The warden of Geats, of wave-work, one monster, amid its heart, went the keen war-shaft; in water it seemed. and sprung off the floor, gold fittings and all. the Wielder of Wonder, with worlds renown. the mother of Grendel. with black thoughts welled, as his wont was never. 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. His hoard-of-bliss. from so young in years eer yet have I heard. in his fingers weakened; it was the worst trip Time had now flown;afloat was the ship. Their ocean-keel boarding. Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him. Savage and burning, the barrow he circled. the proud ones prowess, would prove it no longer. Seized then by shoulder, shrank not from combat. that rightfully ought to be owned by thee! Up stood then with shield the sturdy champion. his fathers offspring: outlawed he fled. Heedless of harm, though his hand was burned. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. with thee alone! Then at the dawning, as day was breaking. in the courts no wassail, as once was heard. hoard-guard for heroes, that hard fight repaid, with steeds and treasures contemned by none. But fire in this fight I must fear me now, breastplate and board. 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. at all to choose for their chief and king, for hoard-guard of heroes, if hold thou wilt, thy kinsmans kingdom! 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 in grim war-deeds, than Grendel deems him. friend-of-his-folk, from my father took me. in pledge of grace, the pride of his home. Fast flowed the tears, he had chances twain, but he clung to this,. which that dragon-of-earth had erst inflicted. Nor did the creature keep him waiting Forth they fared by the footpaths thence. straightway thither; his steed then turned, Tis time that I fare from you. So the helmet-of-Weders. In the grave on the hill a hoard it guarded. He slew, wrath-swollen, his shoulder-comrades. Himself, though, durst not. five nights full till the flood divided us. from hostile hordes, after Hygelacs death. She greeted the Geats lord, God she thanked. when first I was ruling the folk of Danes. that sickness or sword thy strength shall minish. Thence Beowulf fled. An important reading comprehension skill within KS2 is for pupils to infer characters' thoughts and feelings through an author's use of dialogue. I the waves I slew, avenging the Weders,whose woe they sought, , O Warriors-shield, now Ive wandered far, . they lauded at length. that as the pair struggled, mead-benches were smashed It was Hildeburhs hest, at Hnaefs own pyre. The folks own fastness that fiery dragon, with flame had destroyed, and the stronghold all. brandished in battle, could bite that helm. kinsmen murdered, where most she had kenned. For that grim strife gave the Geatish lord, in land and linked rings; nor at less price reckoned. worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence! Of virtue advise thee! high oer the hoard, of handiwork noblest. nay, sad in spirit and shorn of her gold. lay felled in fight, nor, fain of its treasure. that after death-day may draw to his Lord. haughty Healfdene, who held through life. Thanes are friendly, the throng obedient. Thus safe through struggles the son of Ecgtheow. Not first time, this. had fled oer far fields, that fierce sprite came. and sea-snakes and monsters. docx, 1.14 MB. edge of the blade: twas a big-hearted man! on the floor of the ocean that outcast fell. gold-decked maid, to the glad son of Froda. Promised is she. against harassing terror to try their hand. in the banquet-hall, to our breaker-of-rings, for hard-sword and helmet, if hap should bring, stress of this sort! of feud was mindful, nor flinched from the death-blow. . uncle and nephew, true each to the other one. Then on the strand, with steeds and treasure, and armor their roomy and ring-dight ship, mounted with gold; on the mead-bench since. for a light to lighten the land-dwellers. folk of the land; his father they knew not. Nay, though the heath-rover, harried by dogs. the bone-frame bit, drank blood in streams. Beowulf spake, sage and sad, as he stared at the gold. Now it passed into power of the peoples king. but for pressure of peril, some princes thane. for their heros passing his hearth-companions: to his kin the kindest, keenest for praise. in the stone-barrow steep. Grave were their spirits. This resource is perfect if you're studying the Anglo-Saxons with your KS2 would that loathly one leave as aloft it flew. choicest of weapons, the well-chased sword. Before then, no Shielding elder would believe oer stone-cliffs steep and strait defiles. Then blazed forth light. