Of the daring band, though the doors they held always. 45 Now went from the warfare a wounded chief. He said that his burnie was broken asunder, His precious war-gear, and pierced was his helmet. Then questioned their chief and inquired of him How the warriors recovered from the wounds they received, 50 Or which of the youths . . . . . . . 1. The fragment begins in the middle of a word. 2. The "battle-young king" is probably the Hengest of v. 19. Possibly he is to be identified with Hengest, the conqueror of Kent. 5, 6. In the original these lines seem to be incomplete. The translation attempts to keep the intended meaning. 14, 15. In the original these appear as a single greatly expanded line, which was probably at one time two lines. 17. _Sigeferth_ (see also line 26), prince of the Secgans is probably identical with Saeferth who ruled the Secgans in _Widsith_, v. 31. 18. _Ordlaf and Guthlaf_ appear in the account in _Beowulf_ (vv. 1148, ff.) as Oslaf and Guthlaf. They are the avengers of Hnaef. 20. From the construction it is impossible to tell who is the speaker and who is being restrained. But from line 33 it is seen to be Garulf who neglects the advice and is killed. Garulf and Guthere are, of course, of the attacking band. 26. _Sigferth_, one of the defenders. See v. 17, above. 28, 29. These lines are obscure. Probably they mean that Garulf may have as good as he sends in the way of a fight. 35. Guthlaf, the father of Garulf (the assailant) was probably not the Guthalf of line 18, who was a defender. If we have here a conflict between father and son, very little is made of it. 45. It is impossible to tell who the wounded warrior was or which chief is referred to in line 48. 2. GNOMIC GROUP CHARMS [Edition used: Kluge, _Angelsaechsisches Lesebuch_. Critical edition and discussion of most of the charms: Felix Grendon, _Journal of American Folk-lore_, xxii, 105 ff. See that article for bibliography. Grendon divides the charms into five classes: 1. Exorcisms of diseases and disease spirits. 2. Herbal charms. 3. Charms for transferring disease. 4. Amulet charms. 5. Charm remedies. These charms contain some of the most interesting relics of the old heathen religion of the Anglo-Saxons incongruously mingled with Christian practices. They were probably written down at so late a time that the churchmen felt they could no longer do harm.] I. For Bewitched Land _Here is the remedy by which thou mayst improve thy fields if they will not produce well or if any evil thing is done to them by means of sorcery or witchcraft:_