BP+BrianC

Lines 1905-1943

Simp sum: The ship shook as it strode proudly on the water, as it was sailing from Denmark. As they were sailing, the hard winds kept the wave stronger, also made the sail ropes tighter. The base of the ship drummed with mighty sounds, and the prow was proudly skimming through the sea. Until the Geats caught the sight of land, with familiar cliffs. The wind drove the ship onto the land.

The ship shook as it strode proudly on the water, as it was sailing from Denmark. __Right away the mast was rigged with its sea shawl;__ As they were sailing, the hard winds kept the wave stronger, also made the sail ropes tighter. __sail ropes were tightened, timbers drummed__ also made the sail ropes tighter. The base of the ship drummed with mighty sounds, __and stiff winds kept the wave-crosser__ the hard winds made the wave-crosser __skimming ahead; as she heaved forward__ skimming forward through the water __her foamy neck was fleet and buoyant,__ the ship was floating grandly __a lapped prow loping over currents,__ and the prow was proudly skimming through the sea. __until finally the Geats caught sight of coastline__ Until the Geats caught the sight of land __and familiar cliffs. The keel reared up,__ with familiar cliffs. The keel reared up, __wind lifted it home, it hit on the land.__//** The wind drove the ship onto the land. Simp sum: As they set ashore, a guard at a harbor rushed out to the sea where the ship was entering the shore. He anchored the ship with tight anchor cables to the land where it beached, so that the ship won’t sway back to the middle of the sea by the strong currents. They had the prince’s treasures to be taken out of the ship. Then it didn’t take a long time for Hygelac to find a secure cliff, and camp out with the company of his followers.
 * //__Then the keel plunged and shook in the sea; and they sailed from Denmark.__

As they set ashore, a guard at a harbor rushed out to the sea __to the rolling water: he had watched the offing__ where the ship was entering the shore, he had been waiting __long and hard, on the lookout for those friends.__ long and tedious, on the lookout for those friends. __With the anchor cables, he moored their craft__ He anchored the ship with tight anchor cables __right where it had beached, in case a backwash__ to the land where it beached, so that the ship won’t sway back __might catch the hull and carry it away.__ to the middle of the sea by the strong currents. __The he ordered the prince's treasure-trove__ They had the prince’s treasures __to be carried ashore. It was a short step__ to be taken out of the ship. Then it didn’t take a long time __from there to where Hrethel's son and heir,__ from there to where Hrethel's son and his heir, and __Hygelac the gold-giver, makes his home__ for Hygelac to find a secure cliff, and camp out with the company of his followers. __on a secure cliff, in the company of retainers.__//** to find a secure cliff, and camp out with the company of his followers.
 * //__The harbour guard came hurrying out__

Simp sum: Then the Geats went to the kingdom; the king was grand and his wife Hygd was thoughtful and generous. Although she was young, after living with the king in his kingdom, her manners were outstanding. Queen Modthryth, on the other hand was mean and cruel. Whoever was brave enough to look her in the eyes was tortured by being racked or killed by a slash of sword. Even a queen of great beauty should not over rule in such a way. A queen must promote peace instead of punishing innocent lives for unreasonable reasons.

The palace was amazing it was magnificent and the king was majestic, __ensconced in his hall; and although Hygd, his queen,__ sitting in his throne and his wife Hygd was thoughtful and generous. Although she __was young, a few short years at court,__ young, after living with the king in his kingdom, __her mind was thoughtful and her manners sure.__ she was thoughtful and her manners were outstanding. __Haereth's daughter behaved generously__ Haereth's daughter behaved generously __and stinted nothing when she distributed__ and wanted nothing back when she gave __bounty to the Geats.__ //**// goods to the Geats. // //**__Great Queen Modthryth__ Queen Modthryth, __perpetrated terrible wrongs.__ on the other hand was mean and cruel. __If any retainer ever made bold__ Whoever was brave enough __to look her in the face,if an eye not her lord's__ to look her in the face, or if someone thats not high ranked __stared at her directly during daylight,__ stares at her during daylight, __the outcome was sealed: he was kept bound__ the outcome was obvious; he/she was __in hand-tightened shackles, racked, tortured__ tortured by being racked by being tied with hand tight shackles __until doom was pronounced-death by the sword,__ until he/she was dead or it was the death by a slash of sword, __slash of blade,blood-gush and death qualms__ slash of blade kills with an evil display. __in an evil display. Even a queen__ Even a queen __outstanding in beauty must not overstep like that.__ of great beauty should not over rule in such a way. __A queen should weave peace, not punish the innocent__ A queen must promote peace instead of punishing innocent __with loss of life for imagined insults.__**// unreasonable reasons.
 * //__The building was magnificent, the king majestic,__