938AS

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Her æþelstan cyning,eorla dryhten,

beorna beahgifa,7 his broþor eac,

Eadmund æþeling,ealdorlangne tir

geslogon æt sæccesweorda ecgum

ymbe Brunanburh.Bordweal clufan,

heowan heaþolindehamora lafan,

afaran Eadweardes,swa him geæþele wæs

from cneomægum,þæt hi æt campe oft

wiþ laþra gehwæneland ealgodon,

hord 7 hamas.Hettend crungun,

Sceotta leoda7 scipflotan

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 dægeorodcistum

on last legdunlaþum þeodum,

heowan hereflemanhindan þearle

mecum mylenscearpan.Myrce ne wyrndon

heeardes hondpleganhæleþa nanum

þæ þe mid Anlafeofer æra gebland

on lides bosmeland gesohtun,

fæge to gefeohte.Fife lægun

on þam campstedecyninges giunge,

sweordum aswefede,swilce seofene eac

eorlas Anlafes,unrim heriges,

flotan 7 Sceotta.þær geflemed wearð

Norðmanna bregu,nede gebeded,

to lides stefnelitle weorode;

cread cnear on flot,cyning ut gewat

on fealene flod,feorh generede.

Swilce þær eac se frodamid fleame com

on his cyþþe norð,Costontinus,

har hilderinc,hreman ne þorfte

mæca gemanan;he wæs his mæga sceard,

freonda gefylledon folcstede,

beslagen æt sæcce,7 his sunu forlet

on wælstowewundun fergrunden,

giungne æt guðe.Gelpan ne þorfte

beorn blandenfeaxbilgeslehtes,

eald inwidda,ne Anlaf þy ma;

mid heora herelafumhlehhan ne þorftun

þæt heo beaduweorcabeteran wurdun

on campstedeculbolgehnastes,

garmittinge,gumena gemotes,

wæpengewrixles,þæs hi on wælfelda

wiþ Eadweardesafaran plegodan.

Gewitan him þa Norþmennægledcnearrum,

dreorig daraða laf,on Dinges mere

ofer deop wæterDifelin secan,

7 eft Iraland,æwiscmode.

Swilce þa gebroþerbegen ætsamne,

cyning 7 æþeling,cyþþe sohton,

Wesseaxena land,wiges hremige.

Letan him behindanhræw bryttian

saluwigpadan,þone sweartan hræfn,

hyrnednebban,7 þane hasewanpadan,

earn æftan hwit,æses brucan,

grædigne guðhafoc7 þæt græge deor,

wulf on wealde.Ne wearð wæl mare

on þis eiglandeæfer gieta

folces gefylledbeforan þissum

sweordes ecgum,þæs þe us secgað bec,

ealde uðwitan,siþþan eastan hider

Engle 7 Seaxeup becoman,

ofer brad brimuBrytene sohtan,

wlance wigsmiþas,Weealas ofercoman,

eorlas arhwateeard begeatan.

</poem> (Jebson)