{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a04_02.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a04_02.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a04_02.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site]\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n \n \n Judith\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tweode \n gifena in \u00f0ys ginnan grunde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heo \u00f0ar \u00f0a gearwe funde\n mundbyrd \u00e6t \u00f0am m\u00e6ran \u00feeodne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea heo ahte m\u00e6ste \u00feearfe,\n hyldo \u00fe\u00e6s hehstan deman, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he hie wi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6s hehstan brogan\n- 5\n- \n gefri\u00f0ode, frym\u00f0a waldend. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hyre \u00f0\u00e6s f\u00e6der on roderum \n torhtmod ti\u00f0e gefremede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee heo ahte trumne geleafan\n a to \u00f0am \u00e6lmihtigan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gefr\u00e6gen ic \u00f0a Holofernus\n winhatan wyrcean georne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond eallum wundrum \u00ferymlic\n girwan up sw\u00e6sendo. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To \u00f0am het se gumena baldor\n- 10\n- \n ealle \u00f0a yldestan \u00f0egnas; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hie \u00f0\u00e6t ofstum miclum \n r\u00e6fndon, rondwiggende, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 comon to \u00f0am rican \u00feeodne\n feran, folces r\u00e6swan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t w\u00e6s \u00fey feor\u00f0an dogore\n \u00fe\u00e6s \u00f0e Iudith hyne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gleaw on ge\u00f0once,\n ides \u00e6lfscinu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6rest gesohte.\n- 15\n- \n Hie \u00f0a to \u00f0am symle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sittan eodon, \n wlance to wingedrince, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle his weagesi\u00f0as,\n bealde byrnwiggende. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r w\u00e6ron bollan steape\n boren \u00e6fter bencum gelome, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylce eac bunan ond orcas\n fulle fletsittendum; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hie \u00fe\u00e6t f\u00e6ge \u00feegon,\n- 20\n- \n rofe rondwiggende, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeah \u00f0\u00e6s se rica ne wende, \n egesful eorla dryhten. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0a wear\u00f0 Holofernus,\n goldwine gumena, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on gytesalum,\n hloh ond hlydde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hlynede ond dynede,\n \u00fe\u00e6t mihten fira bearn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorran gehyran\n- 25\n- \n hu se sti\u00f0moda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 styrmde ond gylede, \n modig ond medugal, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manode geneahhe\n bencsittende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi geb\u00e6rdon wel.\n Swa se inwidda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer ealne d\u00e6g\n dryhtguman sine \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 drencte mid wine,\n- 30\n- \n swi\u00f0mod sinces brytta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t hie on swiman lagon, \n oferdrencte his dugu\u00f0e ealle, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylce hie w\u00e6ron dea\u00f0e geslegene,\n agotene goda gehwylces. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Swa het se gumena aldor\n fylgan fletsittendum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t fira bearnum\n neal\u00e6hte niht seo \u00feystre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Het \u00f0a ni\u00f0a geblonden\n- 35\n- \n \u00fea eadigan m\u00e6g\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofstum fetigan \n to his bedreste \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beagum gehl\u00e6ste,\n hringum gehrodene. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hie hra\u00f0e fremedon,\n anbyhtscealcas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa him heora ealdor bebead,\n byrnwigena brego, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bearhtme stopon\n- 40\n- \n to \u00f0am gysterne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r hie Iudith\u00f0e \n fundon ferh\u00f0gleawe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00f0a fromlice\n lindwiggende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u00e6dan ongunnon\n \u00fea torhtan m\u00e6g\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to tr\u00e6fe \u00feam hean,\n \u00fe\u00e6r se rica hyne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 reste on symbel\n- 45\n- \n nihtes inne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nergende la\u00f0, \n Holofernus. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r w\u00e6s eallgylden\n fleohnet f\u00e6ger \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ymbe \u00fe\u00e6s folctogan\n bed ahongen, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t se bealofulla\n mihte wlitan \u00feurh, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wigena baldor,\n- 50\n- \n on \u00e6ghwylcne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00f0\u00e6r inne com \n h\u00e6le\u00f0a bearna, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond on hyne n\u00e6nig\n monna cynnes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nym\u00f0e se modiga hw\u00e6ne\n ni\u00f0e rofra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 him \u00fee near hete\n rinca to rune gegangan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hie \u00f0a on reste gebrohton\n- 55\n- \n snude \u00f0a snoteran idese; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eodon \u00f0a stercedferh\u00f0e, \n h\u00e6le\u00f0 heora hearran cy\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t w\u00e6s seo halige meowle\n gebroht on his burgetelde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea wear\u00f0 se brema on mode\n bli\u00f0e, burga ealdor, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feohte \u00f0a beorhtan idese\n mid widle ond mid womme besmitan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ne wolde \u00fe\u00e6t wuldres dema\n- 60\n- \n ge\u00f0afian, \u00ferymmes hyrde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac he him \u00fe\u00e6s \u00f0inges gestyrde, \n dryhten, duge\u00f0a waldend. