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Beowulf 6Till twenty and four hours thereafter

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Beowulf 6

Till twenty and four hours thereafter

HallEnglish
The twist-stemmed vessel had traveled such distance That the sailing-men saw the sloping embankments, The sea cliffs gleaming, precipitous mountains, Nesses enormous: they were nearing the limits 35 At the end of the ocean. Up thence quickly The men of the Weders clomb to the mainland, Fastened their vessel (battle weeds rattled, War burnies clattered), the Wielder they thanked That the ways o'er the waters had waxen so gentle.
{They are hailed by the Danish coast guard}

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Sources & credits: Hall

Hall — Beowulf (Anonymous, translated by J. Lesslie Hall) (1000). Public Domain. Anonymous, translated by J. Lesslie Hall, Beowulf; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #16328. Source