atheling

• There on the bench was Over the atheling, easy to look on The battle-steep war-helm, the byrny be-ringed The wood of the onset, all-glorious. —  The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats
• [3] The ring-stemmčd vessel Bark of the atheling, lay there at anchor Icy in glimmer and eager for sailing By his own request, his body is laid on a vessel and wafted seaward 35 The belovčd leader laid they down there Giver of rings, on the breast of the vessel The famed by the mainmast. —  Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
• The man-ruler famous The long-worthy atheling, sat very woful Suffered great sorrow, sighed for his liegemen, [6 When they had seen the track of the hateful pursuer The spirit accursčd: too crushing that sorrow The monster returns the next night 20 Too loathsome and lasting. —  Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
• Dead is Ćschere Yrmenlaf's brother, older than he 5 My true-hearted counsellor, trusty adviser Shoulder-companion, when fighting in battle Our heads we protected, when troopers were clashing He was my ideal hero And heroes were dashing; such an earl should be ever An erst-worthy atheling, as Ćschere proved him 10 The flickering death-spirit became in Heorot His hand-to-hand murderer; I can not tell whither The cruel one turned in the carcass exulting 47 This horrible creature came to avenge Grendel's death By cramming discovered. —  Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem
• The folk-ruling hero 25 Prince of the Weders, was planning to wreak him The warmen's defender bade them to make him Earlmen's atheling, an excellent war-shield He orders an iron shield to be made from him, wood is useless Wholly of iron: fully he knew then That wood from the forest was helpless to aid him 30 Shield against fire. —  Beowulf An Anglo-Saxon Epic Poem

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