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 == Adaptation ==
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-<center>So spoke [[Wanderer]], mindful of hardships and of cruel slaughters.
+''So spoke the [[Wanderer]], mindful of hardships and of cruel slaughters:''<br /><br />
-Each dawn, I rise alone, mired in ancient sorrows. Wretched and deprived of my native land. I have had my mind bound with fetter. For many years, I lay hidden in the concealment of the earth, buried deep in stone. From there, I went, abject and winter-grieving, over the surface of the waves. I sought the prison of my noble kinsman. Sorrow is a cruel companion to one who can afford few friends, and the path of exile attends this mournful spirit.
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+''Inspired by''<br />
+''The Wanderer (Anonymous),''<br />
-And so this world, every day, is crumbling and falling. The rulers lie dead, deprived of revelry, bands of warriors lie fallen proud by the wall. War destroyed some, carried them away; a sorrowful man hid one deep within a grave. Thus the creator of men laid waste this dwelling-place, until the old works of giants stood vacant, without the noise of their inhabitants.
+''from the Exeter Book, ca. 10th century.''
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 ==Speculation==

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 *Richard Marsden, ''The Cambridge Old English Reader'', (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), (2004), pp.221-222, ISBN 0-521-45612-6
 * [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Manual]].
 * [http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=text&id=Wdr Orginal Text and Modern Translation of The ''Wanderer'']

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 ==External links==
 *[http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=text&id=Wdr Orginal Text and Modern Translation of The ''Wanderer'']
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−	Of note to the Diablo series is the poem, ''The Wanderer'', which serves as inspiration for the opening ~~poem~~ of the [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Manual]], also titled ''The Wanderer''.	+	Of note to the Diablo series is the poem, ''The Wanderer'', which serves as inspiration for the opening passage of the [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Manual]], also titled ''The Wanderer''.

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-The '''Exeter Book''' is a book written ca. 10th Century by an anonymous writer who apparently was inspired by the [[Wanderer]]. The origins of this book, or where it can be found is unknown. It has at least one entry made by an anonymous writer, inspired by someone he or she calls "the Wanderer". Seeing as the [[Dark Wanderer]] travelled the [[Aranoch]] desert around the 13th century, it's unknown who this "Wanderer" could be.
+The '''Exeter Book''', Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501, is an anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry written during the tenth century, circa 975, in the south of England and is one of the four major codices of Old English poetry. It acquired its name from having been in Exeter since its donation to the cathedral by Bishop Leofric during the eleventh century. The book contains both secular and religious works, providing a diverse range of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
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 <center>So spoke [[Wanderer]], mindful of hardships and of cruel slaughters.
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 The kingdom of the earth is full of miseries, and the decree of the fats shall change the course of the [[High Heavens|heavens]].</center><br><br><br><br>
-Inspired by The Wanderer (Anonymous),<br>from the Exeter Book, ca. 10th Century.
+Inspired by ''The Wanderer'' (Anonymous),<br>from the Exeter Book, ca. 10th Century.
 ==Reference==
 * [[Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Manual]].
 [[Category:Books]]

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−	The '''Exeter Book''' is a book written ca. 10th Century by an anonymous writer who apparently was inspired by the [[Wanderer]]. The origins of this book, or where it can be found is unknown. It has at least one entry made by an anonymous writer, inspired by someone he or she calls "the Wanderer". Seeing as the [[Dark Wanderer]] travelled the [[~~Anoroch~~]] desert around the 13th century, it's unknown who this "Wanderer" could be.	+	The '''Exeter Book''' is a book written ca. 10th Century by an anonymous writer who apparently was inspired by the [[Wanderer]]. The origins of this book, or where it can be found is unknown. It has at least one entry made by an anonymous writer, inspired by someone he or she calls "the Wanderer". Seeing as the [[Dark Wanderer]] travelled the [[Aranoch]] desert around the 13th century, it's unknown who this "Wanderer" could be.

	Likely, it's just a misprint from [[Blizzard]], as the text indicates that the Wanderer is indeed [[Diablo]], talking about his years under Tristram and looking for his [[Three Brothers]].		Likely, it's just a misprint from [[Blizzard]], as the text indicates that the Wanderer is indeed [[Diablo]], talking about his years under Tristram and looking for his [[Three Brothers]].