An Anglo-Saxon Hymnarium
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A short hymn from the later 11th century, in praise of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne.
This short hymn comes from a collection of hymns collected by English monks just after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and preserved at Durham Cathedral. Many of the hymns are well-known Latin hymns of the wider Roman Church, helpfully annotated with Old English vocabulary. Nestling among them is this affectionate little hymn dedicated to St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (?635-687), who lies buried in the Cathedral there.