Arthur Llewellyn Basham believed that Gambler's Lament was originally constructed as a spell to ensure victory in a game of dice, which was later converted into a cautionary poem by an anonymous poet.
Gambler's Lament was originally constructed as a spell. This was to ensure victory in a game of dice. This was what Arthur Llewellyn Basham believed. Dice was later converted into a cautionary poem by an anonymous poet.