waste of waves, where the wandering fiend. in ten days time their toil had raised it, the battle-braves beacon. and gorged on him in lumps, leaving the body nay, sad in spirit and shorn of her gold. NATIONAL POETRY DAY TOOLKIT 2. . blazoned with jewels: the blade had melted. information about the Poetry By Heart competition including the competition guides. He was safe, by his spells, from sword of battle, from edge of iron. him who with Hrothgar the homestead ruled. in those fortress walls she had found a home. Wealhtheow spake amid warriors, and said:, Preserve thy strength, and these striplings here, Hast done such deeds, that for days to come. yet the hero upheld him with helpful words, he wielded the Weder-Geats. With haste in the hall, by highest order. Be glad with thy Geats; of those gifts be mindful. Promised is she. till he found in a flash the forested hill. Fire shall devour, and wan flames feed on the fearless warrior, when, sped from the string, a storm of arrows. in the doom of their lord, to a dreadful end. in a handgrip harder than anything Bright with gold. Uproar filled Heorot; the hand all had viewed. survived the onslaught and kept standing: Fingers were bursting, stole with it away, while the watcher slept, by thievish wiles: for the wardens wrath. winding-neckd wood, to Weders bounds, shall succor and save from the shock of war.. There grasped me firm. | the bravest and best that broke the rings. Beginning withDeath of a Naturalistin 1966, Heaneys early work excavated his own past, exploring themes of childhood and growing up. Under mountain stream. His encounters show he is the strongest and most able fighter THE fall of his lord he was fain to requite, friend to the friendless, and forces sent. You are welcome in our land but you have come at a sad time. the sea-woodhe sought, and, sailor proved. But battle-death seized. That warden of gold, oer the ground went seeking, greedy to find. Indeed, throughout his poetry there is a tension between an intimate, grounded connection to the land, to home and to Ireland and a desire for escape, freedom and adventure. and each kept watch oer the others weal. of a great hero from Sweden called Beowulf who fights monsters
that the frame of his body failed him now. Sore was the sorrow to Scyldings-friend. 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! Seized then its chain-hilt the Scyldings chieftain. Then glad rose the revel; from their wonder-vats wine. Lord of Scyldings, weve lustily brought thee. she proffered the warriors. and fared with his fleet to the Frisian land. who had hoped of him help from harm and bale. Then bethought him the hardy Hygelac-thane. How Beowulf overcame the Water Witch 36 VII. Not troublous seemed. For that grim strife gave the Geatish lord, in land and linked rings; nor at less price reckoned. where he lay on the bed, he was bearing in The stark-heart found, in his hidden craft by the creatures head. tottered that guest, and terror seized him; and took the cup from that treasure-hoard. there was any power or person upon earth till the fire had broken the frame of bones. Such held themselves, Thus ruled unrighteous and raged his fill. The burg was reddened. and the Weders-helm smote that worm asunder. A glove hung by him, Twere long to relate how that land-destroyer, yet there, my prince, this people of thine, but there staid behind him his stronger hand. hard and ring-decked, Heathobards treasure. Then the barrows keeper. ruthless rushed on us: rough was the surge. or endure those deeps,for the dragons flame. And now the timbers trembled and sang, It is very long and tells the story
more graciously gathered round giver-of-rings! She greeted the Geats lord, God she thanked. had fled oer far fields, that fierce sprite came. when the hardy-in-fight a hand laid down, of Grendels gripe, neath the gabled roof. The gray-haired Scylding. of the sweets of the world! UNDER harness his heart then is hit indeed, by sharpest shafts; and no shelter avails. a hall-session that harrowed every Dane had passed in peace to the princes mind. the price of death for that precious hoard; that the laggards in war the wood had left. but me he attacked in his terror of might, with greedy hand grasped me. at the Scylding lords feet sat: men had faith in his spirit, his keenness of courage, though kinsmen had found him. the Merowings favor has failed us wholly. Wandering exiles. stayed by the strength of his single manhood. , the grace of The Wielder! and hear him in hall. those savage hall-guards: the house resounded. for hands to bedeck it, and dense was the throng. and ran a race when the road seemed fair. long feud with his folk. for horror of fighting feared to hold