English poem
The kindred of Cain crushed with His vengeance
by J. Lesslie Hall (1856–1928)
The kindred of Cain crushed with His vengeance; In the feud He rejoiced not, but far away drove him From kindred and kind, that crime to atone for, Meter of Justice. Thence ill-favored creatures, 60 Elves and giants, monsters of ocean, Came into being, and the giants that longtime Grappled with God; He gave them requital.
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- The well-beloved bedmate of the War-Scylfing leader
- Tis time I were faring; Father Almighty
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