se clawes were newly dipt in cruddy blood,
6 That from the Daniske Tyrants head shall rend
Th'vsurped crowne, as if that he were wood,
8 And the spoile of the countrey conquered
Emongst his young ones shall diuide with bountyhed.
1 "Yet shall a third both these, and yours subdue;
2 There shall a lion from the seaboard wood
a lion > (Meaning William the Conqueror, ruled 1066-1087)
seaboard > {Bordering the sea}
3 Of Neustria come roaring, with a crew
Neustria > (The western kingdom of the Franks, extending from the
mouth of the Schelde to the Loire; later developed into the
kingdom of France; hence, here, = "France")
4 Of hungry whelps, his battailous bold brood,
battailous > warlike
5 Whose claws were newly dipped in cruddy blood,
cruddy > clotted
6 That from the Danish tyrant's head shall rend
7 The usurped crown, as if he were wood,
wood > mad
8 And the spoil of the country conquered
country conquered > [conquered country]
9 Amongst his young ones shall divide with bountihead.
bountihead > bounteousness, munificence
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Tho when the terme is full accomplishid,
2 There shall a sparke of fire, which hath long-while
Bene in his ashes raked vp, and hid,
4 Be freshly kindled in the fruitfull Ile
Of _Mona_, where it lurked in exile;
6 Which shall breake forth into bright burning flame,
And reach into the house, that beares the stile
8 Of royall maiesty and soueraigne name;
So shall the Briton bloud their crowne againe reclame.
1 "Tho when the term is full accomplished,
Tho > Then
2 There shall a spark of fire, which has long-while
3 Been in its ashes raked up, and hidden,
4 Be freshly kindled in the fruitful isle
5 Of Mona, where it lurked in exile;
Mona > (Anglesey, the large island off north Wales; although Henry
VII, to whom Spenser is almost certainly alluding, was actually
born at Pembroke Castle. Henry VII was the first of the Tudor
monarchs, the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth)
6 Which shall break forth into bright burning flame,
7 And reach into the House that bears the style
style > title, appellation
8 Of royal majesty and sovereign name:
name > fame, reputation
9 So shall the Briton blood their crown again reclaim.
blood > race, stock
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Thenceforth eternall vnion shall be made
2 Betweene the nations different afore,
And sacred
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