Wistlawudu

Old English

Proper noun

Wistlawudu m

  1. the forests of the Vistula, described in the poem "Widsith" as the home of the Goths.
    • "Widsith":
      Wulfhere sōhte iċ ond Wyrmhere; ful oft þær wīġ ne ālæġ,
      þonne Hræda here heardum sweordum,
      ymb Wistlawudu wergan sċeoldon
      ealdne ēþelstōl Ætlan lēodum.
      I sought Wulfhere and Wyrmhere; battle did not abate there
      when the Gothic army with hard swords
      had to defend in the Vistula woods
      their ancient homeland from Attila's folk.
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