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Updated: June 24, 2025
Now it is strange that of Eanulf, the mighty ealdorman who had pronounced my doom, I thought little at all, but as of one who was by the bishop. All that day's doings seemed to have been as a dream, wherein I and Wulfhere had living part with this bishop, while the rest, Eanulf and Matelgar and the others, were but phantoms standing by.
"Aye," said I, "'tis pity a thane cannot walk abroad quietly on his own business." "Well, well, they thought that you were their business, doubtless." "Whence came all those pennies?" I asked, for we had no store at all to cast away. "From Eanulf and Ealhstan," said Wulfhere, laughing.
And we prayed him to do so, for I loved the quaint sayings and cool valour of the broad-shouldered thane. But Eanulf and Ceorle rode with many of the thanes a mile or more with us on our way from the town, and there, having set us fairly off, left us with hearty good-speeds. But they left one behind, who joined himself to our little company.
And I myself felt the same for the moment but then the eyes of all turned in a flash upon me and I remembered the accusation that had been brought against me, and I knew that it was I of whom Eanulf spoke.
After we reached our horses, there is nothing to tell of our ride back to the bishop. We overtook him before dark, where his men were halted two miles from Bridgwater, on the road, waiting for word from Eanulf. Much praise gave he to me and the collier for what we had done, as also did Osric.
And they could not take offence at his tone, yet they saw well what he meant; and this in the end touched them very closely, for they were in the same case as he, but with more right, being of Somerset, to wipe out their defeat. But maybe there would have been a quarrel if Eanulf had not spoken. "Peace, thanes," he said. "Heregar is right, and we must avenge our dead.
So those two were sworn friends from that day forward, as were many another couple who met on that field for the first time, fighting side by side for Wessex. Thus wore away the day and the next night, and with the morning those ships were yet under the holms, swinging at their anchors, for the westerly breeze held. Then said Eanulf: "Let them be; harm can they do none, being so few.
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