. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . enser of boun-ties, on the lap of the ship, by the was great store of precious things ;ornaments from remote parts, weapons ofrare worth, mail armour finely wrought,and harness glittering in silver and ingold ; a multitude of treasures, which wereto pass with him far away into the wateryrealm. Furthermore they set by him theroyal banner, gold-broidered, high over hishead. As its folds unfurled and glitteredin the breeze, it told the skies, and thesun, and the stars of night, that a Kingwent forth into th
. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . enser of boun-ties, on the lap of the ship, by the was great store of precious things ;ornaments from remote parts, weapons ofrare worth, mail armour finely wrought,and harness glittering in silver and ingold ; a multitude of treasures, which wereto pass with him far away into the wateryrealm. Furthermore they set by him theroyal banner, gold-broidered, high over hishead. As its folds unfurled and glitteredin the breeze, it told the skies, and thesun, and the stars of night, that a Kingwent forth into the world, on his last voy-age. They set the helm, and gave himover to the ocean, sad at heart, with tear-dimmed eyes, and silent in their mourn-ing. And Who received that burthen— o no man under heaven, be it priest or chief-tain or wise seer, can ever tell or Skyld of the Sheaf was honoured 218 Beowulf in death after the manner of the mightydead of oldest times among the strong-hearted sons of the North. From theUnknown he came and into the Unknownwas borne
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