. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . g, headlandsstretching out to sea: the passage wasended. Lightly the ethelings sprangashore, made fast the ship, shook out theirgarments, saw to their arms, and gavethanks to God for that their seafaring hadbeen easy. 1 Literally true : the North Sea is the path of the swansand to this day wild swans abound on the coast of Norway. IV THE WARDEN WHILE Beowulf and his friends werebusy with their landing, thinkingonly of the work before them, the Skyl-dings warden, he whose duty it was toguard the sea-cliffs and repor
. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . g, headlandsstretching out to sea: the passage wasended. Lightly the ethelings sprangashore, made fast the ship, shook out theirgarments, saw to their arms, and gavethanks to God for that their seafaring hadbeen easy. 1 Literally true : the North Sea is the path of the swansand to this day wild swans abound on the coast of Norway. IV THE WARDEN WHILE Beowulf and his friends werebusy with their landing, thinkingonly of the work before them, the Skyl-dings warden, he whose duty it was toguard the sea-cliffs and report any stran-gers that hove in sight, espied them fromhis high watch-place. Moved by curiosityas much as by duty, he rode down to thebeach in great excitement, brandishing apowerful, huge lance, and demanded, in nogentle terms, to know the strangers errandand nationality, before they could be al-lowed to proceed any farther into the landof the Danes. Beowulf at once stepped forth and spokeup for all, with a dignity and courtesy whichshamed the rude officer into more manly 228. 4 ,
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