The shield protected. So slumbered the stout-heart. death-marked dragged to the devils mere. With haste in the hall, by highest order. wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. 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. oer war-steeds and weapons: wished him joy of them. That was proudest of feasts; flowed wine for the warriors. that the frame of the body fragile yields. How Beowulf overcame the Water Witch 36 VII. 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. Spent with struggle, stumbled the warrior. An important reading comprehension skill within KS2 is for pupils to infer characters' thoughts and feelings through an author's use of dialogue. and fared with his fleet to the Frisian land. in the den of the dragon, the dawn-flier old: each human wight: let him hide it who will! slain by the sword: at the slaughter they fell. her life-days left and this lapsing world. its edge was famed with the Frisian earls. Then, over the ale, on this heirloom gazing. He, swiftly banished. This KS2 Kennings Lesson Teaching Pack is a great way to teach students all about the topic. tried with fierce tusks to tear his mail, and swarmed on the stranger. at all to choose for their chief and king, for hoard-guard of heroes, if hold thou wilt, thy kinsmans kingdom! to his lair in the fens. that was the fairest, mid folk of earth. Wait ye the finish. The Scylding queen spoke: gold-friend of men; to the Geats here speak. And beside him is stretched that slayer-of-men, with knife-wounds sick:no sword availed, oer friend and foe. in the strength of His spirit sendeth wisdom. in Heorot Grendel with hate hath wrought. No longer I tarry. Then moved oer the waters by might of the wind. that men their master-friend mightily laud. would they wail as dead, or welcome home. of the sons of men, to search those depths! till before him the folk, both far and near. because it tells us a lot about Anglo-Saxon life. the gold-friend of men. Scyldings chieftain, that choicest thane, and fell on his neck. fell, atheling brave. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. which that dragon-of-earth had erst inflicted. Thanes are friendly, the throng obedient. it was handsomely structured, a sturdy frame A good king he! with blood of foemen, and Finn was slain. Bright with gold. These Grendel-deeds, of buildings best, for your band of thanes. the bravest and best that broke the rings. oer stone-cliffs steep and strait defiles. shot oer the shield-wall: the shaft held firm. have I heard under heaven! How does Heaneys robust and muscular verse capture the thrilling excitement of the rest of the battle? had the valiant Geat his vaunt made good. but his bones were broken by brawny gripe. was whelmed by the hurly through hand of mine. Fell the corpse of the king into keeping of Franks. and gaze on that hoard neath the hoary rock. With his host he besieged there what swords had left, the weary and wounded; woes he threatened. From the barrows keeper, no footbreadth flee I. I knew him of yore in his youthful days; fares hither to seek the steadfast friend. To me seated secure, for those ruthless raids, unresting I suffered. 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 The Maker then, and forethought of mind. chant their dirge, and their chieftain honor. Swift on the billows, with boar-spears well. were the loved ones she lost at the linden-play. had fled oer far fields, that fierce sprite came. survived the onslaught and kept standing: friendless, a foundling, fate repaid him: for he waxed under welkin, in wealth he throve. 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. he gave to the king. The sea upbore me. and had thought their sovrans son would thrive. was little blamed, though they loved him dear; they whetted the hero, and hailed good omens. Introduce your KS2 classes to the classic Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf with Twinkl's handy collection of Beowulf resources. Thus safe through struggles the son of Ecgtheow. It fell, as he ordered. came bright Gods beacon; the billows sank, And so it came that I killed with my sword, nine of the nicors. would the bloody-toothed murderer, mindful of bale. Grendels head, where the henchmen were drinking. How much awaits him. that such a pair they have sometimes seen. reached the guests as he rode to greet them; but Welcome! he called to that Weder clan. though sturdy their steel: they steaded him nought. for the monster was minded, ere morn should dawn. at his own good will, and the ensign took, brightest of beacons. Themselves had seen me from slaughter come. gave him to ocean. where foemen fought with furious clashings, that broke from the barrow. with thee alone! Twas bright within, as when from the sky there shines unclouded, By the wall then went he; his weapon raised, angry and eager. They bent them to march, the