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Translations of the first word of Beowulf. Created by @jesse.lansner.com. See more at https://hwaet.info.
"Now"
The Story of Beowulf: Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose, 1913
Ernest J.B. Kirtlan 🇬🇧
The Story of Beowulf: Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose, 1913
Ernest J.B. Kirtlan 🇬🇧
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Now"
The Story of Beowulf: Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose, 1913
Ernest J.B. Kirtlan 🇬🇧
The Story of Beowulf: Translated from Anglo-Saxon into Modern English Prose, 1913
Ernest J.B. Kirtlan 🇬🇧
"Lo!"
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Lo!"
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
Beowulf: The Oldest English Epic translated into Alliterative Verse, 1940
Charles W. Kennedy 🇺🇸
"Patiešām!" (Indeed!)
Beovulfs, 2017
Māris Linde 🇱🇻
Beovulfs, 2017
Māris Linde 🇱🇻
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Patiešām!" (Indeed!)
Beovulfs, 2017
Māris Linde 🇱🇻
Beovulfs, 2017
Māris Linde 🇱🇻
"Hear!"
Beowulf: A Prose Translation, 1957
David Wright 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Prose Translation, 1957
David Wright 🇬🇧
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Hear!"
Beowulf: A Prose Translation, 1957
David Wright 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Prose Translation, 1957
David Wright 🇬🇧
"Hear, Listen"
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Hear, Listen"
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1987
Julian Glover 🇬🇧
"Hey"
#Beow100, 2014
Elaine Treharne 🇺🇸
#Beow100, 2014
Elaine Treharne 🇺🇸
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Hey"
#Beow100, 2014
Elaine Treharne 🇺🇸
#Beow100, 2014
Elaine Treharne 🇺🇸
"LISTEN"
Beowulf, 2011
Richard North 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 2011
Richard North 🇬🇧
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"LISTEN"
Beowulf, 2011
Richard North 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 2011
Richard North 🇬🇧
"Hear"
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1987
Bernard Felix Huppé 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1987
Bernard Felix Huppé 🇺🇸
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Hear"
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1987
Bernard Felix Huppé 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New Translation, 1987
Bernard Felix Huppé 🇺🇸
"Indeed"
Beowulf, 1978
Michael Swanton 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1978
Michael Swanton 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Indeed"
Beowulf, 1978
Michael Swanton 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1978
Michael Swanton 🇬🇧
"What!"
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"What!"
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧
"What ho!"
Beowulf, a New Verse Translation for Fireside and Classroom, 1923
William Ellery Leonard 🇬🇧
Beowulf, a New Verse Translation for Fireside and Classroom, 1923
William Ellery Leonard 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"What ho!"
Beowulf, a New Verse Translation for Fireside and Classroom, 1923
William Ellery Leonard 🇬🇧
Beowulf, a New Verse Translation for Fireside and Classroom, 1923
William Ellery Leonard 🇬🇧
"Traun!" (Truly!)
Dichtungen der Angelsachsen stabreimend übersetzt, 1857
Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein 🇩🇪
Dichtungen der Angelsachsen stabreimend übersetzt, 1857
Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein 🇩🇪
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Traun!" (Truly!)
Dichtungen der Angelsachsen stabreimend übersetzt, 1857
Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein 🇩🇪
Dichtungen der Angelsachsen stabreimend übersetzt, 1857
Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein 🇩🇪
"Listen!"
Beowulf, 2000
Bertha Rogers 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 2000
Bertha Rogers 🇺🇸
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Listen!"
Beowulf, 2000
Bertha Rogers 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 2000
Bertha Rogers 🇺🇸
"Attenti!" (Atention)
La Canzone di Beowulf, 1915
Anna Benedetti 🇮🇹
La Canzone di Beowulf, 1915
Anna Benedetti 🇮🇹
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Attenti!" (Atention)
La Canzone di Beowulf, 1915
Anna Benedetti 🇮🇹
La Canzone di Beowulf, 1915
Anna Benedetti 🇮🇹
"Lo!"
A translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf, 1837
John Kemble 🇬🇧
A translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf, 1837
John Kemble 🇬🇧
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Lo!"
A translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf, 1837
John Kemble 🇬🇧
A translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf, 1837
John Kemble 🇬🇧
"Ecoutez!" (Listen!)
Beowulf, 1937
Camille Monnet 🇫🇷
Beowulf, 1937
Camille Monnet 🇫🇷
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Ecoutez!" (Listen!)
Beowulf, 1937
Camille Monnet 🇫🇷
Beowulf, 1937
Camille Monnet 🇫🇷
"Lo"
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Lo"
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, 1926
J.R.R. Tolkien 🇬🇧
"¡Oíd!" (Listen)
Beowulf, 2019
Bernardo Santano Moreno 🇪🇸
Beowulf, 2019
Bernardo Santano Moreno 🇪🇸
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"¡Oíd!" (Listen)
Beowulf, 2019
Bernardo Santano Moreno 🇪🇸
Beowulf, 2019
Bernardo Santano Moreno 🇪🇸
"Lo"
Beowulf, 1925
Albert Baugh 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1925
Albert Baugh 🇺🇸
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Lo"
Beowulf, 1925
Albert Baugh 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1925
Albert Baugh 🇺🇸
"HEY now hear"
Beowulf: A Translation, 2012
Thomas Meyer 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Translation, 2012
Thomas Meyer 🇬🇧
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"HEY now hear"
Beowulf: A Translation, 2012
Thomas Meyer 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A Translation, 2012
Thomas Meyer 🇬🇧
"Fürwahr:" (Verily:)
Beowulf, 1951
Felix Genzmer 🇩🇪
Beowulf, 1951
Felix Genzmer 🇩🇪
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Fürwahr:" (Verily:)
Beowulf, 1951
Felix Genzmer 🇩🇪
Beowulf, 1951
Felix Genzmer 🇩🇪
"Истинно!" [Istinno!] (Truly!)
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 1975
Vladimir Tikhomirov [Вла̀димӣр Тихомиров] 🇷🇺
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 1975
Vladimir Tikhomirov [Вла̀димӣр Тихомиров] 🇷🇺
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"Истинно!" [Istinno!] (Truly!)
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 1975
Vladimir Tikhomirov [Вла̀димӣр Тихомиров] 🇷🇺
Beovul'f [Беовульф], 1975
Vladimir Tikhomirov [Вла̀димӣр Тихомиров] 🇷🇺
"Yes"
Beowulf: A New Prose Translation, 1966
Ethelbert Talbot Donaldson 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A New Prose Translation, 1966
Ethelbert Talbot Donaldson 🇬🇧
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"Yes"
Beowulf: A New Prose Translation, 1966
Ethelbert Talbot Donaldson 🇬🇧
Beowulf: A New Prose Translation, 1966
Ethelbert Talbot Donaldson 🇬🇧
"Listen!"
Beowulf, 1982
S.A.J. Bradley 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1982
S.A.J. Bradley 🇬🇧
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"Listen!"
Beowulf, 1982
S.A.J. Bradley 🇬🇧
Beowulf, 1982
S.A.J. Bradley 🇬🇧
"Eh quoi!" (What!)
Beowulf, Epopée Anglo-Saxonne, 1877
Léon Botkine 🇫🇷
Beowulf, Epopée Anglo-Saxonne, 1877
Léon Botkine 🇫🇷
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Eh quoi!" (What!)
Beowulf, Epopée Anglo-Saxonne, 1877
Léon Botkine 🇫🇷
Beowulf, Epopée Anglo-Saxonne, 1877
Léon Botkine 🇫🇷