Here you will find the Poem Edward The Confessor of poet Anonymous Olde English
Here Edward king, lord of the English, sent his soul strong in truth to Christ, in God's safekeeping, his holy spirit, He in this world dwelt for a time in kingly power and wise counsel. Freely the king for twenty-four winter-times shared out wealth and prosperous times, ruler of men, graciously governed Welsh and Scots, And Britons also, Aethelred's son, with Angles and Saxons, and their warriors, Clasped, round by cold waves, all obeyed Edward, noble king; they heard him faithfully, his young retainers. The blameless king was ever happy in spirit, though he long had been deprived of land, walked the outcast's ways wide on the earth, after Cnut overcame Aethelred's kin, And Danes ruled over the dear kingdom of the English land, sharing its wealth for twenty-eight winter-times. After he came forth freely bearing armour, the best of good kings, pure and mild, Edward the atheling defended his home, land and people, until suddenly came death and bitter, and took the dear one, the atheling from the earth; the angels accompanied him, his soul strong in truth, into the sky's light, The wise one therefore committed the kingdom to one high in rank, Harold himself, noble eorl, who at all times faithfully obeyed his lord in words and deeds, holding back nothing at the need of the king of the people.