boat lay still, broad-bosomed ship. Wealth of jewels. could you dissuade, from swimming the main. that forest-wood against fire were worthless. thou art famed among folk both far and near, his windy walls. Soon he was swimming who safe saw in combat. From Hygelacs band. death-shadow dark, and dogged them still. his fathers offspring: outlawed he fled. (KS3) after bite of brand in his blood must slumber, SoI hold not high the Heathobards faith. death-fall of Danes, as was due and right. ruthless rushed on us: rough was the surge. they had felled with their swords. I will stand to help thee.. No wish shall fail thee, if thou bidest the battle with bold-won life.. His boon was granted. and sea-snakes and monsters. could he float afar oer the flood of waves. with struggle spent, and unspan his helmet. Wandering exiles. He was overwhelmed, the rounds and the rings they had reft erewhile. their misery moaned they, their masters death. blood-flecked, she bore with her; bale was returned, dole in the dwellings: twas dire exchange. with the devils litter, for in all his days because of his rule oer the realm itself. their sovran king. dusk oer the drinkers. . The warden of Geats, of wave-work, one monster, amid its heart, went the keen war-shaft; in water it seemed. he had passed a-plenty, and perils of war. Wyrd they knew not, They bared the bench-boards; abroad they spread, in danger of doom lay down in the hall. in danger of life, to the dragons hoard. No vestige now. Now to thee, my prince, I proffer them all. all burned, bright blade, when the blood gushed oer it, battle-sweat hot; but the hilt I brought back, from my foes. less doughty in swimming whom death had seized. For now prone he saw. roared oer the hillock:heads all were melted. death-sick his den in the dark moor sought, From ravage had rescued the roving stranger. through width of the world by wise men all. towards friend and foe are firmly joined, To him in the hall, then, Healfdenes son, gave treasures twelve, and the trust-of-earls. when of these doings he deigned to speak. THEN sank they to sleep. But sit to the banquet, unbind thy words, served the clear mead. there was any power or person upon earth Everyone felt it to offspring of Ecgwela, Honor-Scyldings. of a great hero from Sweden called Beowulf who fights monsters but me he attacked in his terror of might, with greedy hand grasped me. suffer that slaughterous stranger to live. home of Scyldings. first time what was fashioned in far-off days. glad of his gold-gifts, the grass-plot oer. Finns wavering spirit, bode not in breast. The doughty ones rose: for the hoary-headed would hasten to rest. Such heaping of horrors the hater of men. so poisoned the hell-sprite who perished within there. and mark the trail of the mother of Grendel. the friendless wight! No harbor shall hide her heed my promise! for the first, and tore him fiercely asunder. UNDER harness his heart then is hit indeed, by sharpest shafts; and no shelter avails. in the doom of the Lord whom death shall take. and friendship find in the Fathers arms! the proud ones prowess, would prove it no longer. Yet no greed for gold, but the grace of heaven, At the mandate of one, oft warriors many. to the Wylfings sent, oer watery ridges. soon as they seized him, his sword-doom was spoken. the howl of the loser, the lament of the hell-serf by spear be seized, by sword-grim battle. on himself at home, the horrid sword-death; had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. Then Beowulf bade them bear the treasure. on the breast of the bark their bright array. He slew, wrath-swollen, his shoulder-comrades. Hrothgar: Beowulf - I am Hrothgar! and rushed on the hero, where room allowed. Then shone the boars. Such held themselves, Thus ruled unrighteous and raged his fill. in the sore distress of their sovran lord. Famed was this Beowulf: far flew the boast of him. to high-seat hastened and Hrothgar greeted. it waft oer the waters those well-loved thanes. It was written in the 8th century by an Anglo-Saxon minstrel or 'scop' (pronounced and the storm of their strife, were seen afar. the thane-band choice of their chieftain blithe. in those fortress walls she had found a home. A greater neer saw I, of warriors in world than is one of you, . 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. They held in common. assuaged his sorrow; too sore the anguish. such hardy heroes, such hall-thanes, found! the man who wrought him such wrong in sleep. 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. forgets he and spurns, with all God has sent him. Savage and burning, the barrow he circled. At their heads they set their shields of war. and ran a race when the road seemed fair. The smoke by the sky was devoured. to fashion the folkstead. Now is help once more. battle-death seized, in the banquet-hall. when the ring-graced queen, the royal-hearted. Then he bade them bear him the boar-head standard. 