when the ruler of Geats in rush of battle, lord of his folk, in the Frisian land, son of Hrethel, by sword-draughts died, by brands down-beaten. All the poem selections and ways BEOWULF - The epic poem, Beowulf for Children - Short version - FAB audiobooks 18,807 views Mar 2, 2014 Beowulf. To that mighty-one come we on mickle errand, to the lord of the Danes; nor deem I right, that aught be hidden. unsure at the sword-play. as the grim destroyer those Geatish people. Each lesson involves close language analysis, creative writing activities, historical context research and lots of knowledge retrieval quizzes & tier 2/3 vocabulary. sought him oer seas, the sons of Ohtere. the gleemans song. with four such gifts, so fashioned with gold. Have mind, thou honored offspring of Healfdene. BEOWULF SOUND POEMS If theres time after make a visual version of the whole poem by asking the students to write down their lines on paper, He was desperate to flee to his den and hide No light thing that. This resource is perfect if you're studying the Anglo-Saxons with your KS2 with strenuous hands the sea-streets measured. Indeed, throughout his poetry there is a tension between an intimate, grounded connection to the land, to home and to Ireland and a desire for escape, freedom and adventure. that war-horns blast. Thence Beowulf fled. with thee alone! Twas a lord unpeered. Found on the sand there, stretched at rest, their lifeless lord, who had lavished rings, had dawned on the doughty-one; death had seized. Then the bulwark-of-earlsbade bring within. bade him fare with the gifts to his folk beloved. when of these doings he deigned to speak. keening his wound. This is the epic legend of Beowulf's battle fly to the fens, knew his fingers power, in the gripe of the grim one. Should Frisian, moreover, with foemans taunt. as well as the giants that warred with God. Such heaping of horrors the hater of men. came over the Danes. by no means to seek that slaughtering monster, but suffer the South-Danes to settle their feud, themselves with Grendel. high oer the hoard, of handiwork noblest. in martial mail, nor mourned for his life. this conquerors-hour of the king was last. the two contenders crashed through the building. Twas bright within, as when from the sky there shines unclouded, By the wall then went he; his weapon raised, angry and eager. An important reading comprehension skill within KS2 is for pupils to infer characters' thoughts and feelings through an author's use of dialogue. and neer could the princeapproach his throne. it waft oer the waters those well-loved thanes. And let Unferth wield this wondrous sword. wrath in his breast, to the ruler bearing. of a great hero from Sweden called Beowulf who fights monsters home of Scyldings. beloved of his liegemen, to land of Brondings. The barrow, new-ready, there laid within it his lordly heirlooms. had purged it anew. peoples peace-bringer, passed through the hall. in ten days time their toil had raised it, the battle-braves beacon. The hall clattered and hammered, but somehow it had revelled by night, and anon come back, seeking its den; now in deaths sure clutch. The doughty atheling. at all to choose for their chief and king, for hoard-guard of heroes, if hold thou wilt, thy kinsmans kingdom! towards friend and foe are firmly joined, To him in the hall, then, Healfdenes son, gave treasures twelve, and the trust-of-earls. their praised prince, if power were theirs; never they knew, as they neared the foe. Thence Beowulf fled. Then was song and glee. Of Sigemund grew. Uproar filled Heorot; the hand all had viewed. who house by those parts, I have heard relate. in the crush of combat when corpses fell. straightway thither; his steed then turned, Tis time that I fare from you. this hoard-hold of heroes. quailed and recoiled, but he could not escape. Next is the scene where Grendels mother seeks her revenge. Bowed then to bench those bearers-of-glory, was filled with friends; the folk of Scyldings. that bone-decked, brave house break asunder. nor grew for their grace, but for grisly slaughter. yet the hero upheld him with helpful words, he wielded the Weder-Geats. he would all allot that the Lord had sent him. murdered, and fain of them more had killed, and the mansbrave mood. and we all at the banquet-board sat down. too soon on his head the helm was cloven; and well he waxed, though the wound was sore. With haste in the hall, by highest order. Then the woven gold on a wain was laden . through strength of himself and his swimming power, though alone, and his arms were laden with thirty, their craft of contest, who carried against him. water neath welkin, with war-blood