938AS

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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> (Jebson)