Widsith

One Of The Few Records Of German Heroic Poetry Widsith Was Found In The Exeter Book A Manuscript Of Old English Poetry Compiled In The Late Tenth Century. The Tale In Which The Wandering Poet And Narrator Widsith Recounts His Travels Across Northern Europe Is Often Seen As A Catalogue Of Tribes People And Heroes Who Existed Between The Third And Fifth Centuries. Yet It Is Also In Raymond Wilson Chambers'' Words A Rare And Valuable ''Record Of Lost Heroic Song''. Originally Published In 1912 Chambers'' Study Provides An Introduction To The Background Of The German Heroic Tradition As Well As Detailed Analyses Of Specific Aspects Of Widsith Such As The Metre Geography And Critical Reception Of The Poem. This Scholarly Edition Also Includes An Annotated Version Of The Poem And Maps As Well As An Appendix Which Will Be Valuable To Students And Scholars Of Old English Literature.