The Wanderer | Anglo-Saxon Lament
Ancient Recitations
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A reading of The Wanderer, an Anglo-Saxon lament from the Exeter Book.
20 Comments
@lauriebot3941 3 years ago
A 4 year gap between uploads, but worth the wait, thanks Carl !
@MyMomSaysImKeen 3 years ago (edited)
Did you see my Ancient Recitations request on Lotus Eaters podcast?
I'm a visually disabled feller who is greatly appreciative to have such a masterful narration. I usually have to suffer through bad Text-to-Speech programs to read, so this upload was a delight.
Your reading of Gilgamesh got my mother into ancient history which also helped us bond a bit, and I have a ripped mp3 copy of it on my phone as well.
Thanks again, Carl.
I'm a visually disabled feller who is greatly appreciative to have such a masterful narration. I usually have to suffer through bad Text-to-Speech programs to read, so this upload was a delight.
Your reading of Gilgamesh got my mother into ancient history which also helped us bond a bit, and I have a ripped mp3 copy of it on my phone as well.
Thanks again, Carl.
@eleveneleven572 2 years ago
You can see what influenced Tolkien, an Anglo Saxon professor.
"Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?
Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?
Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing?
Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing?
They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;
The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow.
Who shall gather the smoke of the dead wood burning,
Or behold the flowing years from the Sea returning?"
"Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?
Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?
Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing?
Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing?
They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;
The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow.
Who shall gather the smoke of the dead wood burning,
Or behold the flowing years from the Sea returning?"
@user-lt2rw5nr9s 3 years ago
I learned of this channel after my US history teacher played a video and I thought, "That sounds like Carl!" Glad this channel isn't dead, since you have a great reading voice.
@vorynrosethorn903 3 years ago
The ending is speaks truth, it is only by renewing our covenant with God that we may wake from our slumber and see evil for what evil is. Until such a time even the ashes will hold no warmth for the Phoenix, to call out the devil by his name is break the grasp of his curse upon us.
@ejwarren07 3 years ago
Thank you Carl, please continue to do more. I'd love to see some more Greek dialogues!
@jonfroswa 3 years ago
So glad to know this channel isn’t abandoned. Your reading of Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came is fantastic, and this instalment definitely merits another few listens. Thanks Carl
The Wanderer | Anglo-Saxon Lament
Ancient Recitations
17,875 views
A reading of The Wanderer, an Anglo-Saxon lament from the Exeter Book.