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Translations of the first word of Beowulf. Created by @jesse.lansner.com. See more at https://hwaet.info.
"Hier, was wir bewahren:" (Here, what we preserve)
Der altangelsächsische Beowulf, ein Werk Adalberts von Bremen. Neuauslegung und Übersetzung, 1971
Wilhelm Tegethoff 🇩🇪
Der altangelsächsische Beowulf, ein Werk Adalberts von Bremen. Neuauslegung und Übersetzung, 1971
Wilhelm Tegethoff 🇩🇪
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Hier, was wir bewahren:" (Here, what we preserve)
Der altangelsächsische Beowulf, ein Werk Adalberts von Bremen. Neuauslegung und Übersetzung, 1971
Wilhelm Tegethoff 🇩🇪
Der altangelsächsische Beowulf, ein Werk Adalberts von Bremen. Neuauslegung und Übersetzung, 1971
Wilhelm Tegethoff 🇩🇪
"הַקְשִׁיבוּ לִי" [Hakshivu Li] (Listen to me)
Beowulf [בֵּיווּלְף], 2008
Arieh Stav [אריה סתיו] 🇮🇱
Beowulf [בֵּיווּלְף], 2008
Arieh Stav [אריה סתיו] 🇮🇱
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"הַקְשִׁיבוּ לִי" [Hakshivu Li] (Listen to me)
Beowulf [בֵּיווּלְף], 2008
Arieh Stav [אריה סתיו] 🇮🇱
Beowulf [בֵּיווּלְף], 2008
Arieh Stav [אריה סתיו] 🇮🇱
"Listen!"
Beowulf, a pagan hero: a modern poetic translation, 2014
Julie Boyden 🇺🇸
Beowulf, a pagan hero: a modern poetic translation, 2014
Julie Boyden 🇺🇸
January 21, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Listen!"
Beowulf, a pagan hero: a modern poetic translation, 2014
Julie Boyden 🇺🇸
Beowulf, a pagan hero: a modern poetic translation, 2014
Julie Boyden 🇺🇸
"What!"
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"What!"
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A Dramatic Translation, 2004
Chris Vinsonhaler 🇺🇸
"What!"
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"What!"
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
Beowulf, 1973
James L. Brown 🇨🇦
"LO! "
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"LO! "
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
Beowulf: an Anglo-Saxon Poem, 1882
James M. Garnett 🇺🇸
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A New verse translation, 2000
Roy Liuzza 🇺🇸
"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 🇬🇧
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"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 🇬🇧
"Hør her!" (Listen up!)
Beowulf: En gendigtning, 2018
Keld Zeruneith 🇩🇰
Beowulf: En gendigtning, 2018
Keld Zeruneith 🇩🇰
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Hør her!" (Listen up!)
Beowulf: En gendigtning, 2018
Keld Zeruneith 🇩🇰
Beowulf: En gendigtning, 2018
Keld Zeruneith 🇩🇰
"Hei!" (Hey!)
Das Beowulflied, 1904
Moritz Trautmann 🇩🇪
Das Beowulflied, 1904
Moritz Trautmann 🇩🇪
January 19, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"Hei!" (Hey!)
Das Beowulflied, 1904
Moritz Trautmann 🇩🇪
Das Beowulflied, 1904
Moritz Trautmann 🇩🇪
"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 🇬🇧
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"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 🇬🇧
"Traun!" (Truly!)
Dichtungen der Angelsachsen stabreimend übersetzt, 1857
Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein 🇩🇪
Dichtungen der Angelsachsen stabreimend übersetzt, 1857
Christian Wilhelm Michael Grein 🇩🇪
January 18, 2026 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 🇩🇪
"Escoitade!" (Listen!)
Beowulf, 2010
Jorge L. Bueno Alonso 🇪🇸
Beowulf, 2010
Jorge L. Bueno Alonso 🇪🇸
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Escoitade!" (Listen!)
