tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142008555966981507.post132504855021172358..comments2024-03-18T12:46:36.137-07:00Comments on My Albion: Whitby Letters - CaedmonSteffenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01891266202142841626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142008555966981507.post-58328195430376871292011-02-09T11:15:40.837-08:002011-02-09T11:15:40.837-08:00I thought you might like it, that is partly why I ...I thought you might like it, that is partly why I dedicated an entire blogpost to the subject.<br /><br />As for my source I got it from the following website:<br /><br />http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/poem/369.html <br /><br />Mind you, this is called the Northumbrian version, suggesting there might be other renditions, or it might simply be an ugly case of misspelling.Steffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891266202142841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142008555966981507.post-76064984707371748942011-02-09T11:11:11.803-08:002011-02-09T11:11:11.803-08:00Hmm, I wonder if the version of Caedmon's Hymn...Hmm, I wonder if the version of Caedmon's Hymn you have here is... well, somewhat twisted. Where did you find it?<br /><br />In comparison, the one from "the murder weapon":<br /><br />Nu sculon herigean heofonrices Weard<br />Meotodes meathe and his modgeþanc<br />weorc Wuldur-Fæder swa he wundra gehwæs<br />ece Drithen or onstealde<br />He ærest sceop ielda bearnum<br />heofon to hrofe halig Scyppend<br />ða middangeard moncynnes Weard<br />ece Drithen æfter teonde<br />firum foldan Frea ælmihtig<br /><br />Anyway, always nice to read old Caedmon, and now that I have the Norton Anthology here next to me, I see that it actually mentions Whitby. Nice to be able to put some images to the place.Terjenoreply@blogger.com