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-See this in [[938 A-S|Anglo-Saxon]].
+See this in [[938AS|Anglo-Saxon]].
 <p><poem>
 ::Here Athelstan king,

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-See this in [[938AS|Anglo-Saxon]].
+See this in [[938 A-S|Anglo-Saxon]].
 <p><poem>
 ::Here Athelstan king,

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-<poem>
+See this in [[938AS|Anglo-Saxon]].
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Here Athelstan king,
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of earls the lord,

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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;slew in the fight,
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with the edge of their swords,
-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the foe at Brumby!(41)
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the foe at Brumby!
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sons of Edward
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;their board-walls clove,

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 <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
    <tr>
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        inform us of the old historians; since hither came from the eastern shores
        the Angles and Saxons, over the broad sea, and Britain sought, fierce battle-smiths,
-       o'ercame the Welsh, most valiant earls, and gained the land. </td>
+       o'ercame the Welsh, most valiant earls, and gained the land.
    </tr>
    <tr> </tr>

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 <poem>
-Here Athelstan king,
+<table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
-of earls the lord,
+  <tr>
-rewarder of heroes,
+    <td rowspan="3" width="14%">&nbsp;</td>
-and his brother eke,
+    <td rowspan="3" width="86%"><poem>
-Edmund atheling,
+	  Here Athelstan king, of earls the lord, rewarder
-elder of ancient race,
+      of heroes, and his brother eke, Edmund atheling, elder of ancient race,
-slew in the fight,
+      slew in the fight, with the edge of their swords, the foe at Brumby! The
-with the edge of their swords,
+      sons of Edward their board-walls clove, and hewed their banners, with the
-the foe at Brumby!
+      wrecks of their hammers. So were they taught by kindred zeal, that they
-The sons of Edward
+      at camp oft 'gainst any robber their land should defend, their hoards and
-their board-walls clove,
+      homes. Pursuing fell the Scottish clans; the men of the fleet in numbers
-and hewed their banners,
+      fell; 'midst the din of the field the warrior swate. Since the sun was up
-with the wrecks of their hammers.
+      in morning-tide, gigantic light! glad over grounds, God's candle bright,
-So were they taught
+      eternal Lord! 'till the noble creature sat in the western main: there lay
-by kindred zeal,
+      many of the Northern heroes under a shower of arrows, shot over shields;
-that they at camp oft
+      and Scotland's boast, a Scythian race, the mighty seed of Mars! With chosen
-'gainst any robber
+      troops, throughout the day, the West-Saxons fierce press'd on the loathed
-their land should defend,
+      bands; hew'd down the fugitives, and scatter'd the rear, with strong mill-sharpen'd
-their hoards and homes.
+      blades, The Mercians too the hard hand-play spared not to any of those that
-Pursuing fell
+      with Anlaf over the briny deep in the ship's bosom sought this land for
-the Scottish clans;
+      the hardy fight. Five kings lay on the field of battle, in bloom of youth,
-the men of the fleet
+      pierced with swords. So seven eke of the earls of Anlaf; and of the ship's-crew
-in numbers fell;
+      unnumber'd crowds. There was dispersed the little band of hardy Scots, the
-'midst the din of the field
+      dread of northern hordes; urged to the noisy deep by unrelenting fate! The
-the warrior swate.
+      king of the fleet with his slender craft escaped with his life on the felon
-Since the sun was up
+      flood; and so too Constantine, the valiant chief, returned to the north
-in morning-tide,
+      in hasty flight. The hoary Hildrinc cared not to boast among his kindred.
-gigantic light!
+      Here was his remnant of relations and friends slain with the sword in the
-glad over grounds,
+      crowded fight. His son too he left on the field of battle, mangled with
-God's candle bright,
+      wounds, young at the fight. The fair-hair'd youth had no reason to boast
-eternal Lord!
+      of the slaughtering strife. Nor old Inwood and Anlaf the more with the wrecks
-'till the noble creature
+      of their army could laugh and say, that they on the field of stern command
-sat in the western main:
+      better workmen were, in the conflict of banners, the clash of spears, the
-there lay many
+      meeting of heroes, and the rustling of weapons, which they on the field
-of the Northern heroes
+      of slaughter played with the sons of Edward. The northmen sail'd in their
-under a shower of arrows,
+      nailed ships, a dreary remnant, on the roaring sea; over deep water Dublin
-shot over shields;
+      they sought, and Ireland's shores, in great disgrace. Such then the brothers
-and Scotland's boast,
+      both together king and atheling, sought their country, West-Saxon land,
-a Scythian race,
+      in right triumphant. They left behind them raw to devour, the sallow kite,
-the mighty seed of Mars!
+      the swarthy raven with horny nib, and the hoarse vultur, with the eagle
-With chosen troops,
+      swift to consume his prey; the greedy gos-hawk, and that grey beast the
-throughout the day,
+      wolf of the weald. No slaughter yet was greater made e'er in this island,
-the West-Saxons fierce
+      of people slain, before this same, with the edge of the sword; as the books
-press'd on the loathed bands;
+      inform us of the old historians; since hither came from the eastern shores
-hew'd down the fugitives,
+      the Angles and Saxons, over the broad sea, and Britain sought, fierce battle-smiths,
-and scatter'd the rear,
+      o'ercame the Welsh, most valiant earls, and gained the land. </td>
-with strong mill-sharpen'd blades,
+  </tr>
-The Mercians too
+  <tr> </tr>
-the hard hand-play
+  <tr> </tr>
-spared not to any
+</table>
-of those that with Anlaf
+<p>(Ingram, p.84-87) </p>

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