Crist
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Crist is the title given to a group of Anglo-Saxon religious poems by the medieval poet Cynewulf, divided in Crist I, II, III (or A, B, C). A total of 1664 lines is preserved.
Together with Beowulf it is one of the primary examples of Anglo-Saxon literature.
Lines 104 addresses earendel, the morning star, possibly as a metaphor for John the Baptist. These lines was one of the inspirations for J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and his character Eärendil.
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Editions
- The Christ Of Cynewulf (BCL1-PR English Literature, Library Binding, Reprint Services Corp, 1900, ISBN 0781271649).
- Christ of Cynewulf: A Poem in Three Parts: The Advent, the Ascension, and the Last Judgement (Hardcover) edited by Albert S. Cook (Ams Pr, 1973, ISBN 0404565387).
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External links
- The Old English poem
- A Modern English translation (PDF), by Charles W. Kennedy. From "In Parentheses".