~ Historical & Classical Poetry ~
Subpage: Early Alliterative Poetry
Original texts with modern English translation
and short
annotations,
for inspiration, reference
and comparison to our modern alliterative poetry.
* The
Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem
* The Norwegian Rune Poem
* The Icelandic Rune Poem
* The Abecedarium Nordmannicum
* The Two Merseburg Charms
(Old High German)
* Nine Herbs
Charm (Anglo-Saxon)
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