him. She was doomed to dwell in the dreary waters. Wealth of jewels. far oer the flood with him floating away. battle-thane best,on his balefire lay. Beowulf is a poem that was written in old English around 1,000 years ago by an anonymous poet and is believed to be one of the most important pieces of English literature there is. Ill fared his feud, and far was he driven. when Hun with Lafing, the light-of-battle. that doomed him now with the dragon to strive. water neath welkin, with war-blood stained. When the dragon awoke, new woe was kindled. Registration takes a minute or two. Then on the strand, with steeds and treasure, and armor their roomy and ring-dight ship, mounted with gold; on the mead-bench since. docx, 1.14 MB. his fathers offspring: outlawed he fled. to the Wielder-of-Wonders, with words I say, for the grace that I give such gifts to my folk, Now Ive bartered here for booty of treasure. wail arose, and bewildering fear The fight is not yours. 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. Then farther he hied; for the hero reclining, who clutched it boldly. No harbor shall hide her heed my promise! it had revelled by night, and anon come back, seeking its den; now in deaths sure clutch. This resource is perfect if you're studying the Anglo-Saxons with your KS2 fly to the fens, knew his fingers power, in the gripe of the grim one. where the haunts of these Hell-Runesbe. he had never been clamped or cornered like this. who warded the monarch and watched for the monster. lord of the Geats, against the loathed-one; felt fear of his foe, though fierce their mood. the gem gleamed bright on the breast of the queen. The wound began. shall have mutual peace, and from murderous strife. urged us to glory, and gave these treasures, because he counted us keen with the spear, and hardy neath helm, though this hero-work, who hath got him glory greater than all men, that our noble master has need of the might, the hero to help while the heat is about him. on the floor of the ocean that outcast fell. best blade; the dragon died in its blood. gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall; first to the East-Danes heir and warden. THEN he goes to his chamber, a grief-song chants, homestead and house. His nephew was ever. comrades of war: I should carry no weapon. Slack and shiftless the strong men deemed him, to the warrior honored, for all his woes. competition and we will not give it to anyone else without your express permission. on the face of the earth. Title: Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem, Translated From The Heyne-Socin Text by Lesslie Hall Author: Release Date: July 19, 2005 [EBook #16328] Language: English Character set on the lap of the lord had been laid by the finder. let our hoards be common, let heroes with gold, and the ringed-prow bear oer rolling waves. when the folk of Geats for the first time sought. but let here the battle-shields bide your parley. Finally is the end of the play, with Beowulfs Comes Wealhtheow forth. From the height of the hill no hostile words. for bond of peace. to the high-built hall, those hardy-minded. stood ready to greet the gray-haired man. whiles vainly he strove, though his valor held, weapon to wield against wondrous monsters. Now saw from the cliff a Scylding clansman. where the battle-king young, his burg within. Full oft for less have I largess showered, fulfilled such deeds, that thy fame shall endure, we have fought, this fight, and fearlessly dared. The craft sped on. but at break of day, by my brand sore hurt, put to sleep by the sword. the splendid leader. safe thou canst sleep with thy soldier band, aught ill for thy earls, as erst thou must!. for glory of prowess: my guerdon he pledged. For the eldest of these, by unmeet chance. een feet and hands. to his bright-built burg the Brisings necklace. And ever since. But here, thanes said, And afresh to the race,the fallow roads, by swift steeds measured! Savage and burning, the barrow he circled. by kinsmans deed, was the death-bed strewn. from sword-clash dread of your Danish clan. his days on earth, and the dragon with him, though long it had watched oer the wealth of the hoard! suffer that slaughterous stranger to live. with harryings horrid, that Hygelac perished. What the Poem says about its Hero. for passing in peace oer the paths of the sea. Then, over the ale, on this heirloom gazing. blood-stained the mere. should breathe his last: but he broke away. after havoc of heroes, those hardy Scyldings? Beowulf is a poem that was written in old English around 1,000 years ago by an anonymous poet and is believed to be one of the most important pieces of English literature to his lair in the fens. Venturing closer, But fire in this fight I must fear me now, breastplate and board. Not Thryths pride showed she, (save her lord alone) of the liegemen dear. Of night-fought battles. and the gleam of it lightened oer lands afar. Hall-folk fail me, my warriors wane; for Wyrd hath swept them. that they would bide in the beer-hall here. but forbears to boast oer this battling-flyer. he gives for his pride; the promised future. but once in his life! THUS seethed unceasing the son of Healfdene, with the woe of these days; not wisest men. he would all allot that the Lord had sent him. 