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206 SCOTTISH ANNALS
made manifest in this also, that the army of the conquered
was inestimably greater than that of the conquerors.
And the number of the slain could not be reckoned by any ;
for, as many bear witness, of the army which came forth from
Scotland alone more than ten thousand were found to be missing
from among the survivors. 1 For in the various districts of the
Deirans, Bernicians, Northumbrians and Cumbrians and other
provinces, many more were slain after the battle than had fallen
in the battle.
But the English army lost few of its men, and by God's help
gained the victory quickly ; and taking the booty, which was
found there in sufficient abundance, dispersed in a short time
almost wholly; And as they returned each man to his own
they rendered again with joy and thanksgiving to the churches
of the saints the banners which they had received. Indeed
they had advanced to the battle in their finest raiment and
with all their riches, as if to a royal wedding.
AlLRED OF RlEVATJLX, DE STANDARDO, IN CHRONICLES OF
STEPHEN, ETC., VOL. Ill, p. 197.
Then they who had fled saw the royal banner retiring, (for
it was blazoned in the likeness of a dragon, and easily recognized,)
and knew that the king had not fallen but was in retreat.
And they returned to him and formed a column terrible to their
pursuers.
Meanwhile that pride of youths, glory of knights, joy of old
men, king [David's] son, looked back and saw that he was left
with a few followers in the midst of the foe ;
and turning to
one of his .comrades he smiled and said, " We have done what
we could, and have surely conquered in so far as is in our power.
Now there is need of resourcefulness no less than of valour.
And nought else is a surer mark of a steadfast mind than not
to be downcast in adversity ;
and when thou hast not strength
thou mayest overcome the enemy by stratagem. Therefore
" 1
Cf. H. of H., 264 : Rumour says that eleven thousand of the Scots
were slain, in addition to those who were found and killed in the corn-fields
and woods. But our men triumphed fortunately, with very little blood
shed." Cf. Hoved., i, 195 ; R.W., ii, 225 (E.H.S. ed.) ; Ann. of Tewk., in
A.M., i, 46. M.P., Chr. Maj., ii, 169 ; H.A., i, 260.
Cf. J. of W., in Fl. of W., ii, 112 :" But of [David's] army nearly ten
thousand fell in different places, and as many as fifty were captured of his
picked men " (in text, eis ; read ejus.) Cf. G. of C., i, 105.
The Scottish losses were " many thousands," W. of N., in Chr. of Ste.,
etc., i, 34 ; Chr. of Osn., in A.M., iv, 22. Twelve thousand, according to
R. de T., in Chr. of Ste., etc., iv, 135 ; R. de D., i, 250 ; Ann. of Wav., in
A.M., ii, 227 ; Ann. of Dunst., in A.M., iii, 15.