The Old Ways

Norse · Anglo-Saxon Poetry · 92 of 343

Riddle 51

Old English originals (Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records)

Ic seah wrætlice wuhte feower samed siþian; swearte wæran lastas, swaþu swiþe blacu. Swift wæs on fore, fuglum framra; fleag on lyfte, deaf under yþe. Dreag unstille winnende wiga se him wegas tæcneþ ofer fæted gold feower eallum.