DEOR
DEOR
Deor or Deor’s Lament
or The Complaint of Deor is an early poem of Anglo-Saxon period. It
depicts the manly sorrow of a minstrel.
It is much more poetic than Widsith. It is a perfect lyric of the
Anglo Saxon period. According to great scholars it may be called the first
English lyric.
Deor belongs to the household of his chief. He is
happy in his position until he finds himself supplanted by a rival. But the
singer bids himself take heart and endure his misfortune. The note of stoical
resignation is the insistent note of this poem. It is lyrical in its form.
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