{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a10_01.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a10_01.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a10_01.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 Brunanburh\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Her \u00e6\u00feelstan cyning, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eorla dryhten, \n beorna beahgifa, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and his bro\u00feor eac,\n Eadmund \u00e6\u00feeling, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ealdorlangne tir\n geslogon \u00e6t s\u00e6cce \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sweorda ecgum\n- 5\n- \n ymbe Brunanburh. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bordweal clufan, \n heowan hea\u00feolinde \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hamora lafan,\n afaran Eadweardes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swa him ge\u00e6\u00feele w\u00e6s\n from cneom\u00e6gum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t hi \u00e6t campe oft\n wi\u00fe la\u00fera gehw\u00e6ne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 land ealgodon,\n- 10\n- \n hord and hamas. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hettend crungun, \n Sceotta leoda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and scipflotan\n f\u00e6ge feollan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feld d\u00e6nnede\n secga swate, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00f0\u00fean sunne up\n on morgentid, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 m\u00e6re tungol,\n- 15\n- \n glad ofer grundas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 godes condel beorht, \n eces drihtnes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 o\u00f0 sio \u00e6\u00feele gesceaft\n sah to setle. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r l\u00e6g secg m\u00e6nig\n garum ageted, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 guma nor\u00feerna\n ofer scild scoten, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swilce Scittisc eac,\n- 20\n- \n werig, wiges s\u00e6d. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wesseaxe for\u00f0 \n ondlongne d\u00e6g \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eorodcistum\n on last legdun \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 la\u00feum \u00feeodum,\n heowan herefleman \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hindan \u00feearle\n mecum mylenscearpan. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Myrce ne wyrndon\n- 25\n- \n heardes hondplegan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 h\u00e6le\u00fea nanum \n \u00fe\u00e6ra \u00fee mid Anlafe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ofer \u00e6ra gebland\n on lides bosme \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 land gesohtun,\n f\u00e6ge to gefeohte. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fife l\u00e6gun\n on \u00feam campstede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cyningas giunge,\n- 30\n- \n sweordum aswefede, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 swilce seofene eac \n eorlas Anlafes, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 unrim heriges,\n flotan and Sceotta. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r geflemed wear\u00f0\n Nor\u00f0manna bregu, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nede gebeded,\n to lides stefne \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 litle weorode;\n- 35\n- \n cread cnear on flot, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cyning ut gewat \n on fealene flod, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 feorh generede.\n Swilce \u00fe\u00e6r eac se froda \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 mid fleame com\n on his cy\u00fe\u00fee nor\u00f0, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Costontinus,\n har hilderinc, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hreman ne \u00feorfte\n- 40\n- \n m\u00e6ca gemanan; \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 he w\u00e6s his m\u00e6ga sceard, \n freonda gefylled \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on folcstede,\n beslagen \u00e6t s\u00e6cce, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and his sunu forlet\n on w\u00e6lstowe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wundun forgrunden,\n giungne \u00e6t gu\u00f0e. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gelpan ne \u00feorfte\n- 45\n- \n beorn blandenfeax \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 bilgeslehtes, \n eald inwidda, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ne Anlaf \u00fey ma;\n mid heora herelafum \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hlehhan ne \u00feorftun\n \u00fe\u00e6t heo beaduweorca \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beteran wurdun\n on campstede \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cumbolgehnastes,\n- 50\n- \n garmittinge, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 gumena gemotes, \n w\u00e6pengewrixles, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6s hi on w\u00e6lfelda\n wi\u00fe Eadweardes \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 afaran plegodan.\n Gewitan him \u00fea Nor\u00femen \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 negledcnearrum,\n dreorig dara\u00f0a laf, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 on Dinges mere\n- 55\n- \n ofer deop w\u00e6ter \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Difelin secan, \n eft Iraland, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6wiscmode.\n Swilce \u00fea gebro\u00feer \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 begen \u00e6tsamne,\n cyning and \u00e6\u00feeling, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 cy\u00fe\u00fee sohton,\n Wesseaxena land, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wiges hremige.\n- 60\n- \n Letan him behindan \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 hr\u00e6w bryttian \n saluwigpadan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00feone sweartan hr\u00e6fn,\n hyrnednebban, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00feane hasewanpadan,\n earn \u00e6ftan hwit, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6ses brucan,\n gr\u00e6digne gu\u00f0hafoc \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and \u00fe\u00e6t gr\u00e6ge deor,\n- 65\n- \n wulf on wealde. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ne wear\u00f0 w\u00e6l mare \n on \u00feis eiglande \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00e6fre gieta\n folces gefylled \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 beforan \u00feissum\n sweordes ecgum, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6s \u00fee us secga\u00f0 bec,\n ealde u\u00f0witan, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 si\u00fe\u00fean eastan hider\n- 70\n- \n Engle and Seaxe \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 up becoman, \n ofer brad brimu \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brytene sohtan,\n wlance wigsmi\u00feas, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wealas ofercoman,\n eorlas arhwate \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 eard begeatan.","title":"The Battle of Brunanburh","type":"page"}