‘Treat my sons
with tender care, be strong and kind.
Here each comrade is true to the other,
loyal to lord, loving in spirit.’
– Beowulf, Seamus Heaney (trans.)
Lines 1226-1229: Wealtheow asks Beowulf to protect her sons.
‘Treat my sons
with tender care, be strong and kind.
Here each comrade is true to the other,
loyal to lord, loving in spirit.’
– Beowulf, Seamus Heaney (trans.)