Talk:The Husband's Message

Copy to Wikisource still required?
Part of this page is identified to be moved to WikiSource. Is this still required? If it is done, is the existing formatting to be retained as is? -- billinghurst (talk) 03:44, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Probably not. The edition is unsourced and might have been taken directly from one of the editions which you'll find hyperlinked at the bottom of the page. If so, it may reek of copyright infringement (I haven't checked the conditions of use in these instances) and it would have no added value to boot. Cavila (talk) 07:30, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * I'll delete the poem from the article, but if there's any reason to re-insert it, one can copy from here:

Nu ic onsundran þe        secgan wille ...... treocyn        ic tudre aweox; in mec æld... sceal        ellor londes settan ...... sealte streamas 5   ...sse. Ful oft ic on bates gesohte þær mec mondryhten        min ...... ofer heah hofu;        eom nu her cumen on ceolþele,        ond nu cunnan scealt 10   hu þu ymb modlufan         mines frean on hyge hycge. Ic gehatan dear þæt þu þær tirfæste        treowe findest. Hwæt, þec þonne biddan het        se þisne beam agrof þæt þu sinchroden        sylf gemunde 15   on gewitlocan         wordbeotunga, þe git on ærdagum        oft gespræcon, þenden git moston        on meoduburgum eard weardigan,        an lond bugan, freondscype fremman. Hine fæhþo adraf 20   of sigeþeode;         heht nu sylfa þe lustum læran,        þæt þu lagu drefde, siþþan þu gehyrde        on hliþes oran galan geomorne        geac on bearwe. Ne læt þu þec siþþan        siþes getwæfan, 25   lade gelettan         lifgendne monn. Ongin mere secan,        mæwes eþel, onsite sænacan,        þæt þu suð heonan ofer merelade        monnan findest, þær se þeoden is        þin on wenum. 30   Ne mæg him worulde         willa gelimpan mara on gemyndum,        þæs þe he me sægde, þonne inc geunne        alwaldend god ...... ætsomne        siþþan motan secgum ond gesiþum        s... 35   næglede beagas;         he genoh hafað fædan goldes ...d elþeode        eþel healde, fægre foldan ...ra hæleþa,        þeah þe her min wine... 40   nyde gebæded,         nacan ut aþrong, ond on yþa geong        ...... sceolde faran on flotweg,        forðsiþes georn, mengan merestreamas. Nu se mon hafað wean oferwunnen;        nis him wilna gad, 45   ne meara ne maðma         ne meododreama, ænges ofer eorþan        eorlgestreona, þeodnes dohtor,        gif he þin beneah ofer eald gebeot        incer twega. Gecyre ic ætsomne        sigel rad geador 50   ear wen ond dæg         aþe benemnan, þæt he þa wære        ond þa winetreowe be him lifgendum        læstan wolde, þe git on ærdagum        oft gespræconn.

Cavila (talk) 10:34, 31 May 2009 (UTC)