Heroic poem · c. 9th century (poet unknown)

Andreas (Old English)

Old English text

by Anonymous (Old English)

The apostle Andrew's perilous sea voyage to rescue Matthew from the cannibalistic Mermedonians, told in a style deliberately recalling Beowulf's heroic diction, in the original Old English.

Contents · 14 parts

• Lines 1–121about 120 lines
• Lines 122–247about 130 lines
• Lines 248–381about 130 lines
• Lines 382–509about 130 lines
• Lines 510–631about 120 lines
• Lines 632–752about 120 lines
• Lines 753–874about 120 lines
• Lines 875–1003about 130 lines
• Lines 1004–1128about 130 lines
• Lines 1129–1252about 120 lines
• Lines 1253–1374about 120 lines
• Lines 1375–1497about 120 lines
• Lines 1498–1619about 120 lines
• Lines 1620–1722about 100 lines

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