The Brunanburh poem records the pursuit in vivid detail: the Norse fled to their ships on the dingy sea, the Scots returned to Scotland with diminished reputation, and five Norse kings and seven earls were left dead on the field. Constantine lost his son in the battle. Olaf escaped by ship and returned to Dublin. The poem calls Brunanburh the greatest English victory since the Angles and Saxons first came from the east. The pursuit phase decided the political consequences.
English cavalry pursuit; routing coalition forces
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