Arts & Sciences
Riddle 51 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Arts & Sciences
Ic seah wrætlice wuhte feower
samed siþian; swearte wæran lastas,
swaþu swiþe blacu. Swift wæs on fore,
fuglum framra; fleag on lyfte,
deaf under yþe. Dreag unstille
winnende wiga se him wegas tæcneþ
ofer fæted gold feower eallum.
✦ ✦ ✦
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 51 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/122/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 51 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/122/.
Read this poem with the Codex →