Edward The Confessor Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMKCNOPQG RSTUVJWXQYRZME| Here Edward king lord of the English | A |
| sent his soul strong in truth to Christ | B |
| in God's safekeeping his holy spirit | C |
| He in this world dwelt for a time | D |
| in kingly power and wise counsel | E |
| Freely the king for twenty four | F |
| winter times shared out wealth | G |
| and prosperous times ruler of men | H |
| graciously governed Welsh and Scots | I |
| And Britons also Aethelred's son | J |
| with Angles and Saxons and their warriors | K |
| Clasped round by cold waves | L |
| all obeyed Edward noble king | M |
| they heard him faithfully his young retainers | K |
| The blameless king was ever happy in spirit | C |
| though he long had been deprived of land | N |
| walked the outcast's ways wide on the earth | O |
| after Cnut overcame Aethelred's kin | P |
| And Danes ruled over the dear kingdom | Q |
| of the English land sharing its wealth | G |
| for twenty eight winter times | R |
| After he came forth freely bearing armour | S |
| the best of good kings pure and mild | T |
| Edward the atheling defended his home | U |
| land and people until suddenly came | V |
| death and bitter and took the dear one | J |
| the atheling from the earth the angels accompanied him | W |
| his soul strong in truth into the sky's light | X |
| The wise one therefore committed the kingdom | Q |
| to one high in rank Harold himself | Y |
| noble eorl who at all times | R |
| faithfully obeyed his lord | Z |
| in words and deeds holding back nothing | M |
| at the need of the king of the people | E |
Anonymous Olde English
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