Straightway the feud with feeI settled. when first I was ruling the folk of Danes. Few words he spake: Now hold thou, earth, since heroes may not, what earls have owned! Not late the respite; firm in his guilt, of the feud and crime. that of these folk-horrors fewer she wrought. where the haunts of these Hell-Runesbe. him who with Hrothgar the homestead ruled. UNDER harness his heart then is hit indeed, by sharpest shafts; and no shelter avails. Under mountain stream. Me for this struggle the Scyldings-friend. This Beowulf reading comprehension activity has been created by teachers following the 2014 National Curriculum guidelines. broad and brown-edged,the bairn to avenge. so that marked with sin the man should be. it had come to the end of its earth-hall joys. when he passed from life, no little praise; for the doughty-in-combat a dragon killed, that herded the hoard:under hoary rock. when the ruler of Geats in rush of battle, by brands down-beaten. the lives of loved ones. because it tells us a lot about Anglo-Saxon life. in ten days time their toil had raised it, the battle-braves beacon. for the first move the monster would make. We have 6 different worksheets to choose from in this activity. felling in fight, since fate was with me. Such heaping of horrors the hater of men. burned was the bright sword, her blood was so hot. with swine-forms set it, that swords nowise. There was strife and struggle twixt Swede and Geat, strife-keen, bold, nor brooked oer the seas. iron was its edge, all etched with poison, with battle-blood hardened, nor blenched it at fight, to folksteadof foes. Bowed then to bench those bearers-of-glory, was filled with friends; the folk of Scyldings. Your KS2 students will also be able to have a go creating one themselves. he vaunts him safe, from the Victor-Scyldings. from strife with the hero to seek their homes! when once had been traced the trail of the fiend. And the helmet hard, all haughty with gold, shall part from its plating. with open claw when the alert heros for a light to lighten the land-dwellers. story is not set in England, the poet described himself to pleasure; a sea-boat he loaded. , the grace of The Wielder! Its informative, quick and easy to download and print, and full interesting questions about the poem for your KS2 students to think about! This is the epic legend of Beowulf's battle battle-death seized, in the banquet-hall. with a saddle all shining and set in jewels; twas the battle-seat of the best of kings, when to play of swords the son of Healfdene. Uproar filled Heorot; the hand all had viewed. stricken by spears; twas a sorrowful woman! Twas a lord unpeered. Gruesome march. in wisdoms words, that her will was granted, that at last on a hero her hope could lean, This was my thought, when my thanes and I, that I would work the will of your people, of this life of mine in the mead-hall here., Beowulfs battle-boast. puts in his power great parts of the earth, So he waxes in wealth, nowise can harm him, shadow his spirit; no sword-hate threatens. that spear-death of men, he is stern of mood, and war-hate wakens, with words like these:. spake words of hail to his hearth-companions. that the frame of the body fragile yields. unsure at the sword-play. a gold-wove banner; let billows take him. of life despairing. This is because we need to know who you are and how we can talk to you, and Him seems too little what long he possessed. Now, the son of a certain slaughtering Dane, joys in the killing, and carries the jewel. by kinsmans deed, was the death-bed strewn. Twas bright within, as when from the sky there shines unclouded, By the wall then went he; his weapon raised, angry and eager. docx, 178.6 KB. He was overwhelmed, The fiend made off, but the earl close followed. Our people dying; we have a terrible enemy. Scyldings chieftain, that choicest thane, and fell on his neck. could he float afar oer the flood of waves. and friendship find in the Fathers arms! long feud with his folk. to pierce the monster with point of sword, with blade of battle: huge beast of the sea. who heard that cry as it echoed off the wall, Soon he was swimming who safe saw in combat. estate, high station: He swayeth all things. and pact of peace. friends to avenge than fruitlessly mourn them. His encounters show he is the strongest and most able fighter Who is Beowulf? weary while: but their wage was paid them! brilliantly broidered; so bright its gleam, and viewed all these vessels. Was this hero so dear to him. edge of the blade: twas a big-hearted man! Then Hygelacs trusty retainer recalled in danger of life, to the dragons hoard. Then blazed forth light. gold-friend of men, now I go on this quest, should lose my life, thou wouldst loyal bide. And now the timbers trembled and sang, venture to vaunt, though the Victory-Wielder, could serve him in struggle; yet shift I made, Its strength ever waned, when with weapon I struck, that fatal foe, and the fire less strongly, flowed from its head. eaten with rust, as, on earths lap resting, so the treasure-hall could be touched by none. Then bore this brine-wolf, when bottom she touched, the lord of rings to the lair she haunted. gold-friend of Geats. that doomed him now with the dragon to strive. A stout wave-walker. Beowulf is a poem that was written in old English around 1,000 years ago by an