Dialogue poem · c. 10th century

Solomon and Saturn

The poetic dialogues

by Anonymous (Old English)

Translated by J. M. Kemble, The Dialogue of Salomon and Saturnus (Ælfric Society, 1848)

Old English verse dialogues in which the wise King Solomon answers the riddling questions of the Chaldean prince Saturn.

Contents · 5 parts

• Lines 1–123about 240 lines
• Lines 124–246about 240 lines
• Lines 247–369about 230 lines
• Lines 370–489about 230 lines
• Lines 490–550about 120 lines

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