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The f~ast ends. Beowulf and his men take the place of<br />
Hrothgar’s followers and lie down to sleep in Herot.<br />
Beowulf, however, is wakeful, eager to meet his enemy.<br />
Out from the marsh, from the foot of misty<br />
Hills and bogs, bearing God’s hatred,<br />
Grendel came, hoping to kill<br />
Anyone he could trap on this trip to high Herot.<br />
He moved quicldy thro~igh the cloudy night,<br />
Up from his swampland, sliding silently<br />
Toward that gold-shining hall. He had vis<strong>it</strong>ed Hrothgar’s<br />
Home before, knew the way--<br />
Animal head from a<br />
Viking ship (c. 800).<br />
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