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Her æþelstan cyning,eorla dryhten, beorna beahgifa,7 his broþor eac, Eadmund æþeling,ealdorlangne tir geslogon æt sæccesweorda ecgum ymbe Brunanburh.Bordweal clufan, heowan heaþolindehamora lafan, afaran Eadweardes,swa him geæþele wæs from cneomægum,þæt hi æt campe oft wiþ laþra gehwæneland ealgodon, hord 7 hamas.Hettend crungun, Sceotta leoda7 scipflotan fæge feollan,feld dænnede secgas hwate,siðþan sunne up on morgentid,mære tungol, glad ofer grundas,godes condel beorht, eces drihtnes,oð sio æþele gesceaft sah to setle.þær læg secg mænig garum ageted,guma norþerna ofer scild scoten,swilce Scittisc eac, werig, wiges sæd.Wesseaxe forð ondlongne dægeorodcistum on last legdunlaþum þeodum, heowan hereflemanhindan þearle mecum mylenscearpan.Myrce ne wyrndon heeardes hondpleganhæleþa nanum þæ þe mid Anlafeofer æra gebland on lides bosmeland gesohtun, fæge to gefeohte.Fife lægun on þam campstedecyninges giunge, sweordum aswefede,swilce seofene eac eorlas Anlafes,unrim heriges, flotan 7 Sceotta.þær geflemed wearð Norðmanna bregu,nede gebeded, to lides stefnelitle weorode; cread cnear on flot,cyning ut gewat on fealene flod,feorh generede. Swilce þær eac se frodamid fleame com on his cyþþe norð,Costontinus, har hilderinc,hreman ne þorfte mæca gemanan;he wæs his mæga sceard, freonda gefylledon folcstede, beslagen æt sæcce,7 his sunu forlet on wælstowewundun fergrunden, giungne æt guðe.Gelpan ne þorfte beorn blandenfeaxbilgeslehtes, eald inwidda,ne Anlaf þy ma; mid heora herelafumhlehhan ne þorftun þæt heo beaduweorcabeteran wurdun on campstedeculbolgehnastes, garmittinge,gumena gemotes, wæpengewrixles,þæs hi on wælfelda wiþ Eadweardesafaran plegodan. Gewitan him þa Norþmennægledcnearrum, dreorig daraða laf,on Dinges mere ofer deop wæterDifelin secan, 7 eft Iraland,æwiscmode. Swilce þa gebroþerbegen ætsamne, cyning 7 æþeling,cyþþe sohton, Wesseaxena land,wiges hremige. Letan him behindanhræw bryttian saluwigpadan,þone sweartan hræfn, hyrnednebban,7 þane hasewanpadan, earn æftan hwit,æses brucan, grædigne guðhafoc7 þæt græge deor, wulf on wealde.Ne wearð wæl mare on þis eiglandeæfer gieta folces gefylledbeforan þissum sweordes ecgum,þæs þe us secgað bec, ealde uðwitan,siþþan eastan hider Engle 7 Seaxeup becoman, ofer brad brimuBrytene sohtan, wlance wigsmiþas,Weealas ofercoman, eorlas arhwateeard begeatan. </poem> (Jebson)