Stræcled

Stræcledwalena rice

Stræcled wæs rice in Breten norðdæl in þæm ield oþ Eadmundes dæge Cyninges. His þeod wæron Bretwealas, þa hatom each 'Cumbre'. His nama is fram his byrig se hat Alcluiþ be Cled þære ea. On þæm Wylisc gereord is 'Ystrad Cled' se is 'Cledes denu'.

Æfter Romware afliemede of Breten, arasen niwe rice in þissum ieglande. Wylisca scopas tellaþ be lande þæt hatte 'Se Ealda Norþ' and þærin riciu þa hatten in hiera gereord 'Rheged' and 'Gododdin'. Man geliefð ðe Stræcledwala rice aras of swilcum 'Rheged'.

Of þisse rices stær and of his cyningum cuþon we lytel. In þæm Cranice for dccclxxu leonaþ we:

“ Her for se here from Hreopedune, ⁊ Healfdene for mid sumum þam here on Norþhymbre. ⁊ nam wintersetl be Tinan þære ea, ⁊ se here þæt lond geeode. ⁊ oft hergade on Peohtas, ⁊ on Stræcledwalas; ⁊ for Godrum ⁊ Oscytel ⁊ Anwynd. þa .iii. cyningas, of Hreopedune to Grantebrycge mid micle here, ⁊ sæton þær an gear; ⁊ þy sumera for ælfred cyning ut on sæ mid sciphere, ⁊ gefeaht wiþ .vii. sciphlæstas, ⁊ hiera an gefeng. ⁊ þa oþru gefliemde ”

In dccccxx swar Stræcledwala Cyning his aþ to Eadweard Westseaxna Cyning, and þærbe rædaþ we:

“ Her on þysum gere foran to middum sumera for Eadweard cyning mid fierde to Snotingaham, ⁊ het gewyrcan þa burg on suþhealfe þære eas, ongean þa oþre, ⁊ þa brycge ofer Treontan betwix þam twam burgum; ⁊ for þa þonan on Peaclond to Badecanwiellon, ⁊ het gewyrcan ane burg þær on neaweste, ⁊ gemannian; ⁊ hine geces þa to fæder ⁊ to hlaforde Scotta cyning ⁊ eall Scotta þeod; ⁊ Rægnald, ⁊ Eadulfes suna, ⁊ ealle þa þe on Norþhymbrum bugeaþ, ægþer ge Englisce, ge Denisce, ge Norþmen, ge oþre; ⁊ eac Stræcledweala cyning, ⁊ ealle Stræcledwealas. ”

In dccccxxuii cwom Uwen Stræcledweala Cyning to þære stowe þe genemned is æt Eamotum and sealde his aþ to Æþelstane Engla Cyninge, ac æfter twentigum wintrum beswac@ he and feahte wiþ Æþelstan be Brunanbyrig and wæs geslean on þæm wælfelde.

Æt ield uncuþ gehiersumoden Scottas Cled, and he ne hieraþ of Stræcledwealum and hiera rice is 'Cumbra land' gehatten. In dccccxlu oferhergode Eadmund Engla Cyning eall þæt land and sealde hit to Scotlande. In þæm Cranice we leonaþ:

“ Her Eadmund cyning oferhergode eal Cumbra land ⁊ hit let to eal Malculme Scotta cyninge on þæt gerad þæt he wære his midwyrhta ægþer ge on sæ ge on lande. ”