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LECTURE 9
CHRISTIAN POETRY
The Wandered and The Seafarer
The Vercelli Book and Exeter Book contain four long narrative poems of saints’ lives. In Vercelli are “Andreas” and “Elene”, and in Exeter are “Guthlac” and “Juliana”.
Nothing known abut the authors of “The Seafarer” , “The Wanderer”, and “The Wife’s Lament”. All three poems survive in the Exeter Book, a manuscript of Anglo-Saxon poems were produced around 950 A.D. The Exeter Book also contains religious verse nearly 100 riddles, and a heroic narrative.
The Seafarer is an Old English poem giving a first-person report of a man alone on the sea. The poem consits of 124 lines, followed by the word “Amen”. It is similar to The Wanderer in representing the lamet of an exile. Many scolars have described “The Seafarer” as a lone sailor’s lamentations concluding with belief in God. The others have identified the poem as a report of a wanderer, or his view of the world and search for God. Historian Tom Licence noted the influence of Irish missionaries in early Medieval England.
Summary 1
The Wanderer
The poem begins witn the Wanderer asking the Lord for understanding and mercy during his exile at sea. He cannot avoid going to sea because this life is his fate. The Wanderer remembers the hardships he has faced in his life. He argues that no matter how hard a man tries to keep his emotions, he can never avoid his fate.
The Wanderer retells his tale to his readers. He says that those who have seen exile will understand how cruel loneliness can be. He says that all things dissappear in time, leaving behind nothing but darkness.
In conclusion, the Wanderer advises all men to look to God for comfort because He is the one who is responsible for the fate of mankind.
Summary 2
The Seafarer
At the beginnig of the poem, the speaker describes the gloomy and lonely life of seafarer. He contrasts this with the easy life of land people, who always have food and wine.
Seasons change, and the seafarer’s tone changes from one of loneliness to adventure. He loves sailing, he enjoys his time there.
The Seafarer is the elderly man telling about his life spent sailing on the ocean. He describes the hardships of life on the sea, the beauty of nature, and his love of seafaring. The end of the poem consists of a long meditation on God.