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Deor

"Deor" (or "The Lament of Deor") is an Old English poem found on folio 100r–100v of the late-10th-century collection the Exeter Book. The poem consists of a reflection on misfortune by a poet whom the poem is usually thought to name Deor. The poem has no title in the Exeter Book itself; the title has been bestowed by modern editors.

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Genre
Old English elegiac poetry
Author(s)
Unknown
Date
c. AD 970–990 (date of manuscript)
Language
West Saxon dialect of Old English
Length
42 lines
Manuscript(s)
Exeter Book (Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501)

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Deor

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Triples58
Avg. degree1.95
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related to Genre · 21
Deor → Anglo-Saxon, As, Because, Boethius's Consolation, Christian, Cut, English, Exeter Book, Further, It, John Miles Foley, King, Medievalist, Others, Philosophy, Placing, Richard North, Some, The Seafarer, The Wanderer
related to Summary · 13
Deor → Although, Four, Germanic-speaking, Great, He, Jennifer Lorden, Old English, Old Norse, Partly, Recent, The, Theodoric, Widia
related to External links · 10
Deor → Aaron, Archived, English, Facsimile Project, HostetterSeamus Heaney, Jesse GlassDeor, Lament, Old English Poetry, Wayback MachineDeor, Will Rowan
related to Literary influence · 6
Deor → Middle-earth, Rings, The Lord, Time, Tolkien, Tom Shippey
Author(s) · 1
Deor → Unknown
Date · 1
Deor → c. AD 970–990 (date of manuscript)
Genre · 1
Deor → Old English elegiac poetry
Language · 1
Deor → West Saxon dialect of Old English
Length · 1
Deor → 42 lines
Manuscript(s) · 1
Deor → Exeter Book (Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501)

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DeorAuthor(s)Unknown1.00infobox
DeorDatec. AD 970–990 (date of manuscript)1.00infobox
DeorGenreOld English elegiac poetry1.00infobox
DeorLanguageWest Saxon dialect of Old English1.00infobox
DeorLength42 lines1.00infobox
DeorManuscript(s)Exeter Book (Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501)1.00infobox
DeorTextDeor at Wikisource1.00infobox
DeorVerse formAlliterative verse1.00infobox
Deorrelated to External linksOld English Poetry0.60section
Deorrelated to External linksFacsimile Project0.60section
Deorrelated to External linksEnglish0.60section
Deorrelated to External linksLament0.60section

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