A Grim InvitationPosted on Wednesday, October 28, 2020Wednesday, October 28, 2020 by Douglas Wilson Sharing Options “So he kept his kingly word and came with rings,Treasures, and torques, the tables were heaped,The hall reared up high, with horn-gabled corners,Baiting the battle-flames; that burning would come.” Beowulf, p. 9