The Noble Truth

Ārīs, rīces weard, uton hraþe fēran,
Grendles māgan gang scēawigan.
Ic hit þē gehāte: nō hē on helm losaþ,
nē on foldan fæþm, nē on fyrgenholt,
nē on gyfenes grund, gā þǣr hē wille”
-Beowulf - Anonymous

Arise, guardian of the kingdom, let us swiftly depart,
to observe the kin of Grendel.
I promise you this: he shall not lose in battle,
neither in the embrace of earth, nor on the mountain woods,
nor in the depths of the ocean; go where he wishes."
-Beowulf - Anonymous