"And that is that no week shall pass without remembrance of those of my men who died for England on Leavenheath." And Oswin said: "It shall be so, King Olaf, for it has already become our custom here.

Now will we remember your name also." * * * * * * Ten years agone it is since Olaf sailed away from us and won Norway from the hand of Cnut.

Now and then come Norsemen to me from him when they put into Colchester or Maldon, and ever do they bring gifts for Hertha and Olaf and Eadmund and Uldra, the children that are ours.

For all things have gone well with us, and with all England under the strong and wise rule of Cnut the king.
I stood beside him on Ashingdon hill when he came to see to the building of the churches on the battlefield at the place of the first fight, and at Ashingdon, and at Hockley where the flight ended.

And he dedicated that at Ashingdon to St.Andrew, in memory of Eadmund his noble foe and brother king, for on the day of that saint Streone slew him.
There Cnut the king stood and spoke to me: "I build these churches, and their walls will decay in time, and maybe men will forget who built them, but the deeds of Eadmund will not be forgotten, for there are few men who have fought a losing fight so sternly and steadfastly as did he.