Note 705 — Chapter V · THE DANISH CONQUEST OF ENGLAND.[464] 975–1016. (continued 2)
Reading edition
“Sibi lectos auxiliarios de deditis sumens,” says Florence. This seems also implied in the words of the Chronicles; “And hé þá wende syððan suðweard mid fulre fyrde.” Fyrd means the legal military array of an English district; the Danish army is always here.