the ruthless, in running! should breathe his last: but he broke away. as the grim destroyer those Geatish people. that fated-ones flesh: to floor she sank. Finns wavering spirit, bode not in breast. In the throng was this one thirteenth man. from strife with the hero to seek their homes! They placed in the barrow that precious booty. Love of mine will I assure thee. No good hawk now. Twas bright within, as when from the sky there shines unclouded, By the wall then went he; his weapon raised, angry and eager. We have 6 different worksheets to choose from in this activity. threw away and wasted these weeds of battle, Not at all could the king of his comrades-in-arms. For all that hegave me, my gleaming sword, repaid him at war, such power I wielded, . what sudden harryings. tottered that guest, and terror seized him; and took the cup from that treasure-hoard. Now saw from the cliff a Scylding clansman. That guardian of gold he should grapple not, urged we. Then, I heard, the hill of its hoard was reft, he burdened his bosom with beakers and plate. sword gore-stained, through swine of the helm, the swords on the settles,and shields a-many. the great-hearted guest would guide his keel. quailed and recoiled, but he could not escape. with warlike front: to the woods they bent them. haste oer the billows; nor him I abandoned. We only collect the information we need to run the in mail of battle, and marched to the hall. brandished in battle, could bite that helm. Straight to the strand his steed he rode. Registration takes a minute or two. To his friends no wise, could that earl give treasure! blazoned with jewels: the blade had melted. The poem is more than three thousand lines long;the roots of the story are pagan but are interpreted here by a Christian poet. turned murderous mouth, on our mighty kinsman. These started away. in his wanton mood, of weapons recks not; must I front the fiend and fight for life. At home I bided. who have scattered their gold oer Scandias isle. with harryings horrid, that Hygelac perished. This extract from Seamus Heaneys brilliant translation of the AngloSaxon epic centres upon the battle between the terrifying monster Grendel and the young warrior Beowulf. story is not set in England, the poet described when first I was ruling the folk of Danes. against harassing terror to try their hand. there was any power or person upon earth to high-seat hastened and Hrothgar greeted. the howl of the loser, the lament of the hell-serf They praised his earlship, his acts of prowess. my folks agreement. in the presence of Healfdenes head-of-armies. stayed by the strength of his single manhood. in the strain of their struggle stood, to earth, craftily clamped; though there crashed from sill. then he gave him, mid Geats, the gear of battle, Neither softened his soul, nor the sires bequest, what promise we made to this prince of ours. white-haired and old, his earls about him, till the stout thane stood at the shoulder there. A twelve lesson scheme of work on Beowulf. of hand-to-hand fights where Hygelac fell. fell, atheling brave. docx, 209.19 KB. to the chieftain of clansmen, children four: Heorogar, then Hrothgar, then Halga brave; obeyed him gladly till great grew his band, of youthful comrades. In the roadstead rocked a ring-dight vessel. had the valiant Geat his vaunt made good. neer met I as strangers of mood so strong. Beowulf In this lesson, we will learn about the origins of the Old English Epic poem Beowulf, and examine why it is still so important today. Beowulf tells the story of how the monster Grendel terrorises a Danish stronghold until the Swedish Beowulf arrives. Then was song and glee. their praised prince, if power were theirs; never they knew, as they neared the foe. had passed in peace to the princes mind. need to register. the mother of Grendel. friend-of-his-folk, from my father took me. of human kind, save that Heavens King, wealth under wall! till he found in a flash the forested hill. could he float afar oer the flood of waves. For Wyrd hath swept them, This word was the last which the wise old man, of balefire he chose. Twas a lord unpeered. Forth they fared by the footpaths thence. when he passed from life, no little praise; for the doughty-in-combat a dragon killed, that herded the hoard:under hoary rock. in measure of miles that the mere expands. And little they mourned. The Maker then, and forethought of mind. Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved. to pierce the monster with point of sword, with blade of battle: huge beast of the sea. Uproar filled Heorot; the hand all had viewed. in work of war, though the weapon is good; yet a sword the Sovran of Men vouchsafed me. his life will I give, though it lie in my power. in ten days time their toil had raised it, the battle-braves beacon. Image wound with wires, kept ward oer the head. His encounters show he is the strongest and most able fighter Have mind, thou honored offspring of Healfdene. with grimmest gripe. was it thence to go to the giver of rings. Born near the borders between Northern Ireland and Eire, Heaney has also written about the Troubles, sometimes obliquely in his bog poems; sometimes more directly in elegies to victims of the conflict. out of either folk: their flower was gone. High oer his head they hoist the standard. Yet no greed for gold, but the grace of heaven, At the mandate of one, oft warriors many. Then he bade them bear him the boar-head standard. high oer the hoard, of handiwork noblest. Lord of Scyldings, weve lustily brought thee. would the bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of bale. too soon on his head the helm was cloven; and well he waxed, though the wound was sore. which some earl forgotten, in ancient years. with winsome words. with open claw when the alert heros fair lay earths breast; and fain was the rover, the guest, to depart, though more gladly he pondered. Jealousy fled he. for woman to practise, though peerless she, that the weaver-of-peacefrom warrior dear. choicest of weapons, the well-chased sword. that amid the Scyldings a scathing monster, so the Wise-and-Bravemay worst his foes, , he shall suffer in sorrow while stands in place. more graciously gathered round giver-of-rings! and all of the brave mans body devoured. his bedtime speech, sprang to his feet and sprung off the floor, gold fittings and all. that some one of mortals had searched his treasure. his breasts wild billows he banned in vain; burned in his blood. (KS3) murdered, and fain of them more had killed, and the mansbrave mood. the king and conqueror covered with blood. done to death and dragged on the headland. Who is the original author of Beowulf? It was written in England some time between the 8th and the early 11th century. The author was an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet, referred to by scholars as the Beowulf poet. Was Beowulf written by a man? Then shone the boars. His breast within. though spent with swimming. loving clansmen, as late he charged them. and bade that ye build, when he breathed no more. Nowise it availed. though sturdy their steel: they steaded him nought. for hands to bedeck it, and dense was the throng. Everyone felt it shall rest after revel. Not Thryths pride showed she, (save her lord alone) of the liegemen dear. For him the keen-souled kinsman of Hygelac. headlands sheer, and the haunts of the Nicors. | above all men, yet blood-fierce his mind, his breast-hoard, grew, no bracelets gave he, to Danes as was due; he endured all joyless. that forest-wood against fire were worthless. Then Beowulf bade them bear the treasure. Beowulf, composed somewhere between AD700 and AD1000 by an unknown poet, is one of the most important works of AngloSaxon literature. to see and search this store of treasure, these wall-hid wonders, the way I show you, , where, gathered near, ye may gaze your fill. and joyed while I could in my jewel-bestower. by the water had waited and watched afar. the sea-kinghe slew, and his spouse redeemed. Thou art strong of main and in mind art wary. in the courts no wassail, as once was heard. Found on the sand there, stretched at rest, their lifeless lord, who had lavished rings, had dawned on the doughty-one; death had seized. None the longer liveth he, loathsome fiend. she proffered the warriors. So should kinsmen be, or with deep-hid treachery death contrive, for neighbor and comrade. first time what was fashioned in far-off days. death-marked dragged to the devils mere. in mood of their mind. No light thing that. could the cursed one thus procure at all. in his final feud, neath the fighting-mask, dearest of blades, when the Danish slew him. that safe and sound they could see him again. and had thought their sovrans son would thrive. his heart-waves stilled. boiling with wrath was the barrows keeper, for the dear cups loss. when the hardy-in-fight a hand laid down, of Grendels gripe, neath the gabled roof. blow nerved by hate. jewel-hall brightest, enjoy while thou canst, with many a largess; and leave to thy kin. sovrans daughter: three steeds he added. The smoke by the sky was devoured. Our people dying; we have a terrible enemy. it waft oer the waters those well-loved thanes. in grim war-deeds, than Grendel deems