white dragon of anglo saxon england

[Adrian Howard]

Hope this helps, dont know what the text is customer requested it!

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[Rob Eppey]

Thanks Adrian for the quick response. Will show customer and see if it is the one.

[gruntyv8]

quote Adrian-H:

Hope this helps, dont know what the text is customer requested it!

Hi
Just picked up on this one

bernardcornwell.net

‘Wyrd’ is ‘fate’ or ‘chance’ or destiny – bid – our ‘be’, ful is an intensifier (like our word full) and araed is a bit more difficult – it carries the meaning of determined or resolute, but intensify it with ful and you end up with something like Fate is Inexorable or unstoppable. It’s from an Anglo Saxon poem called The Wanderer and one translation I have renders it ‘Fate is relentless’. I’ve always liked it!

Alan