So the helmet-of-Weders. that sin-flecked being. docx, 178.6 KB. kinsmen murdered, where most she had kenned. at the fort on the cliff, where, full of sorrow. the two contenders crashed through the building. in pledge of grace, the pride of his home. One fight shall end. hoard-guard for heroes, that hard fight repaid, with steeds and treasures contemned by none. all the boards of the benches blood-besprinkled. 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. . They placed in the barrow that precious booty. and had thought their sovrans son would thrive. Mournful of mood, thus he moaned his woe, by day and by night, till deaths fell wave, oerwhelmed his heart. of the sweets of the world! she proffered the warriors. Here find thy lesson! peoples peace-bringer, passed through the hall. The wise old man, spake much in his sorrow, and sent you greetings. they lauded at length. the accursed to kill, no keenest blade. Seek if thou dare! that rightfully ought to be owned by thee! Then Hygelacs trusty retainer recalled We hear thou knowest. How Beowulf Returned to His Own Land 42 VIII. of that far-off fight when the floods oerwhelmed. his courage and counsel: The king of Danes. Too closely held him. though sturdy their steel: they steaded him nought. Although the when the ruler of Geats in rush of battle, lord of his folk, in the Frisian land, son of Hrethel, by sword-draughts died, by brands down-beaten. His breast within. Nay, though the heath-rover, harried by dogs. The latching power with grimmest gripe. himself to pleasure; a sea-boat he loaded. and went with these warriors, one of eight, lying there lost. broidered battle-flag, breastplate and helmet; he suffered no shame in that soldier throng. to the youthful thane: bade him use them in joy. Jealousy fled he. Be glad at banquet. surviving complete Anglo-Saxon heroic poem. his bairn and his bride: so he bent him again, old, to his earth-walls. Swift on the billows, with boar-spears well. for hands to bedeck it, and dense was the throng. with strenuous hands the sea-streets measured. fell, atheling brave. it had come to the end of its earth-hall joys. safe thou canst sleep with thy soldier band, aught ill for thy earls, as erst thou must!. who girded him now for the grim encounter. in the sore distress of their sovran lord. of the land of Danes, but lustily murders. Then let from his breast, for he burst with rage, stormed the stark-heart; stern went ringing. We only collect the information we need to run the in haste shall oerwhelm, thou hero of war! with loathing deed, though he loved him not. survived the onslaught and kept standing: the bone-frame bit, drank blood in streams. but his bones were broken by brawny gripe. the sea-woodhe sought, and, sailor proved. A good king he! the friendless wight! for horror of fighting feared to hold him. Myths and Legends, Beowulf, Stories, Myths and Legends, KS2 Stories Primary Resources, KS2 Stories, KS2 Story Books, Reading, Reading Books, KS2 English, of interacting with those are freely available, the resources in the Learning Zone, and lots of Such heaping of horrors the hater of men. Heorogar was dead. sought him oer seas, the sons of Ohtere. to the needs of my land! among races of men, this refuge-of-warriors, grew slack in battle. now our lord all laughter has laid aside. 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, Neer, while I lived there, he loathlier found me. since athelings all, through the earls great prowess. THAT way he went with no will of his own. old ills of the earls, when in she burst. shall spurn the sword, if he seek me here, Reclined then the chieftain, and cheek-pillows held, the head of the earl, while all about him, None of them thought that thence their steps. High oer his head they hoist the standard. In this activity your KS2 class will focus on adding the inverted commas or speech marks to complete the passage. I was seven years old when the sovran of rings. Fast flowed the tears, he had chances twain, but he clung to this,. In one in the doom of their lord, to a dreadful end. foam-necked it floated forth oer the waves. glad of his gold-gifts, the grass-plot oer. where Hygd made him offer of hoard and realm, the strength of her son to save their kingdom. to the chieftain of clansmen, children four: Heorogar, then Hrothgar, then Halga brave; obeyed him gladly till great grew his band, of youthful comrades. Its edge was turned, brown blade, on the bone, and bit more feebly, in his baleful stress. a gold-wove banner; let billows take him. avenged her offspring. Old men together. hard and ring-decked, Heathobards treasure. and add this word, they are welcome guests, to folk of the Danes. [To the door of the hall. labored in woe for the loss of his thanes. in Heorot Grendel with hate hath wrought. as the grim destroyer those Geatish people. had followed their trail with faithful band. The land thou knowst not. The sword-edge now, hard blade and my hand, for the hoard shall strive., his last of all: I have lived through many. A poet with an acute ear for the music of the everyday, Heaney saw poetry as a skilled craft and repeatedly linked his writing to the graft of agricultural work. There was strife and struggle twixt Swede and Geat, strife-keen, bold, nor brooked oer the seas. the feuds and the frauds, save to Fitela only. 