Specimens of Anglo-Saxon Poetry, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Specimens of Anglo-Saxon Poetry, Vol. 2: Early Christian Lore and LegendThe-selections contained in the following pages include the small number of pieces of anglo-saxon poetry directly bearing upon the life, death, and ascension of Christ, to gether with the more interesting portions of the poems which recount the legends of the early saints Andrew, Juliana, and Helena, and of the later Guthlac. The prose versions of the 'legend of St. Andrew' and the 'invention of the Cross', printed in the corresponding 'specimens of anglo-saxon Prose II', will enable the reader to identify the place which each extract occupies in the complete poems. There is no prose version of the legend oi-juliana, and that of Guthlac gives but slight aid in the study of the two poems relating to his life and death. The Runic passages at the end of the 'fates of the Apostles', 'juliana', and 'elene', in which the name of Cynewulf is recoi'ded, _ are not given here, as they have no bearing on the matter of these pieces, but will be included in a laternumber of this series.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.