Anglo-Saxon Aloud

A daily reading of the entire Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records,which includes all poems written in Old English. By Michael D. C. Drout, Prentice Professor of English at Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

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Bede’s Death Song (Hague Manuscript) [all]

Posted by mdrout on 11th February 2008

Before that needful journey which none may avoid

No man becomes more wise in thought than him who, in need, considers,

before his going away, about how his soul, its good and evil, will be judged

after the death day.

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Bede’s Death Song (West Saxon) [all]

Posted by mdrout on 11th February 2008

Before that needful journey which none may avoid

No man becomes more wise in thought than him who, in need, considers,

before his going away, about how his soul, its good and evil, will be judged

after the death day.

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Bede’s Death Song (Northumbrian) [all]

Posted by mdrout on 11th February 2008

[With apologies for my Northumbrian vowels — or lack of same]

Before that needful journey which none may avoid

No man becomes more wise in thought than him who, in need, considers,

before his going away, about how his soul, its good and evil, will be judged

after the death day.

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