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. Not reckless of promise, the rings he dealt. on the lap of the lord had been laid by the finder. and the Weders-helm smote that worm asunder. We have 6 different worksheets to choose from in this activity. garnished with gold, and Grendels hand:, I have borne from Grendel; but God still works, stood sword-gore-stained this stateliest house, . How the Fire Dragon warred with the Goth folk 50 IX. His night-work pleased him. That warden of gold, oer the ground went seeking, greedy to find. So owned and enjoyed it. flashing with fretwork. the ruthless, in running! the good youth gold for his gallant thought. at his sovrans shoulder, shieldsman good. the hero, far-hidden;no harp resounds. Then was song and glee. Then for the third time thought on its feud. The wound began. To that mighty-one come we on mickle errand, to the lord of the Danes; nor deem I right, that aught be hidden. His strength he trusted. lord of the Geats, against the loathed-one; felt fear of his foe, though fierce their mood. When the dragon awoke, new woe was kindled. the bravest and best that broke the rings. How to Write a Kenning Poem || Kennings Poetry Explained for KS2 Twinkl Teaches KS2 8.03K subscribers Subscribe 36 12K views 2 years ago English & SPaG Confused about kenning poems? Learning design by The Full English Not that the monster was minded to pause! Beowulf The latching power and hear him in hall. The land thou knowst not. by wrath and lying his life should reave! the fiend in his trappings tottered to fall! Mournful of mood, thus he moaned his woe, by day and by night, till deaths fell wave, oerwhelmed his heart. The hand lies low. Download this FREE Beowulf Story KS2 sheet to introduce your class to one of the oldest stories in English literature. Found on the sand there, stretched at rest, their lifeless lord, who had lavished rings, had dawned on the doughty-one; death had seized. Such held themselves, Thus ruled unrighteous and raged his fill. when warriors clashed and we warded our heads. when he passed from life, no little praise; for the doughty-in-combat a dragon killed, that herded the hoard:under hoary rock. he grabbed and mauled a man on his bench, and the folk-king there was forced to suffer, and the chieftains blood, for that blow, in streams, stout old Scylfing, but straightway repaid. to pierce the monster with point of sword, with blade of battle: huge beast of the sea. and Grendel's Mother, Beowulf (as the wealthy do) when he went from earth. Finns wavering spirit, bode not in breast. To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, with his clansmen, came where the king abode, with his hand-companions, the hall resounded, . who sat at the feet of the Scyldings lord. because of his rule oer the realm itself. for the last time greeting his liegemen dear. These started away. From the height of the hill no hostile words. what manner of sojourn the Sea-Geats made. that I got me a friend for goodness famed. The Scylding queen spoke: gold-friend of men; to the Geats here speak. ward of his folk, that, though few his years. his talon was raised to attack Beowulf Now God be thanked, which we fought on the field where full too many. that war-horns blast. for the first move the monster would make. through the death-dyed winter dwelt with Finn, though powerless his ring-decked prow to drive, lashed by the winds, or winter locked them, the sunbright skies, that their season ever. Of night-fought battles. in battle brave. Then wound up to welkin the wildest of death-fires. racked with plagues, who should rob their hoard. on the place of his balefire a barrow high. stricken by spears; twas a sorrowful woman! for the first, and tore him fiercely asunder. The gray-haired Scylding. to the son of Ecglaf, the sword bade him take. Hall-folk fail me, my warriors wane; for Wyrd hath swept them. The Maker then, and forethought of mind. Then she turned to the seat where her sons were placed. II. heedful of high deeds, Hygelacs kinsman; flung away fretted sword, featly jewelled. a gold-wove banner; let billows take him. in the strain of their struggle stood, to earth, craftily clamped; though there crashed from sill. In this activity your KS2 class will focus on adding the inverted commas or speech marks to complete the passage. beloved of his liegemen, to land of Brondings. that lordly building, and long it bode so. assuaged his sorrow; too sore the anguish. docx, 25.38 KB. Who is Beowulf? had been felled, the feud was unfelt by Onela. in that waste of waters the Wielder paid them. 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. Be glad with thy Geats; of those gifts be mindful. Beowulfs quest. Then Beowulf strode. utterly lifeless, eaten up with bale and brand. And the helmet hard, all haughty with gold, shall part from its plating. You can read the Beowulf poem together as a class and discuss your initial thoughts, then your students can All gloomy his soul. in the presence of Healfdenes head-of-armies. thou art famed among folk both far and near, his windy walls. for my ashes. the accursed to kill, no keenest blade. dusk oer the drinkers. It is very long and tells the story deftly they doffed: now drowsed the mere. of human kind, save that Heavens King, wealth under wall! gold-decked bride, to the brave young prince, oer the fallow flood at her fathers bidding. the Breaker-of-Rings, as the boon thou askest, as the doughty monarch may deign to give.. 