# The Death of Edward

her eadward cingc || engla hlaford
sende soþfæste || sawle to criste
on godes wæra || gast haligne
he on worulda her || wunode þrage
on cyneþrymme || cræftig ræda
feower ond twentig || freolic wealdend
wintra gerimes || weolan britnode
and healfe tid || hæleþa wealdend
weold wel geþungen || walum and scottum
and bryttum eac || byre æþelredes
englum and sexum || oretmægcum
swa ymbclyppaþ || cealde brymmas
þæt eall eadwarde || æþelum cinge
hyrdon holdlice || hagestealde menn
wæs a bliþemod || bealuleas cyng
þeah he lange ær || lande bereafod
wunode wræclastum || wide geond eorþan
syþþan cnut ofercom || cynn æþelredes
and dena weoldon || deore rice
engla landes || eahta ond twentig
wintra gerimes || welan brytnodon
syþþan forþ becom || freolice in geatwum
cyningc cystum god || clæne and milde
eadward se æþela || eþel bewerode
land and leode || oþþæt lungre becom
deaþ se bitera || and swa deore genam
æþelne of eorþan || englas feredon
soþfæste sawle || innan swegles leoht
and se froda swa þeah || befæste þæt rice
heahþungenum menn || harolde sylfum
æþelum eorle || se in ealle tid
hyrde holdlice || hærran sinum
wordum and dædum || wihte ne agælde
þæs þe þearf wæs || þæs þeodcyninges