{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a09.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a09.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a09.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site]\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n The Battle of Maldon\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 brocen wurde. \n Het \u00fea hyssa hw\u00e6ne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hors forl\u00e6tan,\n feor afysan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and for\u00f0 gangan,\n hicgan to handum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and to hige godum.\n- 5\n- \n \u00fea \u00fe\u00e6t Offan m\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6rest onfunde, \n \u00fe\u00e6t se eorl nolde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 yrh\u00f0o ge\u00feolian,\n he let him \u00fea of handon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 leofne fleogan\n hafoc wi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6s holtes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and to \u00fe\u00e6re hilde stop;\n be \u00feam man mihte oncnawan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t se cniht nolde\n- 10\n- \n wacian \u00e6t \u00feam wige, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea he to w\u00e6pnum feng. \n Eac him wolde Eadric \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 his ealdre gel\u00e6stan,\n frean to gefeohte, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ongan \u00fea for\u00f0 beran\n gar to gu\u00fee. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He h\u00e6fde god ge\u00feanc\n \u00fea hwile \u00fee he mid handum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 healdan mihte\n- 15\n- \n bord and bradswurd; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beot he gel\u00e6ste \n \u00fea he \u00e6tforan his frean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feohtan sceolde.\n \u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6r Byrhtno\u00f0 ongan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beornas trymian,\n rad and r\u00e6dde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rincum t\u00e6hte\n hu hi sceoldon standan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00feone stede healdan,\n- 20\n- \n and b\u00e6d \u00fe\u00e6t hyra randas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rihte heoldon \n f\u00e6ste mid folman, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and ne forhtedon na.\n \u00fea he h\u00e6fde \u00fe\u00e6t folc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6gere getrymmed,\n he lihte \u00fea mid leodon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r him leofost w\u00e6s,\n \u00fe\u00e6r he his heor\u00f0werod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 holdost wiste.\n- 25\n- \n \u00fea stod on st\u00e6\u00f0e, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sti\u00f0lice clypode \n wicinga ar, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wordum m\u00e6lde,\n se on beot abead \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 brimli\u00feendra\n \u00e6r\u00e6nde to \u00feam eorle, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r he on ofre stod:\n \"Me sendon to \u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u00e6men snelle,\n- 30\n- \n heton \u00f0e secgan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t \u00feu most sendan ra\u00f0e \n beagas wi\u00f0 gebeorge; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and eow betere is\n \u00fe\u00e6t ge \u00feisne garr\u00e6s \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid gafole forgyldon,\n \u00feon we swa hearde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hilde d\u00e6lon.\n Ne \u00feurfe we us spillan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gif ge speda\u00fe to \u00feam;\n- 35\n- \n we willa\u00f0 wi\u00f0 \u00feam golde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gri\u00f0 f\u00e6stnian. \n Gyf \u00feu \u00feat ger\u00e6dest, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee her ricost eart,\n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00feu \u00feine leoda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lysan wille,\n syllan s\u00e6mannum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on hyra sylfra dom\n feoh wi\u00f0 freode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and niman fri\u00f0 \u00e6t us,\n- 40\n- \n we willa\u00fe mid \u00feam sceattum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 us to scype gangan, \n on flot feran, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and eow fri\u00fees healdan.\"\n Byrhtno\u00f0 ma\u00feelode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bord hafenode,\n wand wacne \u00e6sc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wordum m\u00e6lde,\n yrre and anr\u00e6d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ageaf him andsware:\n- 45\n- \n \"Gehyrst \u00feu, s\u00e6lida, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hw\u00e6t \u00feis folc sege\u00f0? \n Hi willa\u00f0 eow to gafole \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 garas syllan,\n \u00e6ttrynne ord \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and ealde swurd,\n \u00fea heregeatu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee eow \u00e6t hilde ne deah.