Elene
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Elene is an Old English religious poem traditionally attributed to Cynewulf that recounts the legendary discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English poem
ⓘ
religious poem ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 9th century ⓘ |
| audience |
Christian laity in Anglo-Saxon England
ⓘ
monastic readers ⓘ |
| author | Cynewulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of the Invention of the Cross ⓘ |
| character | Judas Cyriacus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| features | runic signature of Cynewulf ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiographic poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted | Emperor Constantine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
biblical allusion
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direct speech ⓘ dream vision motif ⓘ |
| literaryForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| literaryLanguageStage | Late West Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Old English Christian poetry ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Emperor Constantine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manuscript | Vercelli Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | alliterative meter ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | quest for the True Cross ⓘ |
| partOf | Old English corpus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Vercelli Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFigureDepicted |
Jesus Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | legend of the Cross ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Emperor Constantine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ discovery of the True Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between paganism and Christianity
ⓘ
conversion to Christianity ⓘ divine providence ⓘ mission and pilgrimage ⓘ power of the Cross ⓘ |
| tradition | Anglo-Saxon literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Cynewulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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