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Medieval Poetry Translations VIII by Michael R Burch

...These are English translations of Medieval poems written in Old English. The Battle of Maldon anonymous Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem, circa 991 AD or later translation by Michael R. Burch ......

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Categories: atheling, conflict, confusion, courage, death,
Form: Free verse

Woe To the Realm Where None Is Mindful of the Helm

...The helmsman sings a merry song: Haec est vera fraternas, and downs a cup of something strong, Hick, vera, hick, hick, fraternas. The sailors dance a lusty jig, forsaking sails, crow's nest an......

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Categories: atheling, drink, history,
Form: Ballad

True Brotherhood

Categories: atheling, autumn, brother, death, song,
Form: Ballad

Verse

...Be not harried by apostasy spates Surcease ye flux of basilic imprecations Adhibit ye ,supernal paracletes The pith of divinity An Achates, Vae victis In this temporal realm Chatoyant fa......

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Categories: atheling, song-
Form: ABC