him. could help him at strife: too strong was his hand, so the tale is told, and he tried too far. when for pride the pair of you proved the floods. Alive was he still, still wielding his wits. earl far-honored, this heirloom precious, seek doom of glory, or Death shall take me., closed oer the hero. though sturdy and strong, as stories tell me. though one of them bought it with blood of his heart, At morn, I heard, was the murderer killed. . the friendless wight! that Freawarus thane, for his fathers deed. engulf it in flame. who war would wage me with warriors-friends, and threat me with horrors. stricken by spears; twas a sorrowful woman! This is the epic legend of Beowulf's battle My sword and helmet, breastplate and board, for us both shall serve!. who house by the whale-path, heard his mandate, that erst they had lacked an earl for leader. Not first time this, For he bore not in mind, the bairn of Ecglaf. The barrow he entered. was foremost and strongest in the days of this life. and ran a race when the road seemed fair. puts in his power great parts of the earth, So he waxes in wealth, nowise can harm him, shadow his spirit; no sword-hate threatens. Corselets glistened, hand-forged, hard; on their harness bright, the steel ring sang, as they strode along. by word and by work, that well I may serve thee. Mournful of mood, thus he moaned his woe, by day and by night, till deaths fell wave, oerwhelmed his heart. Then about that barrow the battle-keen rode. for the last time greeting his liegemen dear. Its watcher had killed, oft ends his life, when the earl no longer. with fear and frenzy were filled, each one, from captive of hell. Fares Wyrdas she must.. Almighty they knew not, to fiery embraces; nor favor nor change. Branding and website by Howoco as well as the giants that warred with God. at broad-gold and rings. Such heaping of horrors the hater of men. that blazing serpent. robbed them of life and a liegemans joys. oer paths of the deep to the Danes they bore. to the high-built hall, those hardy-minded. Uprose the mighty one, ringed with his men. who had spurned the sway of the Scylfings-helmet. have joy in the jewels and gems, lay down, softlier for sight of this splendid hoard, my life and the lordship I long have held., I HAVE heard that swiftly the son of Weohstan. had purged it anew. You can use most of our website without any need to register. where the haunts of these Hell-Runesbe. the accursed to kill, no keenest blade. she offered, to honor him, arm-jewels twain, corselet and rings, and of collars the noblest. This pack features a poster, powerpoint presentation, planning sheets and more with examples of kenning poetry and the rules of how to write them. and fared with his fleet to the Frisian land. for bond of peace. Seized then its chain-hilt the Scyldings chieftain. His night-work pleased him. Beowulf is one of the oldest epic poems and is still taught today because it features all of these elements, making it the ideal focus of detailed literature study in KS2. when warriors clashed and we warded our heads. Fast flowed the tears, he had chances twain, but he clung to this,. and the Dragon. Wealhtheow spake amid warriors, and said:, Preserve thy strength, and these striplings here, Hast done such deeds, that for days to come. on the breast of the bark their bright array. on himself at home, the horrid sword-death; had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. So owned and enjoyed it. for lordly treasure: with land he entrusted me. till Hrethelings fought in the fenced town. Now the wrath of the sea-fish rose apace; yet me gainst the monsters my mailed coat, garnished with gold. the worm, oer the wall for the wave to take. and in grapple had killed the kin of Grendel. no hero neath heaven, who harbored that freight! Now, the son of a certain slaughtering Dane, joys in the killing, and carries the jewel. by spear be seized, by sword-grim battle. and wielded the war-place on Withergilds fall. You can read the Beowulf poem together as a class and discuss your initial thoughts, then your students can wail arose, and bewildering fear inside the stockade: stumbling in fury, Firmly thou shalt all maintain. haughty Healfdene, who held through life. The wise-one spake, a land-warden old,that this earl belongs. the battle-helm high, and breastplate gray, that its story be straightway said to thee. at the Scylding lords feet sat: men had faith in his spirit, his keenness of courage, though kinsmen had found him. I pray you, though, tell, the warriors leader his word-hoard unlocked:. Finally is the end of the play, with Beowulfs Grendels head, where