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gewat \u00f0a se deofulcunda,\n galferh\u00f0 gumena \u00f0reate\n bealofull his beddes neosan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r he sceolde his bl\u00e6d forleosan\n \u00e6dre binnan anre nihte; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6fde \u00f0a his ende gebidenne\n- 65\n- \n on eor\u00f0an unsw\u00e6slicne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylcne he \u00e6r \u00e6fter worhte, \n \u00feearlmod \u00f0eoden gumena, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feenden he on \u00f0ysse worulde\n wunode under wolcna hrofe. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gefeol \u00f0a wine swa druncen\n se rica on his reste middan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa he nyste r\u00e6da nanne\n on gewitlocan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wiggend stopon\n- 70\n- \n ut of \u00f0am inne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofstum miclum, \n weras winsade, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00f0one w\u00e6rlogan,\n la\u00f0ne leodhatan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 l\u00e6ddon to bedde\n nehstan si\u00f0e. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea w\u00e6s nergendes\n \u00feeowen \u00ferymful, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feearle gemyndig\n- 75\n- \n hu heo \u00feone atolan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ea\u00f0ost mihte \n ealdre ben\u00e6man \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r se unsyfra,\n womfull, onwoce. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genam \u00f0a wundenlocc\n scyppendes m\u00e6g\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scearpne mece,\n scurum heardne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond of scea\u00f0e abr\u00e6d\n- 80\n- \n swi\u00f0ran folme; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ongan \u00f0a swegles weard \n be naman nemnan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nergend ealra\n woruldbuendra, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00fe\u00e6t word acw\u00e6\u00f0:\n \"Ic \u00f0e, frym\u00f0a god \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond frofre g\u00e6st,\n bearn alwaldan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 biddan wylle\n- 85\n- \n miltse \u00feinre \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 me \u00feearfendre, \n \u00f0rynesse \u00f0rym. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feearle ys me nu \u00f0a\n heorte onh\u00e6ted \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond hige geomor,\n swy\u00f0e mid sorgum gedrefed. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forgif me, swegles ealdor,\n sigor ond so\u00f0ne geleafan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ic mid \u00feys sweorde mote\n- 90\n- \n geheawan \u00feysne mor\u00f0res bryttan; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geunne me minra gesynta, \n \u00feearlmod \u00feeoden gumena. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nahte ic \u00feinre n\u00e6fre\n miltse \u00feon maran \u00feearfe. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gewrec nu, mihtig dryhten,\n torhtmod tires brytta, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t me ys \u00feus torne on mode,\n hate on hre\u00f0re minum.\" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hi \u00f0a se hehsta dema\n- 95\n- \n \u00e6dre mid elne onbryrde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa he de\u00f0 anra gehwylcne \n herbuendra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hyne him to helpe sece\u00f0\n mid r\u00e6de ond mid rihte geleafan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea wear\u00f0 hyre rume on mode,\n haligre hyht geniwod; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 genam \u00f0a \u00feone h\u00e6\u00f0enan mannan\n f\u00e6ste be feaxe sinum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 teah hyne folmum wi\u00f0 hyre weard\n- 100\n- \n bysmerlice, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00feone bealofullan \n listum alede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la\u00f0ne mannan,\n swa heo \u00f0\u00e6s unl\u00e6dan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ea\u00f0ost mihte\n wel gewealdan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sloh \u00f0a wundenlocc\n \u00feone feondscea\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fagum mece,\n- 105\n- \n hete\u00feoncolne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t heo healfne forcearf \n \u00feone sweoran him, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he on swiman l\u00e6g,\n druncen ond dolhwund. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N\u00e6s \u00f0a dead \u00fea gyt,\n ealles orsawle; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sloh \u00f0a eornoste\n ides ellenrof \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0re si\u00f0e\n- 110\n- \n \u00feone h\u00e6\u00f0enan hund, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t him \u00fe\u00e6t heafod wand \n for\u00f0 on \u00f0a flore. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L\u00e6g se fula leap\n gesne be\u00e6ftan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 g\u00e6st ellor hwearf\n under neowelne n\u00e6s \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00f0\u00e6r geny\u00f0erad w\u00e6s,\n susle ges\u00e6led \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sy\u00f0\u00f0an \u00e6fre,\n- 115\n- \n wyrmum bewunden, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 witum gebunden, \n hearde geh\u00e6fted \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in hellebryne\n \u00e6fter hinsi\u00f0e. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ne \u00f0earf he hopian no,\n \u00feystrum for\u00f0ylmed, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he \u00f0onan mote\n of \u00f0am wyrmsele, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac \u00f0\u00e6r wunian sceal\n- 120\n- \n awa to aldre \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 butan ende for\u00f0 \n in \u00f0am heolstran ham, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyhtwynna leas.\n H\u00e6fde \u00f0a gefohten \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 forem\u00e6rne bl\u00e6d\n Iudith \u00e6t gu\u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa hyre god u\u00f0e,\n swegles ealdor, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hyre sigores onleah.\n- 125\n- \n \u00fea seo snotere m\u00e6g\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 snude gebrohte \n \u00fe\u00e6s herew\u00e6\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heafod swa blodig\n on \u00f0am f\u00e6telse \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hyre foregenga,\n blachleor ides, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyra begea nest,\n \u00f0eawum ge\u00f0ungen, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feyder on l\u00e6dde,\n- 130\n- \n ond hit \u00fea swa heolfrig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyre on hond ageaf, \n hige\u00f0oncolre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ham to berenne,\n Iudith gingran sinre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eodon \u00f0a gegnum \u00feanonne\n \u00fea idesa ba \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ellen\u00feriste,\n o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t hie becomon, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 collenferh\u00f0e,\n- 135\n- \n eadhre\u00f0ige m\u00e6g\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ut of \u00f0am herige, \n \u00fe\u00e6t hie sweotollice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geseon mihten\n \u00fe\u00e6re wlitegan byrig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 weallas blican,\n Bethuliam. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hie \u00f0a beahhrodene\n fe\u00f0elaste \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0 onettan,\n- 140\n- \n o\u00f0 hie gl\u00e6dmode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gegan h\u00e6fdon \n to \u00f0am wealgate. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wiggend s\u00e6ton,\n weras w\u00e6ccende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wearde heoldon\n in \u00f0am f\u00e6stenne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa \u00f0am folce \u00e6r\n geomormodum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iudith bebead,\n- 145\n- \n searo\u00f0oncol m\u00e6g\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea heo on si\u00f0 gewat, \n ides ellenrof. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W\u00e6s \u00f0a eft cumen\n leof to leodum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00f0a lungre het\n gleawhydig wif \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gumena sumne\n of \u00f0\u00e6re ginnan byrig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyre togeanes gan,\n- 150\n- \n ond hi ofostlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in forleton \n \u00feurh \u00f0\u00e6s wealles geat, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00fe\u00e6t word acw\u00e6\u00f0\n to \u00f0am sigefolce: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"Ic eow secgan m\u00e6g\n \u00feoncwyr\u00f0e \u00feing, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ge ne \u00feyrfen leng\n murnan on mode. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eow ys metod bli\u00f0e,\n- 155\n- \n cyninga wuldor; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t gecy\u00f0ed wear\u00f0 \n geond woruld wide, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t eow ys wuldorbl\u00e6d\n torhtlic toweard \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond tir gife\u00f0e\n \u00feara l\u00e6\u00f0\u00f0a \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ge lange drugon.\"\n \u00fea wurdon bli\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 burhsittende,\n- 160\n- \n sy\u00f0\u00f0an hi gehyrdon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hu seo halige spr\u00e6c \n ofer heanne weall. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Here w\u00e6s on lustum.\n Wi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6s f\u00e6stengeates \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folc onette,\n weras wif somod, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wornum ond heapum,\n \u00f0reatum ond \u00f0rymmum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ferungon ond urnon\n- 165\n- \n ongean \u00f0a \u00feeodnes m\u00e6g\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feusendm\u00e6lum, \n ealde ge geonge. