勇气
中国人最缺乏的不是智慧，而是勇气、正直的品性。
（Beowulf），是基特人的英雄，
Wægmunding部族的战士Ecgþeow之子，
母亲是基特国王Hreðel的女儿。
古英语叙事长诗《贝奥武夫》，
其名字一般被解读为“战狼（Battle-Wolf）”。
死期未卜，唯荣耀不移
贝奥武夫
贝奥武夫开始寻找巨龙的踪迹，
在洞穴中与巨龙展开殊死决战。
战斗中贝奥武夫呼唤着手下，寻求帮助。
因为恐惧，士兵无人敢于上前，
除了一名叫维格拉夫（Wiglaf）的年轻人。
维格拉夫与贝奥武夫并肩作战，
誓死追随着心中的英雄偶像。
贝奥武夫用利剑刺向巨龙，
巨龙开始反击，贝奥武夫受了伤。
最终，贝奥武夫伺机闯到巨龙身下，
将利剑深深插入巨龙腹部杀死了巨龙。
最后的英勇付出了终极的代价
--巨龙的尖牙刺穿了他的颈部。
临死前，
贝奥武夫将头盔、铠甲与利剑赠给了维格拉夫。
维格拉夫，成为了新的一代的英雄。
Beowulf is the oldest epic in English.
Drawing from Danish history and folk tales,
it was
PRELUDE OF THE FOUNDER OF THE DANISH HOUSE
LO, praise of the prowess of people-kings
of spear-armed Danes, in days long sped,
we have heard, and what honor the athelings won!
Oft Scyld the Scefing from squadroned foes,
from many a tribe, the mead-bench tore,
awing the earls. Since erst he lay
friendless, a foundling, fate repaid him:
for he waxed under welkin, in wealth he throve,
till before him the folk, both far and near,
who house by the whale-path, heard his mandate,
gave him gifts: a good king he!
To him an heir was afterward born,
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