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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 18, 2021 18:42:12 GMT -5
The earliest mention occurs in the Old English poem Widsith. According to the Þiðrekssaga, he was born between king Wilkinus and a mermaid. His famous son is Wayland, and grandson Wudga. Though not explicitly given as such, Egil and Slagfin may be Wade's sons, since they are Wayland's brothers according to the Poetic Edda.
The medieval English romance about Wade once existed, for Chaucer alluded to the "Tale of Wade" in one of his works, Troilus and Criseyde and used the phrase "Wade's boat" (Middle English: Wades boot), meaning some sort of trickery, in The Merchant's Tale. The tale and the boat was apparently familiar, at the end of the 16th century, to an editor of Chaucer's works Thomas Speght, who remarked that Wade's boat bore the name Guingelot. To the Angles, Wade was the Keeper of the Ford, and acted as both ferryman and protector.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 18, 2021 18:44:21 GMT -5
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 18, 2021 18:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Jun 18, 2021 18:46:01 GMT -5
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