Beowulf, 2010
Jorge L. Bueno Alonso 🇪🇸
Beowulf, 2010
Jorge L. Bueno Alonso 🇪🇸
"Indeed."
Grendel’s Mother Bites Back, 2024
Laura Varnam 🇬🇧
Grendel’s Mother Bites Back, 2024
Laura Varnam 🇬🇧
January 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"Indeed."
Grendel’s Mother Bites Back, 2024
Laura Varnam 🇬🇧
Grendel’s Mother Bites Back, 2024
Laura Varnam 🇬🇧
"Hail!"
Beowulf, 1929
James D. McCallum 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1929
James D. McCallum 🇺🇸
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Hail!"
Beowulf, 1929
James D. McCallum 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1929
James D. McCallum 🇺🇸
"Escutem!" (Listen!)
Beowulf, 2022
Elton Medeiros 🇧🇷
Beowulf, 2022
Elton Medeiros 🇧🇷
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Escutem!" (Listen!)
Beowulf, 2022
Elton Medeiros 🇧🇷
Beowulf, 2022
Elton Medeiros 🇧🇷
"Hear!"
Beowulf, 1965
Lucien Dean Pearson 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1965
Lucien Dean Pearson 🇺🇸
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Hear!"
Beowulf, 1965
Lucien Dean Pearson 🇺🇸
Beowulf, 1965
Lucien Dean Pearson 🇺🇸
"Voilà"
Le poème anglo-saxon de Beowulf, 1912
Hubert Pierquin 🇫🇷
Le poème anglo-saxon de Beowulf, 1912
Hubert Pierquin 🇫🇷
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"Voilà"
Le poème anglo-saxon de Beowulf, 1912
Hubert Pierquin 🇫🇷
Le poème anglo-saxon de Beowulf, 1912
Hubert Pierquin 🇫🇷
"聽け！" [Ting ke] (Listen!)
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
January 17, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"聽け！" [Ting ke] (Listen!)
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
Bēourufu [ベーオウルフ], 1931
Kuiyagawa Fumio [厨川文夫譯] 🇯🇵
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition, 1977
Howell D. Chickering 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition, 1977
Howell D. Chickering 🇺🇸
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Listen!"
Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition, 1977
Howell D. Chickering 🇺🇸
Beowulf: A Dual-Language Edition, 1977
Howell D. Chickering 🇺🇸
"Hør!" (Listen!)
Beowulf-kvadet, 1976
Jan W. Dietrichson 🇳🇴
Beowulf-kvadet, 1976
Jan W. Dietrichson 🇳🇴
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Hør!" (Listen!)
Beowulf-kvadet, 1976
Jan W. Dietrichson 🇳🇴
Beowulf-kvadet, 1976
Jan W. Dietrichson 🇳🇴
"Listen"
Scop Hwīlum Sang, 1983
Shirley Jones 🇬🇧
Scop Hwīlum Sang, 1983
Shirley Jones 🇬🇧
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM
"Listen"
Scop Hwīlum Sang, 1983
Shirley Jones 🇬🇧
Scop Hwīlum Sang, 1983
Shirley Jones 🇬🇧
"Quiet!"
Beowulf, a translation-in-progress, 1999
Tim Romano 🇺🇸
Beowulf, a translation-in-progress, 1999
Tim Romano 🇺🇸
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
"Quiet!"
Beowulf, a translation-in-progress, 1999
Tim Romano 🇺🇸
Beowulf, a translation-in-progress, 1999
Tim Romano 🇺🇸
"Voici!" (Behold)
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
January 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
"Voici!" (Behold)
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
Le Beowulf, 1919
Walter Thomas 🇫🇷
"Hei!" (Hey!)
Beowulf, 1898
H. Steineck 🇩🇪
Beowulf, 1898
H. Steineck 🇩🇪
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Hei!" (Hey!)
Beowulf, 1898
H. Steineck 🇩🇪
Beowulf, 1898
H. Steineck 🇩🇪