Christ (Old English poem)
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Christ (Old English poem) is an Old English religious verse traditionally attributed to Cynewulf, comprising three sections that meditate on key events in the life of Christ, including the Advent, Ascension, and Last Judgment.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian devotional poem
ⓘ
Old English religious poem ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| author | Cynewulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Jesus Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
meditations on Christ’s Advent
ⓘ
meditations on Christ’s Ascension ⓘ meditations on the Last Judgment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Incarnation
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Judgment Day ⓘ Second Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian poetry
ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Advent lyrics
ⓘ
Ascension narrative ⓘ Judgment vision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldIn | Exeter Cathedral Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Biblical texts
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Latin liturgy ⓘ patristic writings ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Old English Christian epic fragment ⓘ |
| literaryForm | alliterative verse ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | West Saxon dialect ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Anglo-Saxon literature ⓘ |
| manuscript | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | Old English alliterative meter ⓘ |
| numberOfSections | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Exeter Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Old English period ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
devotional
ⓘ
didactic ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | homiletic poetry ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| section |
Christ I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christ II NERFINISHED ⓘ Christ III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Old English philology
ⓘ
medieval English literature ⓘ |
| subject | life of Christ ⓘ |
| textualState | survives in a single manuscript ⓘ |
| theme |
Advent of Christ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ascension of Christ NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Judgment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo | Cynewulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.