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The poem is preserved only in the Exeter Book, one of the few surviving poetic compilations from the Anglo-Saxon period. The manuscript suffered burn damage to the first passage of the poem. The burn spots prevent anyone from knowing the actual meaning of lines 2 to 8 because some of the words are missing. From the random words of those lines, it can be determined that the poem is told in first person, that the speaker refers to his origin as a tree, that there is a frequent journey by ship, that another country is involved, and a lord sent him to seek his true love.



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The Husband's Message tells the story of a man who was forced to leave his homeland and his wife due to a feud. The poem takes place after the feud has ended. The now wealthy and established husband carves a message onto a plank or staff of wood and sends it to his wife, recounting the past years without her, reflecting on his past misfortunes, professing his love for her and imploring her to reunite with him in his new home. Thus, the "message" becomes the physical plank of wood itself, as well as the poem's written lyrics.



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While the overall text of the poem is fairly straightforward, there is some scholarly debate concerning several matters of interpretation:





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