fēng tō rīċe, and Æsc his sunu.

457. Hēr Hęnġest and Æsc fuhton wiþ Brettas in þǣre

stōwe þe is ġe·cweden Cręċġan-ford, and þǣr of·slōgon

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fēower þūsend wera. And þā Brettas þā for·lēton Cęnt-land,

and mid miċle ęġe flugon tō Lunden-byriġ.

473. Hēr Henġest and Æsc ġe·fuhton wiþ Wēalas, and

ġe·nāmon un-ārīmedlicu hęre-rēaf, and þā Wēalas flugon

þā Ęnġle swā swā fȳr.

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