And caught up full fast, and fenward so fared.

But he was unto Hrothgar the liefest of heroes

Of the sort of the fellows; betwixt the two sea-floods

A mighty shield-warrior, whom she at rest brake up,

A war-wight well famed. There Beowulf was not;

Another house soothly had erewhile been dighted

After gift of that treasure to that great one of Geats.

Uprose cry then in Hart, all 'mid gore had she taken

The hand, the well-known, and now care wrought anew

In the wicks was arisen. Naught well was the bargain