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1
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Oft him anhaga are gebideð,

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Often the solitary man experiences favour

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metudes miltse, þeah þe he modcearig

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The mercy of the lord, although sorrowful in heart he

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geond lagulade longe sceolde

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must long throughout the sea route

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hreran mid hondum hrimcealde sæ,

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must stir with his hands the ice cold sea

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wadan wræclastas. Wyrd bið ful aræd!

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travel the paths of exile. Fate is very inflexible

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Swa cwæð eardstapa, earfeþa gemyndig,

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So spoke the earth-stepper, mindful of miseries

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wraþra wælsleahta, winemæga hryre:

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of cruel battles, the deaths of kinsman

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“Oft ic sceolde ana uhtna gehwylce

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Often I should alone at every dawn

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mine ceare cwiþan. Nis nu cwicra nan

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lament my sorrows. Now is no one listening

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þe ic him modsefan minne durre

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to whom I my thoughts might dare to

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sweotule asecgan. Ic to soþe wat

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clearly reveal. I know too truly

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þæt biþ in eorle indryhten þeaw,

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that it be in a warrior noble custom

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þæt he his ferðlocan fæste binde,

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that he his spirit-enclosure should securely bind

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healde his hordcofan, hycge swa he wille.

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hold his treasure-chamber, think as he will.

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Ne mæg werig mod wyrde wiðstondan,

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Nor can the weary mind withstand fate

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ne se hreo hyge helpe gefremman.

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nor the turbulent mind find help

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Forðon domgeorne dreorigne oft

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Thus fame seekers must, often bloody/dreary- minded,

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in hyra breostcofan bindað fæste;

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bind fast their breast-chamber

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swa ic modsefan minne sceolde,

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thus I my thoughts should

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oft earmcearig, eðle bidæled,

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often miserable, deprived of my home-land

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freomægum feor feterum sælan,

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often miserable, deprived of my home-land

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siþþan geara iu goldwine minne

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since long ago my gold-friend

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hrusan heolstre biwrah, ond ic hean þonan

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I covered in the earth’s hiding place, and I wretched from thence

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wod wintercearig ofer waþema gebind,

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wintry-minded over the binding waves

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sohte seledreorig sinces bryttan,

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sought, miserable since lacking a hall, a giver of treasure

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hwær ic feor oþþe neah findan meahte

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where I, far or near, might find

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27
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þone þe in meoduhealle mine wisse,

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that in that mead hall I happiness experience

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oþþe mec freondleasne frefran wolde,

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or me friendless would find comfort

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29
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wenian mid wynnum. Wat se þe cunnað,

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entertain me with joys. He knows, who is able to know

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hu sliþen bið sorg to geferan,

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how hard sorrow is as a companion

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þam þe him lyt hafað leofra geholena.

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to one with so few beloved confidants.

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32
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Warað hine wræclast, nales wunden gold,

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He is wary of the miserable track of exile, not wound with gold at all

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ferðloca freorig, nalæs foldan blæd.

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his frozen spirit-enclosure, not the joys of the earth

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Gemon he selesecgas ond sincþege,

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He remembers old retainers and the receiving of treasure

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35
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hu hine on geoguðe his goldwine

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how he in his youth his gold-friend

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wenede to wiste. Wyn eal gedreas!

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accustomed to feasting. Joy is entirely gone!

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Forþon wat se þe sceal his winedryhtnes

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Therefore he knows, that he shall his lord and friend

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leofes larcwidum longe forþolian,

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his beloved lord’s counsel long forgo

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ðonne sorg ond slæp somod ætgædre

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when sorrow and sleep both together

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earmne anhogan oft gebindað.

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the miserable solitary-dweller often bind.

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Þinceð him on mode þæt he his mondryhten

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It seems to him in his mind that he his liege-lord

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clyppe ond cysse, ond on cneo lecge

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embraces and kisses, and on his knees lays

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honda ond heafod, swa he hwilum ær

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head in his hands, as he did at times before

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44
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in geardagum giefstolas breac.

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in former days the gift-seat enjoyed.

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45
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Ðonne onwæcneð eft wineleas guma,

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Then the friendless man awakes

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gesihð him biforan fealwe wegas,

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sees before him the fallow waves

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baþian brimfuglas, brædan feþra

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bathing sea-birds, feathers outstretched

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hreosan hrim ond snaw, hagle gemenged.

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falling frost and snow mingled with hail

49
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Þonne beoð þy hefigran heortan benne,

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then the wounds of the heart are their heaviest

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sare æfter swæsne. Sorg bið geniwad,

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sorrowful after the beloved. Sorrow is renewed

51
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þonne maga gemynd mod geondhweorfeð;

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when memories of past kinsman pervade the mind

52
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greteð gliwstafum, georne geondsceawað

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he greets them joyfully, eagerly surveys each one

53
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secga geseldan. Swimmað eft on weg.

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the companions of men. They swim away again often.

54
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Fleotendra ferð no þær fela bringeð

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The company of birds does not bring many

55
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cuðra cwidegiedda. Cearo bið geniwad

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familiar utterances there. Sorrow is renewed

56
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þam þe sendan sceal swiþe geneahhe

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for he who shall send frequently

57
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ofer waþema gebind werigne sefan.

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over the binding waves his weary heart.

