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The '''Exeter Book''' , Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, is a book an anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry written ca. 10th Century by an anonymous writer who apparently was inspired by during the tenth century, circa 975, in the [[Wanderer]]. The origins south of this book, or where it can be found England and is unknown. It has at least one entry made by an anonymous writer, inspired by someone he or she calls "of the Wanderer"four major codices of Old English poetry. Seeing as It acquired its name from having been in Exeter since its donation to the [[Dark Wanderer]] travelled the [[Aranoch]] desert around cathedral by Bishop Leofric during the 13th eleventh century. The book contains both secular and religious works, it's unknown who this "Wanderer" could beproviding a diverse range of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
Of note to the Diablo series is the poem, ''The Wanderer'', which serves as inspiration for the opening poem of the [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Manual]], also titled ''The Wanderer''.
== Excerpt Adaptation ==
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<center>So spoke [[Wanderer]], mindful of hardships and of cruel slaughters.
The kingdom of the earth is full of miseries, and the decree of the fats shall change the course of the [[High Heavens|heavens]].</center><br><br><br><br>
Inspired by ''The Wanderer '' (Anonymous),<br>from the Exeter Book, ca. 10th Century.
==Reference==
*Richard Marsden, ''The Cambridge Old English Reader'', (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), (2004), pp.221-222, ISBN 0-521-45612-6
* [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Manual]].
==External links==
*[http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=text&id=Wdr Orginal Text and Modern Translation of The ''Wanderer'']
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