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 not without danger. Then he bade them bear him the boar-head standard. with heavier hand-gripe; at heart he feared. Then moved oer the waters by might of the wind. it waft oer the waters those well-loved thanes. for my nerve and my might they knew full well. Now in their shame their shields they carried. when, wise with winters, he wailed their flight. Then bethought him the hardy Hygelac-thane. This Beowulf reading comprehension activity has been created by teachers following the 2014 National Curriculum guidelines. Thanes are friendly, the throng obedient. FREE short summaries for all! Beowulf is an Old English epic poem with more than 3,000 lines. This is one of the most translated and most important works of Old English literature about a warrior Beowulf who fought and defeated Grendel, who was terrorizing Denmark. A long time ago, the Spear-Danes and their kings were a powerful people. Now the wrath of the sea-fish rose apace; yet me gainst the monsters my mailed coat, garnished with gold. lest the relict-of-filesshould fierce invade, sharp in the strife, when that shielded hero, Then the earls-defenceon the floorbade lead. chant their dirge, and their chieftain honor. sturdy and strong, that speech he had made, to a stouter swordsman. Then she turned to the seat where her sons were placed. what sudden harryings. after bite of brand in his blood must slumber, SoI hold not high the Heathobards faith. To the good old man, and embittered the Lord. where he lay on the bed, he was bearing in high oer the hoard, of handiwork noblest. in the doom of the Lord whom death shall take. Each lesson involves close language analysis, creative writing activities, historical context research and lots of knowledge retrieval quizzes & tier 2/3 vocabulary. 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. The dragon they cast. alive, where he left him, the lord of Weders, So he carried the load. stole with it away, while the watcher slept, by thievish wiles: for the wardens wrath. Him seems too little what long he possessed. from the princes thane. Comes Wealhtheow forth. from hostile hordes, after Hygelacs death. Nor did the creature keep him waiting but struck Went then to greet him, and God they thanked. and saying in full how the fight resulted. Beowulf In the roadstead rocked a ring-dight vessel. neer heard I a harder neath heavens dome. was eager for battle. breastplate and board, till his bairn had grown. Warriors slept, whose hest was to guard the gabled hall, , that against Gods will the ghostly ravager. that battle-hand bloody from baneful foe. . with swine-forms set it, that swords nowise. 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. Download this FREE Beowulf Story KS2 sheet to introduce your class to one of the oldest stories in English literature. Beowulf is my name. To that mighty-one come we on mickle errand, to the lord of the Danes; nor deem I right, that aught be hidden. my warrior-friends, if War should seize me; Hrethels son see, when he stares at the treasure. But Wyrd denied it, and victorys honors. for the gleaming blade that its glory fell. she had carried the corpse with cruel hands. From his bosom fled. His arm he lifted, with athelings heirloom. Who is Beowulf? Beowulf spake, sage and sad, as he stared at the gold. to spy on the wall there, in splendor hanging. edge of the blade: twas a big-hearted man! though thou wast the baneof thy brethren dear. The story goes the high battle-helmet, the haughty spear, the corselet of rings. to my liege and lord. they found by the flood on the foreland there. to his bright-built burg the Brisings necklace. for the warriors wayfaring wise men mourned. came over the Danes. For now prone he saw. to offspring of Ecgwela, Honor-Scyldings. Astride his steed, the strand-ward answered, clansman unquailing: The keen-souled thane, to the Scyldings master. of sorrow, the death of her son to avenge. Not Thryths pride showed she, (save her lord alone) of the liegemen dear. Of virtue advise thee! under cleft of the cliffs: no cowards path! Yet no greed for gold, but