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76 their plighted troth, and chose Anlaf of Ireland to be their king.

Here Edmund king, ruler of Angles, protector of men, Mercia obtained, dear deed-doer, as the Dor flows, course of the white-well, and Humber's river, broad sea-stream. Five towns, Leicester, and Lincoln, and Nottingham, so Stamford eke, and Derby, to Danes were erewhile, under North-men, by need constrained, of heathen men in captive chains, a long time; until again redeemed them, for his worthiness, the bulwark of warriors, offspring of Edward, Edmund king.

A. 941. This year king Edmund received king Anlaf at baptism; and that same year, a good long space after, he received king Reginald at the bishop's hands.

A. 942. This year king Anlaf died.

A. 943. This year Anlaf stormed Tamworth, and great carnage was on either hand; and the Danes had the victory, and much booty they led away with them: there during the pillage was Wulfrun taken. This year king Edmund besieged king Anlaf and archbishop Wulfstan in Leicester; and he would have taken them, were it not that they broke out by night from the town. And, after that, Anlaf acquired king Edmund's friendship; and king Edmund then received king Anlaf at baptism, and he royally gifted him. And that same year, after a good long time, he received king Reginald at the bishop's hands. This year king Edmund delivered Glastonbury to St. Dunstan, where he afterwards became the first abbat.

A. 944. This year king Edmund subdued all Northumberland under his power, and expelled two kings, Anlaf, son of Sihtric, and Reginald, son of Guthferth.

A. 945. This year king Edmund ravaged all Cumberland, and granted it all to Malcolm king of the Scots, on the