Sections of the Poem
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Brithnoth Decides to Fight (PART I)
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Brithnoth Prepares his Array
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The Vikings Parley
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The Tide Delays the Fighting
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Brithnoth Sets a Guard over the Ford
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The Vikings are Baulked
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Brithnoth Allows the Vikings to Cross
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The Battle is Joined (PART II)
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The Essex Men Stand Fast
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A Viking Attacks Brithnoth
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A Second Viking Wounds Brithnoth
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Brithnoth's Dying Words
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Godric Begins the Fight (PART III)
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Many Continue the Battle
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The Last Stand of the Thanes (PART IV)