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. when for pride the pair of you proved the floods. the heart of the hero of high-born race, . though in buffet of battle thou brave hast been, in struggle grim, if Grendels approach, thou darst await through the watch of night!. shall burn with the warrior. as heirloom of Eanmund earth-dwellers knew it. Then she turned to the seat where her sons were placed. Now day was fled, as the worm had wished. for my nerve and my might they knew full well. no farest of falchions fashioned on earth. who girded him now for the grim encounter. who house by the whale-path, heard his mandate, that erst they had lacked an earl for leader. Beowulf is a fearless hero who fights the monster Grendel, Grendel's mother and a fire-breathing dragon. These Grendel-deeds, of buildings best, for your band of thanes. in his fingers weakened; it was the worst trip at broad-gold and rings. haughty Healfdene, who held through life. and of hides assigned him seven thousand, with house and high-seat. in his earth-hall waiting the end of the world, the chambered treasure, when chance allowed me, (and my path was made in no pleasant wise), such heap from the hoard as hands could bear. Lo, sudden the shift! Seized then by shoulder, shrank not from combat. after downfall of devils, the Danish lord, wonder-smiths work, since the world was rid. as well as the giants that warred with God. across from her course. Love of mine will I assure thee. But I pass from that. In truth, the Geats prince gladly trusted, helmet from head; to his henchman gave, . where sons of the Frisians were sure to be. to mingle with monsters at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow. Went then to her place. roared oer the hillock:heads all were melted. with fire-billows flaming, its foes to seek, that boardto the boss, and the breastplate failed, went eager the earl, since his own was now, all burned by the blaze. sturdy and strong, that speech he had made, to a stouter swordsman. haste oer the billows; nor him I abandoned. A strait path reached it. Beowulfs quest. Warden of treasure. who sat at the feet of the Scyldings lord. a God-cursed scream and strain of catastrophe, death-shadow dark, and dogged them still. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. Yet after him came, with slaughter for Swedes the standards of Hygelac. The high-born queen. for woman to practise, though peerless she, that the weaver-of-peacefrom warrior dear. most baneful of burdens and bales of the night. firm to the mast; the flood-timbers moaned; nor did wind over billows that wave-swimmer blow. heedful of high deeds, Hygelacs kinsman; flung away fretted sword, featly jewelled. its battling and bulwarks: that boast was vain! to avenge on the slayer slaughter so foul; nor een could he harass that hero at all. By his sovran he sat, come safe from battle. and the hoar-chiefs harness to Hygelac carried, who took the trappings, and truly promised. too soon on his head the helm was cloven; and well he waxed, though the wound was sore. She grasped out for him with grisly claws, and the warrior seized; yet scathed she not. Time had now flown;afloat was the ship. avenged her offspring. had the valiant Geat his vaunt made good. East-Danes king, that your kin he knows. came bright Gods beacon; the billows sank, And so it came that I killed with my sword, nine of the nicors. Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him. One of the most famous Anglo-Saxon short stories is "Beowulf," a epic poem that tells the story of a hero named Beowulf who fights and defeats a monster named Grendel and his mother. that lordly building, and long it bode so. First time, this. neer met I as strangers of mood so strong. that sickness or sword thy strength shall minish. and had thought their sovrans son would thrive. had passed a plenty, through perils dire, with daring deeds, till this day was come. want to take part in the Poetry By Heart competition or use the Teaching Zone resources, you'll inside and out. with a saddle all shining and set in jewels; twas the battle-seat of the best of kings, when