Loki´s Laughter - Heathen Humor

"Beowulf"
Translated by Ben Waggoner

Holy shit! We've heerd all 'bout them ancient kings
of the Skewerin' Spear-Danes, 'n'all them old-time heroes,
how them ol'people done them some mighty fine stuff.
That ol'boy Scyld Scefing used to bust in with his bubbas;
he was so damn mean, he'd steal folks' picnic tables,
scarin' holy hell outta everyone. 'Course, he started out life kinda rough,
abandoned in a basket. But whoo boy, he done got over that,
grew up awful big, ended up as a real legend 'round here,
until ever'body in five counties knew they had to buy him beers
or he'd kick their asses from hell to breakfast. That was some ol'boy!

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