# The Death of Alfred

ac godwine hine þa gelette || and hine on hæft sette
and his geferan he todraf || and sume mislice ofsloh
sume hi man wiþ feo sealde || sume hreowlice acwealde
sume hi man bende || sume hi man blende
sume hamelode || sume hættode
ne wearþ dreorlicre dæd || gedon on þison earde
syþþan dene comon || and her friþ namon
nu is to gelyfenne || to þan leofan gode
þæt hi blission || bliþe mid criste
þe wæron butan scylde || swa earmlice acwealde
se æþeling lyfode þa gyt || ælc yfel man him gehet
oþþæt man gerædde || þæt man hine lædde
to eligbyrig || swa gebundenne
sona swa he lende || on scype man hine blende
and hine swa blindne || brohte to þam munecon
and he þar wunode || þa hwile þe he lyfode
syþþan hine man byrigde || swa him wel gebyrede
ful wurþlice || swa he wyrþe wæs
æt þam westende || þam styple ful gehende
on þam suþportice || seo saul is mid criste