\n Brimmanna boda, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 abeod eft ongean,\n- 50\n- \n sege \u00feinum leodum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 miccle la\u00fere spell, \n \u00fe\u00e6t her stynt unforcu\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eorl mid his werode,\n \u00fee wile gealgean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 e\u00feel \u00feysne,\n \u00e6\u00feelredes eard, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealdres mines,\n folc and foldan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Feallan sceolon\n- 55\n- \n h\u00e6\u00feene \u00e6t hilde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To heanlic me \u00feince\u00f0 \n \u00fe\u00e6t ge mid urum sceattum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 to scype gangon\n unbefohtene, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu ge \u00feus feor hider\n on urne eard \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 in becomon.\n Ne sceole ge swa softe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sinc gegangan;\n- 60\n- \n us sceal ord and ecg \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r geseman, \n grim gu\u00f0plega, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r we gofol syllon.\"\n Het \u00fea bord beran, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beornas gangan,\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi on \u00feam easte\u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle stodon.\n Ne mihte \u00fe\u00e6r for w\u00e6tere \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 werod to \u00feam o\u00f0rum;\n- 65\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6r com flowende \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 flod \u00e6fter ebban, \n lucon lagustreamas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To lang hit him \u00feuhte,\n hw\u00e6nne hi tog\u00e6dere \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 garas beron.\n Hi \u00fe\u00e6r Pantan stream \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid prasse bestodon,\n Eastseaxena ord \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and se \u00e6schere.\n- 70\n- \n Ne mihte hyra \u00e6nig \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00ferum derian, \n buton hwa \u00feurh flanes flyht \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fyl gename.\n Se flod ut gewat; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea flotan stodon gearowe,\n wicinga fela, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wiges georne.\n Het \u00fea h\u00e6le\u00f0a hleo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 healdan \u00fea bricge\n- 75\n- \n wigan wigheardne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 se w\u00e6s haten Wulfstan, \n cafne mid his cynne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t w\u00e6s Ceolan sunu,\n \u00fee \u00f0one forman man \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid his francan ofsceat\n \u00fee \u00fe\u00e6r baldlicost \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00fea bricge stop.\n \u00fe\u00e6r stodon mid Wulfstane \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wigan unforhte,\n- 80\n- \n \u00e6lfere and Maccus, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 modige twegen, \n \u00fea noldon \u00e6t \u00feam forda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fleam gewyrcan,\n ac hi f\u00e6stlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00f0a fynd weredon,\n \u00fea hwile \u00fee hi w\u00e6pna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wealdan moston.\n \u00fea hi \u00fe\u00e6t ongeaton \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and georne gesawon\n- 85\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00fe\u00e6r bricgweardas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bitere fundon, \n ongunnon lytegian \u00fea \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la\u00f0e gystas,\n b\u00e6don \u00fe\u00e6t hi upgang \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 agan moston,\n ofer \u00feone ford faran, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fe\u00fean l\u00e6dan.\n \u00f0a se eorl ongan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for his ofermode\n- 90\n- \n alyfan landes to fela \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la\u00feere \u00f0eode. \n Ongan ceallian \u00fea \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer cald w\u00e6ter\n Byrhtelmes bearn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (beornas gehlyston):\n \"Nu eow is gerymed, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ga\u00f0 ricene to us,\n guman to gu\u00fee; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 god ana wat\n- 95\n- \n hwa \u00fe\u00e6re w\u00e6lstowe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wealdan mote.\" \n Wodon \u00fea w\u00e6lwulfas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (for w\u00e6tere ne murnon),\n wicinga werod, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 west ofer Pantan,\n ofer scir w\u00e6ter \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 scyldas wegon,\n lidmen to lande \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 linde b\u00e6ron.\n- 100\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6r ongean gramum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gearowe stodon \n Byrhtno\u00f0 mid beornum; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he mid bordum het\n wyrcan \u00feone wihagan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00fe\u00e6t werod healdan\n f\u00e6ste wi\u00f0 feondum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea w\u00e6s feohte neh,\n tir \u00e6t getohte. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W\u00e6s seo tid cumen\n- 105\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00fe\u00e6r f\u00e6ge men \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feallan sceoldon. \n \u00fe\u00e6r wear\u00f0 hream ahafen, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hremmas wundon,\n earn \u00e6ses georn; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6s on eor\u00fean cyrm.