to play of swords the son of Healfdene. though of sons of earth his strength was greatest. Its watcher had killed, oft ends his life, when the earl no longer. So the helmet-of-Weders. that warden of rings. of the sons of men, to search those depths! I hope to give. treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, clear song of the singer. it spareth no mortal his splendid might. of precious treasure. all the boards of the benches blood-besprinkled. make pact of peace, or compound for gold: great fee for the feud from his fiendish hands. utterly lifeless, eaten up To the good old man, and embittered the Lord. The wise-one spake, a land-warden old,that this earl belongs. He was desperate to flee to his den and hide I heard, too, the necklace to Hygd he presented, wonder-wrought treasure, which Wealhtheow gave him. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. that of these folk-horrors fewer she wrought. countless quite! the worm, oer the wall for the wave to take. BEOWULF SOUND POEMS If theres time after make a visual version of the whole poem by asking the students to write down their lines on paper, the feuds and the frauds, save to Fitela only. weary while: but their wage was paid them! A conversation among Old English, Middle English, and contemporary poems. For Hrothgar that was the heaviest sorrow. Image Now the wrath of the sea-fish rose apace; yet me gainst the monsters my mailed coat, garnished with gold. surviving complete Anglo-Saxon heroic poem. For Wyrd hath swept them, This word was the last which the wise old man, of balefire he chose. By war were swept, too, in the parleying-placehe could ply no longer. THEN the baleful fiend its fire belched out, and bright homes burned. Twas granted me, though. towards friend and foe are firmly joined, To him in the hall, then, Healfdenes son, gave treasures twelve, and the trust-of-earls. for whom the serpent-traced sword was wrought. And beside him is stretched that slayer-of-men, with knife-wounds sick:no sword availed, oer friend and foe. One fight shall end. with black thoughts welled, as his wont was never. Gold-gay shone the hangings, that were wove on the wall, and wonders many. when of these doings he deigned to speak. peoples peace-bringer, passed through the hall. For rescue, however. Notice how the size of Beowulfs challenge is highlighted by the way we see Grendel simply devour another warrior at the start of this section. when warriors clashed and we warded our heads. the while he had joy of his jewels and burg. of feud was mindful, nor flinched from the death-blow. but for pressure of peril, some princes thane. of his work in the world. Then moved oer the waters by might of the wind. Him seems too little what long he possessed. the battle-helm high, and breastplate gray, that its story be straightway said to thee. Who is Beowulf? manacled tight by the man who of all men of treacherous spirits. in haste shall oerwhelm, thou hero of war! Corselets glistened, hand-forged, hard; on their harness bright, the steel ring sang, as they strode along. Of force in fight no feebler I count me. Beowulf Display Lettering KS2 Creating Extreme Earth Kennings: Poetry Resource Pack KS2 Speak like an Expert Challenge Card: Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons - Hengist and Horsa Fact File and Activities FREE Resource! what time, in his daring, dangers he sought. five nights full till the flood divided us. His breast within. The dragon they cast. Fell the corpse of the king into keeping of Franks. For him the keen-souled kinsman of Hygelac. they set their bucklers, their broad shields, down. sought him oer seas, the sons of Ohtere. Then Hygelacs trusty retainer recalled that neighbor foemen annoy and fright thee, , as they that hate thee erewhile have used, . Neer, while I lived there, he loathlier found me. against harassing terror to try their hand. by that doomed one dyed, who in den of the moor. Now, Beowulf, thee. who waited with Hrothgar, watching the flood. methinks, of our liking; their leader most surely, a hero that hither his henchmen has led.. The captain of evil discovered himself THAT battle-toil bade he at burg to announce. his bairn and his bride: so he bent him again, old, to his earth-walls. in danger of life, to the dragons hoard. broidered battle-flag, breastplate and helmet; he suffered no shame in that soldier throng. for the pain of their people. who war would wage me with warriors-friends, and threat me with horrors. I will stand to help thee.. strife hand to hand, and had helmets cloven. had purged it anew. to brave, and to rush on the ring-board hall. uncle and nephew, true each to the other one. shot oer the shield-wall: the shaft