I know that those of you who are interested in #OldEnglish might be, like, 'yeah yeah, another analogue to "Wulf and Eadwacer", I've heard it all before...' But I really do think that Ian has nailed the fundamental 'what is the backstory to this poem?' question.

#Theoderic #Odoacer #JohnOfAntioch #medievodons #medieval

https://theconversation.com/wulf-and-eadwacer-why-i-think-ive-solved-the-mystery-of-this-old-english-poem-199928

(For the original publication, see Ian Shiels, '_Wulf and Eadwacer_ Reloaded: John of Antioch and the Starving Wife of Odoacer', Anglia: Journal of English Philology. 140 (3–4): 373–420. https://doi.org/10.1515/ang-2022-0056.)