the henchmen were drinking. sorrowed in soul, none the sooner escaped! Then the haven-of-heroes, Healfdenes son. Then, over the ale, on this heirloom gazing. Fire shall devour, and wan flames feed on the fearless warrior, when, sped from the string, a storm of arrows. The second is a summary with quotes from the scene where Beowulf meets Grendel. No harbor shall hide her heed my promise! The wise old man, spake much in his sorrow, and sent you greetings. Long while of the day, Soon found the fiend who the flood-domain. who house by those parts, I have heard relate. THUS seethed unceasing the son of Healfdene, with the woe of these days; not wisest men. By his sovran he sat, come safe from battle. in sorrowful songs, how ceaselessly Grendel. Through slaughter-reek strode he to succor his chieftain, his battle-helm bore, and brief words spake:, that while life should last thou wouldst let no wise, atheling steadfast, with all thy strength, shield thy life! where Hygd made him offer of hoard and realm, the strength of her son to save their kingdom. Of Sigemund grew. lest the relict-of-filesshould fierce invade, sharp in the strife, when that shielded hero, Then the earls-defenceon the floorbade lead. Yet I came unharmed from that hostile clutch. And the helmet hard, all haughty with gold, shall part from its plating. they set their bucklers, their broad shields, down. There saw they, besides, the strangest being. Gruesome march. Choose a poem Learn it by heart Perform it out loud, Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Links Off. gold-decked bride, to the brave young prince, oer the fallow flood at her fathers bidding. inside and out. whom she killed on his couch, a clansman famous. who sat at the feet of the Scyldings lord. That was proudest of feasts; flowed wine for the warriors. Then glad rose the revel; from their wonder-vats wine. would that loathly one leave as aloft it flew. when his brother fell, with broad brand smote, giants sword crashing through giants-helm, There were many to bind the brothers wounds. went, welling with tears, the wonder to view. he bore with him over the beaker-of-waves. A good king he! But Wyrd denied it, and victorys honors. when they heard the horn of Hygelac sound. and add this word, they are welcome guests, to folk of the Danes. [To the door of the hall. Life would have ended for Ecgtheows son. long feud with his folk. To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, with his clansmen, came where the king abode, with his hand-companions, the hall resounded, . he gives for his pride; the promised future. Father Almighty, STONE-BRIGHT the street:it showed the way, to the crowd of clansmen. March, then, bearing. een feet and hands. His lord and king, plashed him with water, till point of word. Through store of struggles I strove in youth. MID the battle-gear saw he a blade triumphant. gay with gold, where the grim foes wrestled. Oer the roof of the helmet high, a ridge. that such a pair they have sometimes seen. at his own good will, and the ensign took, brightest of beacons. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. breastplate and board, till his bairn had grown. in the sore distress of their sovran lord. nay, sad in spirit and shorn of her gold. Twas granted me, though. with the devils litter, for in all his days Bring the story to life with your pupils using our engaging PowerPoints, writing frames and vocabulary cards, to help them get to grips with the language of this popular legend. The land thou knowst not. THAT battle-toil bade he at burg to announce. to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn. For the eldest of these, by unmeet chance. the Wielder of Wonder, with worlds renown. Vikings Activity Pack 5.0 (8 reviews) FREE Resource! broad and brown-edged,the bairn to avenge. was seen of the serpent: the sword had taen him. On fierce-heart Finn there fell likewise. 'Beowulf' is the only surviving complete Anglo-Saxon heroic poem. He was for Hrothgar of heroes the dearest. their misery moaned they, their masters death. by illness or iron, thine elder and lord. in the strength of His spirit sendeth wisdom. was destined to dare the deeps of the flood. Nay, though the heath-rover, harried by dogs. to the Wylfings sent, oer watery ridges. the flight for safety, essay it who will! The story goes when of these doings he deigned to speak. Then the woven gold on a wain was laden . his bairn and his bride: so he bent him again, old, to his earth-walls. manacled tight by the man who of all men till the fire had broken the frame of bones. and the killing of clansmen; that cup of price. Arrived was the hour, Neer heard I of host in haughtier throng. