1. The document lists many ancient rulers and the tribes or peoples they ruled over, such as Attila ruling the Huns and Eormanric ruling the Goths.
2. It also provides a formula and example for describing these rulers and tribes, stating the name of the ruler followed by "ruled over" and the name of the tribe or people.
3. The concluding passage is a lament by a poet named Beor for the loss of his position and estate to another poet named Heorrenda. Beor finds philosophical importance and reassurance in the passing nature of both past troubles and present misfortune.
Yale Classics - Ancient Greek Literature: Mythology, History, Philosophy, Poetry, Theater (Including Biographies of Authors and Critical Study of Each Work)
1. The document lists many ancient rulers and the tribes or peoples they ruled over, such as Attila ruling the Huns and Eormanric ruling the Goths.
2. It also provides a formula and example for describing these rulers and tribes, stating the name of the ruler followed by "ruled over" and the name of the tribe or people.
3. The concluding passage is a lament by a poet named Beor for the loss of his position and estate to another poet named Heorrenda. Beor finds philosophical importance and reassurance in the passing nature of both past troubles and present misfortune.
1. The document lists many ancient rulers and the tribes or peoples they ruled over, such as Attila ruling the Huns and Eormanric ruling the Goths.
2. It also provides a formula and example for describing these rulers and tribes, stating the name of the ruler followed by "ruled over" and the name of the tribe or people.
3. The concluding passage is a lament by a poet named Beor for the loss of his position and estate to another poet named Heorrenda. Beor finds philosophical importance and reassurance in the passing nature of both past troubles and present misfortune.
1. The document lists many ancient rulers and the tribes or peoples they ruled over, such as Attila ruling the Huns and Eormanric ruling the Goths.
2. It also provides a formula and example for describing these rulers and tribes, stating the name of the ruler followed by "ruled over" and the name of the tribe or people.
3. The concluding passage is a lament by a poet named Beor for the loss of his position and estate to another poet named Heorrenda. Beor finds philosophical importance and reassurance in the passing nature of both past troubles and present misfortune.
Becca the Baningas, Gifica the Burgundians. Caesar ruled the Greeks and Caelic the Finns, Hagena the Holmrcgas and Henden the Glomman. Witta ruled the !"aefe, Wada the Haelsingas, Meaca the Mrgingas, Mearc the Hundingas. #heodric ruled the Franks, #hle the $ondingas, Breoca the Brondingas, Billa the Waerne. %s"ine ruled the Eo"an and Gef"ulf the &utes, Finn, son of Folc"alda, the Frisian race. !igehere for man ears ruled the !ea'(anes, Hnaef the Hocingas, Helm the Wulfingas, Wald the Woingas, Wod the #huringians, !aeferth the !cgan, Ongentheow the Swedes, !ceafthere the )m*ran, !ceaf the +ango*ards, Hun the Haet"are, and Holen the Wrosnan.
1st thula formula, A ruled o-er B .name of ruler/ .name of 0eo0le/
e1am0le, Attila ruled the Huns, Eormanric the Goths2
3nd thula 4 "as "ith C .name of tri*e50eo0le/ e1am0le, 64 "as "ith the Huns and the glorious Goths27
8rd thula 4 -isited 5 sought D .name of hero/ e1am0le, 4 -isited Hehca and Beadeca and the Herelingas2
(eor .dear, a00reciated/ aka 6+ament of (eor7 9 Form, o di-ided into grou0s of -erses, resem*ling modern stro0hes o $efrain, that 0assed, so "ill this 9 Content, o !co0 lamenting his e1ile (eor, last 6stro0he7 4 "ish to sa this a*out mself, #hat for a time 4 "as the Heodenings: 0oet, dear to m lord ' m name "as ;(eor;. For man ears 4 had a 0rofita*le 0osition, a loal lord until no" that Heorrenda, the man skilled in song, has recei-ed the estate "hich the "arriors: guardian had gi-en to me. That "ent *, so can this. (eor, Meaning of last refrain, 4m0ortance 1. #hat < (eor=s 0ast trou*les, #H4! < 0resent miser 3. #HA# < (eor=s miser, #H4! < miser of the reader Importance, 0hiloso0hical, and a *it enigmatic content, nuanced * elegiac tone, 0acked into reassuring stro0he'like grou0s of -erses
Yale Classics - Ancient Greek Literature: Mythology, History, Philosophy, Poetry, Theater (Including Biographies of Authors and Critical Study of Each Work)