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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem - Unknown ยท 79 words
Who are ye men here, mail covered warriors Clad in your corslets, come thus a driving 50 A high riding ship oer the shoals of the waters, 3And hither neath helmets have hied oer the ocean. 10 I have been strand guard, standing as warden, Lest enemies ever anywise ravage Danish dominions with army of war ships. 55 More boldly never have warriors ventured Hither to come; of kinsmens approval, Word leave of warriors, I ween that ye surely
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