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The '''Battle of Brunnanburh''' recounts an [[Anglo-Saxon]] victory over an alliance of Scotts and Danes from [[Ireland]] in the year 937. [[Tennyson's translation of the Battle of Brunnanburh]] gave the poem new fame in the [[19th Century]].
The '''Battle of Brunnanburh''' recounts an [[Anglo-Saxon]] victory over an alliance of [[Scotland|Scots]] and [[Denmark|Danes]] from [[Ireland]] in the year 937. [[Tennyson's translation of the Battle of Brunnanburh]] gave the poem new fame in the [[19th Century]].


==Original poem==
==Original poem==


Her elstan cyning,
Her Æþelstan cyning, eorla dryhten,<br>
beorna beahgifa
beorna beahgifa and his broþor eac,<br>
Eadmund eling,
Eadmund æþeling, ealdorlangne tir<br>
geslogon t scce
geslogon æt sæcce sweorda ecgum<br>
ymbe Brunnanburh.
ymbe Brunnanburh. Bordweal clufan,<br>
heowan heaþolinde hamora lafan<br>
heowan heaolinde hamora lafan<br>
afaran Eadweardes,
afaran Eadweardes, swa him geæþele wæs<br>
from cneomægum, þæt hi æt campe oft<br>
from cneomgum, t hi t campe oft<br>
wiþ laþra gehwæne land ealgodon<br>
wi lara gehwne land ealgodon<br>
hord and hamas.
hord and hamas. Hettend crungun,<br>
Sceotta leoda
Sceotta leoda and scipflotan<br>
fge feollan.
fæge feollan. Feld dænnede<br>
secga swate
secga swate siõþan sunne up<br>
on morgentid,
on morgentid, mære tungol<br>
glad ofer grundas
glad ofer grundas godes condel beorht,<br>
eces drihtnes,
eces drihtnes, oõ sio æþele gesceaft<br>
sah to setle.
sah to setle. þær læg secg mænig<br>
garum ageted,
garum ageted, guma norþerna<br>
ofer scild scoten,
ofer scild scoten, swilce Scittisc eac,<br>
werig wiges sd.
werig wiges sæd. Wesseaxe forõ<br>
ondlongne dg
ondlongne dæg eorodcistum<br>
on last legdun
on last legdun laþum þeodum,<br>
heowan herefleman
heowan herefleman hindan þearle<br>
mecum mylenscearpan.
mecum mylenscearpan. Myrce ne wyrndon<br>
heardes hondplegan
heardes hondplegan hæleþa nanum<br>
mid Anlafe
þæ mid Anlafe ofer æra gebland<br>
on lides bosme
on lides bosme land gesohtun<br>
fge to gefeohte.
fæge to gefeohte. Fife lægun<br>
on am campstede
on þam campstede ciningas giunge<br>
sweordum aswefede,
sweordum aswefede, swilce seofene eac<br>
eorlas Anlafes,
eorlas Anlafes, unrim heriges<br>
flotan and Sceotta.
flotan and Sceotta. þær geflemed wearõ<br>
Normanna bregu,
Norõmanna bregu, nede gebeded<br>
to lides stefne
to lides stefne litle weorode.<br>
Cread cnear on flot;
Cread cnear on flot; cyning ut gewat<br>
on fealene flod,
on fealene flod, feorh generede.<br>
Swilce r eac se froda
Swilce þær eac se froda mid fleame com<br>
on his cye nor
on his cyþþe norõ Costontinus;<br>
har hildering
har hildering hreman ne þorfte<br>
mecea gemanan;
mecea gemanan; he wæs his mæga sceard,<br>
freonda gefylled
freonda gefylled on folcstede,<br>
beslagen t scce,
beslagen æt sæcce, and his sunu forlet<br>
on wælstowe wundun forgrunden<br>
on wlstowe wundun forgrunden<br>
giungne t gue.
giungne æt guõe. Gelpan ne þorfte<br>
beorn blandenfeax
beorn blandenfeax bilgeslehtes<br>
eald inwidda,
eald inwidda, ne Anlaf þy ma;<br>
mid heora herelafum
mid heora herelafum hlehhan ne þorftun<br>
t heo beaduweorca
þæt heo beaduweorca beteran wurdun<br>
on campstede,
on campstede, cumbolgehnastes,<br>
garmittinge,
garmittinge, gumena gemotes,<br>
wæpengewrixles, þæs hi on wælfelda<br>
wpengewrixles, s hi on wlfelda<br>
wi Eadweardes
wiþ Eadweardes afaran plegodan.<br>
Gewitan him a Normen
Gewitan him þa Norþmen nægledcnearrum,<br>
dreorig daraa laf
dreorig daraõa laf on Dinges mere,<br>
ofer deop wter
ofer deop wæter Difelin secan,<br>
and eft Iraland
and eft Iraland æwiscmode.<br>
Swilce þa gebroþer begen ætsamne,<br>
Swilce a gebroer begen tsamne,<br>
cyning and eling
cyning and æþeling cyþþe sohton<br>
Wesseaxena land
Wesseaxena land wiges hremige.<br>
Letan him behindan
Letan him behindan hræw bryttian<br>
saluwigpadan,
saluwigpadan, þone sweartan hræfn,<br>
hyrnednebban,
hyrnednebban, and þane hasewanpadan,<br>
earn ftan hwit
earn æftan hwit æses brucan,<br>
grædigne guõhafoc and þæt græge deor,<br>
grdigne guhafoc and t grge deor,<br>
wulf on wealde.
wulf on wealde. Ne wearõ wæl mare<br>
on is eiglande
on þis eiglande æfre gieta<br>
folces gefylled
folces gefylled beforan þissum<br>
sweordes ecgum,
sweordes ecgum, þæs þe us secgaõ bec,<br>
ealde uõwitan, siþþan eastan hider<br>
ealde uwitan, sian eastan hider<br>
Engle and Seaxe
Engle and Seaxe up becoman,<br>
ofer brad brimu
ofer brad brimu Brytene sohtan,<br>
wlance wigsmiþas Wealas ofercoman,<br>
wlance wigsmias Wealas ofercoman,<br>
eorlas arhwate
eorlas arhwate eard begeatan.