stained. sleeps, heart-sore, of his spoil bereaved. with fear and frenzy were filled, each one, from captive of hell. who girded him now for the grim encounter. the thane-band choice of their chieftain blithe. for comfort and help: so he conquered the foe. Beowulf - Part 1 BBC Teach > School Radio > English > KS2: Beowulf Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Resources Hrothgar, King of the Danes, builds a new mead hall called Heorot for I will reward thee, for waging this fight, with winding gold, if thou winnest back.. showed on his shoulder, and sinews cracked. wise in his thought, to the wall of rock; then sat, and stared at the structure of giants, Yet here must the hand of the henchman peerless. weapon, nor war could he wage on Hengest. by that doomed one dyed, who in den of the moor. THEN he goes to his chamber, a grief-song chants, homestead and house. 'Beowulf' is the only sad, they climbed to the Cliff-of-Eagles. that the earl made known his noble strain. no foe could be found under fold of the sky. suffer that slaughterous stranger to live. his courage and counsel: The king of Danes. as the giants had wrought it, ready and keen. once more; and by peril was pressed again. Arrived was the hour, Neer heard I of host in haughtier throng. through width of the world by wise men all. he had passed a-plenty, and perils of war. though of sons of earth his strength was greatest. and leal in love to the lord of warriors. to the youthful thane: bade him use them in joy. That was proudest of feasts; flowed wine for the warriors. Beowulf tells the story of how the monster Grendel terrorises a Danish stronghold until the Swedish Beowulf arrives. How the Fire Dragon warred with the Goth folk 50 IX. of interacting with those are freely available, the resources in the Learning Zone, and lots of . the price of death for that precious hoard; that the laggards in war the wood had left. would they wail as dead, or welcome home. The story goes make pact of peace, or compound for gold: great fee for the feud from his fiendish hands. that forest-wood against fire were worthless. have joy in the jewels and gems, lay down, softlier for sight of this splendid hoard, my life and the lordship I long have held., I HAVE heard that swiftly the son of Weohstan. In the throng was this one thirteenth man. But fire in this fight I must fear me now, breastplate and board. Not with blade was he slain. that Darling of Danes. it had come to the end of its earth-hall joys. Too closely held him. Himself, though, durst not. save only the land and the lives of his men. Firmly thou shalt all maintain. No sooner for this could the stricken ones. Then they bore him over to oceans billow. Wait ye the finish. THEN sank they to sleep. Hrothgar: Beowulf - I am Hrothgar! from strife with the hero to seek their homes! The high-born queen. The smoke by the sky was devoured. Seized then its chain-hilt the Scyldings chieftain. Old men together. Fares Wyrdas she must.. prince of Scyldings, thy part in the world. Now day was fled, as the worm had wished. bold and battle-grim, brandished the sword, reckless of life, and so wrathfully smote. with heavier hand-gripe; at heart he feared. from the princes thane. Soon he was swimming who safe saw in combat. where sons of the Frisians were sure to be. A glove hung by him, Twere long to relate how that land-destroyer, yet there, my prince, this people of thine, but there staid behind him his stronger hand. Thou art end and remnant of all our race. or floor of the flood, let her flee where she will! One of the most famous Anglo-Saxon short stories is "Beowulf," a epic poem that tells the story of a hero named Beowulf who fights and defeats a monster named Grendel and his mother. Untrod is their home; by wolf-cliffs haunt they and windy headlands. All gloomy his soul. the gem gleamed bright on the breast of the queen. to mingle with monsters at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow. of buildings the best, in brand-waves melted, that gift-throne of Geats. This verse I have said for thee. Now gift of treasure and girding of sword, shall lose and leave, when lords highborn. to see and search this store of treasure, these wall-hid wonders, the way I show you, , where, gathered near, ye may gaze your fill. blood-flecked, she bore with her; bale was returned, dole in the dwellings: twas dire exchange. The wound began. You can use most of our website without any need to register. though in buffet of battle thou brave hast been, in struggle grim, if Grendels approach, thou darst await through the watch of night!. what manner of sojourn the Sea-Geats made. was seen of the serpent: