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           Inthefenswerewildmen,masterlessmen,fledslaves,andoutlaws,whowerehuntedinsportasthewolveswerehunted.

           ForthreeyearsIknewneverroofnorfire,andIgrewhardasthefrost,andwouldhavestolenawomanfromtheJutsbutthattheFrisiansbymischance,inatwodays’hunt,ranmedown.BythemIwaslootedofmygoldcollarandtradedfortwowolf-houndstoEdwy,oftheSaxons,whoputanironcollaronme,andlatermadeofmeandfiveotherslavesapresenttoAtheloftheEastAngles.Iwasthrallandfightingman,until,lostinanunluckyraidfartotheeastbeyondourmarches,IwassoldamongtheHuns,andwasaswineherduntilIescapedsouthintothegreatforestsandwastakeninasafreemanbytheTeutons,whoweremany,butwholivedinsmalltribesanddriftedsouthwardbeforetheHunadvance.

           AndupfromthesouthintothegreatforestscametheRomans,fightingmenall,whopressedusbackupontheHuns.Itwasacrushageofthepeoplesforlackofroom;andwetaughttheRomanswhatfightingwas,althoughintruthwewerenolesswelltaughtbythem.

           ButalwaysIrememberedthesunofthesouth-landthatIhadglimpsedintheshipsofAgard,anditwasmyfate,caughtinthissouthdriftoftheTeutons,tobecapturedbytheRomansandbebroughtbacktotheseawhichIhadnotseensinceIwaslostawayfromtheEastAngles.