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BEOWULF

BEOWULF

AN ANGLO-SAXON EPIC POEM

UN POEMA ÉPICO ANGLOSAJÓN

_TRANSLATED FROM THE HEYNE-SOCIN TEXT_

_TRADUCIDO DEL TEXTO HEYNE-SOCIN_

BY

POR

JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph. D. (J.H.U.)

JNO: LESSLIE HALL, Ph. D. (J.H.U.)

Professor of English and History in The College of William and Mary

Profesor de Inglés e Historia en el College of William and Mary

D.C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS

D.C. HEATH & CO., EDITORES

BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO

BOSTON NUEVA YORK CHICAGO

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1892, by

Registrado conforme al Acta del Congreso, en el año 1892, por

JNO: LESSLIE HALL,

JNO: LESSLIE HALL,

in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.

en la Oficina del Bibliotecario del Congreso, en Washington.

TO

A

My Wife

Mi Esposa

CONTENTS.

CONTENIDO.

Preface

Prefacio

Bibliography of Translations

Bibliografía de Traducciones

Glossary of Proper Names

Glosario de Nombres Propios

List of Words and Phrases not in General Use

Lista de Palabras y Frases de Uso No General

The Life and Death of Scyld (I.)

La Vida y Muerte de Scyld (I.)

Scyld's Successors

Los Sucesores de Scyld

} (II.)

} (II.)

Hrothgar's Great Mead-Hall

El Gran Salón de Hidromiel de Hrothgar

Grendel, the Murderer (III.)

Grendel, el Asesino (III.)

Beowulf Goes to Hrothgar's Assistance (IV.)

Beowulf Acude en Auxilio de Hrothgar (IV.)

The Geats Reach Heorot (V.)

Los Geatas Llegan a Heorot (V.)

Beowulf Introduces Himself at the Palace (VI.)

Beowulf Se Presenta en el Palacio (VI.)

Hrothgar and Beowulf (VII.)

Hrothgar y Beowulf (VII.)

Hrothgar and Beowulf (continued) (VIII.)

Hrothgar y Beowulf (continuación) (VIII.)

Unferth Taunts Beowulf (IX.)

Unferth Provoca a Beowulf (IX.)

Beowulf Silences Unferth

Beowulf Hace Callar a Unferth

} (X.)

} (X.)

Glee is High

La Alegría es Grande

All Sleep save One (XI.)

Todos Duermen Salvo Uno (XI.)

Grendel and Beowulf (XII.)

Grendel y Beowulf (XII.)

Grendel is Vanquished (XIII.)

Grendel es Vencido (XIII.)

Rejoicing of the Danes (XIV.)

Regocijo de los Daneses (XIV.)

Hrothgar's Gratitude (XV.)

La Gratitud de Hrothgar (XV.)

Hrothgar Lavishes Gifts upon his Deliverer (XVI.)

Hrothgar Colma de Regalos a su Libertador (XVI.)

Banquet (continued)

Banquete (continuación)

} (XVII.)

} (XVII.)

The Scop's Song of Finn and Hnæf

La Canción del Scop sobre Finn y Hnæf

The Finn Episode (continued)

El Episodio de Finn (continuación)

} (XVIII.)

} (XVIII.)

The Banquet Continues

El Banquete Continúa

Beowulf Receives Further Honor (XIX.)

Beowulf Recibe Más Honores (XIX.)

The Mother of Grendel (XX.)

La Madre de Grendel (XX.)

Hrothgar's Account of the Monsters (XXI.)

El Relato de Hrothgar sobre los Monstruos (XXI.)

Beowulf Seeks Grendel's Mother (XXII.)

Beowulf Busca a la Madre de Grendel (XXII.)

Beowulf's Fight with Grendel's Mother (XXIII.)

La Lucha de Beowulf con la Madre de Grendel (XXIII.)

