Table of Contents
Introduction: The Anglo-Saxons and Their Harp
A Note on the Translations
Anglo-Saxon Poetry
Notes to the Songs
Appendix: Anglo Saxon Pronunciation
Bibliography
Eight Riddles from the Exeter Book:
Drinking Horn
Harp
Bagpipe
Honey Mead
Fish in River
Swan
Fingers and Pen
Reed with Runes
Two Old English Elegies:
The Husband’s Message
Lines from “The Wanderer”
Three Kennings for Harp and Lament for Beowulf
Ring-Giver
Peace-Weaver
Whale Road
Lament for Beowulf
Three Old English Charms
Against a Dwarf
Charm for an Unfruitful Land
Charm for a Swarm of Bees
The Harpers
From “The Fortunes of Men”
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