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  1. The Battle of Maldon. A Verse Translation by Douglas B. Killings. 0. would be broken. Then he ordered a warrior each horse be let free, driven afar and advance onward, giving thought to deeds of arms and to steadfast courage.

  2. The printed text of Thomas Hearne (1726) remained until recently the only known source for the poem. Ca. 1935, a transcript of the Cotton MS by John Elphinston was found in Oxford, Bodleian MS Rawlinson B 203.

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  4. Part I: The Prelude to the Battle (lines 1-61) brocen wurde Het þa hyssa° hwæne° hors forlætan °, of the warriors (gp), each one (as), let gofeor afysan, and forð gangan, hicgan ° to handum and to hige° godum. to plan, mind/thought (ds) 5. Þa þæt Offan mæg° ærest onfunde, kinsman (ns) þæt se eorl nolde yrhðo° geþolian ...

  5. Jul 19, 2005 · The poem closes with a glowing tribute to his bravery, his gentleness, his goodness of heart, and his generosity. It is the devout desire of this translator to hasten the day when the story of Beowulf shall be as familiar to English-speaking peoples as that of the Iliad.

  6. Jan 26, 1996 · This day for our disaster came: Our lords and leaders in battle lost, And Karl at hand with his marshalled host; We hear the trumpets of France ring out, And the cry 'Montjoie!' their rallying shout. Roland's pride is of such a height, Not to be vanquished by mortal wight; Hurl we our missiles, and hold aloof."

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  8. Mar 10, 2013 · If a battle-poem be written, it deals with the campaigns of the Han dynasty, not with contemporary events. The “deserted concubines” of conventional love-poetry are those of the Han Court. Innumerable poems record “Reflections on Visiting a Ruin,” or on “The Site of an Old City,” etc.

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