Gathered together, the meoduseld shining brightly   Cempan and ealdormen, in a drunken dream   Among all the riches and relics of many hearth-kin,   Foretell unyielding their coming feats and deeds      Harp strings, stout-played, sing the praises of many ring-lord   Lay of blood-reddened fields, myriad foes cleaved   Spear's flight nor sword edge did smash his almighty war-disc   Honour did save him for future king to be      Oh, they feast in their hallowed halls   Ghostly warriors ashen and pale   Shadows dance in the light of the flame   Gold and majesty, glory and fame      Pour from the well, share a toast with our nation's heroes   Beauty unheard of will carry us the mead   Fortune this night brings a war-leader far across the sea   By his hand we may from demon scourge be freed      Oh, they feast in their hallowed halls   Ghostly warriors ashen and pale   Shadows dance in the light of the flame   Gold and majesty, glory and fame   Oh, they feast in their hallowed halls   Ghostly warriors ashen and pale   Bold they rode on the crest of a wave   Shielded tight in a womb of oak staves