Crist

Crist is the title given to a group of religious Anglo-Saxon 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.

External links

• The Old English poem
• A Modern English translation, by Charles W. Kennedy. From "In Parentheses".

See also: Crist, Beowulf, Cynewulf, Earendel, Eärendil, J.R.R. Tolkien, John the Baptist, Middle-earth, Middle Ages