Beowulf · J. Lesslie (John Lesslie) Hall translation

Note 2
V. THE GEATS REACH HEOROT.

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Combining the emendations of B. and t.B., we may read: The boar-images glistened … brilliant, protected the life of the war-mooded man. They read ‘ferh-wearde’ (305) and ‘gúðmódgum men’ (306).

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Firmly at anchor); the boar-signs glistened2

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Note 2V. THE GEATS REACH HEOROT.

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V. THE GEATS REACH HEOROT.