As I know, you shall be pleased to hear, I am fine and well. My journey has beenquite splendid and a breath of fresh air. Truly, I did need this time away. I pen this letter to you to tell you of the remarkable mead hall I stumbled in which I attended a lively banquet. The hall was built by the king of the Danes. He is named Hrothgar and he named it Heorot, the great Hall of the Hart. I have heard in my travels that it is famous far and wide.

             Here, Hrothgar holds great feasts and distributes his wealth among his people. He is infamous because of his courage and his success in battle. His band of warriors has increased as his reputation for success and fairness continues to grow throughout the land. He has amassed quite a formidable army, indeed.

             From the outside, the hall is rectangular in shape. The hall has opposite doors,mainly east and west. Upon entering the hall through the east doorway, ones eyes befall upon the hearth in the middle of the single room. Usually a roaring fire blazes out of the hearth, no only providing warmth to the patrons but casting an eerie glow against the brick walls of the hall. A row of pillars run down each side, at some distance from the walls, making a space which is raised a little above the main floor, and is furnished with two rows of seats. On the south side, there is a high-seat midway between the doors. Opposite this, on the other raised space is another seat of honor. .

             On the night of the banquet, Hrothgar took his place on the south seat midway between the doors and a man named Beowulf sat opposite him in the other seat of honor. Planks on trestles formed the tables just in front of the long row of seats. These planks are taken away after the banquets , when the retainers are ready to stretch themselves out for sleep on the benches after a long night of festivities. The walls were decorated with tapestries of gold.