It was probably originally written in Northumbria, although the single manuscript that has come down to us (which dates from around 1000) contains a bewildering mix of Northumbrian, West Saxon and Anglian dialects.

它最初可能是在诺森比亚写成的， 尽管流传到我们手上的唯一一份手稿（可追溯到 1000 年左右）包含令人眼花缭乱的诺森比亚方言、西撒克逊方言和盎格鲁方言。