Dream of the Rood poem | Dream of the Rood Summary | Anglo Saxon poetry | English Literature

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The Dream of the Rood is one of the Christian poems in the corpus of Old English literature and an example of the genre of dream poetry. Like most Old English poetry, it is written in alliterative verse. Rood” originated from the Old English word, “rōd” meaning pole. It is a reference to the “crucifix” on which Christ accepted his glorious death. ‘The Dream of the Rood‘ was preserved in the Vercelli Book in the 10th century and is considered one of the oldest works of Old English literature.
There is not any clarity regarding the authorship of the poem. The argument regarding the authorship deals with two famous Anglo-Saxon poets, Caedmon and Cynewulf.
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