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That poetry meme.

Edit: I've been adding my own translation alongside. I've tried to make it as close to the original as possible.
Note that the word 'warrior' or 'warriors' will get repetitive. This is because 'warriors' is the translation of rincas, magos, magorincas, dryht, ...

Beowulf and Grendel

Caput XI: 710
Ða com of moreunder misthleoþum Then came from the moor, under misty crags
Grendel gongan,godes yrre bær; Grendel went, bearing God's wrath
mynte se manscaðamanna cynnes the evil one, determined of mankind
sumne besyrwanin sele þam hean. some to seize in that fine house
Wod under wolcnumto þæs þe he winreced, Under wood he walked, to the wine-palace
715
goldsele gumena,gearwost wisse, Goldhall of men, gladly he saw
fættum fahne.Ne wæs þæt forma sið flashing of fretwork. It was not the first time
þæt he Hroþgaresham gesohte; that he Hrothgar's home had sought;
næfre he on aldordagumær ne siþðan never he in elderdays, early or late
heardran hæle,healðegnas fand. such hardy heroes, hall-thanes found.
720
Com þa to recederinc siðian, To the house come, the warrior went
dreamum bedæled.Duru sona onarn,divided from bliss. The door at once opened
fyrbendum fæst,syþðan he hire folmum æthran; though bolted fast, as soon as his hand touched it;
onbræd þa bealohydig,ða he gebolgen wæs, burst then he balefully, enraged as he was
recedes muþan.Raþe æfter þon the house's mouth. Then quickly after,
725
on fagne florfeond treddode, on painted floor, the fiend trod
eode yrremod;him of eagum stod irefully he went; from his eyes streamed
ligge gelicostleoht unfæger. flashing flame, firey light.
Geseah he in recederinca manige,Saw he in the house, many warriors
swefan sibbegedrihtsamod ætgædere,a sleeping peaceful host, all gathered together,
730
magorinca heap.þa his mod ahlog; a heap of warriors.
mynte þæt he gedælde,ærþon dæg cwome,
atol aglæca,anra gehwylces
lif wið lice,þa him alumpen wæs
wistfylle wen.Ne wæs þæt wyrd þa gen
735
þæt he ma mostemanna cynnes
ðicgean ofer þa niht.þryðswyð beheold
mæg Higelaces,hu se manscaða
under færgripumgefaran wolde.
Ne þæt se aglæcayldan þohte,
740
ac he gefeng hraðeforman siðe
slæpendne rinc,slat unwearnum,
bat banlocan,blod edrum dranc,
synsnædum swealh;sona hæfde
unlyfigendeseal gefeormod,
745
fet ond folma.Forð near ætstop,
nam þa mid handahigeþihtigne
rinc on ræste,ræhte ongean
feond mid folme;he onfeng hraþe
inwitþancumond wið earm gesæt.
750
Sona þæt onfundefyrena hyrde
þæt he ne mettemiddangeardes,
eorþan sceata,on elran men
mundgripe maran.He on mode wearð
forht on ferhðe;no þy ær fram meahte.
755
Hyge wæs him hinfus,wolde on heolster fleon,
secan deofla gedræg;ne wæs his drohtoð þær
swylce he on ealderdagumær gemette.
Gemunde þa se goda,mæg Higelaces,
æfenspræce,uplang astod
760
ond him fæste wiðfeng;fingras burston.
Eoten wæs utweard;eorl furþur stop.
Mynte se mæra,þær he meahte swa,
widre gewindanond on weg þanon
fleon on fenhopu;wiste his fingra geweald
765
on grames grapum.þæt wæs geocor sið
þæt se hearmscaþato Heorute ateah.
Dryhtsele dynede;Denum eallum wearð,
ceasterbuendum,cenra gehwylcum,
eorlum ealuscerwen.Yrre wæron begen,
770
reþe renweardas.Reced hlynsode.
þa wæs wundor micelþæt se winsele
wiðhæfde heaþodeorum,þæt he on hrusan ne feol,
fæger foldbold;ac he þæs fæste wæs
innan ond utanirenbendum
775
searoþoncum besmiþod.þær fram sylle abeag
medubenc monig,mine gefræge,
golde geregnad,þær þa graman wunnon.
þæs ne wendon ærwitan Scyldinga
þæt hit a mid gemetemanna ænig,
780
betlic ond banfag,tobrecan meahte,
listum tolucan,nymþe liges fæþm
swulge on swaþule.Sweg up astag
niwe geneahhe;Norðdenum stod
atelic egesa,anra gehwylcum
785
þara þe of weallewop gehyrdon,
gryreleoð galangodes ondsacan,
sigeleasne sang,sar wanigean
helle hæfton.Heold hine fæste
se þe manna wæsmægene strengest
790
on þæm dægeþysses lifes.
Caput XII
Nolde eorla hleoænige þinga
þone cwealmcumancwicne forlætan,
ne his lifdagasleoda ænigum
nytte tealde.þær genehost brægd
795
eorl Beowulfesealde lafe,
wolde freadrihtnesfeorh ealgian,
mæres þeodnes,ðær hie meahton swa.
Hie þæt ne wiston,þa hie gewin drugon,
heardhicgendehildemecgas,
800
ond on healfa gehwoneheawan þohton,
sawle secan,þone synscaðan
ænig ofer eorþanirenna cyst,
guðbilla nan,gretan nolde,
ac he sigewæpnumforsworen hæfde,
805
ecga gehwylcre.Scolde his aldorgedal
on ðæm dægeþysses lifes
earmlic wurðan,ond se ellorgast
on feonda gewealdfeor siðian.
ða þæt onfundese þe fela æror
810
modes myrðemanna cynne,
fyrene gefremede(he wæs fag wið god),
þæt him se lichomalæstan nolde,
ac hine se modegamæg Hygelaces
hæfde be honda;wæs gehwæþer oðrum
815
lifigende lað.Licsar gebad
atol æglæca;him on eaxle wearð
syndolh sweotol,seonowe onsprungon,
burston banlocan.Beowulfe wearð
guðhreð gyfeþe;scolde Grendel þonan
820
feorhseoc fleonunder fenhleoðu,
secean wynleas wic;wiste þe geornor
þæt his aldres wæsende gegongen,
dogera dægrim.Denum eallum wearð
æfter þam wælræsewilla gelumpen.
825
Hæfde þa gefælsodse þe ær feorran com,
snotor ond swyðferhð,sele Hroðgares,
genered wið niðe;nihtweorce gefeh,
ellenmærþum.Hæfde Eastdenum
Geatmecga leodgilp gelæsted,
830
swylce oncyþðeealle gebette,
inwidsorge,þe hie ær drugon
ond for þreanydumþolian scoldon,
torn unlytel.þæt wæs tacen sweotol,
syþðan hildedeorhond alegde,
835
earm ond eaxle(þær wæs eal geador
Grendles grape)under geapne hrof.
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