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The Wanderer

Old English poem from the Exeter Book
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The Wanderer
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The Wanderer

Summary

The Wanderer is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wanderer's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • The Wanderer's genre is elegy[4].
  • The Wanderer's language of work or name is recorded as Old English[5].
  • The Wanderer was released on 1000[6].
  • The Wanderer's published in is recorded as Exeter book[7].
  • The Wanderer's different from is recorded as The Wanderer[8].
  • The Wanderer's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'Oft him ānhaga āre gebīdeð,'}[9].
  • The Wanderer's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'ang', 'text': 'frōfre tō Fæder on heofonum, þǣr ūs eal sēo fæstnung stǫndeð.'}[10].

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Publication

The Wanderer was published on 1000[6]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Old English[5]. Its genre is elegy[4].

Why It Matters

The Wanderer ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

literary work

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → —
    Language of work or name → Old English
    Genre → elegy
    Different from → The Wanderer
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی وانڈر (اولڈ انگلش پوئم)]]"
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