The Death of Edward

Her Eadward kingc, Engla hlaford, sende soþfæste sawle to Criste on godes wæra, gast haligne. He on worulda her wunode þrage on kyneþrymme, cræftig ræda, XXIIII , freolic wealdend, wintra gerimes, weolan britnode, and healfe tid, hæleða wealdend, weold wel geþungen Walum and Scottum and Bryttum eac, byre æðelredes, Englum and Sexum, oretmægcum, swa ymbclyppað cealde brymmas, þæt eall Eadwarde, æðelum kinge, hyrdon holdlice hagestealde menn.

Wæs a bliðemod bealuleas kyng, þeah he lange ær, lande bereafod, wunode wræclastum wide geond eorðan, syððan Cnut ofercom kynn æðelredes and Dena weoldon deore rice Engla landes XXVIII wintra gerimes, welan brytnodon. Syððan forð becom freolice in geatwum kyningc kystum god, clæne and milde, Eadward se æðela, eðel bewerode, land and leode, oðþæt lungre becom deað se bitera, and swa deore genam æþelne of eorðan; englas feredon soþfæste sawle innan swegles leoht.

And se froda swa þeah befæste þæt rice heahþungenum menn, Harolde sylfum, æþelum eorle, se in ealle tid hyrde holdlice hærran sinum wordum and dædum, wihte ne agælde þæs þe þearf wæs þæs þeodkyninges.