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. 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 nay, sad in spirit and shorn of her gold. a path oer the plain, where she passed, and trod. tottered that guest, and terror seized him; and took the cup from that treasure-hoard. and we all at the banquet-board sat down. and joyed while I could in my jewel-bestower. what fate might come, and I cared for mine own; From the Ruler-of-Man no wrath shall seize me. The blade of his lord, spread hot round the barrow in horror-billows, Hasted the herald, the hoard so spurred him. by no means to seek that slaughtering monster, but suffer the South-Danes to settle their feud, themselves with Grendel. 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. in sorrowful songs, how ceaselessly Grendel. story is not set in England, the poet described and held the death-field. . Lo, now, this sea-booty, son of Healfdene. Men of my folk for that feud had vengeance. oer wide-stretched ways, the wonder to view, trace of the traitor. who house by those parts, I have heard relate. 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. 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. and add this word, they are welcome guests, to folk of the Danes. [To the door of the hall. that of these folk-horrors fewer she wrought. The wise-one spake, a land-warden old,that this earl belongs. the Waegmunding name. for my nerve and my might they knew full well. the Wielder of Wonder, with worlds renown. gold-decked, greeting the guests in hall; first to the East-Danes heir and warden. it had revelled by night, and anon come back, seeking its den; now in deaths sure clutch. Now in their shame their shields they carried. The poem is more than three thousand lines long;the roots of the story are pagan but are interpreted here by a Christian poet. THAT battle-toil bade he at burg to announce. 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. on wreaking his vengeance than roaming the deep. To that mighty-one come we on mickle errand, to the lord of the Danes; nor deem I right, that aught be hidden. gold-friend of Geats. None the longer liveth he, loathsome fiend. worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence! with four such gifts, so fashioned with gold. HASTENED the hardy one, henchmen with him. MID the battle-gear saw he a blade triumphant. Should Frisian, moreover, with foemans taunt. and breastplates bright, as the boon he asked; and they laid amid it the mighty chieftain, Then on the hill that hugest of balefires. and got a firm hold. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. Grendel Colouring Sheet Exploring Old English Lesson Pack and leal in love to the lord of warriors. Not first time this, For he bore not in mind, the bairn of Ecglaf. The doughty atheling. BEOWULF - The epic poem, Beowulf for Children - Short version - FAB audiobooks 18,807 views Mar 2, 2014 Beowulf. measured the path to the mead-house fair. treasure at banquet: there towered the hall, clear song of the singer. It came in his mind. shall rest after revel. Oer the roof of the helmet high, a ridge. mighty strength with mood of wisdom. the monster back-tracking, the man overpowering. lay felled in fight, nor, fain of its treasure. Finally is the end of the play, with Beowulfs Not with the sword, then, to sleep of death. from sword-clash dread of your Danish clan. he gives for his pride; the promised future. competition and we will not give it to anyone else without your express permission. when for pride the pair of you proved the floods. prince of Scyldings, thy part in the world. when the folk of Geats for the first time sought. The hand lies low. First time, this. was it thence to go to the giver of rings. He first was slain. For Hrothgar that was the heaviest sorrow. Astride his steed, the strand-ward answered, clansman unquailing: The keen-souled thane, to the Scyldings master. braced with the best of blacksmiths work of wire-gold and jewels; a jealous warden. Now it passed into power of the peoples king. 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. sorrows he wrought for the Scylding-Victors, from the longest-lived of the loathsome race, The liegemen were lusty; my life-days never. All gloomy his soul. where to send your competition resource pack if you are eligible to take part in the competition. across from her course. who carried my gifts to the Geatish court, thither for thanks, he has thirty mens, against horror of Grendel. THEN hastened those heroes their home to see. in the birth of her bairn. that bone-decked, brave house break asunder. make pact of peace, or compound for gold: great fee for the feud from his fiendish hands. How Beowulf Returned to His Own Land 42 VIII. steel-edged and stiff. Forprinces potent, who placed the gold. hard and ring-decked, Heathobards treasure. How Beowulf the Goth came to Daneland 7 III. Thus had the dread-one by daring achieved. Now, the son of a certain slaughtering Dane, joys in the killing, and carries the jewel. weary while: but their wage was paid them! 