Famous quotes containing the words unknown, battle and/or brunanburh:
“Out of the earth to rest or range
Perpetual in perpetual change,
The unknown passing through the strange.”
—John Masefield (1878–1967)
“the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither
yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet
favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
—Bible: Hebrew Ecclesiastes (l. IX, 11)
“Then with their nailed prows
Parted the Norsemen,”
—Unknown. Battle of Brunanburh (l. 93–94)