Beowulf · J. Lesslie (John Lesslie) Hall translation

Note 6
XXXII. THE HOARD AND THE DRAGON.

The reading of H.-So. is well defended in the notes to that volume. B. emends and renders: Nor was there any man in that desert who rejoiced in conflict, in battle-work. That is, the hoard-ward could not find any one who had disturbed his slumbers, for no warrior was there, t.B.’s emendation would give substantially the same translation.

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Was seen in that desert.6 Yet he joyed in the battle,

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