Here, with great ceremony, he dispensed lavish gifts to young and old, thus giving thanks for his own victories and prosperity. It was larger and grander than any such hall that anyone had ever heard of.
I have heard tell how Hrothgar had a great mead-hall built. Each of these successors proved to be a venerable leader. No one on earth knows who received that ship's cargo.įollowing Scyld's death the kingship of the Danes passed to Scyld's son Beowulf, then in turn to his son Healfdene, then to his son Hrothgar. Then his kinsmen let the sea bear him away. Following his wishes, his body was placed on a well-outfitted ship, laden with treasures and weapons. With time all the neighboring tribes served him and paid him tribute. Scyld Scefing often drove enemy warriors from their mead-hall benches, although he himself had once been a destitute foundling. Listen! We have heard of the glory of the kings who ruled the Danes in olden times. Ashliman's folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore,
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