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‘The Wanderer’ is a long Old English poem in which the speaker details the life and struggles of a wanderer. In the first part of this piece, the speaker describes a wanderer, someone who lost everything that meant something to him. He’s lost his lord, his home, his kinsmen, and more.
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Original text dates c. 900, by an unknown author. Source language text is public domain. "The Wanderer” from The Exeter Book, edited by George Philip Krapp and Elliot Van Kirk Dobbie. New York: Columbia University Press, 1936. Oft him anhaga are gebideð,
The Wanderer, is like to this, a broken man speaking: Ne maeg werigmod wryde withstondan ne se hreo hyge helpe gef remman : for thon domgeorne dreorigne oft in hrya breostcofan bindath faeste. “For the doom-eager bindeth fast his blood-bedraggled heart in his breast” — an apology for speaking at all, and speech
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Apr 27, 2020 · 11 min read. The Wanderer: A Translation with Commentary. by Thomas Hunnisett. Polyphony, Volume 2, Issue 2 First published April 2020, Manchester. The Wanderer (1-50) “Always the lonely one endures, His mind anxious, awaiting God’s mercy. Far-roaming the rolling waves; Stirring the ice-cold sea barehanded. Travelling his exile’s path - 5.
Oft him anhaga: Often the solitary one: are gebideð, finds grace for himself: metudes miltse, the mercy of the Lord, þeah þe he modcearig: Although he, sorry-hearted, geond lagulade: must for a long time: longe sceolde: move by hand [in context = row] 4a: hreran mid hondum: along the waterways, hrimcealde sæ (along) the ice-cold sea, wadan ...
There is a very useful site on The Wanderer which includes a range of translations along the literal/ poetic continuum. The Old English text is taken from the electronic version of the poems of the Exeter Book available at the Labyrinth, now (February 2015) apparently offline. “Oft him anhaga are gebideð, metudes miltse, þeah þe he modcearig
Oct 2, 2023 · The Wanderer is an Anglo-Saxon poem that dates back to the 10th century and is found in the Exeter Book. The poem is one of the most significant pieces of literature in Old English, and it has been studied and analyzed by scholars for many years.
