938AS

See this in Modern English.

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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.

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(Jebson)