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8-9

nec minus fame necauit iohannem papam

Anon (OE)

Meters of Boethius

MA3

multiple antecedent source (one of two or more antecedent sources)

possible

hit wæs geara iu … geomran stemne gyddode þus

1.1-84

Krapp 1932a

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Comment:: See lines 42-43, 'het iohannes godne papan heafde beheawon'; the poet's addition of the detail that Pope John was beheaded suggests his unfamiliarity with the story of the pope's death. See Liber Pontificalis (Duchesne 1886, 2.105.12-14).
Bibliography:: Discenza 2001, 7.9-11

Contributor:: D.C. Anlezark

Created:: 2002-03-22

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D.C. Anlezark, Anon (OE): Meters of Boethius, Krapp 1932a, 2002-03-22, Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register, https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/, accessed 2026-02-11

Alternatively, please use the following information:

Contributor:	D.C. Anlezark
Text:	Anon (OE): Meters of Boethius
Edition:	Krapp 1932a
Reference:	C.A.6
Created:	2002-03-22
Project Name:	Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register
Website:	https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/
Date Accessed:	2026-02-11

8-9

nec minus fame necauit iohannem papam

Alfred

Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy

single immediate source

probable

þæt wæs … het ofslean

7.9-11

Sedgefield 1899

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Bibliography:: Brinegar 2000, 102-4

Contributor:: N.G. Discenza

Created:: 2001-02-06

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N.G. Discenza, Alfred: Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, Sedgefield 1899, 2001-02-06, Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register, https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/, accessed 2026-02-11

Alternatively, please use the following information:

Contributor:	N.G. Discenza
Text:	Alfred: Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy
Edition:	Sedgefield 1899
Reference:	C.B.9.3
Created:	2001-02-06
Project Name:	Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register
Website:	https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/
Date Accessed:	2026-02-11

literas imperatori de libertate romana misisset

Anon (OE)

Meters of Boethius

MA2

multiple antecedent source (one of two or more antecedent sources)

probable

hit wæs geara iu … geomran stemne gyddode þus

1.1-84

Krapp 1932a

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Comment:: See lines 63-68, 'sendeærendgewrit … þone leodscipe.
Bibliography:: Discenza 2001, 7.19-20

Contributor:: D.C. Anlezark

Created:: 2002-03-22

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D.C. Anlezark, Anon (OE): Meters of Boethius, Krapp 1932a, 2002-03-22, Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register, https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/, accessed 2026-02-11

Alternatively, please use the following information:

Contributor:	D.C. Anlezark
Text:	Anon (OE): Meters of Boethius
Edition:	Krapp 1932a
Reference:	C.A.6
Created:	2002-03-22
Project Name:	Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register
Website:	https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/
Date Accessed:	2026-02-11

literas imperatori de libertate romana misisset

Alfred

Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy

single immediate source

probable

sende þa … creca heahburg

7.19-20

Sedgefield 1899

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Bibliography:: Brinegar 2000, 102

Contributor:: N.G. Discenza

Created:: 2001-02-06

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N.G. Discenza, Alfred: Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, Sedgefield 1899, 2001-02-06, Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register, https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/, accessed 2026-02-11

Alternatively, please use the following information:

Contributor:	N.G. Discenza
Text:	Alfred: Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy
Edition:	Sedgefield 1899
Reference:	C.B.9.3
Created:	2001-02-06
Project Name:	Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register
Website:	https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/
Date Accessed:	2026-02-11