Beowulf got ready,
donned his war-gear, indifferent to death;
his mighty, hand-forged, fine-webbed mail
would soon meet with the menace underwater.
It would keep the bone-cage of his body safe
- Beowulf 1442-1446
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An informal (and hilarious) recap
The original can be found here. A free translation is available, but personally I prefer the Seamus Heaney one, that I have quoted above.
A note on translation.
A reading by Michael Drout, Professor of English at Wheaton College in Massachusetts.
TL;DR: Read it!
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