"þät mec ær and sîð oft gelæste,

"syððan ic for dugeðum Däghrefne wearð

"tô hand-bonan, Hûga cempan:

"nalles he þâ frätwe Fres-cyninge,

"breóst-weorðunge bringan môste,

"ac in campe gecrong cumbles hyrde,

"äðeling on elne. Ne wäs ecg bona,

"ac him hilde-grâp heortan wylmas,

"bân-hûs gebräc. Nu sceall billes ecg,

"hond and heard sweord ymb hord wîgan."