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Edgar Atheling, on being reconciled to the king, was allowed a mark a day for his expenses, and he was thought to be allowed sufficiently, though he received it in some sort as an equivalent for his right to the crown.
In fine, he cemented the whole fabric of his power by marrying Maud, daughter of Malcolm, King of Scotland, by the sister of Edgar Atheling, thus to insure the affection, of the English, and, as he flattered himself, to have a sure succession to his children. The Crusade being successfully finished by the taking of Jerusalem, Robert returned into Europe.
Then I loitered on the bridge, for the old town and its grim earthworks looks very fair thence, and so a thane sent from Eadmund caught me up and took me back to the great house, for he had some word for me. It was near sunset by this time. "Redwald, my friend," the Atheling said, when I stood before him, "I would have you go back to Olaf.
For one moment, it seemed indeed, that Edward regretted or reconsidered the pledge of our youth. He sent for his kinsman, the Atheling, natural heir to the throne. But the poor prince died.
"I am sent with all speed to Redwald the thane, at Stamford, with word for Eadmund the Atheling." "I am Redwald," I said. "Who sent you?" "Olaf the king. Show me your sword, master." I held out the hilt of my sword, for that was a token which a messenger should give and receive that Olaf and I had agreed on. "Cnut the Dane has landed at Sandwich," the man said.
And, if the King remains as aloof as now from his royal kinsman, Edward the Atheling, who" the Earl hesitated and looked round "who so near to the throne when I am no more, as Harold, the joy of the ceorls, and the pride of the thegns? he whose tongue never falters in the Witan, and whose arm never yet hath known defeat in the field?" Githa's heart swelled, and her cheek grew flushed.
But presently the steward came into the hall, where we sat silently listening to the shouts of the men as they berthed the ships, and he said that the leader of the vikings would see and speak with Eadmund himself. "Is he Thorkel, or Thorkel's man?" answered the atheling, "for if he be, I will not see him." "No, lord," said the steward, "he is one who has no dealings with the Danes.
"Fool!" said the miserly prelate, "fool! if we do so, and the Norman conquer, what become of our abbacies and convent lands? The Duke wars against Harold, not England. If he slay Harold " "What then?" "The Atheling is left us yet. Stay we here and guard the last prince of the House of Cerdic," whispered Stigand, and he swept on.
I had a good friend once in that atheling of yours, who is lost to us." His face clouded as he said that, and but that there were a dozen courtiers present, I should have told him that Ecgbert was found again for him, then and there; however, that would wait, and I passed it over.
Ever I fought in the front of all, sole to the fore; and so shall I fight while I bide in life and this blade shall last that early and late hath loyal proved since for my doughtiness Daeghrefn fell, slain by my hand, the Hugas' champion. Nor fared he thence to the Frisian king with the booty back, and breast-adornments; but, slain in struggle, that standard-bearer fell, atheling brave.
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