a wrecker of mead benches, rampaging among foes.
This terror of the hall-troops had come far.
A foundling to start with, he would flourish later on
as his powers waxed and his worth was proved.
In the end each clan on the outlying coasts
beyond the whale-road had to yield to him
and begin to pay tribute. That was one good king."
-Beowulf - trans. Seamus Heaney
So…
Think he's a Dom?
Think he's a Dom?
(I have a hard time deciding which of those phrases I like the best. Love this translation!)
5 comments:
definitely a Dom. And it's too early to think of anything witty to say...
You are far too literary for my brain today. Sorry--You are just THAT intelligent. I'm currently rolling around in my head with a nasty porno story...so I'm useless when it comes to "good" writing, I'm afraid. :D
nilla
Of course he was a Dom, and I agree about the translation. It's what you get when a great work of epic poetry is translated by a true poet, and not a just languages professor.
He's an alpha male, and an epic hero, so - yeah. Good chance. It is a wonderful translation. - jcn
s-
wit before wakefulness is a dangerous thing anyhow.
best to wait til you've had enough coffee…
n-
oh, pish!
don't go making me sound all pointy-headedly noble.
any right-thinking person would be preoccupied with the porn.
(I'm just ashamed I'm not one of them.)
lm-
yes.
altho' I hate to make it sound like I'm dissing anyone who tackles translating this stuff. It's hard!
dear person who I'm uncertain how to address-
It is a terrific translation, indeed.
and welcome! :-)
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