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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 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)