[[category:battles (medieval)|Brunnanburh]]

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Latest revision as of 23:15, 20 January 2011

The Battle of Brunnanburh recounts an Anglo-Saxon victory over an alliance of Scots and Danes from Ireland in the year 937. Tennyson's translation of the Battle of Brunnanburh gave the poem new fame in the 19th Century.

Original poem

Her Æþelstan cyning, eorla dryhten,
beorna beahgifa and his broþor eac,
Eadmund æþeling, ealdorlangne tir
geslogon æt sæcce sweorda ecgum
ymbe Brunnanburh. 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 and hamas. Hettend crungun,
Sceotta leoda and scipflotan
fæge feollan. Feld dænnede
secga swate siõþan sunne up
on morgentid, mære tungol
glad ofer grundas godes condel beorht,
eces drihtnes, oõ sio æþele gesceaft
sah to setle. þær læg secg mænig
garum ageted, guma norþerna
ofer scild scoten, swilce Scittisc eac,
werig wiges sæd. Wesseaxe forõ
ondlongne dæg eorodcistum
on last legdun laþum þeodum,
heowan herefleman hindan þearle
mecum mylenscearpan. Myrce ne wyrndon
heardes hondplegan hæleþa nanum
þæ mid Anlafe ofer æra gebland
on lides bosme land gesohtun
fæge to gefeohte. Fife lægun
on þam campstede ciningas giunge
sweordum aswefede, swilce seofene eac
eorlas Anlafes, unrim heriges
flotan and Sceotta. þær geflemed wearõ
Norõmanna 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 norõ Costontinus;
har hildering hreman ne þorfte
mecea gemanan; he wæs his mæga sceard,
freonda gefylled on folcstede,
beslagen æt sæcce, and his sunu forlet
on wælstowe wundun forgrunden
giungne æt guõe. 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, cumbolgehnastes,
garmittinge, gumena gemotes,
wæpengewrixles, þæs hi on wælfelda
wiþ Eadweardes afaran plegodan.
Gewitan him þa Norþmen nægledcnearrum,
dreorig daraõa laf on Dinges mere,
ofer deop wæter Difelin secan,
and eft Iraland æwiscmode.
Swilce þa gebroþer begen ætsamne,
cyning and æþeling cyþþe sohton
Wesseaxena land wiges hremige.
Letan him behindan hræw bryttian
saluwigpadan, þone sweartan hræfn,
hyrnednebban, and þane hasewanpadan,
earn æftan hwit æses brucan,
grædigne guõhafoc and þæt græge deor,
wulf on wealde. Ne wearõ wæl mare
on þis eiglande æfre gieta
folces gefylled beforan þissum
sweordes ecgum, þæs þe us secgaõ bec,
ealde uõwitan, siþþan eastan hider
Engle and Seaxe up becoman,
ofer brad brimu Brytene sohtan,
wlance wigsmiþas Wealas ofercoman,
eorlas arhwate eard begeatan.

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