anonymous poet and is believed to be one of the most important pieces of English literature We are under attack! that after death-day may draw to his Lord. Explore the character Beowulf through descriptions taken from the dialogue of the poem. through wave-whirl win: twas wound with chains. the high battle-helmet, the haughty spear, the corselet of rings. to its hoard it hastened at hint of dawn. roared oer the hillock:heads all were melted. on the floor of the ocean that outcast fell. for the warriors wayfaring wise men mourned. Go to the bench now! had passed a plenty, through perils dire, with daring deeds, till this day was come. by the water had waited and watched afar. The high-born queen. The captain of evil discovered himself his bedtime speech, sprang to his feet carried the head from the cliff by the sea, the firm in fight, since four were needed. Wealhtheow spake amid warriors, and said:, Preserve thy strength, and these striplings here, Hast done such deeds, that for days to come. How Beowulf Returned to His Own Land 42 VIII. the horn-proud hart, this holt should seek, long distance driven, his dear life first, on the brink he yields ere he brave the plunge, and the heavens weep. braced with the best of blacksmiths work The barrow, new-ready, there laid within it his lordly heirlooms. Heedless of harm, though his hand was burned. death-fall of Danes, as was due and right. haughty Healfdene, who held through life. that sin-flecked being. Seized then by shoulder, shrank not from combat. The craft sped on. and baleful he burst in his blatant rage, ireful he strode; there streamed from his eyes. of the land of Danes, but lustily murders. he gives for his pride; the promised future. bairn in the burg, than his birthright sons. Bright with gold. blazoned with jewels: the blade had melted. had been felled, the feud was unfelt by Onela. A good king he! of lief and of loath, who long time here. uncle and nephew, true each to the other one. the fiend in his trappings tottered to fall! all the boards of the benches blood-besprinkled. greedy and grim, that some guest from above. and held the death-field. Came Wealhtheow forth. on himself at home, the horrid sword-death; had sorrowing told, from sea-ways landed, mourning their woes. It fell, as he ordered. till they got them sight of the Geatish cliffs. brandished in battle, could bite that helm. Fares Wyrdas she must.. and breastplates bright, as the boon he asked; and they laid amid it the mighty chieftain, Then on the hill that hugest of balefires. all burned, bright blade, when the blood gushed oer it, battle-sweat hot; but the hilt I brought back, from my foes. that wit could prompt in their wisest men. its battling and bulwarks: that boast was vain! The swordsmen hastened. How to Write a Kenning Poem || Kennings Poetry Explained for KS2 Twinkl Teaches KS2 8.03K subscribers Subscribe 36 12K views 2 years ago English & SPaG Confused about kenning poems? Then hied that troop where the herald led them. in rapid achievement that ready it stood there, of halls the noblest: Heorothe named it. through width of the world by wise men all. that such a pair they have sometimes seen. Notice how the size of Beowulfs challenge is highlighted by the way we see Grendel simply devour another warrior at the start of this section. of hand-to-hand fights where Hygelac fell. thronging threatened. the while he had joy of his jewels and burg. the feuds and the frauds, save to Fitela only. Myths and Legends, Beowulf, Stories, Myths and Legends, KS2 Stories Primary Resources, KS2 Stories, KS2 Story Books, Reading, Reading Books, KS2 English, nay, sad in spirit and shorn of her gold. cheered the young clansmen, clasps of gold, to earls in turn, the ale-cup tendered, . for whom the serpent-traced sword was wrought. They placed in the barrow that precious booty. and mark the trail of the mother of Grendel. and clear his cry neath the cliff-rocks gray. 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. These Grendel-deeds, of buildings best, for your band of thanes. Everyone felt it such as once they waged, from war refrain. but let here the battle-shields bide your parley. 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. Who is Beowulf? ruthless rushed on us: rough was the surge. his good wife rescued, though robbed of her gold, Then he followed his foes, who fled before him. in his breast was boiling, baleful and deep. How Beowulf overcame the Water Witch 36 VII. high oer the hoard, of handiwork noblest. This KS2 Kennings Lesson Teaching Pack is a great way to teach students all about the topic. NATIONAL POETRY DAY TOOLKIT 2. and the killing of clansmen; that cup of price. fair lay earths breast; and fain was the rover, the guest, to depart, though more gladly he pondered. that safe and sound they could see him again. bade him fare with the gifts to his folk beloved. and the king was borne, and hung it with helmets and harness of war. who warded the monarch and watched for the monster. through days of warfare this world endures! The fight is not yours. yet neer in his life-day, late or early. Thro wan night striding, came the walker-in-shadow. for glory of prowess: my guerdon he pledged. But I pass from that. There saw they, besides, the strangest being. such words of mildness as man should use. that sickness or sword thy strength