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<poem> Her æþelstan cyning, eorla dryhten, beorna beahgifa, 7 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 7 hamas. Hettend crungun, Sceotta leoda 7 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 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 7 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, 7 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, 7 eft Iraland, æwiscmode. Swilce þa gebroþer begen ætsamne, cyning 7 æþeling, cyþþe sohton, Wesseaxena land, wiges hremige. Letan him behindan hræw bryttian saluwigpadan, þone sweartan hræfn, hyrnednebban, 7 þane hasewanpadan, earn æftan hwit, æses brucan, grædigne guðhafoc 7 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 7 Seaxe up becoman, ofer brad brimu Brytene sohtan, wlance wigsmiþas, Weealas ofercoman, eorlas arhwate eard begeatan. </poem>

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