Beowulf: An Old English Epic (the Earliest Epic of the Germanic Race) |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | ix |
THE GLORY OF THE DANES AND THE PASSING OF SCYLD | 5 |
THE LAY OF SIGEMUND | 71 |
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adventure ancient Anglo-Saxon armour Arnold Atheling avenge bade band battle beloved Beowulf blade brave Breca Burgh century chieftain collar damascened Danes Danish deadly death deeds demon Denmark Dr Clark Hall dragon Eadgils earth Ecgtheow English epic episode father feud fight Finn Freawaru Frisians gave Geatas German gold Gothic Gothland Goths GRENDEL Haethcyn hand HEALFDENE heard Heardred Heathobards heirloom helm helmet Hengest HEOROT Heremod hero Hildeburh Hnaef Hoard honour HRETHEL Hrothgar Hygd Hygelac Jutes kindred king kinsman land Line lord Manuscript mentioned mighty mind monster mound noble Northern Offa Onela Ongentheow ornaments passage poem poet prince Professor Earle queen race rings Saga Saxo Saxon says Scandinavian Sceaf Scyldings Scylfings seat shield ship Sigemund slain slew sorrow spear Stopford Brooke strife Sweden sword Tacitus thane thee Thorkelin thou Thrytho translation treasure-rings treasures Unferth Völsunga Saga warriors Wealtheow weapons Widsith Wiglaf word WULF