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<blockquote data-quote="Maerdwyn" data-source="post: 2624218" data-attributes="member: 835">&quot;Salvation?&quot;&nbsp; calls out the man next to Hjördis.&nbsp; &quot;Do the Scyld-Danes need Göts to save them, then? Are you--&quot; Hjördis whirls and punches him in the face, knocking the man to the ground.&nbsp;&nbsp; Hjördis continues. &quot;If you are friends, Göts, then Hrothgar will welcome you.&nbsp; But if you bring more strife to his land, you will be given to the marshes. Heorot still has strength enough to defend itself from the Göts, even one named Beowulf!&quot;Beowulf says in a low voice (not loud enough for the Danes to hear), &quot;This is not the hospitable welcome I had expected, then calls out, &quot;Thank you, son of Thurval. We are here as enemies of the Grendel and of no other.&nbsp; Will you take us to Hrothgar?&quot;Hjördis nods, saying, &quot;I will, Göt.&nbsp; Have your men carry your boat from the water.&nbsp; Leave it on the hillside: up on the grass.&nbsp; Then I will take you to Heorot.&quot;&nbsp; There is a bit of confusion about this request, as your boats are usually simply run aground and tied.&nbsp; In storms, they are taken from the water, b only liad a few feet from it and laid parallel to the shore - not take thirty feet or more up the beach to where the grass begins, and not on calm, late autumn days without a cloud or hint of wind.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maerdwyn, post: 2624218, member: 835"] "Salvation?" calls out the man next to Hjördis. "Do the Scyld-Danes need Göts to save them, then? Are you--" Hjördis whirls and punches him in the face, knocking the man to the ground. Hjördis continues. "If you are friends, Göts, then Hrothgar will welcome you. But if you bring more strife to his land, you will be given to the marshes. Heorot still has strength enough to defend itself from the Göts, even one named Beowulf!" Beowulf says in a low voice (not loud enough for the Danes to hear), "This is not the hospitable welcome I had expected, then calls out, "Thank you, son of Thurval. We are here as enemies of the Grendel and of no other. Will you take us to Hrothgar?" Hjördis nods, saying, "I will, Göt. Have your men carry your boat from the water. Leave it on the hillside: up on the grass. Then I will take you to Heorot." There is a bit of confusion about this request, as your boats are usually simply run aground and tied. In storms, they are taken from the water, b only liad a few feet from it and laid parallel to the shore - not take thirty feet or more up the beach to where the grass begins, and not on calm, late autumn days without a cloud or hint of wind. [/QUOTE]

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