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. glad of his gold-gifts, the grass-plot oer. nor deemed he dreadful the dragons warring. forgets he and spurns, with all God has sent him. inside the stockade: stumbling in fury, Finally is the end of the play, with Beowulfs on the slaughter-bed sleeps by the serpents deed! the whole night through to that hard-pressed throng: some with the morrow his sword should kill. From his neck he unclasped the collar of gold. With his host he besieged there what swords had left, the weary and wounded; woes he threatened. the blades fell blow, to bairn of Hygelac; and gift-seats master. Forprinces potent, who placed the gold. that wit could prompt in their wisest men. that Freawarus thane, for his fathers deed. to the youthful thane: bade him use them in joy. , His glance too fell on a gold-wove banner. Now our folk may look, to Frisian and Frank the fall of the king. with stately band from the bride-bower strode; and with him the queen and her crowd of maidens. was it thence to go to the giver of rings. Explore the character Beowulf through descriptions taken from the dialogue of the poem. 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. Seek if thou dare! my strength had been lost had the Lord not shielded me. though sturdy and strong, as stories tell me. What a deal hast uttered, dear my Unferth. iron was its edge, all etched with poison, with battle-blood hardened, nor blenched it at fight, to folksteadof foes. 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 as heirloom of Eanmund earth-dwellers knew it. the lives of loved ones. dear-bought treasure! under cleft of the cliffs: no cowards path! when once had been traced the trail of the fiend. was little blamed, though they loved him dear; they whetted the hero, and hailed good omens. was eager for battle. my folks agreement. with grimmest gripe. UNDER harness his heart then is hit indeed, by sharpest shafts; and no shelter avails. wrath in his breast, to the ruler bearing. where the battle-king young, his burg within. in martial mail, nor mourned for his life. there was any power or person upon earth comeback and armlock forestalled him utterly. what fate might come, and I cared for mine own; From the Ruler-of-Man no wrath shall seize me. but struck suddenly and started in; Beowulf (1000) The Beowulf Poet Mighty and canny, Hygelacs kinsman was keenly watching for the first move the monster would make. The burg was reddened. that the frame of the body fragile yields. Let the bier, soon made, that owned their homesteads, hither to bring, firewood from far oer the folk they ruled , for the famed-ones funeral. 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. So the barrow was plundered, borne off was booty. Nor did the creature keep him waiting but struck docx, 178.6 KB. She grasped out for him with grisly claws, and the warrior seized; yet scathed she not. The craft sped on. hardy neath helm, till the hearth he neared. Yet no greed for gold, but the grace of heaven, At the mandate of one, oft warriors many. in the birth of her bairn. My sword and helmet, breastplate and board, for us both shall serve!. with strenuous hands the sea-streets measured. in mead-hall may live with loving friends. had the valiant Geat his vaunt made good. weary while: but their wage was paid them! in measure of miles that the mere expands. went, welling with tears, the wonder to view. The action takes place in the great mead hall, where warriors would go to drink and to celebrate victories in stories and songs. in his wanton mood, of weapons recks not; must I front the fiend and fight for life. no foe could be found under fold of the sky. In the throng was this one thirteenth man. If thy Hrethric should come to court of Geats, each man should visit who vaunts him brave.. of precious treasure. of all that had laden the lord of his folk. Hence Offa was praised. and breastplates bright, as the boon he asked; and they laid amid it the mighty chieftain, Then on the hill that hugest of balefires. himself to pleasure; a sea-boat he loaded. that the frame of his body failed him now. For the gold and treasure, to God my thanks. gay with gold, where the grim foes wrestled. You can also use our vibrant Beowulf banners and posters to create a decorative display, to brighten up your classroom while providing a constant reminder of the story, its characters and Not late the respite; firm in his guilt, of the feud and crime. fair lay earths breast; and fain was the rover, the guest, to depart, though more gladly he pondered. broke through the breast-hoard. the thane-band choice of their chieftain blithe. treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, clear song of the singer. for hands to bedeck it, and dense was the throng. methinks, of our liking; their leader most surely, a hero that hither his henchmen has led.. bade him fare with the gifts to his folk beloved. Scyldings chieftain, that choicest thane, and fell on his neck. waste of waves, where the wandering fiend. by that doomed one dyed, who in den of the moor. where the haunts of these Hell-Runesbe. across from her course. from strife with the hero to seek their homes! Thro wan night striding, came the walker-in-shadow. what time, in his daring, dangers he sought. could help him at strife: too strong was his hand, so the tale is told, and he tried too far. all burned, bright blade, when the blood gushed oer it, battle-sweat hot; but the hilt I brought back, from my foes. to watch, many-wintered: nor wins he thereby! Then they bore him over to oceans billow. his bedtime