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Utah Valley State College: Dr. Rick Mc Donald: The Wife's Lament Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
Find both the original Anglo-Saxon text and several translations of "The Wife's Lament," as well as supplemental information about the context of the poem. Also includes a glossary of Anglo-Saxon words and maps and images related to "The...
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British Library: Discovering Literature: The Elegies of the Exeter Book

For Students 9th - 10th
The poems in the Exeter Book known as the 'Old English elegies' focus on loss, separation, and the transience of earthly things. This article explores these poems, which include The Wanderer and The Wife's Lament, and highlights the...