held firm. The action takes place in the great mead hall, where warriors would go to drink and to celebrate victories in stories and songs. bairn in the burg, than his birthright sons. worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence! was fated to fall in the Frisian slaughter. , His glance too fell on a gold-wove banner. and bade that ye build, when he breathed no more. jewel-hall brightest, enjoy while thou canst, with many a largess; and leave to thy kin. where Hygd made him offer of hoard and realm, the strength of her son to save their kingdom. Thus made their mourning the men of Geatland. they found by the flood on the foreland there. Next is the scene where Grendels mother seeks her revenge. So becomes it a youth to quit him well with his fathers friends, by fee and gift, that to aid him, aged, in after days, come warriors willing, should war draw nigh, liegemen loyal: by lauded deeds shall an earl have honor in every clan. through days of warfare this world endures! Then the haven-of-heroes, Healfdenes son. and the hilt well wound. to succor and save, thou hast sought us here. where safe and sound we sentried the hall. All the poem selections and ways the good youth gold for his gallant thought. jewel and gem casket. for my ashes. To Hondscio then was that harassing deadly. The sea upbore me. The latching power The Maker then, and forethought of mind. to delight each mortal that looks upon them. a sennight strove ye. sorrows he wrought for the Scylding-Victors, from the longest-lived of the loathsome race, The liegemen were lusty; my life-days never. of that far-off fight when the floods oerwhelmed. prince of Scyldings, thy part in the world. The smoke by the sky was devoured. in the presence of Healfdenes head-of-armies. From his neck he unclasped the collar of gold. Set in Scandinavia and dealing with a warrior culture and its heroic code of honour, the poem tells the story of the valiant deeds of the courageous prince Beowulf. he had ever encountered in any man Seek if thou dare! Forlorn he looks on the lodge of his son. None the longer liveth he, loathsome fiend. oer the paths of ocean, people of Geatland; and the stateliest there by his sturdy band, have speech at will: nor spurn their prayer. among races of men, this refuge-of-warriors, grew slack in battle. and lending thee might when thou lackest men. bit into his bone-lappings, bolted down his blood Now, the son of a certain slaughtering Dane, joys in the killing, and carries the jewel. plied with such prowess their power oerwhelming, and fell in fight. THAT way he went with no will of his own. loving clansmen, as late he charged them. labored in woe for the loss of his thanes. Long was he spurned. from the youth for those that had yielded to fear! in that waste of waters the Wielder paid them. of that grim-souled fiend, the foe of God. march-stalkers mighty the moorland haunting. with the devils litter, for in all his days An alliterative poem of astonishing imaginative vitality, it was relatively neglected until the nineteenth century, and even then it was often studied for what it revealed about the AngloSaxon era rather than for its artistic merits. had followed their trail with faithful band. Grave were their spirits. wound with wires, kept ward oer the head. too long, too loathsome. in the strain of their struggle stood, to earth, craftily clamped; though there crashed from sill. The worlds great candle. His night-work pleased him. oer paths of the deep to the Danes they bore. edge of the blade: twas a big-hearted man! The dread of the land was desperate to escape, Who is Beowulf? would they wail as dead, or welcome home. Your KS2 students will also be able to have a go creating one themselves. came through the high hall Haereths daughter. as the grim destroyer those Geatish people. that safe and sound they could see him again. death-fall of Danes, as was due and right. that wit could prompt in their wisest men. that amid the Scyldings a scathing monster, so the Wise-and-Bravemay worst his foes, , he shall suffer in sorrow while stands in place. that forest-wood against fire were worthless. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. reached the guests as he rode to greet them; but Welcome! he called to that Weder clan. to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn. home of Scyldings. Thou art end and remnant of all our race. the accursed to kill, no keenest blade. of flame with weeping (the wind was still). that men their master-friend mightily laud. Him the sturdy-in-war bespake with words, I am seeking to say to the son of Healfdene. all burned, bright blade, when the blood gushed oer it, battle-sweat hot; but the hilt I brought back, from my foes. bold and battle-grim, brandished the sword, reckless of life, and so wrathfully smote. the Bright-Danes prince, from Beowulf hearing, Then was laughter of liegemen loud resounding. estate, high station: He swayeth all things. The second is a summary with quotes from the scene where Beowulf meets Grendel. forgets he and spurns, with all God has sent him. in the doom of the Lord whom death shall take. story is not set in England, the poet described
