Beowulf: An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem — Page 1
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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