BP+HoonHo

Beowulf Project; Audiobook Lines 1944-1986

//**But Hemming's kinsman put a halt to her ways**// However, a Hemming's heir stopped the queen,

//**and drinkers round the table had another tale:**// and around the table, drinkers had another story:

//**she was less of a bane to people's lives,**// the queen brought less pain for the people

//**less cruel-minded, after she was married**// and she was less inhuman, after she was married

//**to the brave Offa, a bride arrayed**// to brave Offa. A bride dressed

//**in her gold finery, given away**// in her best gold clothing and she was sent

//**by a caring father, ferried to her young prince**// to marry the young prince by her caring father,

//**over dim seas. In days to come**// over the gloomy sea. When it was time,

she became a graceful and famous queen
 * //she would grace the throne and grow famous//**

//**for her good deeds and conduct of life,**// with not only her good deeds and habits, but also

//**her high devotion to the hero king**// with her great devotion to the heroic king

//**who was the best king, it has been said,**// or the best king

//**between the two seas or anywhere else**// between the two seas and anywhere else

//**on the face of the earth. Offa was honoured**// on the face of the earth. Offa was honored

//**far and wide for his generous ways,**// extensively for his generous personality and

//**his fighting spirit and his far-seeing**// fighting spirit. Also, he made smart decisions to

//**defence of his homeland; from him there sprang Eomer,**// defend his homeland; after Offa, there was Eomer

//**Garmund's grandson, kinsman of Hemming,**// who was Garmund's grandson, a kinsman of Hemming,

//**his warriors' mainstay and master of the field.**// and his soldiers' master.

//**Heroic Beowulf and his band of men**// Heroic Beowulf and his men

//**crossed the wide strand, striding along**// crossed the wide beach and walked along

//**the sandy foreshore; the sun shone,**// the sandy shore. Then the sun had rose

//**the world's candle warmed them from the south**// and provided warmth as warm as world's candle for them from the south

//**as they hastened to where, as they had heard,**// as they hurried to

the young king, Ongentheow's killer
 * //the young king, Ongentheow's killer//**

//**and his people's protector, was dispensing rings**// and people's guardian. While they were approaching, the king was providing rings

//**inside his bawn. Beowulf's return**// inside the bawn. Later, Beowulf's return

//**was reported to Hygelac as soon as possible,**// was reported to Hygelac as soon as possible.

//**news that the captain was now in the enclosure,**// As the news spread that Beowulf was close to Hygelac's hall with

//**his battle-brother back from the fray**// his men from a fight,

//**alive and well, waling to the hall.**// the soldiers were energetic and happy as they entered the hall.

//**Room was quickly made, on the king's orders,**// Room was quickly decorated by the king's orders

//**and the troops filed across the cleared floor.**// and the troops lined up across the cleared floor.

//**After Hygelac had offered greetings**// After Hygelac's greetings

//**to his loyal thane in lofty thane in lofty speech,**// with his knights and his lofty speech to the loyal Beowulf's knights,

//**he and his kinsman, that yale survivor,**// Beowulf, Hygelac, and knights

//**sat face to face. Haereth's daughter**// sat face to face. Then Haereth's daughter

//**moved about with the mead-jug in her hand,**// moved around with liquors to

//**taking care of the company, filling the cups**// fill the knights cup with comfort.

//**that warriors held out. Then Hygelac began**// Therefore, soldiers were happy. As time past, Hygelac began

//**to put courteous questions to his old comrade**// to ask courteous question to Beowulf

//**in the high hall. He hankered to know**// in the high hall. He wanted to know

//**every tale the Sea-Geats had to tell.**// every Sea-Geat's tales.