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The Wanderer's Horizon: A Note on Ofer Waþema Gebind

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The pervasive idea of binding in the Old English poem The Wanderer is expressed twice in the words ofer waþemagebind. Some explanations of this phrase have presented inconsistencies that diminish the affecting motif. A consideration of seafaring conditions allows another insight into the poet's paradoxical image of the Wanderer in his lonely journey, as he travels bound by the waves.

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    Rosemary Greentree

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Greentree, R. The Wanderer's Horizon: A Note on Ofer Waþema Gebind . Neophilologus 86, 307–309 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014406231378

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