58
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Forþon ic geþencan ne mæg geond þas woruld

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Therefore I cannot think throughout this world

59
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for hwan modsefa min ne gesweorce,

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how my mind does not grow dark

60
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þonne ic eorla lif eal geondþence,

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when I on the lives of warriors meditate

61
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hu hi færlice flet ofgeafon,

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who fled so quickly the floor of the hall

62
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modge maguþegnas. Swa þes middangeard

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brave young warriors. So this middle-earth

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ealra dogra gehwam dreoseð ond fealleþ,

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every day declines and falls

64
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forþon ne mæg weorþan wis wer, ær he age

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Therefore no man may become wise, before he has had

65
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wintra dæl in woruldrice. Wita sceal geþyldig,

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his share of winters in the worldly kingdom. The wise man shall be patient;

66
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ne sceal no to hatheort ne to hrædwyrde,

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nor shall he be too hot hearted, nor too hasty of speech

67
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ne to wac wiga ne to wanhydig,

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nor too weak a warrior, nor too reckless

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ne to forht ne to fægen, ne to feohgifre

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nor too timid nor too eager, nor too greedy for riches

69
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ne næfre gielpes to georn, ær he geare cunne.

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nor ever too desirous of boasting, before he may clearly have knowledge.

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Beorn sceal gebidan, þonne he beot spriceð,

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A warrior shall wait when he speaks a boast

71
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oþþæt collenferð cunne gearwe

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until, brave-hearted, he knows clearly

72
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hwider hreþra gehygd hweorfan wille.

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where the thoughts of his heart might tend.

73
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Ongietan sceal gleaw hæle hu gæstlic bið,

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The wise warrior is able to perceive how ghostly it will be

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þonne ealre þisse worulde wela weste stondeð,

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when all this earth’s wealth stands waste

75
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swa nu missenlice geond þisne middangeard

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just as now in various places throughout this middle-earth

76
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winde biwaune weallas stondaþ,

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wind blows the standing walls

77
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hrime bihrorene, hryðge þa ederas.

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covered with frost, the buildings snow-swept

78
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Woriað þa winsalo, waldend licgað

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the wine-halls topple. The rulers lie

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dreame bidrorene, duguþ eal gecrong,

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deprived of joys; mature men all perished

80
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wlonc bi wealle. Sume wig fornom,

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proud by the wall. Some battle destroyed

81
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ferede in forðwege, sumne fugel oþbær

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carried them off on the way; a bird carried one away

82
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ofer heanne holm, sumne se hara wulf

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over the high seas; one the hoary wolf

83
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deaðe gedælde, sumne dreorighleor

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dismembered in death; one a brave-hearted warrior

84
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in eorðscræfe eorl gehydde.

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concealed in an earth-cave.

85
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Yþde swa þisne eardgeard ælda scyppend

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The creator of men thus laid waste this earth

86
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oþþæt burgwara breahtma lease

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until deprived of joy of its inhabitants,

87
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eald enta geweorc idlu stodon.

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the ancient work of giants stood still.

88
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Se þonne þisne wealsteal wise geþohte

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So then he who reflects wisely upon this foundation

89
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ond þis deorce lif deope geondþenceð,

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and on this dark life deeply reflects

90
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frod in ferðe, feor oft gemon

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wise in mind, remembers far off

91
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wælsleahta worn, ond þas word acwið:

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many slaughters, and utters these words

92
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“Hwær cwom mearg? Hwær cwom mago? Hwær cwom maþþumgyfa?

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Where has the horse gone? Where has the man gone? Where have the treasure-givers gone?

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Hwær cwom symbla gesetu? Hwær sindon seledreamas?

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Where has the place of banquet gone? Where have the joys of the hall gone?

94
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Eala beorht bune! Eala byrnwiga!

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Alas the gleaming cup! Alas the armoured warrior!

95
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Eala þeodnes þrym! Hu seo þrag gewat,

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Alas the prince’s glory! How time has passed away

96
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genap under nihthelm, swa heo no wære.

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grown dark under the helm of night, as though it never were

97
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Stondeð nu on laste leofre duguþe

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Stands now in the track of the beloved retainer

98
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weal wundrum heah, wyrmlicum fah.

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a wall, wondrously high, adorned with serpent- patterns

99
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weal wundrum heah, wyrmlicum fah.

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The ash-spears of warriors snatched away

100
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wæpen wælgifru, wyrd seo mære,

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weapons greedy for carnage, notorious fate

101
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ond þas stanhleoþu stormas cnyssað,

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and storms beat the stone-heaps

102
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hrið hreosende hrusan bindeð,

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falling snow-storms bind the earth

103
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wintres woma, þonne won cymeð.

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winter’s chaos, then darkness comes

104
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Nipeð nihtscua, norþan onsendeð

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Night-shadows spread gloom, sending from the north

105
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hreo hæglfare hæleþum on andan.

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fierce hailstorms to the terror of men

106
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Eall is earfoðlic eorþan rice,

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All is hardship on this earthly kinfdom

107
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onwendeð wyrda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum.

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the action of fate changes the world under the heavens

108
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Her bið feoh læne, her bið freond læne,

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Here wealth is transitory, here friends are transitory

109
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her bið mon læne, her bið mæg læne,

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here a man is transitory, here a warrior is transitory

110
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eal þis eorþan gesteal idel weorþeð.”

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All this earth’s foundation will stand empty.

111
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Swa cwæð snottor on mode, gesæt him sundor æt rune.

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So spoke the man wise in heart, sat apart in secret meditation.

112
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Til biþ se þe his treowe gehealdeþ, ne sceal næfre his torn to rycene

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It will be well for he who retains his faith, nor shall his misery too quickly

113
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beorn of his breostum acyþan, nemþe he ær þa bote cunne,

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a man from his breast express, unless before he might a remedy know

114
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eorl mid elne gefremman. Wel bið þam þe him are seceð, an earl with courage.

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It will be well for him who seeks mercy,

115
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frofre to fæder on heofonum, þær us eal seo fæstnung stondeð.

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consolation from our father in heaven, where for us all security stands.

Old English Set Texts (3 decks)

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