And pass into thy power, O Prince of angels,
And depart in peace; this prayer I make,
180 That the hated hell-fiends may harass me not.”
Then the heathen dogs hewed down the noble one,
And both the barons that by him stood—
Ælfnoth and Wulfmær each lay slaughtered;
They lost their lives in their lord’s defence.
185 Then fled from the fray those who feared to remain.
First in the frantic flight was Godric,
The son of Odda; he forsook his chief