Beowulf is my name

[karmicdragonfly]

In the last class, Beowulf's name* finally shows up! He's been spoken of in the poem earlier, but not by name until now.  Below lines 340-343.

Him þa ellenrof andswarode,	Then the valiant one answered,
wlanc Wedera leod, word æfter spræc,	proud leader of the Geats, and spoke words after,
heard under helme: “We synt Higelaċes	tough-looking under his helmet: “We are Higelac’s
beodġeneatas; Beowulf is min nama.	table companions; Beowulf is my name.

Some examples from previous lines:

Higelac’s thane, a good (man) among the Geats

****

Never have I seen a greater earl on earth than (the) one of you,

a warrior arrayed in gear, who is (clearly) not a hall servant,

with weapons adorned, unless I am wrong about him and his splendor

and peerless appearance.

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This is him speaking of his father:

The most experienced one answered him,

leader of the troop, unlocked his store of words:

 

“We are of the race of the people of the Geats

and of the retinue of Hygelac (king of the Geats)

 

My father was known by the people,

noble leader (in battle), called the “Sword Servant”



*Note: the name Beowulf DOES actually show up pretty early in the poem, but it's referring to someone else -- it doesn't fit the story or anything. I think it's considered to be a scribal error -- like maybe some scribe saw a similar name and 'corrected' it, since the story was about a character called Beowulf.