the sword had taen him. in the banquet-hall, to our breaker-of-rings, for hard-sword and helmet, if hap should bring, stress of this sort! and shame. on the lap of the lord had been laid by the finder. II. They placed in the barrow that precious booty. We are under attack! when the folk of Geats for the first time sought. such as once they waged, from war refrain. Him seems too little what long he possessed. A conversation among Old English, Middle English, and contemporary poems. And I heard that soon passed oer the path of this treasure. who was slain by the sword-edge, son of Ohtere, battle-gear brave: though a brothers child. far and wide oer folksteads many. that blazing serpent. he had never been clamped or cornered like this. turned murderous mouth, on our mighty kinsman. who waited with Hrothgar, watching the flood. Then Beowulf bade them bear the treasure. The poem is more than three thousand lines long;the roots of the story are pagan but are interpreted here by a Christian poet. his days on earth, and the dragon with him, though long it had watched oer the wealth of the hoard! | that the frame of the body fragile yields. . for their heros passing his hearth-companions: to his kin the kindest, keenest for praise. Up stood then with shield the sturdy champion. bed in the bowers,when that bale was shown, the hall-thaneshate. downfall of demons; up-dove through the flood. his bones to burn, on the balefire placed. Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved. went, welling with tears, the wonder to view. Their ocean-keel boarding. jewel and gem casket. what time, in his daring, dangers he sought. estate, high station: He swayeth all things. Then the warrior was ware of that wolf-of-the-deep. though thou wast the baneof thy brethren dear. Be glad at banquet. how folk against folk the fight had wakened. the Waelsings wanderings wide, his struggles. wound with wires, kept ward oer the head. from that merry journey, and many a youth. I heard, too, the necklace to Hygd he presented, wonder-wrought treasure, which Wealhtheow gave him. In its barrow it trusted. she offered, to honor him, arm-jewels twain, corselet and rings, and of collars the noblest. the flight for safety, essay it who will! Who is Beowulf? the hero, far-hidden;no harp resounds. and baleful he burst in his blatant rage, ireful he strode; there streamed from his eyes. Not reckless of promise, the rings he dealt. methinks, of our liking; their leader most surely, a hero that hither his henchmen has led.. comeback and armlock forestalled him utterly. She grasped out for him with grisly claws, and the warrior seized; yet scathed she not. inside the stockade: stumbling in fury, till Hrethelings fought in the fenced town. Syan rest wear feasceaft funden, he s frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weormyndum ah, ot him ghwylc ara ymbsittendra A strait path reached it. How much awaits him. Nor was Beowulf there; after giving of gold, for the Geat renowned. It was written in the 8th century by an Anglo-Saxon minstrel or 'scop' (pronounced with struggle spent, and unspan his helmet. in the doom of the Lord whom death shall take. For that grim strife gave the Geatish lord, in land and linked rings; nor at less price reckoned. shall burn with the warrior. , His glance too fell on a gold-wove banner. in pledge of grace, the pride of his home. If thy Hrethric should come to court of Geats, each man should visit who vaunts him brave.. of houses neath heaven, where Hrothgar lived. He was safe, by his spells, from sword of battle, from edge of iron. he swung his blade, and the blow withheld not. . From the height of the hill no hostile words. friends to avenge than fruitlessly mourn them. and each kept watch oer the others weal. inside and out. Then let from his breast, for he burst with rage, stormed the stark-heart; stern went ringing. with blood of foemen, and Finn was slain. he sought, and the struggle; himself knew not. though sturdy their steel: they steaded him nought. Under mountain stream. that once was willing each wish to please. no hero neath heaven, who harbored that freight! This pack features a poster, powerpoint presentation, planning sheets and more with examples of kenning poetry and the rules of how to write them. of that grim-souled fiend, the foe of God. blood-stained the mere. unless the burning embrace of a fire for the gleaming blade that its glory fell. who could brighten and burnish the battle-mask; and those weeds of war that were wont to brave, no glee-woods gladness! What the Poem says about its Hero. and the hilt well wound. through days of warfare this world endures! Mighty and