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Cynewulf

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Cynewulf is one of approximately twelve Anglo-Saxon poets who are known by name, and one of only four whose work is known to survive today. He presumably flourished in the 9th century, with possible dates extending into the late 8th and early 10th centuries.

He is famous for his religious compositions, and is regarded as one of the pre-eminent figures of Christian Old English poetry. Posterity knows of his name by means of runic signatures that are interwoven into the four poems which comprise his scholastically recognized corpus. These poems are: The Fates of the Apostles, Juliana, Elene, and Christ II (also referred to as The Ascension).

The four signed poems of Cynewulf are vast in that they collectively comprise several thousand lines of ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 252 ratings · 22 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cynewulf's Elene 3.35 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 820 — 216 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old English Poems of Cynewulf by Cynewulf, Robert E. Bjork (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1988 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Juliana (Belles Lettres Series No.8) by Cynewulf, William Strunk Jr. (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Christ Of Cynewulf, A Poem In Three Parts: The Advent, The Ascension, And The Last Judgment 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 800 — 167 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vercelli Book by Cynewulf, George Philip Krapp 4.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1941 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elene; Judith; Athelstan, or the Fight at Brunanburh; Byrhtnoth, or the Fight at Maldon; and the Dream of the Rood Anglo-Saxon Poems by Cynewulf, James Mercer Garnett (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2010 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andreas; and, The Fates of the Apostles: Two Anglo-Saxon Narrative Poems 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anglo Saxon Verse: Collected Poetic Works by Cynewulf, John Lesslie Hall (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old English Elene, Phoenix, and Physiologus by Cynewulf, Albert Stanburrough Cook (Translator), James Hall Pitman (translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Andreas: the Legend of Saint Andrew it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars