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Ethelstan ; Or, The Battle of Brunanburgh

A Dramatic Chronicle. In Five Acts
Darley, George (1795-1846)
  
ETHELSTAN;
  
[dedication]
  
[castlist]

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ACT I.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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ACT II.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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ACT III.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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SCENE VI.
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SCENE VII.
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SCENE VIII.
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SCENE IX.
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ACT IV.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.
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SCENE IV.
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SCENE V.
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ACT V.
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SCENE I.
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SCENE II.
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SCENE III.

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SCENE I.

The Field of Brunanburh before dawn. Ethelstan's Tent overthrown. Trumpets, war-cries, skirmishes.
Enter Anlaf, Edwal, Froda, Gorm, and the Reafen-bearer with other Danes.
Anlaf.
Forward, ye warriors!—Shall they beat us off
Like drones, when we had storm'd their hive?—On! on!
Who saw the Dragon down? Did I not trample it
Under the Reafen!

Gorm.
It was Gorm that quell'd him!
The dragon-king himself, fire-breathing Ethelstan!
At once I pierced to his tent's heart and his.

Anlaf.
Saw you him die?

Gorm.
Watch'd him till on this blade
To the last drop he pour'd his red life out!
So flush a stream at onset was good omen.

Anlaf.
Forward then!—lose no fruit of first success:
Fall on, ye Danish battle-axes!—cleave them down!

All.
Forward!

[Exeunt.
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