the old deceiver; nor Anlaf the moor, with the remnant of their armies; they had no cause to laugh that they in war's works the better men were in the battle-stead, at the conflict of banners, meeting of spears, concourse of men, traffic of weapons, that they on the slaughter-field with Edward's offspring played. The North-men departed in their nailed barks-- bloody relic of darts-- on roaring ocean, o'er the deep water, Dublin to seek; again Ireland shamed in mind. So, too, the brothers, both together, king and etheling, their country sought, West-Saxons' land, in the war exulting. They left behind them, the corse to devour, the sallowy kite and the swarthy raven with horned nib, and the dusky 'pada,' erne white-tailed, the corse to enjoy,-- greedy war-hawk, and the grey beast, wolf of the wood. Carnage greater has not been in this island ever yet of people slain, before this, by edges of swords, as the books say-- old writers-- since from the east hither Angles and Saxons came to land,-- o'er the broad seas Britain sought,-- mighty war-smiths the Welsh o'ercame; earls most bold this earth obtained. Some of the MSS. of the Chronicle have the following additional reference to the battle:-- "A. 937. This year King Athelstan and Edmund his brother led a force to Brunanburh, and there fought against Anlaf; and Christ helping, had the victory; and they there slew five kings and seven earls." Simeon, of Durham, says one of these five monarchs was "Eligenius, an under-king of Deira," or the eastern portion of the then kingdom of Northumbria. Athelstan died in 940, and, in the following year, the Chronicle says his successor "Edmund received king Anlaf at baptism." In 942, it says--"This year King Anlaf died." There were, however, two other chieftains of the same name, who flourished somewhat later.