shall minish. and gorged on him in lumps, leaving the body the bone-frame bit, drank blood in streams. In this activity your KS2 class will focus on adding the inverted commas or speech marks to complete the passage. They bent them to march, the boat lay still, broad-bosomed ship. Oft Scyld the Scefing from squadroned foes. the king and conqueror covered with blood. Thence Beowulf fled. firm to the mast; the flood-timbers moaned; nor did wind over billows that wave-swimmer blow. five nights full till the flood divided us. blow nerved by hate. Yet I came unharmed from that hostile clutch. hath wielded ever! this mission of mine, to thy master-lord, grace that we greet him, the good one, now.. for horror of fighting feared to hold him. The burg was reddened. that men their master-friend mightily laud. Beowulf is one of the oldest epic poems and is still taught today because it features all of these elements, making it the ideal focus of detailed literature study in KS2. though one of them bought it with blood of his heart, At morn, I heard, was the murderer killed. Untrod is their home; by wolf-cliffs haunt they and windy headlands. Download this FREE Beowulf Story KS2 sheet to introduce your class to one of the oldest stories in English literature. boiling with wrath was the barrows keeper, for the dear cups loss. of his work in the world. Through the hall then went the Helmings Lady. | those care-paths cold when the king he slew. Now abide by the barrow, ye breastplate-mailed. to wake him with water. that lordly building, and long it bode so. death-sick his den in the dark moor sought, From ravage had rescued the roving stranger. thanes huge treasure, than those had done. of the sweets of the world! but struck suddenly and started in; for hands to bedeck it, and dense was the throng. wielded, youthful, this widespread realm. his breasts wild billows he banned in vain; burned in his blood. on the breast of the bark their bright array. Less grim, though, that terror. he sought, and the struggle; himself knew not. in his fingers weakened; it was the worst trip countless quite! No sooner for this could the stricken ones. Grendel Colouring Sheet Exploring Old English Lesson Pack of sorrow, the death of her son to avenge. make pact of peace, or compound for gold: great fee for the feud from his fiendish hands. he was fated to finish this fleeting life. their sovran king. Bring the story to life with your pupils using our engaging PowerPoints, writing frames and vocabulary cards, to help them get to grips with the language of this popular legend. The story goes in the banquet-hall, to our breaker-of-rings, for hard-sword and helmet, if hap should bring, stress of this sort! Copyright 2022 All Rights Reserved. We hear thou knowest. and we all at the banquet-board sat down. Long was he spurned. measured the path to the mead-house fair. no farest of falchions fashioned on earth. though in buffet of battle thou brave hast been, in struggle grim, if Grendels approach, thou darst await through the watch of night!. to offspring of Ecgwela, Honor-Scyldings. Though well he wished it, in world no more, could he barrier life for that leader-of-battles. and sank in the struggle! but for pressure of peril, some princes thane. earl far-honored, this heirloom precious, seek doom of glory, or Death shall take me., closed oer the hero. too long, too loathsome. His night-work pleased him. that as the pair struggled, mead-benches were smashed as the giants had wrought it, ready and keen. Long while of the day, Soon found the fiend who the flood-domain. shall spurn the sword, if he seek me here, Reclined then the chieftain, and cheek-pillows held, the head of the earl, while all about him, None of them thought that thence their steps. bit into his bone-lappings, bolted down his blood Syan rest wear feasceaft funden, he s frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum, weormyndum ah, ot him ghwylc ara ymbsittendra who was slain by the sword-edge, son of Ohtere, battle-gear brave: though a brothers child. Then, I heard, the hill of its hoard was reft, he burdened his bosom with beakers and plate. THEN sank they to sleep. in his final feud, neath the fighting-mask, dearest of blades, when the Danish slew him. by illness or iron, thine elder and lord. and wielded the war-place on Withergilds fall. reached the guests as he rode to greet them; but Welcome! he called to that Weder clan. Din filled the room; the Danes were bereft. the Merowings favor has failed us wholly. Then Beowulf bade them bear the treasure. need to register. The blade of his lord, spread hot round the barrow in horror-billows, Hasted the herald, the hoard so spurred him. Hrothgar: Beowulf - I am Hrothgar! You are welcome in our land but you have come at a sad time. information about the Poetry By Heart competition including the competition guides. How Beowulf overcame Grendel the Ogre 22 V. How the Water Witch warred with the Dane folk 28 VI. their mail and weapons: the men pushed off. from hostile hordes, after Hygelacs death. One fight shall end. of that far-off fight when the floods oerwhelmed. Jealousy fled he. All gloomy his soul. to the youthful thane: bade him use them in joy. to devour their victim, vengeful creatures. when the ring-graced queen, the royal-hearted. lord of the Geats, against the loathed-one; felt fear of his foe, though fierce their mood. he swung his blade, and the blow withheld not. Yet after him came, with slaughter for Swedes the standards of Hygelac. His death in 2013 prompted tributes from across the world. the Waelsings wanderings wide, his struggles. that there in the court the clansmens refuge. Then was song and glee. For now prone he saw. You can use most of our website without any need to register. that it gripped her neck and grasped her hard, her bone-rings breaking: the blade pierced through. far and wide oer folksteads many. to high-seat hastened and Hrothgar greeted. Wealth of jewels. that once was willing each wish to please. 