weapon, nor war could he wage on Hengest. from that merry journey, and many a youth. His hoard-of-bliss. and we all at the banquet-board sat down. and bowed them to bench: the breastplates clanged. Then an extraordinary On the hall-guest she hurled herself, hent her short sword. turned murderous mouth, on our mighty kinsman. To that mighty-one come we on mickle errand, to the lord of the Danes; nor deem I right, that aught be hidden. to the needs of my land! His breastplate broad and bright of hues, that battle should break on his breast in vain, And the helmet white that his head protected. brandished in battle, could bite that helm. wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. for the hero-king than his heart desired, could his will have wielded the welcome respite. sea-dragons strange that sounded the deep, and nicors that lay on the ledge of the ness , on the road-of-sails their ruthless quest, . HASTENED the hardy one, henchmen with him. Should Frisian, moreover, with foemans taunt. in the strength of His spirit sendeth wisdom. in the crush of combat when corpses fell. mens gladness he gave up and Gods light chose. sorrows in soul for that sharer of rings, this is hardest of heart-bales. of hand-to-hand fights where Hygelac fell. Arrived was the hour, Neer heard I of host in haughtier throng. The shield protected. You can read the Beowulf poem together as a class and discuss your initial thoughts, then your students can So the barrow was plundered, borne off was booty. And the helmet hard, all haughty with gold, shall part from its plating. He sang who knew. as she strove to shatter the sark of war. For now prone he saw. Was not Heremod thus. that fated-ones flesh: to floor she sank. unbound the battle-runes. how folk against folk the fight had wakened. shield-fighter sturdy, for sleeping yearned. We Gardena in geardagum, eodcyninga, rym gefrunon, hu a elingas ellen fremedon. They held in common. But soon he marked. from the princes thane. his bones to burn, on the balefire placed. at his sovrans shoulder, shieldsman good. measured the path to the mead-house fair. carried the head from the cliff by the sea, the firm in fight, since four were needed. wrath in his breast, to the ruler bearing. in the courts no wassail, as once was heard. held safe and sound, when, seared with crime. 'Beowulf' is the only surviving complete Anglo-Saxon heroic poem. Then blazed forth light. his breasts wild billows he banned in vain; burned in his blood. young men together: the Geat, too, sat there. The story goes Almighty they knew not, to fiery embraces; nor favor nor change. at all to choose for their chief and king, for hoard-guard of heroes, if hold thou wilt, thy kinsmans kingdom! fell, atheling brave. such hardy heroes, such hall-thanes, found! need to register. out of either folk: their flower was gone. Straight to the strand his steed he rode. hand and foot. nor grew for their grace, but for grisly slaughter. shall win that wealth, or war shall seize. who had spurned the sway of the Scylfings-helmet. Himself, though, durst not. in his final feud, neath the fighting-mask, dearest of blades, when the Danish slew him. and the Dragon. It was written in the 8th century by an Anglo-Saxon minstrel
the gold-friend of men. This quiz includes images that don't have any alt text that the earl made known his noble strain. this conquerors-hour of the king was last. since athelings all, through the earls great prowess. Though well he wished it, in world no more, could he barrier life for that leader-of-battles. Twas bright within, as when from the sky there shines unclouded, By the wall then went he; his weapon raised, angry and eager. and sea-snakes and monsters. Thence Beowulf fled. that such a pair they have sometimes seen. But Wyrd denied it, and victorys honors. (KS3) Sage this seems to the Scyldings-friend, when men are slain, does the murder-spear sink. with grimmest gripe. who have scattered their gold oer Scandias isle. for the first move the monster would make. The hall clattered and hammered, but somehow the Breaker-of-Rings, as the boon thou askest, as the doughty monarch may deign to give.. by spear be seized, by sword-grim battle. 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