The Anglo-Saxon Poems of Beowulf: The Scôp Or Gleeman's Tale, and The Fight at FinnesburgBenjamin Thorpe James Wright, 1855 - 330 страници |
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... given across the fire ( trans focu- lum ) . Along the walls , at least for the master and his family , beds were arranged , which could be shut in as in an alcove , and were some- times ornamented with carved work . The walls were ...
... given across the fire ( trans focu- lum ) . Along the walls , at least for the master and his family , beds were arranged , which could be shut in as in an alcove , and were some- times ornamented with carved work . The walls were ...
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... given by Hickes in his Thesaurus , abounds in errors , but whether of ancient or modern date it is impossible to decide . It appears to have formed part of a poem on the events celebrated in the gleeman's recital in Beowulf ( 11. 2130 ...
... given by Hickes in his Thesaurus , abounds in errors , but whether of ancient or modern date it is impossible to decide . It appears to have formed part of a poem on the events celebrated in the gleeman's recital in Beowulf ( 11. 2130 ...
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... given by Wanley , that an edition of the entire poem , by the learned Icelander , G. J. Thorkelin , appeared at Copen- hagen , exhibiting a text formed according to his ideas of Anglo - Saxon , and accompanied by his Latin translation ...
... given by Wanley , that an edition of the entire poem , by the learned Icelander , G. J. Thorkelin , appeared at Copen- hagen , exhibiting a text formed according to his ideas of Anglo - Saxon , and accompanied by his Latin translation ...
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... given all the inter- mediate links of the pedigree would have been tedious and , therefore , unpoetical , and the poem of Beowulf is neither . This preface closes with the death of Scyld , and an account of his being laid in a ship ...
... given all the inter- mediate links of the pedigree would have been tedious and , therefore , unpoetical , and the poem of Beowulf is neither . This preface closes with the death of Scyld , and an account of his being laid in a ship ...
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... given . That the Latin chroniclers called all the Northern pirates by the general name of Dani , is well known , and , in the present instance , is most easily C betake themselves to rest . While they are sleeping , INTRODUCTION . XXV.
... given . That the Latin chroniclers called all the Northern pirates by the general name of Dani , is well known , and , in the present instance , is most easily C betake themselves to rest . While they are sleeping , INTRODUCTION . XXV.
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æfter ænig bær beágas bearn Beowulf bið bold byrnie Comp cyning cynnes Danes deeds Eadgils eald eall eorl eorla Eormanric fæder fæst falchion fela feónd feor fierce folces Geáta gefrægn gemunde gewát gold Goth Grendel gumena hæfde hall Healfdene heard Heardred helm Hengest heold Heorot Herebeald Higeláces hilde hine Hnæf hord Hróðgár Hrothgar Hrunting Hygd Hygelac hyne hyrde king leód leôde lord mæg manna mapelode martial meahte mihte monig næs niht noble ofer Ohthere Ongentheow pone ponne prince sceal Scyldinga Scyldings Scylfing sécean secg secgan sið spake supplied from conjecture swá sword swylce syððan thane thee thou treasure wære wæs warrior weard Weders wið Wiglaf wiht wolde words wordum wyrd wyrm þá þæm þær þæs þæt þæt hie þám þára þe þeah þearf þegn þeóden þone þonne þurh
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Страница vii - A Translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf, with a copious Glossary, Preface, and Philological Notes, by John M.
Страница viii - With respect to this the oldest heroic poem in any Germanic tongue, my opinion is, that it is not an original production of the Anglo-Saxon muse, but a metrical paraphrase of an heroic Saga composed in the south-west of Sweden, in the old common language of the North, and probably brought to this country during the sway of the Danish dynasty.
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