Sæc ymbe Brunnanburh

Ymbe **Brunannanburh** gewonn Æðelstan Cyning sige ofer his feondum in 937. Her fordraf he þreora ricna heras and fif cyningas wæron ofslean on wælfelde. Þes feoht wæs Engla folces mæste sige in his healum stær oþ þæm wæl ymbe Hæstingas.

Her wæron geþoftdon Anlaf Guðfriðing se wæs Difelin Cyning, Costontinus Scotta Cyning and Uwen Dyfenaling se wæs Stræcledweala Cyning. Þas þreo ricu mid hiera gefylceum foron wiþ Englas.

On sæcce Æfter þisre beadwe sæd man þe Æþelstan wæs Cyning ofer eall Breten.

## Fore þæm wige
In 927 acwæl Sihtric Norðhymbra Cyning and Æþelstan Cyning feng to Norðhymbra rice. Þy weard Æþelstan Cyning ofer eallum Englafolce.  In þæm ilcan gear wæron ealle þa cyngas þe on þyssum iglande he gewylde, ærest Huwal Westwala cyning, ⁊ Cosstantin Scotta cyning, ⁊ Uwen Wenta cyning, ⁊ Ealdred Ealdulfing from Bebbanbyrig, ⁊ mid wedde ⁊ mid aþum fryþ gefæstnodon on þære stowe þe genemned is æt Eamotum on .iiii. Idus Iulii, ⁊ ælc deofolgeld tocwædon, ⁊ syþþam mid sibbe tocyrdon.

In 934 brac Cosstantin Cyning his aþ and Æþelstan Cyning for on Scotland mid here ge mid sciphere, ⁊ his mycel oferhergode.

Æfter þrim wintrum cwomon Scottas and Stræcledwealas and Norþmenn of Irlande in geþoftscipe þe hie meahton adrifan Æþelstan of Norþhymbra rice. Seo garmitting wæs be Brunnanburh.

Scop wrat, in þæm Cranice:

:Her æþelstan cyning, eorla dryhten,
:beorna beahgifa, ⁊ his broþor eac,
:Eadmund æþeling, ealdorlangne tir
:geslogon æt sæcce sweorda ecgum
:ymbe Brunanburh. Bordweal clufan,
:heowan heaþolinde hamora lafan,
:afaran Eadweardes, swa him geæþele wæs
:from cneomægum, þæt hi æt campe oft
:wiþ laþra gehwæne land ealgodon,
:hord ⁊ hamas. Hettend crungun,
:Sceotta leoda ⁊ 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 dæg eorodcistum
:on last legdun laþum þeodum,
:heowan herefleman hindan þearle
:mecum mylenscearpan. Myrce ne wyrndon
:heeardes hondplegan hæleþa nanum
:þæ þe mid Anlafe ofer æra gebland
:on lides bosme land gesohtun,
:fæge to gefeohte. Fife lægun
:on þam campstede cyninges giunge,
:sweordum aswefede, swilce seofene eac
:eorlas Anlafes, unrim heriges,
:flotan ⁊ Sceotta. þær geflemed wearð
:Norðmanna bregu, nede gebeded,
:to lides stefne litle weorode;
:cread cnear on flot, cyning ut gewat
:on fealene flod, feorh generede.
:Swilce þær eac se froda mid fleame com
:on his cyþþe norð, Costontinus,
:har hilderinc, hreman ne þorfte
:mæca gemanan; he wæs his mæga sceard,
:freonda gefylled on folcstede,
:beslagen æt sæcce, ⁊ his sunu forlet
:on wælstowe wundun fergrunden,
:giungne æt guðe. Gelpan ne þorfte
:beorn blandenfeax bilgeslehtes,
:eald inwidda, ne Anlaf þy ma;
:mid heora herelafum hlehhan ne þorftun
:þæt heo beaduweorca beteran wurdun
:on campstede culbolgehnastes,
:garmittinge, gumena gemotes,
:wæpengewrixles, þæs hi on wælfelda
:wiþ Eadweardes afaran plegodan.
:Gewitan him þa Norþmen nægledcnearrum,
:dreorig daraða laf, on Dinges mere
:ofer deop wæter Difelin secan,
:⁊ eft Iraland, æwiscmode.
:Swilce þa gebroþe begen ætsamne,
:cyning ⁊ æþeling, cyþþe sohton,
:Wesseaxena land, wiges hremige.
:Letan him behindan hræw bryttian
:saluwigpadan, þone sweartan hræfn,
:hyrnednebban, ⁊ þane hasewanpadan
:earn æftan hwit, æses brucan,
:grædigne guðhafoc ⁊ þæt græge deor,
:wulf on wealde. Ne wearð wæl mare
:on þis eiglande æfer gieta
:folces gefylled beforan þissum
:sweordes ecgum, þæs þe us secgað bec,
:ealde uðwitan, siþþan eastan hider
:Engle ⁊ Seaxe up becoman,
:ofer brad brimu Brytene sohtan,
:wlance wigsmiþas, Weealas ofercoman,
:eorlas arhwate eard begeatan.