{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/ascp/a02_02.htm","path":"neu/ascp/a02_02.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/ascp/a02_02.htm","text":"Sacred Texts\u00a0\n Legends and Sagas\u00a0\n WordGumbo: Old English Dictionaries [External Site]\n Index\u00a0\n Previous\u00a0\n Next\u00a0\n \n \n The Fates of the Apostles\n Verse Indeterminate Saxon\n \n - \n Hw\u00e6t! Ic \u00feysne sang \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 si\u00f0geomor fand \n on seocum sefan, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 samnode wide\n hu \u00fea \u00e6\u00f0elingas \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ellen cy\u00f0don,\n torhte ond tireadige. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Twelfe w\u00e6ron,\n- 5\n- \n d\u00e6dum domf\u00e6ste, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 dryhtne gecorene, \n leofe on life. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lof wide sprang,\n miht ond m\u00e6r\u00f0o, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ofer middangeard,\n \u00feeodnes \u00feegna, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00ferym unlytel.\n Halgan heape \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 hlyt wisode\n- 10\n- \n \u00fe\u00e6r hie dryhtnes \u00e6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 deman sceoldon, \n reccan fore rincum. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sume on Romebyrig,\n frame, fyrdhwate, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 feorh ofgefon\n \u00feurg Nerones \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 nearwe searwe,\n Petrus ond Paulus. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Is se apostolhad\n- 15\n- \n wide geweor\u00f0od \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ofer wer\u00feeoda! \n Swylce Andreas \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in Achagia\n for Egias \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 aldre gene\u00f0de.\n Ne \u00fereodode he fore \u00ferymme \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f0eodcyninges,\n \u00e6niges on eor\u00f0an, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ac him ece geceas\n- 20\n- \n langsumre lif, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 leoht unhwilen, \n sy\u00fe\u00fean hildeheard, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 heriges byrhtme,\n \u00e6fter gu\u00f0plegan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 gealgan \u00feehte.\n Hw\u00e6t, we eac gehyrdon \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 be Iohanne\n \u00e6gl\u00e6awe menn \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00e6\u00f0elo reccan!\n- 25\n- \n Se manna w\u00e6s, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mine gefrege, \n \u00feurh cneorisse \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Criste leofast\n on weres hade, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sy\u00f0\u00f0an wuldres cyning,\n engla ordfruma, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 eor\u00f0an sohte\n \u00feurh f\u00e6mnan hrif, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 f\u00e6der manncynnes.\n- 30\n- \n He in Effessia \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ealle \u00ferage \n leode l\u00e6rde, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feanon lifes weg\n si\u00f0e gesohte, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 swegle dreamas,\n beorhtne boldwelan. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 N\u00e6s his bro\u00f0or l\u00e6t,\n si\u00f0es s\u00e6ne, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ac \u00f0urh sweordes bite\n- 35\n- \n mid Iudeum \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Iacob sceolde \n fore Herode \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ealdre ged\u00e6lan,\n feorh wi\u00f0 fl\u00e6sce. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Philipus w\u00e6s\n mid Asseum, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feanon ece lif\n \u00feurh rode cwealm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ricene gesohte,\n- 40\n- \n sy\u00f0\u00f0an on galgan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in Gearapolim \n ahangen w\u00e6s \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 hildecor\u00f0re.\n Huru, wide wear\u00f0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wurd undyrne\n \u00fe\u00e6t to Indeum \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 aldre gel\u00e6dde\n beaducr\u00e6ftig beorn, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bartholameus!\n- 45\n- \n \u00feone heht Astrias \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in Albano, \n h\u00e6\u00f0en ond hygeblind, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 heafde beneotan,\n for\u00fean he \u00f0a h\u00e6\u00f0engild \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 hyran ne wolde,\n wig weor\u00f0ian. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Him w\u00e6s wuldres dream,\n lifwela leofra \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feonne \u00feas leasan godu.\n- 50\n- \n Swylce Thomas eac \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feriste gene\u00f0de \n on Indea \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 o\u00f0re d\u00e6las,\n \u00fe\u00e6r manegum wear\u00f0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mod onlihted,\n hige onhyrded, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feurh his halig word.\n Sy\u00f0\u00f0an collenfer\u00f0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 cyninges bro\u00f0or\n- 55\n- \n awehte for weorodum, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wundorcr\u00e6fte, \n \u00feurh dryhtnes miht, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he of dea\u00f0e aras,\n geong ond gu\u00f0hw\u00e6t, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ond him w\u00e6s Gad nama,\n ond \u00f0a \u00fe\u00e6m folce \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 feorg gesealde,\n sin \u00e6t s\u00e6cce. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Sweordr\u00e6s fornam\n- 60\n- \n \u00feurh h\u00e6\u00f0ene hand, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r se halga gecrang, \n wund for weorudum, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feonon wuldres leoht\n sawle gesohte \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sigores to leane.