and for þreá-nýdum þolian scoldon,

torn unlytel. Þät wäs tâcen sweotol,

syððan hilde-deór hond âlegde,

earm and eaxle (þær wäs eal geador

Grendles grâpe) under geápne hrôf.