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