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Husband's Poem Message English Woman Royal Rank Anonymous Old

"The Husband's Message" is an anonymous Old English poem, 53 lines long, found only on folio 123 of the Exeter Book. The poem is cast as a private address from an unknown first-person speaker to a woman, challenging the reader to discover the speaker's identity and the nature of the conversation, the mystery of which is enhanced by a burn-hole at the beginning of the poem.

"The Husband's Message" è un poema anonimo in antico inglese, lungo 53 versi, trovato solo nel foglio 123 dell'Exeter Book. Il poema è un discorso privato di un parlante anonimo in prima persona rivolto a una donna, che sfida il lettore a scoprire l'identità del parlante e la natura della conversazione, il cui mistero è accentuato da un buco di bruciatura all'inizio del poema.

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The Husband's Message" is an anonymous Old English poem, 53 lines long[1] and found only on folio 123 of the Exeter Book. The poem is cast as the private address of an unknown first-person speaker to a wife, challenging the reader to discover the speaker's identity and the nature of the conversation, the mystery of which is enhanced by a burn-hole at the beginning of the poem.

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