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The Wanderer

1:Oft 4:him 2:anhaga 3:are gebide,

metudes miltse, 1:eah e he modcearig

4:geond lagulade 2:longe sceolde

4 3:hreran mid hondum 5:hrimcealde s

wadan wrclastas. !rd bi ful ard"

#wa cw eardsta$a, earfea gem!ndig,

wrara wlsleahta, winemga hr!re:

% 1:Oft ic sceolde ana 3:uhtna gehw!lce

2:mine ceare cwian. &is nu cwicra nan

1:e ic him 5:modsefan 4:minne 2:durre

3:sweotule asecgan. 'c to soe wat

12 t bi in eorle indr!hten eaw,

1:t he 3:his ferlocan 2:fste binde,

healde his hordcofan, h!cge swa he wille.

&e mg werig mod w!rde wistondan,

1( ne se hreo h!ge hel$e gefremman.

)oron domgeorne 3:dreorigne 1:oft

4:in h!ra breostcofan 2:binda fste*

1:swa ic %:modsefan +:minne 5:sceolde,

2 2:oft earmcearig, 3:ele bidled,

4:freomgum feor (:feterum slan,

sian geara iu 2:goldwine minne

3:hrusan heolstre 1:biwrah, ond ic hean onan

24 wod wintercearig ofer waema gebind,

sohte seledreorig sinces br!ttan,

hwr ic feor oe neah findan meahte

one e in meoduhealle mine wisse,

2% 1:oe 3:mec freondleasne 2:frefran wolde,wenian mid w!nnum. at se e cunna

hu slien bi sorg to geferan

am e him l!t hafa leofra geholena:

32 wara hine wrclast, nales wunden gold,

ferloca freorig, nals foldan bld.

-emon he selesecgas ond sincege,

1:hu 5:hine 2:on geogue 3:his goldwine

3( 4:wenede (:to wiste. !n eal gedreas"

)oron wat se e sceal 3:his 5:winedr!htnes

4:leofes 2:larcwidum 1:longe forolian:

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onne sorg ond sl somod tgdre

4 2:earmne anhogan 1:oft gebinda.

ince him on mode 1:t he 3:his mondr!hten

2:cl!$$e ond c!sse, ond on cneo lecge

honda ond heafod, swa he hwilum r

44 in geardagum giefstolas breac.

1:onne 3:onwcne eft 2:wineleas guma,

gesih him biforan fealwe wegas,

baian brimfuglas, brdan fera,

4% hreosan hrim ond snaw hagle gemenged.

/onne beo ! hefigran heortan benne,

sare fter swsne. #org bi geniwad

1:onne 3:maga gem!nd 2:mod geondhweorfe*

52 grete gliwstafum, georne geondsceawasecga geseldan* swimma oft on weg

fleotendra fer no r fela bringe

cura cwidegiedda. 0earo bi geniwad

5( am e sendan sceal swie geneahhe

ofer waema gebind werigne sefan.

)oron ic geencan ne mg %:geond as woruld

1:for hwan 3:modsefa 2:min 4:ne gesweorce

(5:

onne ic+:

eorla lif(:

eal geondence,hu hi frlice flet ofgeafon,

modge maguegnas. #wa es middangeard

ealra dogra gehwam dreose ond fealle*

(4 1:foron 3:ne mg weoran wis 2:wer, 4:r he age

wintra dl in woruldrice. ita sceal ge!ldig,

ne sceal no to hatheort ne to hrdw!rde,

ne to wac wiga ne to wanh!dig,

(% ne to forht ne to fgen, ne to feohgifre

ne nfre giel$es to georn, r he geare cunne.eorn sceal gebidan, onne he beot s$rice,

ot collenfer cunne gearwe

+2 hwider hrera geh!gd hweorfan wille.

Ongietan sceal gleaw hle hu gstlic bi,

onne ealre isse worulde wela weste stonde,

swa nu missenlice geond isne middangeard

+( 2:winde biwaune 1:weallas stonda,

hrime bihrorene, hr!ge a ederas.

oria a winsalo, waldend licga

dreame bidrorene, dugu eal gecrong,

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% wlonc bi wealle. #ume wig fornom,

ferede in forwege, sumne fugel obr

ofer heanne holm, sumne se hara wulf

deae gedlde, sumne dreorighleor

%4 2:in eorscrfe 1:eorl geh!dde.

de swa isne eardgeard lda sc!$$end

ot 2:burgwara 1:breahtma lease

eald enta geweorc idlu stodon.

%% #e onne 2:isne wealsteal 1:wise geohte

ond 2:is deorce lif 1:deo$e geondence,

frod in fere, feor oft gemon

wlsleahta worn, ond as word acwi:

2 wr cwom mearg wr cwom mago 678 wr cwom maumg!fa

wr cwom s!mbla gesetu wr sindon seledreamas

9ala beorht bune" 9ala b!rnwiga"

9ala eodnes r!m" u seo rag gewat,

( gena$ under nihthelm, swa heo no wre.

#tonde nu on laste leofre dugue

weal wundrum heah, w!rmlicum fah.

9orlas fornoman asca r!e,

1 w$en wlgifru, w!rd seo mre,

ond 2:as stanhleou 1:stormas cn!ssa,

hri hreosende hrusan binde,

wintres woma, onne won c!me,

14 ni$e nihtscua, noran onsende

hreo hglfare hleum on andan.

9all is earfolic eoran rice,

onwende w!rda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum.

1% er bi feoh lne, her bi freond lne,

her bi mon lne, her bi mg lne,

eal is eoran gesteal idel weore"

#wa cw snottor on mode, gest him sundor t rune.

112 il bi se e his treowe gehealde, 2:ne sceal nfre 4:his torn (:to r!cene

1:beorn 5:of his breostum 3:ac!an, neme he r a bote cunne,

eorl mid elne gefremman. el bi am e him are sece,

frofre to )der on heofonum, r us eal seo fstnung stonde.

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