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Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem - Unknown ยท 79 words
In link woven burnies. The land warder noticed The return of the earlmen, as he erstwhile had seen them; 5 Nowise with insult he greeted the strangers From the naze of the cliff, but rode on to meet them; Said the bright armored visitors1 vesselward traveled 65 Welcome to Weders. The wide bosomed craft then Lay on the sand, laden with armor, 10 With horses and jewels, the ring stemmd sailer. The mast uptowered oer the treasure of Hrothgar.
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