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Welund him be wurman
anhydig eorl,
hæfde him to gesiþþe
wintercealde wræce;
siþþan hine Niðhad on
swoncre seonobende
Þæs ofereode:
Beadohilde ne wæs
on sefan swa sar,
þæt heo gearolice
þæt heo eacen wæs;
þriste geþencan,
Þæs ofereode:
We þæt Mæðhilde
wurdon grundlease
þæt hi sea sorglufu
Þæs ofereode:
Ðeodric ahte
Mæringa burg;
Þæs ofereode:
We geascodan
wylfenne geþoht;
Gotena rices.
Sæt secg monig
wean on wenan,
þæt þæs cynerices
Þæs ofereode:
Siteð sorcearig,
on sefan sweorceð;
þæt sy endeleas
Mæg þonne geþencan,
witig Dryhten
eorle monegum
wislicne blæd,
Þæt ic bi me sylfum
þæt ic hwile wæs
dryhtne dyre.
Ahte ic fela wintra
holdne hlaford,
leoðcræftig monn
þæt me eorla hleo
Þæs ofereode:
wræces cunnade,
earfoþa dreag,
sorge ond longaþ,
wean oft onfond,
nede legde,
on syllan monn.
þisses swa mæg!
hyre broþra deaþ
swa hyre sylfre þing,
ongieten hæfde
æfre ne meahte
hu ymb þæt sceolde.
þisses swa mæg!
monge gefrugnon,
Geates frige,
slæp ealle binom.
þisses swa mæg!
þritig wintra
þæt wæs monegum cuþ.
þisses swa mæg!
Eormanrices
ahte wide folc
Þæt wæs grim cyning.
sorgum gebunden,
wyscte geneahhe,
ofercumen wære.
þisses swa mæg!
sælum bidæled,
sylcum þinceð,
earfoða dæl.
þæt geond þas woruld
wendeþ geneahhe,
are gesceawað,
sumum weana dæl.
secgan wille,
Heodinga scop,
Me wæs Deor noma.
folgað tilne,
oþþæt Heorrenda nu,
londryht geþah,
ær gesealde.
þisses swa mæg!