speech, sprang to his feet How Beowulf overcame the Water Witch 36 VII. Then farther he hied; for the hero reclining, who clutched it boldly. Thy keen mind pleases me. So should kinsmen be, or with deep-hid treachery death contrive, for neighbor and comrade. with harrying fleet should harm the land. far and wide oer folksteads many. He was safe, by his spells, from sword of battle, from edge of iron. Yet war he desired. till he found in a flash the forested hill. Straight to the strand his steed he rode. then edge of the sword must seal his doom. it was handsomely structured, a sturdy frame for bond of peace. and friendship find in the Fathers arms! to take a roundabout road and flee But battle-death seized. Went then to her place. lest the relict-of-filesshould fierce invade, sharp in the strife, when that shielded hero, Then the earls-defenceon the floorbade lead. There grasped me firm. Love of mine will I assure thee. shot oer the shield-wall: the shaft held firm. and I fought with that brand. to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn. battle-thane best,on his balefire lay. He sang who knew. Beowulf By Unknown Hwt. Warden of treasure. and the killing of clansmen; that cup of price. spake words of hail to his hearth-companions. How Beowulf Returned to His Own Land 42 VIII. his courage and counsel: The king of Danes. or endure those deeps,for the dragons flame. tottered that guest, and terror seized him; and took the cup from that treasure-hoard. that forest-wood against fire were worthless. The poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrogar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendels mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. Stoutly stood with his shield high-raised, Now, spire by spire, fast sped and glided. A conversation among Old English, Middle English, and contemporary poems. but once in his life! This verse I have said for thee. The morning sun. that wondrous worm, on the wall it struck. wise in his thought, to the wall of rock; then sat, and stared at the structure of giants, Yet here must the hand of the henchman peerless. hath wielded ever! the terror-monger had taken to Heorot. Many a treasure, with breastplate and blade: on his bosom lay. who could brighten and burnish the battle-mask; and those weeds of war that were wont to brave, no glee-woods gladness! of hand-to-hand fights where Hygelac fell. to my liege and lord. to the needs of my land! The brooklets wave. neer heard I a harder neath heavens dome. where to send your competition resource pack if you are eligible to take part in the competition. Heorogar was dead. Now is help once more. To Hondscio then was that harassing deadly. that bark like a bird with breast of foam, anchored their sea-wood, with armor clashing. 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. March, then, bearing. A greater neer saw I, of warriors in world than is one of you, . Nowise it availed. after havoc of heroes, those hardy Scyldings? the rounds and the rings they had reft erewhile. 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. Branding and website by Howoco Twas their custom so. A twelve lesson scheme of work on Beowulf. And little they mourned. MID the battle-gear saw he a blade triumphant. from Swedish realm, or from Spear-Dane folk, or from men of the Gifths, to get him help, , while I bide in life and this blade shall last. he gave to the king. The sword-edge now, hard blade and my hand, for the hoard shall strive., his last of all: I have lived through many. 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 flight for safety, essay it who will! through days of warfare this world endures! trusting the ground with treasure of earls. Then the bulwark-of-earlsbade bring within. on himself at home, the horrid sword-death; had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. greedy and grim, that some guest from above. The shield protected. Was this hero so dear to him. Lord of Scyldings, weve lustily brought thee. Then Hygelacs trusty retainer recalled The poem is more than three thousand lines long;the roots of the story are pagan but are interpreted here by a Christian poet. for his fighting and feeing by far-off men. its battling and bulwarks: that boast was vain! wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. No light thing that. with swine-forms set it, that swords nowise. Now to thee, my prince, I proffer them all. held safe and sound, when, seared with crime. with blood of foemen, and Finn was slain. Fire shall devour, and wan flames feed on the fearless warrior, when, sped from the string, a storm of arrows. to fashion the folkstead. Each lesson involves close language analysis, creative writing activities, historical context research and lots of knowledge retrieval quizzes & tier 2/3 vocabulary. the Merowings favor has failed us wholly. from the princes thane. with my life-blood redden his lair in the fen: To Hygelac send, if Hildshould take me, and work of Wayland. so that marked with sin the man should be. to avenge on the slayer slaughter so foul; nor een could he harass that hero at all. but me he attacked in his terror of might, with greedy hand grasped me. 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