A Bird in BishopswoodBy John TickhillIn a sesone of somere þat souerayne ys of alle, Þat was þe myry monþ of May May May is a “somere” month...NatureAnimalsWeatherLivingMidlifeSorrow & GrievingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingTechniquesAlliteration + 4 more
Riddle 47By UnknownMoððe word fræt. Me þæt þuhte wrætlicu wyrd, þa ic þæt wundor gefrægn, þæt se wyrm forswealg wera gied...TechniquesAlliteration
Riddle 45By UnknownIc on wincle gefrægn weaxan nathwæt, þindan ond þunian, þecene hebban; on þæt banlease bryd grapode,...TechniquesAlliteration
Riddle 44By UnknownWrætlic hongað bi weres þeo, frean under sceate. Foran is þyrel. Bið stiþ ond heard, stede hafað godne...TechniquesAlliteration
Riddle 43By UnknownIc wat indryhtne æþelum deorne giest in geardum, þam se grimma ne mæg hungor sceððan ne se hata þurst...TechniquesAlliteration
Riddle 26By UnknownMec feonda sum feore besnyþede, woruldstrenga binom, wætte siþþan, dyfde on wætre, dyde eft þonan, sette...TechniquesAlliteration
The Ireland ProphecyBy UnknownS m[u]sid in [m]i[n]des [a]n[d] merk[e] [ther] a The tothe correctid [ther] tides mikel tene S sett ...TechniquesAlliteration
The Siege of Jerusalem: Passus 3By UnknownThe Jewes assembled were sone and of the cité come An hundred thousand on hors with hamberkes atired...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsTechniquesAlliteration
Piers Plowman: PrologueBy William LanglandIn a somer seson, whan softe was þe sonne, I shoop me into [a] shrou[d] as I a sheep weere, In habite...ReligionChristianityTechniquesAlliteration
Piers Plowman: Passus 18By William LanglandWolleward and weetshoed wente I forþ after As a recchelees renk þat [reccheþ of no wo], And yede for...ReligionChristianityTechniquesAlliteration
Old English Riddle no. 26 (trans. by Roy Liuzza)By UnknownSome strong enemy snatched my life, deprived me of strength and soaked me, drenched me in water, dragged...TechniquesAlliteration
Dream of the RoodBy UnknownHwæt! Ic swefna cyst secgan wylle, hwæt me gemætte to midre nihte, syðþan reordberend reste wunedon!...ReligionChristianityTechniquesAlliteration
Dream of the Rood (trans. by Roy Liuzza)By UnknownListen! I will speak of the sweetest dream, what came to me in the middle of the night, when speech-...ReligionChristianityTechniquesAlliteration
A Complaint against BlacksmithsBy UnknownSwarte smekyd smepes smateryd wyth smoke. dryue me to deth wyth den of here dyntes. Swech noys on nyghtes...LivingActivitiesJobs & WorkingTechniquesAlliteration
Ego Dormio: [All perishes and passes]By Richard Rolle[Alle perisches and passes pat we with eghe see] It wanes into wrechednes, þe welth of þis worlde. Robes...LoveClassic LoveReligionChristianityGod & the DivineTechniquesAlliteration
Old English Riddle no. 43 (trans. by Roy Liuzza)By UnknownI know a noble guest within the gates, whom great men love. Grim hunger cannot harm him, nor hot thirst...TechniquesAlliteration
Old English Riddle no. 44 (trans. by Roy Liuzza)By UnknownA marvelous thing hangs by a man’s thigh, under his tunic. There’s a hole at the tip; it’s stiff and...TechniquesAlliteration
Old English Riddle no. 45 (trans. by Roy Liuzza)By UnknownSomething’s swelling over in the corner, rising and standing, raising its cover. A haughty bride grabbed...TechniquesAlliteration
Old English Riddle no. 47 (trans. by Roy Liuzza)By UnknownA moth ate words. A marvelous fate it seemed to me, when I heard of that wonder, that a worm could swallow...TechniquesAlliteration
Metrical Charm 12: Against a WenBy UnknownWenne, wenne, wenchichenne, her ne scealt þu timbrien, ne nenne tun habben, ac þu scealt north eonene...LivingHealth & IllnessThe BodyTechniquesAlliteration