Written between 650-680 A.D.
Nu sculon herigean heofonrices WeardMeotodes meahte and his modgepanc,weorc Wuldor-Fæder, swa he wundra gehwæsece Drihten or onstealdeHe ærest sceop ielda bearnumHeofon to hrofe halig Scyppendða middangeard moncynnes Weard,ece Drihten æfter teodefirum foldan Frea ælmihtig
Now we must praise the protector of the heavenly kingdom
the might of the measurer and his mind’s purpose,
the work of the father of glory, as he for each of his wonders,
the eternal Lord, established a beginning.
He shaped first for the sons of the earth
heaven as a roof, the holy maker;
then the middle-world, mankind’s guardian,
the eternal Lord, made afterwards,
solid ground for men, the almighty Lord.
the might of the measurer and his mind’s purpose,
the work of the father of glory, as he for each of his wonders,
the eternal Lord, established a beginning.
He shaped first for the sons of the earth
heaven as a roof, the holy maker;
then the middle-world, mankind’s guardian,
the eternal Lord, made afterwards,
solid ground for men, the almighty Lord.
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