God creant þæt Cyning Ælfred
Mægen be þy meahtig aid, (In the 10th century, /aid/ and /ed/ rhymed).
Triomfen gebring,
Mægen he sedicioun husce,
and lyke an bygbrok rysce,
Traditor Dænes to crusce
God gesalven þe Cyning.
We the people of Mercia demand an apology for the use of this verse over the centuries, as well as an apology for the slur 'Danes', who we are no more related to than other conquerers such as Wessexers.