Full oft from that host the hissing spear
Fiercely flew on the foemen’s troopers.
There the wretches ruled with royal treasure,
130 [Wudga and Hama], over women and men.
So I ever have found as I fared among men
That in all the land most beloved is he
To whom God giveth a goodly kingdom
To hold as long as he liveth here.
135 [Thus wandering widely] through the world there go
Minstrels of men through many lands,