And it was Eanulf's plan to attack them there with the first light, if the bishop would join him with his levy.
Then the bishop asked if there had been any fighting.

And the man said that there had been some between the van of our force, and the rear of the Danish host; but that neither side had lost many men, nor had there been any advantage gained except to clear the town of the heathen.
Having heard that, Ealhstan bade me go aside with him, and called Osric and some more of the thanes to hold a council.

And in the end it was decided that Osric should take on the bulk of the levy to join the ealdorman, while the bishop and I, and two hundred of the men, should try that crossing at Combwich.
"For thus," said Ealhstan, "we can fall on the Danes from behind if they stand or in flank if they retreat." And except that the bishop would go with me, this pleased them well enough; but they tried to dissuade him from leaving the levy.

But he laughed and said that indeed he was only going on before it, for to reach him they would have to go clear through the Danes where they stood thickest, and when they reached the standard, victory would be theirs.
Then they cried that they would surely not fail to reach him, and so the matter was settled, and the thanes told this to their men, who shouted and cheered, so that this seemed to be a good plan after all.
Now the bishop rode among the men, calling out those whom he knew well, and bidding the thanes give him their best, or if they had no best, such as could swim, and very shortly we had full two hundred men ranged on one side of the road, waiting with us, while the rest went off towards Bridgwater, the bishop blessing them ere they started.

And as they went they shouted that we should meet again across the ranks of Danes.
When they were gone the bishop bade us rest.