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In one fragment someone encourages
Waldere to go on fighting. In the other there is praise of a sword, followed by Waldere's praise of his own armour and his defiance of Guthhere. The speeches represented in the fragments have nothing corresponding to them in Ekkehard's text, which suggests that
143:, is praised; Waldere is reminded that the only two outcomes available to a warrior are glory or death; all the good doings of Waldere are rehearsed, as well as the loftiness of his reputation; all doubt is cleared that it is truly Guthhere at fault for engaging Waldere.
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The portion that was found was a part of a much larger work. What remains of the poem comes in two parts, written on two separate single leaves, usually called “fragment I” and “fragment II”, and generally dated about 1000. The date of the poem's composition is unknown.
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In the story of Walter, this fight results in harm to everyone that has participated. However, in the end the two sides come to a peaceful resolution and eventually
Waldere and Hildegyth leave and get married. This ending does not appear in the remaining fragments of
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The second fragment consists mainly of
Waldere challenging and taunting Guthhere, daring Guthhere to strip Waldere‘s armor from his shoulders. The end of the fragment finds Waldere putting the outcome of the fight in God’s hands (Cavill).
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The first portion is a speech given by
Hildegyth trying to motivate Waldere for his upcoming fight. In this speech, Paul Cavill finds, Hildegyth tries to inspire Waldere in four main ways:
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Frederick Norman in 1933 and the second by Arne Zettersten in 1979. Both are accompanied by commentary. A critical edition by Jonathan B. Himes appeared in 2009.
87:. Incidental references to the Waldere occur in several Middle High German poems, and there is also a Polish version of the story, the earliest form of which is in
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who fall in love and steal treasure from the court of Attila, where they were held hostage. Waldere and
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Wissolik, Richard David. "The
Germanic Epic and Old English Heroic Poetry: Widsith, Waldere, and the Fight At Finnsburg."
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Win fame by valiant deeds, and may God guard thee the while"
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The
Cambridge History of English and American Literature
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Anglo-Saxon poetry: an anthology of Old English poems
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35:fragments, of around 32 and 31 lines, from a lost
302:. 30 Oct. 2002. The Literary Dictionary Company.
129:the poem had been given a Christianized context.
309:(Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009)
295:Partial text of the fragments in modern English.
202:(Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1979)
170:(Copenhagen, 1860), afterwards by R. Wulker in
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172:Bibliothek der angel-sächsischen Poesie
1461:Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum
323:. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. 90-91.
262:ed. F. Norman. London: Methuen, 1933.
249:"2. Waldere, or Walter and Hildegunde"
206:Dobbie, Elliott Van Kirk, ed. (1942),
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312:Strayer, Joseph R., ed. "Waldere."
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247:Robinson, William Clarke (1885),
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307:The Old English Epic of Waldere.
272:London: Dent, 1982. Translation.
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349:Angelsächsischen Palaeographie
53:Dissolution of the Monasteries
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176:Göteborgs högskolas årsskrift
868:Capture of the Five Boroughs
89:Chronicon Boguphali Episcopi
812:For Loss or Theft of Cattle
353:The Anglo-Saxon minor poems
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209:The Anglo-Saxon Minor Poems
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300:The Literary Encyclopedia
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895:The Rime of King William
644:"The Order of the World"
340:According to Förster in
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1024:The Seasons for Fasting
991:"The Lord's Prayer III"
878:The Death of King Edgar
727:"Homiletic Fragment II"
711:"The Descent into Hell"
293:(London: Dent) 1954:65.
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1061:'s translation of the
985:"The Lord's Prayer II"
535:"Homiletic Fragment I"
1719:Scandinavian folklore
1709:Epic poems in English
1416:Anglo-Saxon Rune Poem
1402:Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
982:"A Summons to Prayer"
890:"The Death of Edward"
826:For Water-Elf Disease
744:The Husband's Message
724:"The Lord's Prayer I"
1648:Modern pagan revival
1624:Wetlands and islands
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1187:Anglo-Saxon paganism
1057:Metrical Preface to
937:The Battle of Maldon
861:Battle of Brunanburh
705:"The Judgment Day I"
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1450:Finnesburg Fragment
1430:De temporum ratione
885:The Death of Alfred
805:For a Swarm of Bees
632:The Fortunes of Men
305:Himes, Jonathan B.
291:Anglo-Saxon Poetry.
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1000:"The Kentish Hymn"
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1693:Categories
1484:Sutton Hoo
1479:Spong Hill
1009:"A Prayer"
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606:"Precepts"
567:Christ III
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1660:Seax-Wica
1655:Heathenry
1574:Moot hill
1378:Locations
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1063:Dialogues
1053:Hierdeboc
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968:Maxims II
951:Rune poem
851:Chronicle
663:The Whale
618:Vainglory
579:"Azarias"
560:Christ II
457:Genesis A
448:Junius MS
104:Hildegyth
37:epic poem
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1534:Folkmoot
1364:Wælcyrge
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1106:Cynewulf
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756:Riddles
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241:Sources
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153:Waldere
134:Mimming
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1554:Horses
1524:Burial
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1237:Saxnot
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1589:Scop
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224:OCLC
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