\n Hi leton \u00fea of folman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feolhearde speru,\n gegrundene \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 garas fleogan;\n- 110\n- \n bogan w\u00e6ron bysige, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bord ord onfeng. \n Biter w\u00e6s se beadur\u00e6s, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beornas feollon\n on gehw\u00e6\u00f0ere hand, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyssas lagon.\n Wund wear\u00f0 Wulfm\u00e6r, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6lr\u00e6ste geceas,\n Byrhtno\u00f0es m\u00e6g; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he mid billum wear\u00f0,\n- 115\n- \n his swuster sunu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swi\u00f0e forheawen. \n \u00fe\u00e6r wear\u00f0 wicingum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00feerlean agyfen.\n Gehyrde ic \u00fe\u00e6t Eadweard \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 anne sloge\n swi\u00f0e mid his swurde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swenges ne wyrnde,\n \u00fe\u00e6t him \u00e6t fotum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feoll f\u00e6ge cempa;\n- 120\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6s him his \u00f0eoden \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feanc ges\u00e6de, \n \u00feam bur\u00feene, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea he byre h\u00e6fde.\n Swa stemnetton \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sti\u00f0hicgende\n hysas \u00e6t hilde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hogodon georne\n hwa \u00fe\u00e6r mid orde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6rost mihte\n- 125\n- \n on f\u00e6gean men \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorh gewinnan, \n wigan mid w\u00e6pnum; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6l feol on eor\u00f0an.\n Stodon st\u00e6def\u00e6ste; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stihte hi Byrhtno\u00f0,\n b\u00e6d \u00fe\u00e6t hyssa gehwylc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hogode to wige\n \u00fee on Denon wolde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 dom gefeohtan.\n- 130\n- \n Wod \u00fea wiges heard, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6pen up ahof, \n bord to gebeorge, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6s beornes stop.\n Eode swa anr\u00e6d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eorl to \u00feam ceorle,\n \u00e6g\u00feer hyra o\u00f0rum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 yfeles hogode.\n Sende \u00f0a se s\u00e6rinc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 su\u00feerne gar,\n- 135\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t gewundod wear\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wigena hlaford; \n he sceaf \u00fea mid \u00f0am scylde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t se sceaft tob\u00e6rst,\n and \u00fe\u00e6t spere sprengde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hit sprang ongean.\n Gegremod wear\u00f0 se gu\u00f0rinc; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he mid gare stang\n wlancne wicing, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee him \u00fea wunde forgeaf.\n- 140\n- \n Frod w\u00e6s se fyrdrinc; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he let his francan wadan \n \u00feurh \u00f0\u00e6s hysses hals, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hand wisode\n \u00fe\u00e6t he on \u00feam f\u00e6rscea\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorh ger\u00e6hte.\n \u00f0a he o\u00feerne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofstlice sceat,\n \u00fe\u00e6t seo byrne tob\u00e6rst; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he w\u00e6s on breostum wund\n- 145\n- \n \u00feurh \u00f0a hringlocan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 him \u00e6t heortan stod \n \u00e6tterne ord. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Se eorl w\u00e6s \u00fee bli\u00fera,\n hloh \u00fea, modi man, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 s\u00e6de metode \u00feanc\n \u00f0\u00e6s d\u00e6gweorces \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee him drihten forgeaf.\n Forlet \u00fea drenga sum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 daro\u00f0 of handa,\n- 150\n- \n fleogan of folman, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t se to for\u00f0 gewat \n \u00feurh \u00f0one \u00e6\u00feelan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6\u00feelredes \u00feegen.\n Him be healfe stod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyse unweaxen,\n cniht on gecampe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 se full caflice\n br\u00e6d of \u00feam beorne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 blodigne gar,\n- 155\n- \n Wulfstanes bearn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wulfm\u00e6r se geonga, \n forlet forheardne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 faran eft ongean;\n ord in gewod, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t se on eor\u00fean l\u00e6g\n \u00fee his \u00feeoden \u00e6r \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feearle ger\u00e6hte.\n Eode \u00fea gesyrwed \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 secg to \u00feam eorle;\n- 160\n- \n he wolde \u00fe\u00e6s beornes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beagas gefecgan, \n reaf and hringas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and gerenod swurd.