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Old Germanic alliterative poetry in chronological order.
| Date[1] | Date (oldest ms.) | Work | Language | n half-lines[2] | Meter | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450–500 | 450–500[3] | 2nd Gallehus horn | Nordic (Proto-) | 2 | Fornyrðislag | Inscription |
| 500s | 500s[3] | Strøm Whetstone | Nordic (Proto-) | 4 | Fornyrðislag | Inscription |
| 500s | 500s[3] | Noleby runestone | Nordic (Proto-) | >=2[4] | Fornyrðislag | Inscription |
| 600–800 | 960–990[mss 1] | Widsith | English (Old) | 286 | Fornyrðislag | Scribal |
| 657–680 | 734–737[mss 2] | Cædmon's Hymn | English (Old) | 18 | Fornyrðislag | Scribal |
| 675–725 | 1000–1030 | Beowulf | English (Old) | 6363 | Fornyrðislag | Scribal |
| 700–725 | 700–725[3] | Franks Casket | English (Old) | 10 | Fornyrðislag | Inscription |
| 700s | 830–840 | Hildebrandslied | High German (Old) | >136[5] | Fornyrðislag | Scribal |
| 770–800 | 800–815 | Wessobrunn Prayer | High German (Old) | 18 | Fornyrðislag | Scribal |
| 800–850 | 1300–1325[mss 3] | Ragnarsdrápa | Nordic (Old) | 80 | Dróttkvę́tt | Scribal |
| 830–835 | 850–900[mss 4] | Heliand | Saxon (Old) | >11966[5] | Fornyrðislag | Scribal |
| 825–875 | 825–875[3] | Rök runestone | Nordic (Old) | 8 | Fornyrðislag | Inscription |
| 830–850 | 1300–1325[mss 5] | Ynglingatal | Nordic (Old) | 364 | Kviðuháttr | Scribal |
| 850–875 | 850–875[6] | Muspilli | High German (Old) | >206[7] | Fornyrðislag | Marginalia |
| 875–925 | 850–900[6] | Merseburg charm I | High German (Old) | 8 | Fornyrðislag | Marginalia |
| 875–925 | 850–900[6] | Merseburg charm II | High German (Old) | 17 | Fornyrðislag, Galdralag | Marginalia |
| 975–1000 | 975–1000[3] | Karlevi runestone | Nordic (Old) | 8 | Dróttkvę́tt | Inscription |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Most dates are approximate, based on linguistic evidence. Excepting marginalia, the date for the oldest manuscript forms a secure terminus ante quem.
- ^ Ljóðaháttr and galdralag c-verses counted as one.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Poetry only preserved in inscriptions or in the margins of manuscripts is assumed to have been composed at the time of writing.
- ^ Part of the inscription has not been clearly interpreted.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ending is lost.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Since the poetry could have been written in the margins a long time after the original manuscript was written, the manuscript can only provide a terminus post quem.
- ^ Beginning is lost.
Manuscripts
[edit]- ^ The Exeter Book.
- ^ Cambridge University Library MS Kk. 5. 16
- ^ AM 748 I b 4°
- ^ Ms Thomas 4073 (incomplete).
- ^ AM 45 fol (Codex Frisianus)