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, . Then the bulwark-of-earlsbade bring within. Then the woven gold on a wain was laden . From Hygelacs band. for strength of old struggles, now stricken with age. the hoard and the stronghold, heroes land. shall have mutual peace, and from murderous strife. Mournful of mood, thus he moaned his woe, by day and by night, till deaths fell wave, oerwhelmed his heart. in the strain of their struggle stood, to earth, craftily clamped; though there crashed from sill. 'Beowulf' is the only and each kept watch oer the others weal. Nor was Beowulf there; after giving of gold, for the Geat renowned. grasped firm his foe, whose fingers cracked. turned murderous mouth, on our mighty kinsman. Was not Heremod thus. For the eldest of these, by unmeet chance. was eager for battle. old ills of the earls, when in she burst. He first was slain. Venturing closer, 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. 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. that they would bide in the beer-hall here. with fear and frenzy were filled, each one, from captive of hell. worthied by weapons, if witness his features, his peerless presence! The brooklets wave. But Wyrd denied it, and victorys honors. for the gleaming blade that its glory fell. who carried my gifts to the Geatish court, thither for thanks, he has thirty mens, against horror of Grendel. he grabbed and mauled a man on his bench, under gold-crown goes where the good pair sit. for comfort and help: so he conquered the foe. the gold-friend of men. yet the hero upheld him with helpful words, he wielded the Weder-Geats. unbound the battle-runes. Now further it fell with the flight of years. with stately band from the bride-bower strode; and with him the queen and her crowd of maidens. These great character description posters give adjectives to describe the character Beowulf with dialogue from this well-known text as supporting evidence. I then in the waters tis widely known . Lo, erst from thee, brave men brought it! at broad-gold and rings. garnished with gold, and Grendels hand:, I have borne from Grendel; but God still works, stood sword-gore-stained this stateliest house, . that Darling of Danes. Thou hast brought it about that both our peoples. in the crush of combat when corpses fell. the proud ones prowess, would prove it no longer. from Grendels mother, and gained my life. comrades of war: I should carry no weapon. bed in the bowers,when that bale was shown, the hall-thaneshate. the price of death for that precious hoard; that the laggards in war the wood had left. water neath welkin, with war-blood stained. foam-necked it floated forth oer the waves. to mingle with monsters at mercy of foes, to death was betrayed; for torrents of sorrow. Then she turned to the seat where her sons were placed. the sea-kinghe slew, and his spouse redeemed. and joyed while I could in my jewel-bestower. himcould not hurl to haunts of darkness; Under welkin he walked, till the wine-palace there. The leader then, by thy life, besought me, (sad was his soul) in the sea-waves coil. the Breaker-of-Rings, as the boon thou askest, as the doughty monarch may deign to give.. He was safe, by his spells, from sword of battle, from edge of iron. lay felled in fight, nor, fain of its treasure. Then about that barrow the battle-keen rode. with waves of blood from his breast that welled. excellent iron, and uttered his thanks for it, war-friend winsome: with words he slandered not. How much awaits him. to the son of Ecglaf, the sword bade him take. legends of wonder, the wide-hearted king; or for years of his youth he would yearn at times. To his bower was Beowulf brought in haste, with his clansmen, came where the king abode, with his hand-companions, the hall resounded, . deftly they doffed: now drowsed the mere. What the Poem says about its Hero. Not Thryths pride showed she, (save her lord alone) of the liegemen dear. But battle-death seized. mournful he looked on those men unloved:. nor harness of mail, whom that horror seized. from blood of the fight, in battle-droppings, war-blade, to wane: twas a wondrous thing, Nor took from that dwelling the duke of the Geats. illustration John Howe, Templar Publishing. he bore with him over the beaker-of-waves. was foremost and strongest in the days of this life. sturdy and strong, that speech he had made, to a stouter swordsman. sovrans daughter: three steeds he added. How Beowulf the Goth came to Daneland 7 III. gay with gold, where the grim foes wrestled. Went then to greet him, and God they thanked. people-protector: be pleased to advise us! 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