Deor

21 Sep 21
fols. 100r–100v
  • Welund him be wurman wræces cunnade,
  • anhydig eorl earfoþa dreag,
  • hæfde him to gesiþþe sorge ond longaþ,
  • wintercealde wræce; wean oft onfond,
  • siþþan hine Niðhad on nede legde,
  • swoncre seonobende on syllan monn.
  • þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg :~|
  • Beadohilde ne wæs hyre broþra deaþ
  • on sefan swa sar swa hyre sylfre þing,
  • þæt heo gearolice ongieten hæfde
  • þæt heo eacen wæs; æfre ne meahte
  • þriste geþencan, hu ymb þæt sceolde.
  • þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg |
  • We þæt Mæðhilde monge gefrugnon
  • wurdon grundlease Geates frige,
  • þæt hi seo sorglufu slæp ealle binom.
  • þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg. |
  • ðeodric ahte þritig wintra
  • Mæringa burg; þæt wæs monegum cuþ.
  • þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg :~|
  • We geascodan Eormanrices
  • wylfenne geþoht; ahte wide folc
  • Gotena rices. þæt wæs grim cyning.
  • Sæt secg monig sorgum gebunden,
  • wean on wenan, wyscte geneahhe
  • þæt þæs cynerices ofercumen wære.
  • þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg |.~
  • Siteð sorgcearig, sælum bidæled,
  • on sefan sweorceð, sylfum þinceð
  • þæt sy endeleas earfoða dæl.
  • Mæg þonne geþencan, þæt geond þas woruld
  • witig dryhten wendeþ geneahhe,
  • eorle monegum are gesceawað,
  • wislicne blæd, sumum weana dæl.
  • þæt ic bi me sylfum secgan wille,
  • þæt ic hwile wæs Heodeninga scop,
  • dryhtne dyre. Me wæs Deor noma.
  • Ahte ic fela wintra folgað tilne,
  • holdne hlaford, oþþæt Heorrenda nu,
  • leoðcræftig monn londryht geþah,
  • þæt me eorla hleo ær gesealde.
  • þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg |
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