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Exeter Book| Manuscript probably dating from the first half of the 11th century, presented to Exeter cathedral (where it is still preserved) by Leofric, bishop of Exeter from 1050–71. In addition to some legal documents, it contains an anthology of Old English poetry. |
| It includes among other pieces Widsith, Deor, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Rhyming Poem, The Whale, The Ruin, a number of religious poems, and some 80 riddles. It is one of the most important sources for Old English poetry. |
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