# The Battle of Brunanburh

her æþelstan cyning || eorla dryhten
beorna beahgifa || and 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 and hamas || hettend crungun
sceotta leoda || and scipflotan
fæge feollan || feld dænnede
secga swate || siþþan sunne up
on morgentid || mære tungol
glad ofer grundas || godes condel beorht
eces drihtnes || oþ sio æþele gesceaft
sah to setle || þær læg secg mænig
garum ageted || guma norþerna
ofer scild scoten || swilce scittisc eac
werig wiges sæd || wesseaxe forþ
ondlongne dæg || eorodcistum
on last legdun || laþum þeodum
heowan herefleman || hindan þearle
mecum mylenscearpan || myrce ne wyrndon
heardes hondplegan || hæleþa nanum
þæra þe mid anlafe || ofer æra gebland
on lides bosme || land gesohtun
fæge to gefeohte || fife lægun
on þam campstede || cyningas giunge
sweordum aswefede || swilce seofene eac
eorlas anlafes || unrim heriges
flotan and sceotta || þær geflemed wearþ
norþmanna 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 norþ || costontinus
har hilderinc || hreman ne þorfte
mæca gemanan || he wæs his mæga sceard
freonda gefylled || on folcstede
beslagen æt sæcce || and his sunu forlet
on wælstowe || wundun forgrunden
giungne æt guþe || 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 || cumbolgehnastes
garmittinge || gumena gemotes
wæpengewrixles || þæs hi on wælfelda
wiþ eadweardes || afaran plegodan
gewitan him þa norþmen || nægledcnearrum
dreorig daraþa laf || on dinges mere
ofer deop wæter || difelin secan
eft iraland || æwiscmode
swilce þa gebroþer || begen ætsamne
cyning and æþeling || cyþþe sohton
wesseaxena land || wiges hremige
letan him behindan || hræw bryttian
saluwigpadan || þone sweartan hræfn
hyrnednebban || and þane hasewanpadan
earn æftan hwit || æses brucan
grædigne guþhafoc || and þæt græge deor
wulf on wealde || ne wearþ wæl mare
on þis eiglande || æfre gieta
folces gefylled || beforan þissum
sweordes ecgum || þæs þe us secgaþ bec
ealde uþwitan || siþþan eastan hider
engle and seaxe || up becoman
ofer brad brimu || brytene sohtan
wlance wigsmiþas || wealas ofercoman
eorlas arhwate || eard begeatan