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995 and Professor of Poetry at Oxford and Harvard universities, Seamus Heaney is perhaps the bestknown and most celebrated poet of the last fifty years. in a handgrip harder than anything nor adrift on the deep a more desolate man! The swordsmen hastened. The doughty atheling. I will stand to help thee.. for this fall of their friends, the fighting-Scylfings, when once they learn that our warrior leader, furthered his folks weal, finished his course. The leader then, by thy life, besought me, (sad was his soul) in the sea-waves coil. legends of wonder, the wide-hearted king; or for years of his youth he would yearn at times. If thy Hrethric should come to court of Geats, each man should visit who vaunts him brave.. that I wanted for nought in the wage I gained. Promised is she. where to send your competition resource pack if you are eligible to take part in the competition. though brief his respite. This Beowulf reading comprehension activity has been created by teachers following the 2014 National Curriculum guidelines. as the giants had wrought it, ready and keen. This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text No sooner for this could the stricken ones. First time, this. For shelter he gave them, sword-death came. From Hygelacs band. a sennight strove ye. Thence Beowulf fled. the horn-proud hart, this holt should seek, long distance driven, his dear life first, on the brink he yields ere he brave the plunge, and the heavens weep. How Beowulf overcame Grendel the Ogre 22 V. How the Water Witch warred with the Dane folk 28 VI. in what wise he should wend from the world at last. So the Ring-Danes these half-years a hundred I ruled, wielded neath welkin, and warded them bravely, from spear and sword, till it seemed for me. Yet war he desired. Spent with struggle, stumbled the warrior. but let here the battle-shields bide your parley. Warden of treasure. Then wound up to welkin the wildest of death-fires. Nor was Beowulf there; after giving of gold, for the Geat renowned. yet neer in his life-day, late or early. gave him to ocean. Thou hast brought it about that both our peoples. such hardy heroes, such hall-thanes, found! sought him oer seas, the sons of Ohtere. the sea-woodhe sought, and, sailor proved. and held the death-field. from hostile hordes, after Hygelacs death. Flung then the fierce one, filled with wrath. through strength of himcould not hurl to haunts of darkness; Under welkin he walked, till the wine-palace there. sleeps, heart-sore, of his spoil bereaved. and made our boast, we were merely boys. in the doom of their lord, to a dreadful end. . wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. gear of the breast, and that gorgeous ring; after gripe of battle, from Geatlands lord. what time, in his daring, dangers he sought. through war-hate of Weders; now, woman monstrous. sad, they climbed to the Cliff-of-Eagles. (On their lord beloved they laid no slight. death-sick his den in the dark moor sought, From ravage had rescued the roving stranger. things as he would have seen around him in England every day. his courage and counsel: The king of Danes. cheered the young clansmen, clasps of gold, to earls in turn, the ale-cup tendered, . These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. She grasped out for him with grisly claws, and the warrior seized; yet scathed she not. oer wide-stretched ways, the wonder to view, trace of the traitor. where safe and sound we sentried the hall. A strait path reached it. bed in the bowers,when that bale was shown, the hall-thaneshate. Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him. suffer that slaughterous stranger to live. and gorged on him in lumps, leaving the body Beowulf is one of the oldest epic poems and is still taught today because it features all of these elements, making it the ideal focus of detailed literature study in KS2. downfall of demons; up-dove through the flood. I hope to give. Stout by the stone-way his shield he raised. For that grim strife gave the Geatish lord, in land and linked rings; nor at less price reckoned. best blade; the dragon died in its blood. yet the hero upheld him with helpful words, he wielded the Weder-Geats. The brooklets wave. let our hoards be common, let heroes with gold, and the ringed-prow bear oer rolling waves. Before then, no Shielding elder would believe Thence Beowulf fled. from that merry journey, and many a youth. spake words of hail to his hearth-companions. 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