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,