Classic Poem

Cyning sceal rice healdan. Ceastra beo├░ feorran gesyne,
or├░anc enta geweorc, þa þe on þysse eor├░an syndon,
wraetlic weallstana geweorc. Wind by├░ on lyfte swiftust,
þunar by├░ þragum hludast. þrymmas syndan Cristes myccle,
wyrd by├░ swi├░ost. Winter by├░ cealdost,
lencten hrimigost (he by├░ lengest ceald),
sumor sunwlitegost (swegel by├░ hatost),
haerfest hre├░eadegost, haele├░um bringe├░
geres waestmas, þa þe him god sende├░.
So├░ bi├░ switolost, sinc by├░ deorost,
gold gumena gehwam, and gomol snoterost,
fyrngearum frod, se þe aer feala gebide├░.
Weax bi├░ wundrum clibbor. Wolcnu scri├░a├░.
Geongne aeþeling sceolan gode gesi├░as
byldan to beaduwe and to beahgife.
Ellen sceal on eorle, ecg sceal wi├░ hellme
hilde gebidan. Hafuc sceal on glofe
wilde gewunian, wulf sceal on bearowe,
earm anhaga, eofor sceal on holte,
to├░maegenes trum. Til sceal on e├░le
domes wyrcean. Daro├░ sceal on handa,
gar golde fah. Gim sceal on hringe
standan steap and geap. Stream sceal on y├░um
mencgan mereflode. Maest sceal on ceole,
segelgyrd seomian. Sweord sceal on bearme,
drihtlic isern. Draca sceal on hlaewe,
frod, fraetwum wlanc. Fisc sceal on waetere
cynren cennan. Cyning sceal on healle
beagas daelan. Bera sceal on hae├░e,
eald and egesfull. Ea of dune sceal
flodgraeg feran. Fyrd sceal aetsomne,
tirfaestra getrum. Treow sceal on eorle,
wisdom on were. Wudu sceal on foldan
blaedum blowan. Beorh sceal on eorþan
grene standan. God sceal on heofenum,
daeda demend. Duru sceal on healle,
rum recedes mu├░. Rand sceal on scylde,
faest fingra gebeorh. Fugel uppe sceal
lacan on lyfte. Leax sceal on waele
mid sceote scri├░an. Scur sceal on heofenum,
winde geblanden, in þas woruld cuman
þeof sceal gangan þystrum wederum. þyrs sceal on fenne gewunian
ana innan lande. Ides sceal dyrne craefte,
faemne hire freond gesecean, gif heo nelle on folce geþeon.
þaet hi man beagum gebicge. Brim sceal sealte weallan,
lyfthelm and laguflod ymb ealra landa gehwylc,
flowan firgenstreamas. Feoh sceal on eor├░an
tydran and tyman. Tungol sceal on heofenum
beorhte scinan, swa him bebead meotud
God sceal wi├░ yfele, geogo├░ sceal wi├░ yldo,
lif sceal wi├░ deaþe, leoht sceal wi├░ þystrum,
fyrd wi├░ fyrde, feond wi├░ o├░rum,
la├░ wi├░ laþe ymb land sacan,
synne staelan. A sceal snotor hycgean
ymb þysse worulde gewinn, wearh hangian,
faegere ongildan. þaet he aer facen dyde
manna cynne. Meotod ana wat
hwyder seo sawul sceal sy├░├░an hweorfan,
and ealle þa gastas þe for gode hweorfa├░
aefter dea├░daege, domes bida├░
on faeder fae├░me. Is seo for├░gesceaft
digol and dyrne; drihten ana wat,
nergende faeder. Naeni eft cyme├░
hider under hrofas, þe þaet her for so├░
mannum secge hwylc sy meotodes gesceaft,
sigefolca gesetu, þaer he sylfa wuna├░.