\n \u00fea Byrhtno\u00f0 br\u00e6d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bill of sce\u00f0e,\n brad and bruneccg, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and on \u00fea byrnan sloh.\n To ra\u00fee hine gelette \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lidmanna sum,\n- 165\n- \n \u00fea he \u00fe\u00e6s eorles \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 earm amyrde. \n Feoll \u00fea to foldan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fealohilte swurd;\n ne mihte he gehealdan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heardne mece,\n w\u00e6pnes wealdan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea gyt \u00fe\u00e6t word gecw\u00e6\u00f0\n har hilderinc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyssas bylde,\n- 170\n- \n b\u00e6d gangan for\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gode geferan; \n ne mihte \u00fea on fotum leng \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6ste gestandan.\n He to heofenum wlat:\n \"Ge\u00feancie \u00fee, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0eoda waldend,\n ealra \u00fe\u00e6ra wynna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ic on worulde gebad.\n- 175\n- \n Nu ic ah, milde metod, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 m\u00e6ste \u00feearfe \n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00feu minum gaste \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 godes geunne,\n \u00fe\u00e6t min sawul to \u00f0e \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00f0ian mote\n on \u00fein geweald, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feeoden engla,\n mid fri\u00fee ferian. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ic eom frymdi to \u00fee\n- 180\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t hi helscea\u00f0an \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hynan ne moton.\" \n \u00f0a hine heowon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6\u00f0ene scealcas\n and begen \u00fea beornas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee him big stodon,\n \u00e6lfno\u00f0 and Wulm\u00e6r \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 begen lagon,\n \u00f0a onemn hyra frean \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorh gesealdon.\n- 185\n- \n Hi bugon \u00fea fram beaduwe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00fe\u00e6r beon noldon. \n \u00fe\u00e6r wear\u00f0 Oddan bearn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6rest on fleame,\n Godric fram gu\u00fee, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00feone godan forlet\n \u00fee him m\u00e6nigne oft \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mear gesealde;\n he gehleop \u00feone eoh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ahte his hlaford,\n- 190\n- \n on \u00feam ger\u00e6dum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee hit riht ne w\u00e6s, \n and his bro\u00f0ru mid him \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 begen \u00e6rndon,\n Godwine and Godwig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gu\u00fee ne gymdon,\n ac wendon fram \u00feam wige \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00feone wudu sohton,\n flugon on \u00fe\u00e6t f\u00e6sten \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and hyra feore burgon,\n- 195\n- \n and manna ma \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feonne hit \u00e6nig m\u00e6\u00f0 w\u00e6re, \n gyf hi \u00fea geearnunga \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle gemundon\n \u00fee he him to dugu\u00fee \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gedon h\u00e6fde.\n Swa him Offa on d\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r as\u00e6de\n on \u00feam me\u00feelstede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea he gemot h\u00e6fde,\n- 200\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t \u00fe\u00e6r modiglice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 manega spr\u00e6con \n \u00fee eft \u00e6t \u00feearfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feolian noldon.\n \u00fea wear\u00f0 afeallen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6s folces ealdor,\n \u00e6\u00feelredes eorl; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle gesawon\n heor\u00f0geneatas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hyra heorra l\u00e6g.\n- 205\n- \n \u00fea \u00f0\u00e6r wendon for\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wlance \u00feegenas, \n unearge men \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 efston georne;\n hi woldon \u00fea ealle \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0er twega,\n lif forl\u00e6tan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0e leofne gewrecan.\n Swa hi bylde for\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bearn \u00e6lfrices,\n- 210\n- \n wiga wintrum geong, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wordum m\u00e6lde, \n \u00e6lfwine \u00fea cw\u00e6\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he on ellen spr\u00e6c:\n \"Gemunan \u00fea m\u00e6la \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee we oft \u00e6t meodo spr\u00e6con,\n \u00feonne we on bence \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beot ahofon,\n h\u00e6le\u00f0 on healle, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ymbe heard gewinn;\n- 215\n- \n nu m\u00e6g cunnian \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hwa cene sy. \n Ic wylle mine \u00e6\u00feelo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eallum gecy\u00fean,\n \u00fe\u00e6t ic w\u00e6s on Myrcon \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 miccles cynnes;\n w\u00e6s min ealda f\u00e6der \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ealhelm haten,\n wis ealdorman, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 woruldges\u00e6lig.