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6ghwylcum wear\u00f0\n men on \u00f0\u00e6re medobyrig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mod areted,\n sy\u00f0\u00f0an hie ongeaton \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t w\u00e6s Iudith cumen\n eft to e\u00f0le, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00f0a ofostlice\n- 170\n- \n hie mid ea\u00f0medum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in forleton. \n \u00fea seo gleawe het, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 golde gefr\u00e6tewod,\n hyre \u00f0inenne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feancolmode\n \u00fe\u00e6s herew\u00e6\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heafod onwri\u00f0an\n ond hyt to beh\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 blodig \u00e6tywan\n- 175\n- \n \u00feam burhleodum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hu hyre \u00e6t beaduwe gespeow. \n Spr\u00e6c \u00f0a seo \u00e6\u00f0ele \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to eallum \u00feam folce:\n \"Her ge magon sweotole, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sigerofe h\u00e6le\u00f0,\n leoda r\u00e6swan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00f0\u00e6s la\u00f0estan\n h\u00e6\u00f0enes hea\u00f0orinces \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heafod starian,\n- 180\n- \n Holofernus \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unlyfigendes, \n \u00fee us monna m\u00e6st \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mor\u00f0ra gefremede,\n sarra sorga, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond \u00fe\u00e6t swy\u00f0or gyt\n ycan wolde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac him ne u\u00f0e god\n lengran lifes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he mid l\u00e6\u00f0\u00f0um us\n- 185\n- \n eglan moste; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ic him ealdor o\u00f0\u00ferong \n \u00feurh godes fultum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nu ic gumena gehw\u00e6ne\n \u00feyssa burgleoda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 biddan wylle,\n randwiggendra, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ge recene eow\n fysan to gefeohte. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sy\u00f0\u00f0an frym\u00f0a god,\n- 190\n- \n arf\u00e6st cyning, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eastan sende \n leohtne leoman, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bera\u00f0 linde for\u00f0,\n bord for breostum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond byrnhomas,\n scire helmas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in scea\u00f0ena gemong,\n fyllan folctogan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fagum sweordum,\n- 195\n- \n f\u00e6ge frumgaras. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fynd syndon eowere \n gedemed to dea\u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond ge dom agon,\n tir \u00e6t tohtan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa eow getacnod hafa\u00f0\n mihtig dryhten \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feurh mine hand.\"\n \u00fea wear\u00f0 snelra werod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 snude gegearewod,\n- 200\n- \n cenra to campe. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stopon cynerofe \n secgas ond gesi\u00f0as, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 b\u00e6ron sige\u00feufas,\n foron to gefeohte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00f0 on gerihte,\n h\u00e6le\u00f0 under helmum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of \u00f0\u00e6re haligan byrig\n on \u00f0\u00e6t d\u00e6gred sylf. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dynedan scildas,\n- 205\n- \n hlude hlummon. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6s se hlanca gefeah \n wulf in walde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond se wanna hrefn,\n w\u00e6lgifre fugel. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wistan begen\n \u00fe\u00e6t him \u00f0a \u00feeodguman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feohton tilian\n fylle on f\u00e6gum; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac him fleah on last\n- 210\n- \n earn \u00e6tes georn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 urigfe\u00f0era, \n salowigpada \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sang hildeleo\u00f0,\n hyrnednebba. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stopon hea\u00f0orincas,\n beornas to beadowe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bordum be\u00f0eahte,\n hwealfum lindum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00f0e hwile \u00e6r\n- 215\n- \n el\u00f0eodigra \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 edwit \u00feoledon, \n h\u00e6\u00f0enra hosp. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Him \u00fe\u00e6t hearde wear\u00f0\n \u00e6t \u00f0am \u00e6scplegan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallum forgolden,\n Assyrium, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sy\u00f0\u00f0an Ebreas\n under gu\u00f0fanum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gegan h\u00e6fdon\n- 220\n- \n to \u00f0am fyrdwicum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hie \u00f0a fromlice \n leton for\u00f0 fleogan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 flana scuras,\n hilden\u00e6dran, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 of hornbogan,\n str\u00e6las stedehearde; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 styrmdon hlude\n grame gu\u00f0frecan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 garas sendon\n- 225\n- \n in heardra gemang. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H\u00e6le\u00f0 w\u00e6ron yrre, \n landbuende, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la\u00f0um cynne,\n stopon styrnmode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stercedferh\u00f0e,\n wrehton unsofte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealdgeni\u00f0lan\n medowerige; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mundum brugdon\n- 230\n- \n scealcas of scea\u00f0um \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scirm\u00e6led swyrd, \n ecgum gecoste, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 slogon eornoste\n Assiria \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 oretm\u00e6cgas,\n ni\u00f0hycgende, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nanne ne sparedon\n \u00fe\u00e6s herefolces, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heanne ne ricne,\n- 235\n- \n cwicera manna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hie ofercuman mihton. \n Swa \u00f0a mago\u00feegnas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00f0a morgentid\n ehton el\u00f0eoda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle \u00ferage,\n o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t ongeaton \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0a \u00f0e grame w\u00e6ron,\n \u00f0\u00e6s herefolces \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heafodweardas,\n- 240\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t him swyrdgeswing \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swi\u00f0lic eowdon \n weras Ebrisce. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hie wordum \u00fe\u00e6t\n \u00feam yldestan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealdor\u00feegnum\n cy\u00f0an eodon, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wrehton cumbolwigan\n ond him forhtlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6rspel bodedon,\n- 245\n- \n medowerigum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 morgencollan, \n atolne ecgplegan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea ic \u00e6dre gefr\u00e6gn\n slegef\u00e6ge h\u00e6le\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sl\u00e6pe tobredon\n ond wi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6s bealofullan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 burgeteldes\n werigferh\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hwearfum \u00feringan,\n- 250\n- \n Holofernus. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hogedon aninga \n hyra hlaforde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hilde bodian,\n \u00e6r\u00f0on \u00f0e him se egesa \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on ufan s\u00e6te,\n m\u00e6gen Ebrea. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mynton ealle\n \u00fe\u00e6t se beorna brego \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond seo beorhte m\u00e6g\u00f0\n- 255\n- \n in \u00f0am wlitegan tr\u00e6fe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6ron \u00e6tsomne, \n Iudith seo \u00e6\u00f0ele \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond se galmoda,\n egesfull ond afor. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 N\u00e6s \u00f0eah eorla nan\n \u00fee \u00f0one wiggend \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 aweccan dorste\n o\u00f0\u00f0e gecunnian \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hu \u00f0one cumbolwigan\n- 260\n- \n wi\u00f0 \u00f0a halgan m\u00e6g\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6fde geworden, \n metodes meowlan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\u00e6gen neal\u00e6hte,\n folc Ebrea, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fuhton \u00feearle\n heardum heoruw\u00e6pnum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6fte guldon\n hyra fyrngeflitu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fagum swyrdum,\n- 265\n- \n ealde \u00e6f\u00f0oncan; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Assyria wear\u00f0 \n on \u00f0am d\u00e6geweorce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dom geswi\u00f0rod,\n b\u00e6lc forbiged. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beornas stodon\n ymbe hyra \u00feeodnes tr\u00e6f \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feearle gebylde,\n sweorcendferh\u00f0e. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hi \u00f0a somod ealle\n- 270\n- \n ongunnon cohhetan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cirman hlude \n ond gristbitian, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gode orfeorme,\n mid to\u00f0on torn \u00feoligende. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea w\u00e6s hyra tires \u00e6t ende,\n eades ond ellend\u00e6da. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hogedon \u00fea eorlas aweccan\n hyra winedryhten; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 him wiht ne speow.\n- 275\n- \n \u00fea wear\u00f0 si\u00f0 ond late \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sum to \u00f0am arod \n \u00feara beadorinca, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he in \u00fe\u00e6t burgeteld\n ni\u00f0heard ne\u00f0de, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa hyne nyd fordraf.\n Funde \u00f0a on bedde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 blacne licgan\n his goldgifan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 g\u00e6stes gesne,\n- 280\n- \n lifes belidenne. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He \u00fea lungre gefeoll \n freorig to foldan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ongan his feax teran,\n hreoh on mode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond his hr\u00e6gl somod,\n ond \u00fe\u00e6t word acw\u00e6\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to \u00f0am wiggendum\n \u00fee \u00f0\u00e6r unrote \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ute w\u00e6ron:\n- 285\n- \n \"Her ys geswutelod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ure sylfra forwyrd, \n toweard getacnod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t \u00fe\u00e6re tide ys\n mid ni\u00f0um neah ge\u00f0rungen, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee we sculon nyde losian,\n somod \u00e6t s\u00e6cce forweor\u00f0an. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Her li\u00f0 sweorde geheawen,\n beheafdod healdend ure.\" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hi \u00f0a hreowigmode\n- 290\n- \n wurpon hyra w\u00e6pen of dune, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gewitan him werigferh\u00f0e \n on fleam sceacan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Him mon feaht on last,\n m\u00e6geneacen folc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0 se m\u00e6sta d\u00e6l\n \u00fe\u00e6s heriges l\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hilde ges\u00e6ged\n on \u00f0am sigewonge, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sweordum geheawen,\n- 295\n- \n wulfum to willan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond eac w\u00e6lgifrum \n fuglum to frofre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flugon \u00f0a \u00f0e lyfdon,\n la\u00f0ra lindwerod. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Him on laste for\n sweot Ebrea \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sigore geweor\u00f0od,\n dome gedyrsod; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 him feng dryhten god\n- 300\n- \n f\u00e6gre on fultum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 frea \u00e6lmihtig. \n Hi \u00f0a fromlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fagum swyrdum,\n h\u00e6le\u00f0 higerofe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 herpa\u00f0 worhton\n \u00feurh la\u00f0ra gemong, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 linde heowon,\n scildburh sc\u00e6ron. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sceotend w\u00e6ron\n- 305\n- \n gu\u00f0e gegremede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guman Ebrisce; \n \u00feegnas on \u00f0a tid \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feearle gelyste\n gargewinnes. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r on greot gefeoll\n se hyhsta d\u00e6l \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heafodgerimes\n Assiria \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealdordugu\u00f0e,\n- 310\n- \n la\u00f0an cynnes. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lythwon becom \n cwicera to cy\u00f0\u00f0e. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cirdon cynerofe,\n wiggend on wi\u00f0ertrod, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6lscel on innan,\n reocende hr\u00e6w. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rum w\u00e6s to nimanne\n londbuendum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00f0am la\u00f0estan,\n- 315\n- \n hyra ealdfeondum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unlyfigendum \n heolfrig herereaf, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyrsta scyne,\n bord ond bradswyrd, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 brune helmas,\n dyre madmas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H\u00e6fdon domlice\n on \u00f0am folcstede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fynd oferwunnen\n- 320\n- \n e\u00f0elweardas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealdhettende \n swyrdum aswefede. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hie on swa\u00f0e reston,\n \u00fea \u00f0e him to life \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la\u00f0ost w\u00e6ron\n cwicera cynna. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea seo cneoris eall,\n m\u00e6g\u00f0a m\u00e6rost, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 anes mon\u00f0es fyrst,\n- 325\n- \n wlanc, wundenlocc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wagon ond l\u00e6ddon \n to \u00f0\u00e6re beorhtan byrig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bethuliam,\n helmas ond hupseax, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hare byrnan,\n gu\u00f0sceorp gumena \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 golde gefr\u00e6tewod,\n m\u00e6rra madma \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne mon \u00e6nig\n- 330\n- \n asecgan m\u00e6ge \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 searo\u00feoncelra; \n eal \u00fe\u00e6t \u00f0a \u00f0eodguman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00ferymme geeodon,\n cene under cumblum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on compwige\n \u00feurh Iudithe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gleawe lare,\n m\u00e6g\u00f0 modigre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hi to mede hyre\n- 335\n- \n of \u00f0am si\u00f0fate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sylfre brohton, \n eorlas \u00e6scrofe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Holofernes\n sweord ond swatigne helm, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylce eac side byrnan\n gerenode readum golde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ond eal \u00fe\u00e6t se rinca baldor\n swi\u00f0mod sinces ahte \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0e sundoryrfes,\n- 340\n- \n beaga ond beorhtra ma\u00f0ma, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hi \u00fe\u00e6t \u00fe\u00e6re beorhtan idese \n ageafon gearo\u00feoncolre. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ealles \u00f0\u00e6s Iudith s\u00e6gde\n wuldor weroda dryhtne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hyre weor\u00f0mynde geaf,\n m\u00e6r\u00f0e on moldan rice, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylce eac mede on heofonum,\n sigorlean in swegles wuldre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6s \u00fee heo ahte so\u00f0ne geleafan\n- 345\n- \n to \u00f0am \u00e6lmihtigan; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 huru \u00e6t \u00feam ende ne tweode \n \u00fe\u00e6s leanes \u00fee heo lange gyrnde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0\u00e6s sy \u00f0am leofan drihtne\n wuldor to widan aldre, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee gesceop wind ond lyfte,\n roderas ond rume grundas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swylce eac re\u00f0e streamas\n ond swegles dreamas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0urh his sylfes miltse.","title":"Judith","type":"page"}