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