\n- 220\n- \n Ne sceolon me on \u00fe\u00e6re \u00feeode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feegenas \u00e6twitan \n \u00fe\u00e6t ic of \u00f0isse fyrde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feran wille,\n eard gesecan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu min ealdor lige\u00f0\n forheawen \u00e6t hilde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Me is \u00fe\u00e6t hearma m\u00e6st;\n he w\u00e6s \u00e6g\u00f0er min m\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and min hlaford.\"\n- 225\n- \n \u00fea he for\u00f0 eode, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 f\u00e6h\u00f0e gemunde, \n \u00fe\u00e6t he mid orde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 anne ger\u00e6hte\n flotan on \u00feam folce, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t se on foldan l\u00e6g\n forwegen mid his w\u00e6pne. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ongan \u00fea winas manian,\n frynd and geferan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi for\u00f0 eodon.\n- 230\n- \n Offa gem\u00e6lde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6scholt asceoc: \n \"Hw\u00e6t \u00feu, \u00e6lfwine, hafast \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle gemanode\n \u00feegenas to \u00feearfe, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu ure \u00feeoden li\u00f0,\n eorl on eor\u00f0an. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Us is eallum \u00feearf\n \u00fe\u00e6t ure \u00e6ghwylc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00feerne bylde\n- 235\n- \n wigan to wige, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea hwile \u00fee he w\u00e6pen m\u00e6ge \n habban and healdan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heardne mece,\n gar and godswurd. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Us Godric h\u00e6f\u00f0,\n earh Oddan bearn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle beswicene.\n Wende \u00fe\u00e6s formoni man, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea he on meare rad,\n- 240\n- \n on wlancan \u00feam wicge, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t w\u00e6re hit ure hlaford; \n for\u00fean wear\u00f0 her on felda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 folc totw\u00e6med,\n scyldburh tobrocen. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abreo\u00f0e his angin,\n \u00fe\u00e6t he her swa manigne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 man aflymde!\"\n Leofsunu gem\u00e6lde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and his linde ahof,\n- 245\n- \n bord to gebeorge; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he \u00feam beorne oncw\u00e6\u00f0: \n \"Ic \u00fe\u00e6t gehate, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t ic heonon nelle\n fleon fotes trym, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac wille fur\u00f0or gan,\n wrecan on gewinne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 minne winedrihten.\n Ne \u00feurfon me embe Sturmere \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stedef\u00e6ste h\u00e6l\u00e6\u00f0\n- 250\n- \n wordum \u00e6twitan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nu min wine gecranc, \n \u00fe\u00e6t ic hlafordleas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ham si\u00f0ie,\n wende fram wige, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ac me sceal w\u00e6pen niman,\n ord and iren.\" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 He ful yrre wod,\n feaht f\u00e6stlice, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fleam he forhogode.\n- 255\n- \n Dunnere \u00fea cw\u00e6\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 daro\u00f0 acwehte, \n unorne ceorl, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer eall clypode,\n b\u00e6d \u00fe\u00e6t beorna gehwylc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Byrhtno\u00f0 wrece:\n \"Ne m\u00e6g na wandian \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 se \u00fee wrecan \u00feence\u00f0\n frean on folce, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne for feore murnan.\"\n- 260\n- \n \u00fea hi for\u00f0 eodon, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feores hi ne rohton; \n ongunnon \u00fea hiredmen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heardlice feohtan,\n grame garberend, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and god b\u00e6don\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi moston gewrecan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyra winedrihten\n and on hyra feondum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fyl gewyrcan.\n- 265\n- \n Him se gysel ongan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 geornlice fylstan; \n he w\u00e6s on Nor\u00f0hymbron \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heardes cynnes,\n Ecglafes bearn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 him w\u00e6s \u00e6scfer\u00f0 nama.\n He ne wandode na \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6t \u00feam wigplegan,\n ac he fysde for\u00f0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 flan genehe;\n- 270\n- \n hwilon he on bord sceat, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hwilon beorn t\u00e6sde, \n \u00e6fre embe stunde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he sealde sume wunde,\n \u00fea hwile \u00f0e he w\u00e6pna \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wealdan moste.