canny, that spear-death of men, he is stern of mood, and war-hate wakens, with words like these:. when his brother fell, with broad brand smote, giants sword crashing through giants-helm, There were many to bind the brothers wounds. was foremost and strongest in the days of this life. On the hall-guest she hurled herself, hent her short sword. to devour their victim, vengeful creatures. THEN the baleful fiend its fire belched out, and bright homes burned. Your KS2 students will also be able to have a go creating one themselves. robbed them of life and a liegemans joys. when Hun with Lafing, the light-of-battle. lay felled in fight, nor, fain of its treasure. threw away and wasted these weeds of battle, Not at all could the king of his comrades-in-arms. He slew, wrath-swollen, his shoulder-comrades. Then glad rose the revel; from their wonder-vats wine. The bold king again, had mind of his glory: with might his glaive. These started away. Bloody the blade: he was blithe of his deed. His breastplate broad and bright of hues, that battle should break on his breast in vain, And the helmet white that his head protected. with waves of blood from his breast that welled. to pierce the monster with point of sword, with blade of battle: huge beast of the sea. had the valiant Geat his vaunt made good. with fire-billows flaming, its foes to seek, that boardto the boss, and the breastplate failed, went eager the earl, since his own was now, all burned by the blaze. we have heard, and what honor the athelings won! sturdy and strong, that speech he had made, to a stouter swordsman. We hear thou knowest. had passed a plenty, through perils dire, with daring deeds, till this day was come. worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence! East-Danes king, that your kin he knows. on the slaughter-bed sleeps by the serpents deed! by illness or iron, thine elder and lord. Wyrd they knew not, They bared the bench-boards; abroad they spread, in danger of doom lay down in the hall. Wille ic asecgan sunu Healfdenes, If your lord and master, the most renowned: 345: mrum eodne, min rende, Son of Halfdane, will hear me out: aldre inum, gif he us geunnan wile: And graciously allow me to greet him in person, t we hine swa godne gretan moton. of men and women the wine-hall to cleanse, the guest-room to garnish. that sickness or sword thy strength shall minish. blood-flecked from foes, where five I bound, and that wild brood worsted. Then the golden hilt, for that gray-haired leader, giant-wrought, old. where to send your competition resource pack if you are eligible to take part in the competition. March, then, bearing. Grave were their spirits. Ill fared his feud, and far was he driven. on the floor of the ocean that outcast fell. his fathers offspring: outlawed he fled. their misery moaned they, their masters death. carried the head from the cliff by the sea, the firm in fight, since four were needed. How does Heaneys robust and muscular verse capture the thrilling excitement of the rest of the battle? a broad-flung band; nor the battle feared he. and held the death-field. stricken by spears; twas a sorrowful woman! It was Hildeburhs hest, at Hnaefs own pyre. But I pass from that. a God-cursed scream and strain of catastrophe, The poem is set in Scandinavia. Beowulf, a hero of the Geats, comes to the aid of Hrogar, the king of the Danes, whose mead hall in Heorot has been under attack by a monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf slays him, Grendels mother attacks the hall and is then also defeated. had sorrow of soul, and for Scyldings all. though brief his respite. sword-stroke savage, that severed its head. with black thoughts welled, as his wont was never. in mail of battle, and marched to the hall. gold-friend of men, now I go on this quest, should lose my life, thou wouldst loyal bide. had followed their trail with faithful band. With sorrow one bought, his rest of the evening, as ofttime had happened. soon as they seized him, his sword-doom was spoken. lest the relict-of-filesshould fierce invade, sharp in the strife, when that shielded hero, Then the earls-defenceon the floorbade lead. nor harness of mail, whom that horror seized. his track to retrace; he was troubled by doubt. Yet after him came, with slaughter for Swedes the standards of Hygelac. But sit to the banquet, unbind thy words, served the clear mead. Then shone the boars. Thanes are friendly, the throng obedient. garnished with gold, and Grendels hand:, I have borne from Grendel; but God still works, stood sword-gore-stained this stateliest house, . Nor did the creature keep him waiting from Swedish realm, or from Spear-Dane folk, or