Widsith 13 — ed. not skaldic
Not published: do not cite (Widsith 124-131)
The new edition is either unpublished or unavailable. The following is taken from an old edition (Skj where relevant):
Rædhere sohte ic ond Rondhere, | Rumstan ond Gislhere,
Wiþergield ond Freoþeric, | Wudgan ond Haman;
ne wæran þæt gesiþa | þa sæmestan,
þeah þe ic hy anihst | nemnan sceolde.
Ful oft of þam heape | hwinende fleag
giellende gar | on grome þeode;
wræccan þær weoldan | wundnan golde
werum ond wifum, | Wudga ond Hama.
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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