so lived the s winsome life

till one began to fashion evils， that field of hell。

grehis monster grim was called

march-riever nd living

in fen and fastness； fief of the giants the hapless wight a while had kept sihe creator his exile doomed。

on kin of was the killing avenged by sod for slaughtered abel。

fared his feud

and far was he driven

for the slaughter''s sake

from sight of men。

of awoke all that woful breed

etins and elves and evil-spirits

as well as the giants that warred with god weary while：

but their wage aid them！

that is， ”the hart，” or ”stag，”

so called from decorations in the gables that resembled the antlers of a deer。

this hall has been carefully described in a pamphlet by heyne。

the building was regular， with opposite doors -- mainly west a -- and a hearth in the middle of the single room。

a row of pillars down each side

at som the walls

made a space which was raised a little above the r

and was furnished with two rows of seats。

on one side

usually south

was the high-seat midway between the doors。

opposite this

oher raised space

was another seat of honor。

at the ba soon to be described

hrothgar sat in the south or chief high-seat

and beowulf opposite to him。

the se for a flying (see below， v。499) was thus very effectively set。

planks oles -- the ”board” of later english literature -- fornt of the long rows of seats

aaken away after bas， wheainers were ready to stretch

themselves out for sleep on the benches。

fire was the usual end of these halls。

see v。 781 below。 ohinks of the splendid se at the end of the nibelungen of the nialssaga， of saxo''s story of amlethus， and many a less famous instance。】

【嘛~~~英文看不懂也没关系，这……不重要……】

【只是史诗诗歌里面节选的一段，解释这把剑的来历，也没多大的作用……】