Re: Beowulf ond Godsylla

From: Roland Volz <rmv1_at_...>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:52:05 -0000

I'm so used to seeing serious, well-done little bits of skaldic verse at the end of John's posts that I read through his email twice before this hit me...

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> nysalor_at_p... John Hughes
>
> Monstaer moppe fleor wyth eallum men in haelle.
> Beowulf in bacceroome fonecall bemaccen waes;
> Hearen sond of ruccus saed, 'Hwaet the helle?'
> Graben sheold strang ond swich-blaed scharp
> Stond feorth to fyht the grimlic foe.
> 'Me,' Godsylla saed, 'mac the minsemete.'
> Heoro cwyc geten heold with faemed half-nelson
> Ond flyng him lic frisbe bac to fen.
> Beowulf belly up to meaddehaele bar,
> Saed, 'Ne foe beaten mie faersom cung-fu.'
> Eorderen cocca-colha yce-coeld, the reol thyng.
>
> - Beowulf ond Godsylla (II).