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his swustef sunu, swīðe foihēawenf "'A ^'""' [ni\
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pǽr wearð1 wīcingum wiþerlēau āgyfen:^'"' •
gehŷrde ic þæt Sadweard ....ānne slōge /l^"
swīðe mid his swurde, swęiiges ne wyrnde.'^'V'.:":_td
þæt him æt.fōtum fēoll' fægelcęmpa;"'-
gehŷrde ic þæt Sadweard ....ānne slōge /l^"
swīðe mid his swurde, swęiiges ne wyrnde.'^'V'.:":_td
þæt him æt.fōtum fēoll' fægelcęmpa;"'-
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tiŷssas3 æt hilde;. hogoclon^georne
tiŷssas3 æt hilde;. hogoclon^georne
fj £'- fi -•
hwā þǽr mid brae <• ǽrost mihte
on fǽgean men feo'rh gewinnariji ^1"" CI2s]
'f^wigan mid wǽpnum:',,' wætleol on eorðan.
1 Stōdon stædefæste, stiri'te hī By_rh.tnōð,,
1 Stōdon stædefæste, stiri'te hī By_rh.tnōð,,
15 bæd þæt hyssa geh'wylp . hogoae*to'wigē,
þe on Dęnon wolde'^ ^.'ora gefeohtan_•-—•""'
Wōd þā wīges heard, wǽpen up āhðf, [I3°]
bord to geblorgęp and wið þæs beornes stop;
...ēode swā 'an'ræd."1' eorl to þām ceorle :
þe on Dęnon wolde'^ ^.'ora gefeohtan_•-—•""'
Wōd þā wīges heard, wǽpen up āhðf, [I3°]
bord to geblorgęp and wið þæs beornes stop;
...ēode swā 'an'ræd."1' eorl to þām ceorle :
lo ægþer hyra ōðrum. yfelgs tfðgo'dē. "
. Sęnde ðā sē sǽrinc sūþerne'gār,1-; ' ;
þætjgewundod wearð wigena hlāford; .,.. , ; [135]'
he scēaf þā midðām..seylde, þæt sē scēaft toHæfst,
and þæt spere spręngde, - þæt hit sprang ongēan.
þætjgewundod wearð wigena hlāford; .,.. , ; [135]'
he scēaf þā midðām..seylde, þæt sē scēaft toHæfst,
and þæt spere spręngde, - þæt hit sprang ongēan.
25' (jegr^mod wearð sē gūðrTnc: he mid gāre stang 'fiXt^-s
yV!Wlancne wīcing, • be him þā wunde forgeaf. ^.
••l" Frōd wæs sē fyrdrinc, he let his»francan wkdan [140]
þurh ðæs hysses tlials ; hand wīsode'*
þæt he on þām færsōeāðari feorh gerǽhte. ""ð-i-^4:
yV!Wlancne wīcing, • be him þā wunde forgeaf. ^.
••l" Frōd wæs sē fyrdrinc, he let his»francan wkdan [140]
þurh ðæs hysses tlials ; hand wīsode'*
þæt he on þām færsōeāðari feorh gerǽhte. ""ð-i-^4:
30 Ðā he ōþerne ofstlīce scēat.j"'1 *''"*: -£-«-*v^t/
þæt sēo byrne tōbærst; he wæs on brēostiim wund
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