from men of the Gifths, to get him help, , while I bide in life and this blade shall last. This KS2 Kennings Lesson Teaching Pack is a great way to teach students all about the topic. the good youth gold for his gallant thought. With his host he besieged there what swords had left, the weary and wounded; woes he threatened. they set their bucklers, their broad shields, down. So the helmet-of-Weders. He first was slain. came through the high hall Haereths daughter. wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. Beowulf spake, sage and sad, as he stared at the gold. after bite of brand in his blood must slumber, SoI hold not high the Heathobards faith. in mead-hall may live with loving friends. that as the pair struggled, mead-benches were smashed The Scylding queen spoke: gold-friend of men; to the Geats here speak. and my blood-covered body hell bear as prey. of hand-to-hand fights where Hygelac fell. to bide and bear, that his bairn so young, of the heir gone elsewhere;another he hopes not, as ward for his wealth, now the one has found. nay, sad in spirit and shorn of her gold. at broad-gold and rings. sovrans daughter: three steeds he added. oer the paths of ocean, people of Geatland; and the stateliest there by his sturdy band, have speech at will: nor spurn their prayer. who, blazing at twilight the barrows haunteth. to the folk and fastness that fostered them. harassed Hrothgar, what hate he bore him. His strength he trusted. came bright Gods beacon; the billows sank, And so it came that I killed with my sword, nine of the nicors. Then on the strand, with steeds and treasure, and armor their roomy and ring-dight ship, mounted with gold; on the mead-bench since. that bark like a bird with breast of foam, anchored their sea-wood, with armor clashing. and the gleam of it lightened oer lands afar. So slumbered the stout-heart. himcould not hurl to haunts of darkness; Under welkin he walked, till the wine-palace there. Then, over the ale, on this heirloom gazing. under vault of heaven, more valiant found. who heard that cry as it echoed off the wall, Not that the monster was minded to pause! for strength of old struggles, now stricken with age. and got a firm hold. A stout wave-walker. And little they mourned. Wealth of jewels. I hope to give. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. Born near the borders between Northern Ireland and Eire, Heaney has also written about the Troubles, sometimes obliquely in his bog poems; sometimes more directly in elegies to victims of the conflict. The Maker then, and forethought of mind. which that dragon-of-earth had erst inflicted. and hear him in hall. in danger of life, to the dragons hoard. that I got me a friend for goodness famed. old ills of the earls, when in she burst. which some earl forgotten, in ancient years. foam-necked it floated forth oer the waves. That guardian of gold he should grapple not, urged we. stalwart and stately. The blade of his lord, spread hot round the barrow in horror-billows, Hasted the herald, the hoard so spurred him. Father Almighty, STONE-BRIGHT the street:it showed the way, to the crowd of clansmen. twas judgment of God, or have joy in his hall. on the face of the earth. Through slaughter-reek strode he to succor his chieftain, his battle-helm bore, and brief words spake:, that while life should last thou wouldst let no wise, atheling steadfast, with all thy strength, shield thy life! and widespread ways. Gold-gay shone the hangings, that were wove on the wall, and wonders many. of lief and of loath, who long time here. of the sons of men, to search those depths! he bore with him over the beaker-of-waves. to succor and save, thou hast sought us here. Corselets glistened, hand-forged, hard; on their harness bright, the steel ring sang, as they strode along. THE fall of his lord he was fain to requite, friend to the friendless, and forces sent. that amid the Scyldings a scathing monster, so the Wise-and-Bravemay worst his foes, , he shall suffer in sorrow while stands in place. Nowise it availed. the Waegmunding name. kinsmen murdered, where most she had kenned. surviving complete Anglo-Saxon heroic poem. and bowed them to bench: the breastplates clanged. the proud ones prowess, would prove it no longer. Was not Heremod thus. The sword-edge now, hard blade and my hand, for the hoard shall strive., his last of all: I have lived through many. Be glad with thy Geats; of those gifts be mindful. And now the timbers trembled and sang, Seek if thou dare! and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. Hygelacs kinsman was keenly watching eaten with rust, as, on earths lap resting, so the treasure-hall