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Æþelstan cyning, eorla dryhten,
beorna beahgifa, & his broþor eac,
Eadmund æþeling, ealdorlangne tir
The Battle
of Brunanburh
Æþelstan
cyning,
eorla dryhten,
beorna beahgifa,
& his broþor eac,
Eadmund æþeling,
ealdorlangne tir
geslogon æt sæcce
sweorda ecgum
ymbe Brunanburh.
Bordweal clufan,
heowan heaþolinde
hamora lafan,
afaran Eadweardes,
swa him geæþele wæs
from cneomægum,
þæt hi æt campe oft
wiþ laþra gehwæne
land ealgodon,
hord & hamas.
Hettend crungun,
fæge feollan,
feld dænnede
secgas hwate,
siðþan sunne up
on morgentid,
mære tungol,
glad ofer grundas,
godes condel beorht,
eces drihtnes,
oð sio æþele gesceaft
sah to setle.
Þær læg secg mænig
garum ageted,
guma norþerna
ofer scild scoten,
swilce Scittisc eac,
werig, wiges sæd.
Wesseaxe forð
ondlongne dæg
eorodcistum
on last legdun
laþum þeodum,
heowan herefleman
hindan þearle
mecum mylenscearpan.
Myrce ne wyrndon
heeardes hondplegan
hæleþa nanum
þæ þe mid Anlafe
ofer æra gebland
on lides bosme
land gesohtun,
fæge to gefeohte.
Fife lægun
on þam campstede
cyninges giunge,
sweordum aswefede,
swilce seofene eac
eorlas Anlafes,
unrim heriges,
flotan & Sceotta.
Þær geflemed wearð
Norðmanna bregu,
nede gebeded,
to lides stefne
litle weorode;
cread cnear on flot,
cyning ut gewat
on fealene flod,
feorh generede.
Swilce þær eac se froda
mid fleame com
on his cyþþe norð,
Costontinus,
har hilderinc,
hreman ne þorfte
mæca gemanan;
he wæs his mæga sceard,
freonda gefylled
on folcstede,
beslagen æt sæcce,
& his sunu forlet
on wælstowe
wundun fergrunden,
giungne æt guðe.
Gelpan ne þorfte
beorn blandenfeax
bilgeslehtes,
eald inwidda,
ne Anlaf þy ma;
mid heora herelafum
hlehhan ne þorftun
þæt heo beaduweorca
beteran wurdun
on campstede
culbolgehnastes,
garmittinge,
gumena gemotes,
wæpengewrixles,
þæs hi on wælfelda
wiþ Eadweardes
afaran plegodan.
Gewitan him þa Norþmen
nægledcnearrum,
dreorig daraða laf,
on Dinges mere
ofer deop wæter
Difelin secan,
& eft Iraland,
æwiscmode.
Swilce þa gebroþer
begen ætsamne,
cyning & æþeling,
cyþþe sohton,
Wesseaxena land,
wiges hremige.
Letan him behindan
hræw bryttian
saluwigpadan,
þone sweartan hræfn,
hyrnednebban,
& þane hasewanpadan,
earn æftan hwit,
æses brucan,
grædigne guðhafoc
& þæt græge deor,
wulf on wealde.
Ne wearð wæl mare
on þis eiglande
æfer gieta
folces gefylled
beforan þissum
sweordes ecgum,
þæs þe us secgað bec,
ealde uðwitan,
siþþan eastan hider
Engle & Seaxe
up becoman,
ofer brad brimu
Brytene sohtan,
wlance wigsmiþas,
Weealas ofercoman,
eorlas arhwate
eard begeatan.