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and hu he wolde taken on; & al hu he wolde don.
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Þa quene com to Modred; þat wæs hire leofuest monnes.
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and talde him tidende; of Arðure þan kinge.
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hu he wolde taken an; & al hu he wolde don.
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Modræd nom his sonde; and sende to Sex-lond.
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after Childriche; þe king wes swiðe riche.
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and bæd hine cume to Brutaine; þer-of he bruke sculde.
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Modræd bad Childriche; þene stronge & þene riche.
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wide senden sonde; a feouwer half Sex-londe.
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and beoden þa cnihtes alle; þat heo biȝeten mihte.
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þat heo comen sone; to þissen kinedo[m]e.
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and he wolde Childriche; ȝeouen of his riche.
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al biȝeonde þere Humbre; for he him scolde helpe.
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to fihten wið his æme; Arðuren kinge.
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Childrich beh sone; in-to Brutlonde.
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Þa Modred hafde his ferde; isomned of monnen.
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þa weoren þere italde; sixti þusende.
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here-kempen harde; of heðene uolke.
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þa heo weoren icumen hidere; for Ar[ð]ures hærme.
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Modred to helpen; forcuðest monnen.
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Þa þe uerde wes isome; of ælche mon-cunne.
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þa heo weoren þer on hepe; an hund%dred þusende;
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heðene and cristene. mid Modrede kinge;
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Arður lai at Whit-sond; feouwertene niht him þuhte to long.
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and al Modred wuste; wat Arður þær wolde;
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ælche dai him comen sonde. from þas kinges hirede;
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Þa ilomp hit an one time; muchel rein him gon rine.
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& þæ wind him gon wende. & stod of þan æst ende.
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and Arður to scipe fusde; mid alle his uerde.
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and hehte þat his scip-men; brohten hine to Romerel;
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þer he þohte up wende; in-to þissen londe.
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Þæ he to þere hauene com; Moddred him wes auornon.
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ase þe dæi gon lihte; heo bigunnen to fihten;
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alle þene longe dæi; moni mon þer ded læi.
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summe hi fuhten a londe; summe bi þan stronde.
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summe heo letten ut of scipen; scerpe garen scriþen.
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Walwain bi-foren wende; and þene wæi rumde.
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& sloh þer a-neuste; þeines elleouene;
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he sloh Childriches sune; þe was þer mid his fader icume.
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To reste eode þa sunne; wæ wes þa monnen;
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þer wes Walwain a-slæȝe; & idon of lif-daȝe.
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þurh an eorl Sexisne; særi wurðe his saule.
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Þa wes Arður særi; & sorhful an heorte for-þi.
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& þas word bo[d]ede; ri((c))chest alre Brutte;
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Nu ich ileosed habbe; mine sweines leofe;
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Ich wuste bi mine sweuene; whæt sorȝen me weoren ȝeueðe.
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i-slaȝen is Angel þe king; þe wes min aȝen deorling.
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& Walwaine ((mi)) suster sune; wa is me þat ich was mon iboren.
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Up nu of scipen biliue; mine beornes ohte.
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Æfne þan worde; wenden to fihte.
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sixti þusend anon; selere kempen.
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and breken Modredes trume; and wel neh him-seolue wes inome.
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Modred bi-gon to fleon; & his folc after teon;
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fluȝen ueond-liche. feldes beoueden eke;
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ȝurren þa stanes. mid þan blod-stremes.
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Þer weore al þat fiht i-don; ah þat niht to raðe com;
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ȝif þa niht neore; islaȝen hi weoren alle.
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Þe niht heom to-delde; ȝeond slades & ȝeon dunen.
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and Modred swa vorð com; þat he wes at Lundene;
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Iherden þa burh-weren; hu hit was il ifaren.
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and warnden him inȝeong; & alle his folke;
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Modred þeone wende; to-ward Winchastre.
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and heo hine under-uengen; mid alle his monnen.
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And Arður after wende; mid alle his mahte.
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þat he com to Winchestre; mid muchelere uerde.
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& þa burh al biræd; & Modred þer-inne abeod.
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Þa Modred i-sæh; þat Arður him wes swa neh.
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ofte he hine biþohte; wæt he don mahte.
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Þa a þere ilke niht; he hehte his cnihtes alle.
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mid alle heore iwepnen; ut of burhȝe wenden.
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and sæide þat he weolde; mid fihte þer at-stonden.
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He bi-hehte þere burȝe-were; auer-mare freo laȝe.
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wið þan þa heo him heolpen; at heȝere neoden.
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Þa hit wes dæi-liht; ȝaru þa wes heore fiht;
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Arður þat bi-hedde; þe king wes abolȝe.
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he lette bemen blawen; and beonnen men to fihten.
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he hehte alle his þeines; & aðele his cnihte.
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fon somed to fihten; and his ueo[n]d auallen.
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and þe burh alle for-don; and þat bur((h))-folc ahon;
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Heo to-gadere stopen; and sturnliche fuhten.
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Modred þa þohte; what he don mihte.
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& he dude þere; alse he dude elles-whare.
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swike-dom mid þan mæste; for auere he dude unwr((a))ste.
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he biswac his iueren; biuoren Winchestren.
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and lette him to cleopien; his leofeste cnihtes. anan.
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and his leoueste freond alle; of allen his folke.
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and bi-stal from þan fihte; þe feond hine aȝe.
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and þat folc gode lette; al þer for-wurðe.
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Fuhten alle dæi; wenden þat heore lauerd þer læi.
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and weore heom aneouste; at muchelere neode.
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Þa heold he þene wai; þat tou-ward Hamtone lai.
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and heolde touward hauene; forcuðest hæleðe.
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and nom alle þa scipen; þa þer oht weore.
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and þa steor-men alle; to þan scipen neodde.
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and ferden into Cornwalen; forcuðest kingen a þan daȝen.
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And Arður Winchestre; þa burh bilai wel faste;
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& al þat moncun of-sloh; þer wes sorȝen inoh.
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þa ȝeonge and þa alde. alle he aqualde.
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Þa þat folc wes al ded; þa burh al for-swelde.
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þa lette he mid alle; to-breken þa walles alle.
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