"The Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon Lord's Prayer"
This is the Lord's prayer in Anglo-Saxon, or the Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon Lord's Prayer which hails from Northumbria, which is an ancient region that lies in the far northeast of England. Northumbrian Anglo-Saxon is quite different from normal Anglo-Saxon and it can be seen interestingly enough when comparing it to the normal Anglo-Saxon variant:
Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum;
Si þin nama gehalgod
to becume þin rice
gewurþe ðin willa
on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.
urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg
and forgyf us ure gyltas
swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum
and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge
ac alys us of yfele soþlice
It is definitely its own distinct dialect and to tell you truth, I find it very intriguing when compared to the normal Old English. Perhaps one day I'll be able to fully wrap my head around both the West Saxon and Northumbrian dialects; there's definitely a lot of potential with setting music to Anglo-Saxon psalms and whatnot, although it will take some studying as the mistake of singing corrupt translations from a dead language is not very convenient. Someday it'll happen God-willing though.
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