\n \u00fea gyt on orde stod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eadweard se langa,\n gearo and geornful, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gylpwordum spr\u00e6c\n- 275\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6t he nolde fleogan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fotm\u00e6l landes, \n ofer b\u00e6c bugan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea his betera leg.\n He br\u00e6c \u00feone bordweall \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and wi\u00f0 \u00fea beornas feaht,\n o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t he his sincgyfan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00feam s\u00e6mannum\n wur\u00f0lice wrec, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6r he on w\u00e6le lege.\n- 280\n- \n Swa dyde \u00e6\u00feeric, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6\u00feele gefera, \n fus and for\u00f0georn, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feaht eornoste.\n Sibyrhtes bro\u00f0or \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and swi\u00f0e m\u00e6nig o\u00feer\n clufon cellod bord, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cene hi weredon;\n b\u00e6rst bordes l\u00e6rig, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and seo byrne sang\n- 285\n- \n gryreleo\u00f0a sum. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fea \u00e6t gu\u00f0e sloh \n Offa \u00feone s\u00e6lidan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he on eor\u00f0an feoll,\n and \u00f0\u00e6r Gaddes m\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 grund gesohte.\n Ra\u00f0e wear\u00f0 \u00e6t hilde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Offa forheawen;\n he h\u00e6fde \u00f0eah gefor\u00feod \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he his frean gehet,\n- 290\n- \n swa he beotode \u00e6r \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 his beahgifan \n \u00fe\u00e6t hi sceoldon begen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on burh ridan,\n hale to hame, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00f0e on here crincgan,\n on w\u00e6lstowe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wundum sweltan;\n he l\u00e6g \u00f0egenlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00f0eodne gehende.\n- 295\n- \n \u00f0a wear\u00f0 borda gebr\u00e6c. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brimmen wodon, \n gu\u00f0e gegremode; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gar oft \u00feurhwod\n f\u00e6ges feorhhus. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For\u00f0 \u00fea eode Wistan,\n \u00feurstanes sunu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wi\u00f0 \u00feas secgas feaht;\n he w\u00e6s on ge\u00ferange \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hyra \u00fereora bana,\n- 300\n- \n \u00e6r him Wigelines bearn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00feam w\u00e6le l\u00e6ge. \n \u00fe\u00e6r w\u00e6s sti\u00f0 gemot; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stodon f\u00e6ste\n wigan on gewinne, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wigend cruncon,\n wundum werige. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 W\u00e6l feol on eor\u00fean.\n Oswold and Eadwold \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle hwile,\n- 305\n- \n begen \u00fea gebro\u00feru, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beornas trymedon, \n hyra winemagas \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wordon b\u00e6don\n \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e6t \u00f0earfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feolian sceoldon,\n unwaclice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 w\u00e6pna neotan.\n Byrhtwold ma\u00feelode \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bord hafenode\n- 310\n- \n (se w\u00e6s eald geneat), \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6sc acwehte; \n he ful baldlice \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beornas l\u00e6rde:\n \"Hige sceal \u00fee heardra, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 heorte \u00fee cenre,\n mod sceal \u00fee mare, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee ure m\u00e6gen lytla\u00f0.\n Her li\u00f0 ure ealdor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eall forheawen,\n- 315\n- \n god on greote. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A m\u00e6g gnornian \n se \u00f0e nu fram \u00feis wigplegan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wendan \u00feence\u00f0.\n Ic eom frod feores; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fram ic ne wille,\n ac ic me be healfe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 minum hlaforde,\n be swa leofan men, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 licgan \u00feence.\"\n- 320\n- \n Swa hi \u00e6\u00feelgares bearn \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealle bylde, \n Godric to gu\u00fee. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oft he gar forlet,\n w\u00e6lspere windan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on \u00fea wicingas,\n swa he on \u00feam folce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 fyrmest eode,\n heow and hynde, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0\u00fe\u00e6t he on hilde gecranc.\n- 325\n- \n N\u00e6s \u00fe\u00e6t na se Godric \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fee \u00f0a gu\u00f0e forbeah","title":"The Battle of Maldon","type":"page"}