Breten [=i]e[.g]-land is eahta hund m[=i]la lang, and tw[=a] hund
m[=i]la br[=a]d; and h[=e]r sind on th[=ae]m [=i]e[.g]lande f[=i]f
[.g]e.th[=e]odu:
[E,]n[.g]lisc, Brettisc, Scyttisc, Pihtisc, and B[=o]c-laeden.
[=Ae]rest w[=ae]ron b[=u]end thisses landes Brettas. Th[=a] c[=o]mon
of Armenia, and [.g]e.s[=ae]ton s[=u]than-wearde Bretene [=ae]rest.
Th[=a] 5
[.g]e.lamp hit thaet Peohtas c[=o]mon s[=u]than of Scithian mid
langum s[.c]ipum, n[=a] manigum; and th[=a] c[=o]mon [=ae]rest on
North-ibernian [=u]p; and th[=ae]r b[=ae]don Scottas thaet h[=i]e
th[=ae]r
m[=o]sten wunian. Ac h[=i]e noldon him l[=i]efan, for th[=ae]m the h[=i]e
cw[=ae]don thaet h[=i]e ne mihten ealle aet.gaedre [.g]e.wunian th[=ae]r.
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And th[=a] cw[=ae]don th[=a] Scottas: 'W[=e] magon [=e]ow hwaethre
r[=ae]d
[.g]e.l[=ae]ran: w[=e] witon [=o]ther [=i]e[.g]land h[=e]r-be.[=e]astan;
th[=ae]r [.g][=e]
magon eardian, [.g]if [.g][=e] willath; and [.g]if hw[=a] [=e]ow
with.st[e,]nt,
w[=e] [=e]ow fultumiath thaet [.g][=e] hit mae[.g]en [.g]e.g[=a]n.'
Th[=a] f[=e]rdon th[=a] Peohtas, and [.g]ef[=e]rdon this land
northan-weard; 15
s[=u]than-weard hit haefdon Brettas, sw[=a] sw[=a] w[=e] [=ae]r
cw[=ae]don.
And th[=a] Peohtas him [=a].b[=ae]don w[=i]f aet Scottum on th[=a]
[.g]e.r[=a]d
thaet h[=i]e [.g]e.curen hiera cyne-cynn [=a] on th[=a] w[=i]f-healfe.
Thaet
h[=i]e h[=e]oldon sw[=a] lange siththan.
And th[=a] [.g]e.lamp ymbe [.g][=e]ara ryne thaet Scotta sum d[=ae]l 20
[.g]e.w[=a]t of Ibernian on Bretene, and thaes landes sumne d[=ae]l
[.g]e.[=e]odon; and waes hiera h[e,]re-toga R[=e]oda [.g]e.h[=a]ten: fram
thaem h[=i]e sind [.g]e.n[e,]mnede D[=a]lr[=e]odi.
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Anno 449. H[=e]r Marti[=a]nus and Valent[=i]nus on.f[=e]ngon r[=i][.c]e,
and r[=i][.c]sodon seofon winter. 25
And on hiera dagum, H[e,]n[.g]est and Horsa, fram Wyrt[.g]eorne
[.g]e.lathode, Bretta cyninge, [.g]e.s[=o]hton Bretene on th[=ae]m
st[e,]de the is [.g]e.n[e,]mned Ypwines-fl[=e]ot, [=ae]rest Brettum t[=o]
fultume,
ac h[=i]e eft on h[=i]e fuhton.
Se cyning h[=e]t h[=i]e feohtan on.[.g][=e]an Peohtas; and h[=i]e sw[=a]
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dydon, and si[.g]e haefdon sw[=a] hw[=ae]r sw[=a] h[=i]e c[=o]mon.
H[=i]e th[=a] s[e,]ndon t[=o] Angle, and h[=e]ton him s[e,]ndan m[=a]ran
fultum; and h[=e]ton him s[e,][.c][.g]an Bret-w[=e]ala n[=a]htnesse and
thaes
landes cysta. H[=i]e th[=a] s[e,]ndon him m[=a]ran fultum. Th[=a]
c[=o]mon
th[=a] m[e,]nn of thrim m[=ae][.g]thum [.G]erm[=a]nie: of Eald-seaxum, of
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[E,]n[.g]lum, of [=I]otum.
Of [=I]otum c[=o]mon Cant-ware and Wiht-ware--thaet is s[=e]o
m[=ae][.g]th the n[=u] eardath on Wiht--and thaet cynn on West-seaxum
the man n[=u].[.g]iet h[=ae]tt '[=I]otena cynn.' Of Eald-seaxum
c[=o]mon [=E]ast-seaxe, and S[=u]th-seaxe, and West-seaxe. 40
Of Angle c[=o]mon--s[=e] [=a] siththan st[=o]d w[=e]ste be.twix [=I]otum
and
Seaxum--[=E]ast-[e,]n[.g]le, Middel-[e,]n[.g]le, Mier[.c]e, and ealle
Northhymbre.