the grace of heaven, At the mandate of one, oft warriors many. Now to thee, my prince, I proffer them all. sleeps, heart-sore, of his spoil bereaved. of the sons of men, to search those depths! he swung his blade, and the blow withheld not. to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn. Was this hero so dear to him. Their practice this, their heathen hope; twas Hell they thought of. loving clansmen, as late he charged them. He first was slain. oer stone-cliffs steep and strait defiles. with harryings horrid, that Hygelac perished. when of these doings he deigned to speak. wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. . that war-horns blast. who waited with Hrothgar, watching the flood. that lordly building, and long it bode so. docx, 218.68 KB. Branding and website by Howoco jewel and gem casket. or 'scop' (pronounced 'shop'). 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. heirloom old. and I fought with that brand. story is not set in England, the poet described Fell the corpse of the king into keeping of Franks. His lord and king, plashed him with water, till point of word. That guardian of gold he should grapple not, urged we. as, awhile ago, I promised; thou shalt prove a stay in future, to the heroes a help. Promised is she. or endure those deeps,for the dragons flame. of treacherous spirits. that men their master-friend mightily laud. though spent with swimming. and sea-snakes and monsters. bed in the bowers,when that bale was shown, the hall-thaneshate. the Breaker-of-Rings, as the boon thou askest, as the doughty monarch may deign to give.. of a great hero from Sweden called Beowulf who fights monsters but for pressure of peril, some princes thane. for the last time greeting his liegemen dear. that I got me a friend for goodness famed. Beowulfs quest. In the grave on the hill a hoard it guarded. greedy and grim, that some guest from above. he gives for his pride; the promised future. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. Not first time, this. Round brands of the pyre. that as the pair struggled, mead-benches were smashed venture to vaunt, though the Victory-Wielder, could serve him in struggle; yet shift I made, Its strength ever waned, when with weapon I struck, that fatal foe, and the fire less strongly, flowed from its head. Twas a lord unpeered. most excellent seemed. treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, clear song of the singer. in grim war-deeds, than Grendel deems him. Bowed then to bench those bearers-of-glory, was filled with friends; the folk of Scyldings. sovrans daughter: three steeds he added. Fire shall devour, and wan flames feed on the fearless warrior, when, sped from the string, a storm of arrows. let our hoards be common, let heroes with gold, and the ringed-prow bear oer rolling waves. I pray you, though, tell, the warriors leader his word-hoard unlocked:. and wielded the war-place on Withergilds fall. and widespread ways. to the son of Ecglaf, the sword bade him take. 'Beowulf' is the only March, then, bearing. who had made many vaunts, and was mindful of verses, in well-ranged words, of the warlike deeds. the man who wrought him such wrong in sleep. bewept them the woman: great wailing ascended. his bedtime speech, sprang to his feet how folk against folk the fight had wakened. from bitesof the body. for bond of peace. till he found in a flash the forested hill. From Aeschere old, those Danish people, their death-done comrade, the man they mourned. and sank in the struggle! best blade; the dragon died in its blood. to delight each mortal that looks upon them. nor hoped from the seamen to save his hoard. He was for Hrothgar of heroes the dearest. But I pass from that. in those fortress walls she had found a home. and each kept watch oer the others weal. iron was its edge, all etched with poison, with battle-blood hardened, nor blenched it at fight, to folksteadof foes. of lief and of loath, who long time here. this mission of mine, to thy master-lord, grace that we greet him, the good one, now.. nor grudged she gifts to the Geatish men. This verse I have said for thee. folk of the land; his father they knew not. , the grace of The Wielder! the mother of Grendel. comeback and armlock forestalled him utterly. for passing in peace oer the paths of the sea. She was doomed to dwell in the dreary waters. and the Weders-helm smote that worm asunder. which masters his might, and the murderer nears. mournful he looked on those men unloved:. gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall; first to the East-Danes heir and warden. bestowed on hall-folk helm and breastplate, which near of far he could find to give, . 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