# The Battle of Finnsburh

 || # /nas byrnaþ
hnæf hleoþrode þa || heaþogeong cyning
ne þis ne dagaþ eastan || ne her draca ne fleogeþ
ne her þisse healle || hornas ne byrnaþ
ac her forþ beraþ || fugelas singaþ
gylleþ græghama || guþwudu hlynneþ
scyld scefte oncwyþ || nu scyneþ þes mona
waþol under wolcnum || nu arisaþ weadæda
þe þisne folces niþ || fremman willaþ
ac onwacnigeaþ nu || wigend mine
habbaþ eowre linda || hicgeaþ on ellen
winnaþ on orde || wesaþ onmode
þa aras mænig goldhladen þegn || gyrde hine his swurde
þa to dura eodon || drihtlice cempan
sigeferþ and eaha || hyra sword getugon
and æt oþrum durum || ordlaf and guþlaf
and hengest sylf || hwearf him on laste
þa gyt garulf || guþere styrde
þæt he swa freolic feorh || forman siþe
to þære healle durum || hyrsta ne bære
nu hyt niþa heard || anyman wolde
ac he frægn ofer eal || undearninga
deormod hæleþ || hwa þa duru heolde
sigeferþ is min nama cweþ he || ic eom secgena leod
wreccea wide cuþ || fæla ic weana gebad
heardra hilda || þe is gyt her witod
swæþer þu sylf to me || secean wylle
þa wæs on healle || wælslihta gehlyn
sceolde cellod bord || cenum on handa
banhelm berstan || buruhþelu dynede
oþ æt þære guþe || garulf gecrang
ealra ærest || eorþbuendra
guþlafes sunu || ymbe hyne godra fæla
hwearflicra hræw || hræfen wandrode
sweart and sealobrun || swurdleoma stod
swylce eal finnsburuh || fyrenu wære
ne gefrægn ic næfre wurþlicor || æt wera hilde
sixtig sigebeorna || sel gebæran
ne nefre swetne medo || sel forgyldan
þonne hnæfe guldan || his hægstealdas
hig fuhton fif dagas || swa hyra nan ne feol
drihtgesiþa || ac hig þa duru heoldon
þa gewat him wund hæleþ || on wæg gangan
sæde þæt his byrne || abrocen wære
heresceorp unhror || and eac wæs his helm þyrel
þa hine sona frægn || folces hyrde
hu þa wigend hyra || wunda genæson
oþþe hwæþer þæra hyssa # ||