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Widsith

Old English · Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records · 143 sections

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   Widsið maðolade, wordhord onleac,

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   se þe monna mæst mægþa ofer eorþan,

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   folca geondferde; oft he on flette geþah

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   mynelicne maþþum. Him from Myrgingum

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   æþele onwocon. He mid Ealhhilde,

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   fælre freoþuwebban, forman siþe

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   Hreðcyninges ham gesohte

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   eastan of Ongle, Eormanrices,

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   wraþes wærlogan. Ongon þa worn sprecan:

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    "Fela ic monna gefrægn mægþum wealdan!

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    Sceal þeodna gehwylc þeawum lifgan,

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    eorl æfter oþrum eðle rædan,

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    se þe his þeodenstol geþeon wile.

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    þara wæs Hwala hwile selast,

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    ond Alexandreas ealra ricost

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    monna cynnes, ond he mæst geþah

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    þara þe ic ofer foldan gefrægen hæbbe.

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    ætla weold Hunum, Eormanric Gotum,

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    Becca Baningum, Burgendum Gifica.

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    Casere weold Creacum ond Celic Finnum,

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    Hagena Holmrygum ond Heoden Glommum.

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    Witta weold Swæfum, Wada Hælsingum,

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    Meaca Myrgingum, Mearchealf Hundingum.

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    þeodric weold Froncum, þyle Rondingum,

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    Breoca Brondingum, Billing Wernum.

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    Oswine weold Eowum ond Ytum Gefwulf,

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    Fin Folcwalding Fresna cynne.

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    Sigehere lengest Sædenum weold,

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    Hnæf Hocingum, Helm Wulfingum,

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    Wald Woingum, Wod þyringum,

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    Sæferð Sycgum, Sweom Ongendþeow,

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    Sceafthere Ymbrum, Sceafa Longbeardum,

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    Hun Hætwerum ond Holen Wrosnum.

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    Hringweald wæs haten Herefarena cyning.

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    Offa weold Ongle, Alewih Denum;

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    se wæs þara manna modgast ealra,

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    no hwæþre he ofer Offan eorlscype fremede,

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    ac Offa geslog ærest monna,

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    cnihtwesende, cynerica mæst.

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    Nænig efeneald him eorlscipe maran

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    on orette. Ane sweorde

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    merce gemærde wið Myrgingum

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    bi Fifeldore; heoldon forð siþþan

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    Engle ond Swæfe, swa hit Offa geslog.

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    Hroþwulf ond Hroðgar heoldon lengest

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    sibbe ætsomne suhtorfædran,

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    siþþan hy forwræcon wicinga cynn

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    ond Ingeldes ord forbigdan,

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    forheowan æt Heorote Heaðobeardna þrym.

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    Swa ic geondferde fela fremdra londa

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    geond ginne grund. Godes ond yfles

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    þær ic cunnade cnosle bidæled,

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    freomægum feor folgade wide.

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    Forþon ic mæg singan ond secgan spell,

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    mænan fore mengo in meoduhealle

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    hu me cynegode cystum dohten.

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    Ic wæs mid Hunum ond mid Hreðgotum,

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    mid Sweom ond mid Geatum ond mid Suþdenum.

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    Mid Wenlum ic wæs ond mid Wærnum ond mid wicingum.

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    Mid Gefþum ic wæs ond mid Winedum ond mid Gefflegum.

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    Mid Englum ic wæs ond mid Swæfum ond mid ænenum.

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    Mid Seaxum ic wæs ond Sycgum ond mid Sweordwerum.

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    Mid Hronum ic wæs ond mid Deanum ond mid Heaþoreamum.

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    Mid þyringum ic wæs ond mid þrowendum,

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    ond mid Burgendum, þær ic beag geþah;

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    me þær Guðhere forgeaf glædlicne maþþum

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    songes to leane. Næs þæt sæne cyning!

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    Mid Froncum ic wæs ond mid Frysum ond mid Frumtingum.

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    Mid Rugum ic wæs ond mid Glommum ond mid Rumwalum.

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    Swylce ic wæs on Eatule mid ælfwine,

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    se hæfde moncynnes, mine gefræge,

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    leohteste hond lofes to wyrcenne,

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    heortan unhneaweste hringa gedales,

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    beorhtra beaga, bearn Eadwines.

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    Mid Sercingum ic wæs ond mid Seringum;

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    mid Creacum ic wæs ond mid Finnum ond mid Casere,

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    se þe winburga geweald ahte,

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    wiolena ond wilna, ond Wala rices.

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    Mid Scottum ic wæs ond mid Peohtum ond mid Scridefinnum;

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    mid Lidwicingum ic wæs ond mid Leonum ond mid Longbeardum,

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    mid hæðnum ond mid hæleþum ond mid Hundingum.

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    Mid Israhelum ic wæs ond mid Exsyringum,

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    mid Ebreum ond mid Indeum ond mid Egyptum.

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    Mid Moidum ic wæs ond mid Persum ond mid Myrgingum,

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    ond Mofdingum ond ongend Myrgingum,

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    ond mid Amothingum. Mid Eastþyringum ic wæs

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    ond mid Eolum ond mid Istum ond Idumingum.

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    Ond ic wæs mid Eormanrice ealle þrage,

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    þær me Gotena cyning gode dohte;

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    se me beag forgeaf, burgwarena fruma,

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    on þam siex hund wæs smætes goldes,

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    gescyred sceatta scillingrime;

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    þone ic Eadgilse on æht sealde,

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    minum hleodryhtne, þa ic to ham bicwom,

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    leofum to leane, þæs þe he me lond forgeaf,

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    mines fæder eþel, frea Myrginga.

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    Ond me þa Ealhhild oþerne forgeaf,

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    dryhtcwen duguþe, dohtor Eadwines.

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    Hyre lof lengde geond londa fela,

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     þonne ic be songe secgan sceolde

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