could be touched by none. to spy on the wall there, in splendor hanging. Life would have ended for Ecgtheows son. Well hold thou it all!. Of night-fought battles. in the strength of His spirit sendeth wisdom. Not late the respite; firm in his guilt, of the feud and crime. when the sheen of the sun they saw no more, let him wield the wine hall: a word he added:, watch for the foe! I wot not whither, Grendel in grimmest grasp thou killedst, , so that many a thane shall think, who eer. She was doomed to dwell in the dreary waters. HASTENED the hardy one, henchmen with him. docx, 1.14 MB. gear of the breast, and that gorgeous ring; after gripe of battle, from Geatlands lord. and ran a race when the road seemed fair. dear-bought treasure! Introduce your KS2 classes to the classic Anglo-Saxon story of Beowulf with Twinkl's handy collection of Beowulf resources. best blade; the dragon died in its blood. headlands sheer, and the haunts of the Nicors. competition and we will not give it to anyone else without your express permission. What came of thy quest, my kinsman Beowulf, when thy yearnings suddenly swept thee yonder, in his wide-known woes? he gave to the king. that each should look on the other again. had been felled, the feud was unfelt by Onela. but struck suddenly and started in; By its wall no more. where foemen fought with furious clashings, that broke from the barrow. So avenged I their fiendish deeds. There grasped me firm. Its watcher had killed, oft ends his life, when the earl no longer. A twelve lesson scheme of work on Beowulf. stole with it away, while the watcher slept, by thievish wiles: for the wardens wrath. come warriors willing, should war draw nigh. KS2 Beowulf PowerPoint Pack. of flame with weeping (the wind was still). The brooklets wave. and save her life when the liegemen saw her. It fell, as he ordered. for the warriors wayfaring wise men mourned. when warriors clashed and we warded our heads. Thus had the dread-one by daring achieved. and breastplates bright, as the boon he asked; and they laid amid it the mighty chieftain, Then on the hill that hugest of balefires. This Beowulf reading comprehension activity has been created by teachers following the 2014 National Curriculum guidelines. Now our folk may look, to Frisian and Frank the fall of the king. urged us to glory, and gave these treasures, because he counted us keen with the spear, and hardy neath helm, though this hero-work, who hath got him glory greater than all men, that our noble master has need of the might, the hero to help while the heat is about him. spake words of hail to his hearth-companions. Fire shall devour, and wan flames feed on the fearless warrior, when, sped from the string, a storm of arrows. who war would wage me with warriors-friends, and threat me with horrors. and Grendel's Mother, Beowulf the blades fell blow, to bairn of Hygelac; and gift-seats master. hath wielded ever! and the Dragon. It is very long and tells the story The captain of evil discovered himself Now, the son of a certain slaughtering Dane, joys in the killing, and carries the jewel. of sorrow, the death of her son to avenge. Lo, now, this sea-booty, son of Healfdene. Love of mine will I assure thee. To his friends no wise, could that earl give treasure! Grendel in days long gone they named him. sea-dragons strange that sounded the deep, and nicors that lay on the ledge of the ness , on the road-of-sails their ruthless quest, . Beowulf is the eponymous hero from the Anglo-Saxon epic poem which is considered one of the most important works of Old English literature. They were clansmen good. One fight shall end. Through the ways of life. You can read the Beowulf poem together as a class and discuss your initial thoughts, then your students can By war were swept, too, in the parleying-placehe could ply no longer. for the last time greeting his liegemen dear. of feud was mindful, nor flinched from the death-blow. The dread of the land was desperate to escape, by spear be seized, by sword-grim battle. Too few the heroes. bit into his bone-lappings, bolted down his blood the monster back-tracking, the man overpowering. how they bore oer the gangway glittering shields. from so young in years eer yet have I heard. winding-neckd wood, to Weders bounds, shall succor and save from the shock of war.. Nay, though the heath-rover, harried by dogs. (On their lord beloved they laid no slight. They bent them to march, the boat lay still, broad-bosomed ship. labored in woe for the loss of his thanes. in rapid achievement that ready it stood there, of halls the noblest: Heorothe named it. 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