Sithence they have learned that lieth our lord

All lifeless; e'en he that erewhile hath held

Against all the haters the hoard and the realm;

Who after the heroes' fall held the fierce Scylfings,

Framed the folk-rede, and further thereto

Did earlship-deeds. Now is haste best of all

That we now the folk-king should fare to be seeing,

And then that we bring him who gave us the rings

On his way to the bale: nor shall somewhat alone

With the moody be molten; but manifold hoard is,