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 Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College, Norton, MA.

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For Loss of Cattle (2) [all]

Posted by mdrout on 21st February 2008

A second version of the Loss of Cattle Charm, this one from MS CCCC 41.

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For Loss of Cattle [all]

Posted by mdrout on 20th February 2008

Only three lines of this charm are metrical.  The charm is to be said as soon as one realizes that the cattle are lost.

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