iddle 53 Ic seah in healle,      þær hæleð druncon,   In the high hall of heroes where men   on flet beran      feower cynna,   Sat drinking, I saw four splendors   wrætlic wudutreow      ond wunden gold,   Borne across the floor-a jeweled tree,   sinc searobunden,      ond seolfres dæl   Fine grain of the forest, a share of silver,   ond rode tacn,     þæs us to roderum up 5 Bright twisted gold, the shape and symbol 5 hlædre rærde,      ær he helwara   Of the rood that raised us like a ladder   burg abræce.     Ic þæs beames mæg   To the high heavens before Christ stormed   eaþe for eorlum     æþelu secgan;   The walls of hell. The wood's lineage   þær wæs hlin ond acc      ond se hearda iw   I sing before men--maple and oak,   ond se fealwa holen;      frean sindon ealle 10 Burnished holly, hard yew--together they serve 10 nyt ætgædre,     naman habbað anne,   And share one name-wolfshead-tree,   wulfheafedtreo.     Þæt oft wæpen abæd   The outlaw's perch. This creature welcomes   his mondryhtne,     maðm in healle,   Its lord's weapon, hall-gift and treasure,   goldhilted sweord.     Nu me þisses gieddes   The gold-hilted sword. If you can with courage   ondsware ywe,      se hine on mede 15 Grasp this riddle, say what the wood is called. 15 wordum secgan     hu se wudu hatte.       solution