BP+Britney

Translation: "Before long, the ferocious enemies fought each other again. The guards prepared themselves for another fight. During the fight, the ruler had faced the worst cruelties. There were no companion who could help or support Beowulf. Egotists, the troops, ran away for their lives deep into the forest. But only one warrior’s heart felt deeply ashamed, for he had betrayed a true kinship.

The name of that man was Wiglaf, a son of Weohstan's, who is a famous Shylfing warrior and also is related to Aelfhere. When he saw his lord suffer by the heat under his helmet, he remembered abundant presents his lord had given him and allowed him to live prosperously among the Waegmundings. The lord was generous enough give his father a lot of presents and he had a comfortable life with it. He couldn't hold back and watch the fight, so he joined in. In one hand, he held the yellow-wooded shield, while in the other hand he drew his sword that was kown to have belonged to Eanmund, the son of Ohthere, who Weohstan had killed when he was in exile without anyone. He carried the arms to the victim's kinfolk, the polished helmet, webbed chain mail and that relic of the giants. But Ornela yielded Eanmund’s arms to him for a reward. He didn't care about the bitter disagreements and the fact that Eanmund was his brother's son.

The war gears were well preserved by Weohstan for a life time, until it was the time for his son to follow and perform another heroic role by earning his warriors' rank. When it was about time for him to leave the world, as a Weather-Geats, he inherited his war gears to Wiglaf.

The time has come for him to be tested as a fighter with, how brave and loyal he is for his country. Now with an immense amount of courage, Wiglaf confronted the dragon with his father's bequest which did not grow any weakness."

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