60 On thás beorhtan burh Brádan ríces.

Stán-hofu stódon

Streám haete wearp

Widan wylme;

Weall ealne befeng

Beorhtan bosme.

Thaer tha bathu waeron

Hate on hrethre;

Thaet waes hythelic! 70 Leton thónne geótan

"...Hwaet! thec thónne biddan het,

Se thisne beám agróf,

Thaet thú, sinc-hroden,
Sylf gemunde,

On gewit-locan,
Word-beótunga

The git on aer-dagum
Oft gespraecon,
Thendan git móston

10 On meódu-burgum

Eard weardigan,

An land búgan,

Freóndscype fremman.
Hine faehtho adráf
Of sige-theóde.
Haet nú sylfa thé
Lustum laeran,

Thaet thú lage drefde,
Siththan thú gehyrde,

20 On hlíthes óran,

Galan geomorne

Geác on bearwe.

Ne laet thú thec siththan
Sithes ge-twaefan,

Láde gelettan,
Lifgendne mann.

Ongin mére secan,
Maewes ethel;

On-sitte sae-nacan,
30 Thaet thủ súth heónan,

Ofer mére-láde,

Mannan findest;

Thaer se theóden is,

Thin on wénum.

Ne maeg him worulde
Willa mára,

On gemyndum,

Thaes-the he me sáegde.

Thónne inc ge-unne
40 Al-waldend God,
Thaet git aet-somne
Siththan móton,
Secgum and gesithum,

*

Gif he thin be-hnige,
Ofer eald gebeót
Incer twéga,

Gecyrre ic aet-somne,
S, R geador,

50 EA, W and M,

Athe benemnan,

Thaet he tha waere,
And tha wine-treówe,
Bé him lifgendum,
Laestan wolde,

The git on aer-dagum
Oft gespraecon."

*

...

*

Nýde gebaeded,

Nacan út-athrang;

60 And on ytha gang sceolde

Faran, on flót-wég,
Forth-sithes georn,
Mengan mére-streámas.
Nú se mann hafath

Weán oferwunnen,
Nis him wilna gád,
Ne meára, ne máthma,
Ne meódo-dreáma,
Aenges ofer eorthan

70 Eorl-gestreóna,
Theódnes dóhtor!-

*

XXVII. AETHELSTAN'S VICTORY AT BRUNANBURH.

Hér Aethelstán, Cyning,

Eorla drihten,

Beorna beáh-gyfa,

And his bróthor eác,

Eádmund Aetheling,

Ealdor-langne tír

Geslógon aet saecce,
Sweorda ecgum,

Ymbe Brúnan-burh,
10 Bord-weall clufon,

20

Heowon heatho-linde,

Hamera láfum,

Eaforan Eadweardes,

Swá him ge-aethel waes,

Fram cneó-maegum,

Thaet híe aet campe

With láthra gehwaene

Land ge-algodon,

Hord and hámas.

Héttende crungon,

Scotta leóda

And scip-flótan

Faege feollon;

Feld dynede

Secga sweotum,

Syththan sunne up,
On morgen-tíd,

Maere tungol,

oft

Glád ofer grundas,

30 Godes candel beorht, Eces Drihtnes,

40

Oth seó aethele gesceaft
Sóhte setl.

Thaer laeg secg manig
Gárum agéted,

Guman Northerne

Ofer scýld scotne,

Swylce Scyttisc eác,
Wérig, wiges saed!

West-Seaxe forth,

Andlangne daeg,

Eored cystum,

On-láste laegdon

Láthum theódum,

Heowon heora flýman

Hindan thearle,

Mécum mycle scearpum.
Myrce ne wyrndon
Heardes hand-plegan
50 Haeletha nánum.
Thára the mid Anláf
Ofer aer-geblond,
On lides bosme,
Land gesóhton

Faege tó gefeóhte,
Fife lágon

On thám camp-stéde,
Cyningas geonge,
Sweordum aswefede;

60 Swylce seofone eác

Eorlas Anláfes,

Unrím-herges

Flótna and Scotta.