The Battle of Brunanburh (937)

Bow & Blade - Episode 2
In the year 937, Æthelstan, King of England, found himself under attack from a coalition of his enemies. In this episode, Michael and Kelly tell us about the Battle of Brunanburh, including where it was fought and the amazing poem about the battle preserved in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
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Kelly DeVries is a Professor at Loyola University in Maryland and Honorary Historical Consultant at the Royal Armouries.
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[@gzmg361]

It's a shame that so many have gone down a rabbit hole with the various versions of the poetic translation.
The entry in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles is written in a northern English dialect which is still spoken today.
AD dccc.xxxvii her aethelstan cyning - eorla ðryhten - beorna beahgifa - ⁊ his broðer eac - eadmund aethling - elderlangne tir - geslogon aet - saecce sƿearda ecgum - ymbe brunanburh -
AD 937 Here Athelstan signing - all of th[e] writing - born a begiver - and his bother is - Eadmund Athling - elder long not to you - goes looking at - says sweared he come - he's at brunanburh -
Line six in the ASC states: - heowan heaþolinde - [here won heatherland]
in Egils saga the place is called Vínheiðar. Vin is the colour, as in vin rouge and heiðar is the word heather. When the heather is in flower the colour of the flower is Vin. Brun is brown, the colour of the heather when not in flower.
In the late 1500's the area called Brunanburh was still known as Æthelstan Moor.

[@therespectedlex9794]

Impressive knowledge

[@gzmg361]

@@therespectedlex9794 The biggest problem that i can see with finding where the battle took place, is that Brunanburh was a big area. It is 9 miles from Brunanburh to Brunanburh edge, 10.3 miles from Brunanburh edge to Brunanbury and 18.45 miles from Brunanburh to Dingesmire. It also has other places in between which are mentioned as locations in various texts/manuscripts. There was also two other battles that took place a little later on, one within the area and another nearby.