'''''BeowulfBeoƿulf''''' wæsƿæs geanwyrdegeanƿyrde beon þæt anne micelne leoþ inne Ænglisc awritaƿrit. Hit wæsƿæs writenƿriten mid [[Englisc sprǣc|Ænglisc]], mid W[[Westan-Saxon sprǣc|estanǷestan-Saxon]] lædan, and æwielmenæƿielmen mid spræc betweonanbetƿeonan þæt neah 7 hundred geara AD and æror 9 hundred geara AD. Þone æwielmæƿielm notere wæsƿæs uncuþ, ac hit wæsƿæs æfterwritenæfterƿriten fram twegentƿegen notera, þa wæronƿæron gelician Cristne, and abidan swasƿa anga anne boc geboren æt 10 hundred geara AD, habbe fram þæm [[Bryttisc Museum|Bryttiscan Muse]]. Þæt leoþ is 3182 lina lang, gebrocen into fruma and 43 læppan, and atellan Germanisc calendcwidecalendcƿide.
BeowulfBeoƿulf, se ealdor, wæsƿæs Geatisc æþeling. Þa of þara pliht Hroþgar þone Deniscan cyning he gefracg, þa hwahƿa ferde to helpenne. BeowulfBeoƿulf niþplegen and ofslagen þa niþig wuhteƿuhte Grendel and Grendles modor, to ærgod lastwordlastƿord and lean. Hie þæræfter geanhwurfgeanhƿurf cyþþu to weorþenneƿeorþenne Geatena cyning æftanweardæftanƿeard, wyrdƿyrd þa deaþ his fæderes. Hie regolian 50 winterƿinter, and swealtsƿealt ofslagen gram wyrmƿyrm þæt abrocen his land. Hie wæsƿæs giermane fram his neodfreond WiglafǷiglaf.
