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Riddle 66 (Old English)
From The Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records, ed. Krapp and Dobbie, vol. III (1936)
Ic eom mare þonne þes middangeard,
læsse þonne hondwyrm, leohtre þonne mona,
swiftre þonne sunne. Sæs me sind ealle
flodas on fæðmum ond þes foldan bearm,
grene wongas. Grundum ic hrine,
helle underhnige, heofonas oferstige,
wuldres eþel, wide ræce
ofer engla eard, eorþan gefylle,
ealne middangeard ond merestreamas
side mid me sylfum. Saga hwæt ic hatte.
Codex Note
Old English text as in ASPR; hand-keyed e-text via sacred-texts.com.
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MLA
Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 66 (Old English).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/148/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Old English). “Riddle 66 (Old English).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-old-english/148/.
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