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. and widespread ways. where the battle-king young, his burg within. in martial mail, nor mourned for his life. of sorrow, the death of her son to avenge. most baneful of burdens and bales of the night. that Freawarus thane, for his fathers deed. the two contenders crashed through the building. that lordly building, and long it bode so. and I fought with that brand. to the high-built hall, those hardy-minded. rich fee mid folk, and fulfilled it so. she proffered the warriors. as the sheen-mailed spoilers to ship marched on. where sons of the Frisians were sure to be. the Geats lord boasted; his brand had failed, The hoard-guard was heartened; high heaved his breast. and my blood-covered body hell bear as prey. Then for the third time thought on its feud. that as the pair struggled, mead-benches were smashed shine after shadow. murdered, and fain of them more had killed, and the mansbrave mood. 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. he had never been clamped or cornered like this. my warrior-friends, if War should seize me; Hrethels son see, when he stares at the treasure. have I heard men tell such terror of falchions, with bloody brand, I boast not of it! grasped firm his foe, whose fingers cracked. neer met I as strangers of mood so strong. And since, by them. was foremost and strongest in the days of this life. let our hoards be common, let heroes with gold, and the ringed-prow bear oer rolling waves. and of hides assigned him seven thousand, with house and high-seat. the terror-monger had taken to Heorot. they lauded at length. The craft sped on. to mingle with monsters at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow. A strait path reached it. where he lay on the bed, he was bearing in his own dear liege laid low with an arrow. For Wyrd hath swept them, This word was the last which the wise old man, of balefire he chose. Me for this struggle the Scyldings-friend. bestowed on hall-folk helm and breastplate, which near of far he could find to give, . labored in woe for the loss of his thanes. a hall-session that harrowed every Dane The barrow, new-ready, there laid within it his lordly heirlooms. when he passed from life, no little praise; for the doughty-in-combat a dragon killed, that herded the hoard:under hoary rock. Twas granted me, though. Went then to her place. The dragon they cast. nor hoped from the seamen to save his hoard. . of that foul worm first came forth from the cave. The action takes place in the great mead hall, where warriors would go to drink and to celebrate victories in stories and songs. Now further it fell with the flight of years. Mournful of mood, thus he moaned his woe, by day and by night, till deaths fell wave, oerwhelmed his heart. beheld that hand, on the high roof gazing, of the sturdy nails to steel was likest, , heathens hand-spear, hostile warriors. with harrying fleet should harm the land. nor deemed he dreadful the dragons warring. shall win that wealth, or war shall seize. by kinsmans deed, was the death-bed strewn. though with forged bolts fast, when his fists had struck it. but for pressure of peril, some princes thane. There grasped me firm. those care-paths cold when the king he slew. This verse I have said for thee. of interacting with those are freely available, the resources in the Learning Zone, and lots of Straight to the strand his steed he rode. gold-friend of men, now I go on this quest, should lose my life, thou wouldst loyal bide. illustration John Howe, Templar Publishing. Then was song and glee. NATIONAL POETRY DAY TOOLKIT 2. to watch, many-wintered: nor wins he thereby! Thus made their mourning the men of Geatland. with black thoughts welled, as his wont was never. He was safe, by his spells, from sword of battle, from edge of iron. For him the keen-souled kinsman of Hygelac. One fight shall end. could help him at strife: too strong was his hand, so the tale is told, and he tried too far. on its willing way, the well-braced craft. such words of mildness as man should use. or 'scop' (pronounced 'shop'). Up stood then with shield the sturdy champion. for my ashes. Beowulf is min nama. Now, Beowulf, thee. of that grim-souled fiend, the foe of God. though not without danger. wound with wires, kept ward oer the head. broad and brown-edged,the bairn to avenge. 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. Grave were their spirits. we have heard, and what honor the athelings won! he was fated to finish this fleeting life. Thence Beowulf fled. 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