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This document contains three Old English poems from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: The Battle of Brunanburh, The Capture of the Five Boroughs, and The Death of Eadward. The Battle of Brunanburh describes a major victory by King Athelstan over an alliance of Vikings and Scots in 937 CE. The Capture of the Five Boroughs details King Edmund taking control of five boroughs in Mercia from the Danes in 942 CE. The Death of Eadward mourns the passing of King Edward the Confessor in 1066 CE after ruling England for ove

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Paul Savvy

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