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The Lover's Message

from Sefan by Anhaga

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A setting of the old English poem, also known as the Husband’s message, found in the Exeter book which dates to the 10th Century.

It is the story of a man who was exiled from his lover due to a feud and is sending her a secret message to let her know that he is now established and wealthy and he longs to be reunited. There are differing interpretations as to whose perspective the poem is written from, but the most interesting is the view that the story is told by the piece of wood carrying the secret runic message itself.

Why is this so interesting? Well, it could be the only evidence that messages in Anglo Saxon England were written in runes carved on rune sticks (Rúnakefli) much like the Bryggen inscriptions. No actual rune sticks have been found in the UK, so it is tantalising hint at the possibility that Anglo Saxon runes were in fact used as a written everyday language. Then again, it’s also possible it is just a poem, using poetic license to tell a story.

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from Sefan, released December 11, 2020
The Solitary One
Written and produced by George Sykes

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Anhaga seeks a connection with the human ages that came before us and in turn, their connection to the natural world.

We are connected to them as they are connected to us.

Building instruments and collecting sounds from nature and ancient places, Anhaga tries to offer a way of remembering those connections to the past and the natural world, rather than trying to recreate what came before.
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