. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . edtheir approach, as he had done at theircoming; but there was no suspicion nowin his mind or manner, as he hailed themfrom his high peak and rode down swiftlytowards them. The beach was all alive asthe Goths proceeded, with right good will,to load the good ship with the war har-ness, the horses, and all the treasures fromHrothgars hoard. Winds and wavesseemed to favour their impatience, andsail and oars carried them smoothly over 286 Beowulf the foamy swell, till they were able toespy the familiar cliffs and headl
. Siegfried, the hero of the North, and Beowulf, the hero of the Anglo-Saxons . edtheir approach, as he had done at theircoming; but there was no suspicion nowin his mind or manner, as he hailed themfrom his high peak and rode down swiftlytowards them. The beach was all alive asthe Goths proceeded, with right good will,to load the good ship with the war har-ness, the horses, and all the treasures fromHrothgars hoard. Winds and wavesseemed to favour their impatience, andsail and oars carried them smoothly over 286 Beowulf the foamy swell, till they were able toespy the familiar cliffs and headlands ofthe Gothic shore. And now the keelgrated on the sand, the wind pushing frombehind—she was on land. The warden was ready to receive theseafarers at the landing ; he had hardlyleft the waters edge, so anxiously had hebeen looking for the dear friends whohad left him on so perilous, uncertain aventure. And now he helped to bind theship fast with strong anchor cables, lest asudden storm might snatch her away, andhastened to give orders to carry ashorethe princely VII AT HOME THEY had not far to go, for King Hy-gelac, son of Hrethel, had his palace,where he held court with his peers, withinsight of the sea. There he dwelt happilywith his Queen, fair Hygd, who, thoughshe was very young, and had lived but fewwinters in her lords castle, was wise andof excellent discretion, yet not mean-spir-ited, nor grudging of gifts to the thanesand ethelings--very different in all herways from another young princess of theGoths, Thrytho, the moody and the proud,even to savagery ; so arrogant and fiercethat no man, not even her favouritesamong the courtiers, durst look in hereyes, but he was sure to be taken and 287 288 Beowulf bound by her order, and the knife wasquick to follow arrest. Well did noblesand people murmur, and whisper amongthemselves that such manner was notqueenly, nor womanly, for any lady topractise, although peerless of form andfeature ; for woman should ever be a
Size: 2226px × 1123px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidsieg, bookpublishernewyork
