"The Wife's Lament" is one of the most famous poems in Old English. Written around the tenth century, the poem tells the story of a woman who has no love, community, or company. She tells us of her grief and her loneliness, as her husband is away. However, the exact events of her life are difficult to decipher. Nevertheless, we do know that the woman is extremely sad, and that she has led a very lonely life.
