Therefore I sing the song of my wanderings,
55 Declare before the company in the crowded mead-hall,
How gifts have been given me by the great men of earth.
I was with the Huns and with the Hraeda-Goths,
With the Swedes and with the Geats and with the southern Danes,
With the Wenlas I was and with the Vikings and with the Waerna
folk.
60 With the Gepidae I was and with the Wends and with the Gefligas.
With the Angles I was and with the Swaefe and with the Aenenas.
With the Saxons I was and with the Secgans and with the
Suardones.
With the Hronas I was and with the Deanas and with the
Heatho-Raemas.
With the Thuringians I was and with the Throwendas;
65 And with the Burgundians, where a bracelet was given me.
Guthhere there gave me a goodly jewel,
As reward for my song: not slothful that king!
With the Franks I was and with the Frisians and with the
Frumtingas.
With the Rugians I was and with the Glommas and with the Roman
strangers.
70 Likewise in Italy with Aelfwine I was:
He had, as I have heard, a hand the readiest
For praiseworthy deeds of prowess and daring;
With liberal heart he lavished his treasures,
Shining armlets --the son of Eadwine.
75 I was with the Saracens and with the Serings;
With the Greeks I was and with the Finns and with far-famed
Caesar,
Who sat in rule over the cities of revelry--
Over the riches and wealth of the realm of the Welsh.
With the Scots I was and with the Picts and with the
Scride-Finns.
80 With the Lidwicingas I was and with the Leonas and with the
Longobards,
With the Haethnas and with the Haerethas and with the Hundings;
With the Israelites I was and with the Assyrians,
And with the Hebrews and with the Egyptians and with the Hindus
I was,
With the Medes I was and with the Persians and with the Myrging
folk,
85 And with the Mofdings I was and against the Myrging band,
And with the Amothingians. With the East Thuringians I was
And with the Eolas and with the Istians and with the Idumingas.
And I was with Eormanric