3.9.13

On harmberga


Her Hos sitiþ on harmberga
agl[.] drigiþ swa hiræ Ertae gisgraf
sarden sorga and sefa torna

Here Hos sits on the sorrow-mound;
She suffers distress as Ertae had imposed it upon her,
a wretched den (?wood) of sorrows and of torments of mind


(Source: Wikipedia)



Based on the Franks Casket, early eighth century, right panel

Tool: watercolour
Time: 5-6 hours