\n Hw\u00e6t, we \u00fe\u00e6t gehyrdon \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feurg halige bec,\n \u00fe\u00e6t mid Sigelwarum \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 so\u00f0 yppe wear\u00f0,\n- 65\n- \n dryhtlic dom godes! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 D\u00e6ges or onwoc, \n leohtes geleafan, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 land w\u00e6s gef\u00e6lsod\n \u00feurh Matheus \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 m\u00e6re lare.\n \u00feone het Irtacus \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00f0urh yrne hyge,\n w\u00e6lreow cyning, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 w\u00e6pnum aswebban.\n- 70\n- \n Hyrde we \u00fe\u00e6t Iacob \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in Ierusalem \n fore sacerdum \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 swilt \u00ferowode.\n \u00f0urg stenges sweng \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 sti\u00f0mod gecrang,\n eadig for \u00e6festum. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hafa\u00f0 nu ece lif\n mid wuldorcining, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wiges to leane.\n- 75\n- \n N\u00e6ron \u00f0a twegen \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 tohtan s\u00e6ne, \n lindgelaces, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 land Persea\n sohton si\u00f0frome, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Simon ond Thaddeus,\n beornas beadorofe! \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Him wear\u00f0 bam samod\n an ended\u00e6g. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00e6\u00f0ele sceoldon\n- 80\n- \n \u00f0urh w\u00e6penhete \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 weorc \u00ferowigan, \n sigelean secan, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ond \u00feone so\u00f0an gefean,\n dream \u00e6fter dea\u00f0e, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00fea ged\u00e6led wear\u00f0\n lif wi\u00f0 lice, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ond \u00feas l\u00e6nan gestreon,\n idle \u00e6htwelan, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ealle forhogodan.\n- 85\n- \n \u00f0us \u00f0a \u00e6\u00f0elingas \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ende gesealdon, \n XII tilmodige. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Tir unbr\u00e6cne\n wegan on gewitte \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 wuldres \u00feegnas.\n Nu ic \u00feonne bidde \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 beorn se \u00f0e lufige\n \u00feysses giddes begang \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he geomrum me\n- 90\n- \n \u00feone halgan heap \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 helpe bidde, \n fri\u00f0es ond fultomes. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hu, ic freonda be\u00feearf\n li\u00f0ra on lade, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00feonne ic sceal langne ham,\n eardwic uncu\u00f0, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ana gesecan,\n l\u00e6tan me on laste \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 lic, eor\u00f0an d\u00e6l,\n- 95\n- \n w\u00e6lreaf wunigean \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 weormum to hro\u00f0re. \n Her m\u00e6g findan \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 fore\u00feances gleaw,\n se \u00f0e hine lyste\u00f0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 leo\u00f0giddunga,\n hwa \u00feas fitte fegde. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u16c7 \u00fe\u00e6r on ende stande\u00fe,\n eorlas \u00fe\u00e6s on eor\u00f0an bruca\u00fe. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ne moton hie awa \u00e6tsomne,\n- 100\n- \n woruldwunigende; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u16b9 sceal gedreosan, \n \u16a2 on e\u00f0le, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00e6fter tohreosan\n l\u00e6ne lices fr\u00e6tewa, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 efne swa \u16da toglide\u00f0.\n \u00feonne \u16b3 ond \u16a3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 cr\u00e6ftes neosa\u00f0\n nihtes nearowe, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 on him \u16be lige\u00f0,\n- 105\n- \n cyninges \u00feeodom. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nu \u00f0u cunnon miht \n hwa on \u00feam wordum w\u00e6s \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 werum oncy\u00f0ig.\n Sie \u00fe\u00e6s gemyndig, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 mann se \u00f0e lufige\n \u00feisses galdres begang, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6t he geoce me\n ond frofre fricle. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ic sceall feor heonan,\n- 110\n- \n an elles for\u00f0, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 eardes neosan, \n si\u00f0 asettan, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 nat ic sylfa hw\u00e6r,\n of \u00feisse worulde. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wic sindon uncu\u00f0,\n eard ond e\u00f0el, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 swa bi\u00f0 \u00e6lcum menn\n nem\u00fee he godcundes \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 gastes bruce.\n- 115\n- \n Ah utu we \u00fee geornor \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 to gode cleopigan, \n sendan usse bene \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 on \u00fea beorhtan gesceaft,\n \u00fe\u00e6t we \u00fe\u00e6s botles \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 brucan motan,\n hames in heh\u00f0o, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00fe\u00e6r is hihta m\u00e6st,\n \u00fe\u00e6r cyning engla \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 cl\u00e6num gilde\u00f0\n- 120\n- \n lean unhwilen. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nu a his lof stande\u00f0, \n mycel ond m\u00e6re, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ond his miht seoma\u00fe,\n ece ond edgiong, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ofer ealle gesceaft.\n Finit.","title":"The Fates of the Apostles","type":"page"}