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World building (l. 1-188) Flashcards

The opening fitt; the Danish royal family and the building of Heorot; Grendel's attacks on Heorot. A darkness threatens the shining heroic culture.

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Hwæt! Wé Gárdena in géardagum

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So! The Spear Danes in days of yore

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þéodcyninga þrym gefrúnon·

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and those clan-kings we heard of their glory

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“þrym”

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“glory”, “majesty”, “courage”

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“gefrúnon”

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“find out”, “learn by asking”, “heard of”

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hú ðá æþelingas ellen fremedon.

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how those nobles performed courageous deeds.

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Oft Scyld Scéfing sceaþena þréatum

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Often Shield Sheafson from enemy hosts

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monegum maégþum meodosetla oftéah·

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from many people seized mead-hall seats;

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egsode eorlas syððan aérest wearð

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inspired terror in warriors after first he was

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féasceaft funden. Hé þæs frofre gebád·

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found destitute. He then experienced relief;

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“féasceaft”

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“destitute”, “wretched”

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“frofre”

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“comfort”, “consolation”, “relief”

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wéox under wolcnum· weorðmyndum þáh

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he waxed under the clouds, prospered in worldly honours

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oð þæt him aéghwylc þára ymbsittendra

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until to him each of the neighbouring tribes

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ofer hronráde hýran scolde,

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beyond the whale-road had to obey,

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“hronráde”

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“whale-road”, “ocean”

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“hýran”

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“to obey”

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gomban gyldan· þæt wæs gód cyning.

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and yield tribute; that was a good king.

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Ðaém eafera wæs æfter cenned

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Afterwards a son was born to him

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“eafera”

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“son”, “offspring”

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“cenned”

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“be born”

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geong in geardum þone god sende

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the young in the yard, whom God sent him

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folce tó frófre;

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to comfort the people;

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fyrenðearfe ongeat·

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perceiving the painful need

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“fyrenðearfe”

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“painful / grievous need”, “extreme distress”

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þæt híe aér drugon aldorléase / lange hwíle;

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that they had suffered before leader-less for a long while

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him þæs líffréä / wuldres wealdend woroldáre forgeaf:

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so the Lord of Life the ruler of glory gave worldly honour:

27
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Béowulf wæs bréme –blaéd wíde sprang–

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Beowulf was famed - his renown spread wide -

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Scyldes eafera Scedelandum in.

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Shield’s heir in Northern lands.

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Swá sceal geong guma góde gewyrcean

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So ought a young man by goodness deserve

30
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fromum feohgiftum on fæder bearme

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zealous treasure-gifting in his father’s keeping

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þæt hine on ylde eft gewunigen / wilgesíþas þonne wíg cume·

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so that afterwards in old age when war comes dear companions will stand by him;

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léode gelaésten:

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the nation will last;

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lofdaédum sceal / in maégþa gehwaére man geþéön.

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glorious deeds will prosper man in every single tribe.

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Him ðá Scyld gewát tó gescæphwíle

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Then Shield departed at the destined hour

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felahrór féran on fréan waére·

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having done much in the Lord’s shelter;

36
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hí hyne þá ætbaéron tó brimes faroðe

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he they carried off to the sea’s swell

37
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swaése gesíþas swá hé selfa bæd

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his own dear kinsmen as he himself had bid

38
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þenden wordum wéold wine Scyldinga

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when the friend of the Shieldings wielded words

39
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léof landfruma lange áhte·

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that beloved ruler of the land for a long time.

40
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þaér æt hýðe stód hringedstefna

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there at the harbour stood a curve-prowed ship

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ísig ond útfús æþelinges fær·

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a hero’s ship icy and ready to set out

42
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“fær”

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“ship”, “vessel”

43
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álédon þá léofne þéoden

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they then laid down the beloved prince

44
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béaga bryttan on bearm scipes

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the giver of rings in the bosom of the boat

45
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maérne be mæste· þaér wæs mádma fela

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the mighty by the mast; there were many riches there

46
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of feorwegum frætwa gelaéded·

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from far-off lands treasures loaded

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ne hýrde ic cýmlícor céol gegyrwan

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I have not heard of a ship more beautifully adorned

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“cýmlícor”

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compar: more beautifully

49
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hildewaépnum ond heaðowaédum

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with battle-weapons and war-dress

50
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billum ond byrnum· him on bearme læg

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battle-blades and chain-mail; there lay on his breast

51
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mádma mænigo þá him mid scoldon

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many treasures which with him must

52
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on flódes aéht feor gewítan·

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in the flood’s domain drift far off.

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Nalæs hí hine laéssan lácum téodan

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In no way had they upon him fewer gifts bestowed

54
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“lácum”

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“gifts”

55
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þéodgestréonum þonne þá dydon

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the wealth of a nation than those did

56
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þe hine æt frumsceafte forð onsendon

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who him at the beginning had sent forth

57
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aénne ofer ýðe umborwesende·

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alone over the waves as a child.

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þá gýt híe him ásetton segen gyldenne

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Yet then they set up a gold banner

59
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héah ofer héafod· léton holm beran·

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high over head they let the sea bear

60
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géafon on gársecg· him wæs geómor sefa

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gave to the ocean; in them were troubled spirits

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murnende mód·

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mourning minds

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men ne cunnon / secgan tó sóðe / seleraédenne

hæleð under heofenum hwá þaém hlæste onféng.

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men cannot say for certain (neither) hall-counseler (nor) heroes under heaven to whom received that cargo.

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