455. H[=e]r H[e,]n[.g]est and Horsa fuhton with Wyrt[.g]eorne
th[=ae]m cyninge in th[=ae]re st[=o]we the is [.g]e.cweden
Ae[.g]les-threp; 45
and his br[=o]thor Horsan man of.sl[=o]g. And aefter th[=ae]m
H[e,]n[.g]est
f[=e]ng t[=o] r[=i][.c]e, and Aesc his sunu.
457. H[=e]r H[e,]n[.g]est and Aesc fuhton with Brettas in th[=ae]re
st[=o]we the is [.g]e.cweden Cr[e,][.c][.g]an-ford, and th[=ae]r
of.sl[=o]gon
f[=e]ower th[=u]send wera. And th[=a] Brettas th[=a] for.l[=e]ton
C[e,]nt-land, 50
and mid mi[.c]le [e,][.g]e flugon t[=o] Lunden-byri[.g].
473. H[=e]r Hen[.g]est and Aesc [.g]e.fuhton with W[=e]alas, and
[.g]e.n[=a]mon un-[=a]r[=i]medlicu h[e,]re-r[=e]af, and th[=a] W[=e]alas
flugon
th[=a] [E,]n[.g]le sw[=a] sw[=a] f[=y]r.
787. H[=e]r nam Beorht-r[=i][.c] cyning Offan dohtor [=E]ad-burge. 55
And on his dagum c[=o]mon [=ae]rest thr[=e]o s[.c]ipu; and th[=a] se
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[.g]e.r[=e]fa th[=ae]r t[=o] r[=a]d, and h[=i]e wolde dr[=i]fan t[=o]
thaes cyninges
t[=u]ne, th[=y] h[=e] nyste hwaet h[=i]e w[=ae]ron; and hine man
of.sl[=o]g.
Thaet w[=ae]ron th[=a] [=ae]restan s[.c]ipu D[e,]niscra manna the
Angel-cynnes
land [.g]e.s[=o]hton. 60
851. H[=e]r [.C]eorl ealdor-mann [.g]e.feaht with h[=ae]thne m[e,]nn
mid Defena-s[.c][=i]re aet Wi[.c][.g]an-beorge, and th[=ae]r mi[.c]el
wael
[.g]e.sl[=o]gon, and si[.g]e n[=a]mon.
And th[=y] ilcan [.g][=e]are Aethelst[=a]n cyning and Ealhh[e,]re dux
mi[.c]elne h[e,]re of.sl[=o]gon aet Sand-w[=i]c on C[e,]nt; and nigon 65
s[.c]ipu [.g]e.f[=e]ngon, and th[=a] [=o]thru [.g]e.fl[=i]emdon; and
h[=ae]thne m[e,]nn
[=ae]rest ofer winter s[=ae]ton.
And th[=y] ilcan [.g][=e]are c[=o]m f[=e]orthe healf hund s[.c]ipa on
T[e,]mese-m[=u]than, and br[=ae]con Cantwara-burg, and Lunden-burg,
and [.g]e.fl[=i]emdon Beorhtwulf Mier[.c]na cyning mid his 70
fierde; and f[=e]rdon th[=a] s[=u]th ofer T[e,]mese on S[=u]thri[.g]e;
and
him [.g]e.feaht with Aethelwulf cyning and Aethelbeald his
sunu aet [=A]c-l[=e]a mid West-seaxna fierde, and th[=ae]r thaet
m[=ae]ste
wael [.g]e.sl[=o]gon on h[=ae]thnum h[e,]re the w[=e] s[e,][.c][.g]an
h[=i]erdon oth
thisne andweardan dae[.g], and th[=ae]r si[.g]e n[=a]mon. 75
867. H[=e]r f[=o]r se h[e,]re of [=E]ast-[e,]n[.g]lum ofer
Humbre-m[=u]than
t[=o] Eoforw[=i]c-[.c]eastre on North-hymbre. And th[=ae]r waes mi[.c]el
un-[.g]ethw[=ae]rnes th[=ae]re th[=e]ode be.twix him selfum, and h[=i]e
haefdon hiera cyning [=a].worpenne [=O]sbryht, and un-[.g]ecyndne
cyning under.f[=e]ngon Aellan. And h[=i]e late on [.g][=e]are t[=o]
th[=ae]m 80
[.g]e.[.c]ierdon thaet h[=i]e with thone h[e,]re winnende w[=ae]ron; and
h[=i]e
th[=e]ah mi[.c]le fierd [.g]e.gadrodon, and thone h[e,]re s[=o]hton aet
Eoforw[=i]c-[.c]eastre; and on th[=a] [.c]eastre br[=ae]con, and h[=i]e
sume
inne wurdon; and th[=ae]r waes un-[.g]emetlic wael ge.slae[.g]en
Northanhymbra,
sume binnan, sume b[=u]tan, and th[=a] cyningas 85
b[=e][.g]en ofslae[.g]ene; and s[=e]o l[=a]f with thone h[e,]re frith
nam.
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