Vocabulary

UN
Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
POEMA
A literary composition written in verse
ÉPICO
Relating to a long heroic narrative poem
ANGLOSAJÓN
Relating to Anglo-Saxon culture or language
TRADUCIDO
Converted from one language into another
DEL
Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the'
TEXTO
A written or printed body of words
POR
Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
Profesor
A teacher, especially at a university level
de
Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
Inglés
The English language or relating to England
e
Conjunction meaning 'and,' used before i-sounds
Historia
The study or record of past events
en
Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on'
el
Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
EDITORES
Publishers or editors of books and publications
NUEVA
Feminine adjective meaning 'new'
Registrado
Officially recorded or registered with an authority
conforme
In accordance with or in compliance with something
al
Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'
Acta
An official document, record, or legislative act
del
Contraction of 'de el,' meaning 'of the'
Congreso
A national legislative assembly or congress
año
A period of twelve months; a year
por
Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'per'
la
Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
Oficina
An office or bureau where administrative work occurs
Bibliotecario
A librarian who manages and organizes library resources
A
Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
Mi
Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'
Esposa
A married woman; one's wife
CONTENIDO
The contents or subject matter of a publication
Prefacio
An introductory section at the beginning of a book
Bibliografía
A list of sources consulted or cited in research
Traducciones
Plural of translation; texts converted between languages
Glosario
A list of specialized terms with their definitions
Nombres
Names or nouns referring to people, places, things
Propios
Proper, as in proper nouns; belonging to oneself
Lista
A series of items written or enumerated together
Palabras
Words; units of language conveying meaning
y
Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or clauses
Frases
Phrases or short expressions in language
Uso
The use or usage of something, especially language
No
Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
General
Relating to the whole; not specialized or specific
La
Definite article 'the' for feminine singular nouns
Vida
Life; the condition of being alive
Muerte
Death; the end of life
Los
Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
Sucesores
Successors; those who follow another in position
El
Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns
Gran
Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large'
Salón
A large hall or room used for gatherings
Hidromiel
Mead; an alcoholic drink made from fermented honey
Asesino
A killer or murderer; one who commits assassination
Acude
He/she comes or rushes to help someone
Auxilio
Help or aid given in a time of need
Llegan
They arrive or reach a destination
a
Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'by'
Se
Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' 'itself'
Presenta
He/she presents or introduces oneself formally
Palacio
A palace or grand official residence
continuación
A continuation or the continuation of something previous
Provoca
He/she provokes, challenges, or incites someone
Hace
He/she makes or does something
Callar
To silence or cause someone to stop speaking
Alegría
Joy or happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
es
Third person singular form of 'ser,' meaning 'is'
Grande
Adjective meaning 'great,' 'big,' or 'large'
Todos
Everyone or all; referring to an entire group
Duermen
They sleep; third person plural of dormir
Salvo
Except or save for; excluding one thing
Uno
The number one; also an indefinite pronoun 'one'
Vencido
Defeated or overcome; past participle of vencer
Regocijo
Rejoicing or great joy felt by a group
los
Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
Daneses
Danes; people from Denmark
Gratitud
Gratitude; a feeling of thankfulness toward someone
Colma
He/she fills to the brim or overwhelms with something
Regalos
Gifts or presents given to someone
su
Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their'
Libertador
A liberator; one who frees others from oppression
Banquete
A banquet or formal feast with many guests
Canción
A song; a musical composition with lyrics
sobre
Preposition meaning 'about,' 'on,' or 'above'
Episodio
An episode or a distinct section within a narrative
Continúa
He/she continues; carries on without stopping
Recibe
He/she receives or accepts something given
Más
More; a greater quantity or degree of something
Honores
Honors; marks of respect or distinction given
Madre
Mother; a female parent
Relato
A story, account, or narrative of events
Monstruos
Monsters; terrifying or unnatural frightening creatures
Busca
He/she searches or looks for something
Lucha
A fight or struggle; to battle against someone
con
Preposition meaning 'with'
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