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 #