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The medieval manuscript of The Dream of the Rood. The Dream of the Rood is one of the Christian poems in the corpus of Old English literature and an example of the genre of dream poetry. Like most Old English poetry, it is written in alliterative verse. The word Rood is derived from the Old English word rōd 'pole', or more specifically 'crucifix'.
Drawing of the runic inscription (Dream of the Rood interpretation) Translation of Ruthwell Cross Inscription [17] At each side of the vine-tracery runic inscriptions are carved. The runes were first described around 1600, and Reginald Bainbrigg of Appleby recorded the inscription for the Britannia of William Camden.
Dream of the Rood; Elene; a fragment of a homiletic poem; History. The book is a parchment manuscript of the end of the tenth century, containing a miscellany, or ...
In addition to Beowulf, Neidorf has published extensively on other major Old English poems, including Widsith, [9] [10] [11] Maxims, [12] [13] the Finnesburg Fragment, [14] [15] and The Dream of the Rood.
The Dream of the Rood [1] Dryhten [2] "Lord" ece Dryhten "eternal Lord" Cædmon's hymn [3] dryhntes dreamas "the joys of the Lord" The Seafarer [4] heofones Dryhten "heaven's Lord" The Dream of the Rood [5] Ealdor [6] "Prince" wuldres Ealdor "Prince of Glory" The Dream of the Rood [7] Fæder "Father" Heahfæder "Highfather" The Dream of the ...
The medieval manuscript of The Dream of the Rood from the Vercelli book. In Old English poetry, the Dream of the Rood, an iconic work of dream vision poetry on Christ's crucifixion which adapts the conventions of Pagan Germanic epic poetry and applies them to Jesus, is one of the earliest extant monuments of Anglo-Saxon literature.
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A dream vision or visio is a literary device in which a dream or ... which do not need interpretation, ... The Dream of the Rood – the guide in Dream of the Rood ...