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Der Song erzählt die angelsächsische Legende von Beowulf, einem gautischen Helden.
Erst tötet Beowulf in Dänemark das menschenfressende Monster Grendel und dessen Mutter. Jahrzehnte später stellt er sich, selbst zum König aufgestiegen, dem Kampf gegen einen Drachen, der sich an den Menschen für den Diebstahl eines goldenen Kelches aus seinem Schatz rächt. Der Drache wird getötet, doch auch Beowulf erliegt seinen Verletzungen.
lyrics
Gūđ-Cyning
Far from Home his Legend began
the tale of an unbound northman
with a steady hand and fearless mind
rise to a glorious king of his kin
a fighting skill nearby the gods
his will prepared against all odds
and on the day the dragon flies
In Glory he will die
From the frozen Geataland
They sail to the danish shores
lead by the northern star
in search of glory in war
to slay a cruel monster
that terrorized
the hall of king Hrothgar
Grendel will die
Far from Home his Legend began
the tale of an unbound northman
with a steady hand and fearless mind
rise to a glorious king of his kin
a fighting skill nearby the gods
his will prepared against all odds
and on the day the dragon flies
In Glory he will die
In an act of violent rage
the monstrous mother came
The Bloodbath in heorot
Witness by bloody remains
so the great hero
decides to challenge her
deep in her mere-hall
he dives
fifty years of peace
fifty years he rules the geats
till an old-ancient beast
was awaken by a thief
the old king face it proud
arms himself and left his throne
through flames he rides
iron against scales
as they saw the scaled beast
all of his companions flew
only one stands at his side
in the kings last fight
three times the dragon charged
three times they stand firm
and finally the great wyrm
was slain
on a headland
by the northern sea
his ashes were buried
together
with the treasure
King of all geats
Gūđ-cyning
Bēowulf