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An Easter poem

TheCatWoman

I'd love it if anyone fancied reading and discussing the Anglo-Saxon poem, The Dream of the Rood.

You can find it online both in written form and a you-tube video, I'd C&P it, but as many of you know, I don't know how to do that.

But it would be lovely to share this with you and your thoughts?

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  • I like many poems but there are also many that I don’t enjoy or understand. This Anglo-Saxon poem took me a few readings to get the gist so I explored different translations online.

    It’s striking that the wood of the tree has been personified so it shares in the redemption of humankind. It has emotions and physical feeling yet it was raised it be cut down and used as a cross, so it must stand still.

    Over the centuries, Christianity has emphasised different aspects of the Easter accounts that are necessary for salvation, the Crucifixion and/or the Resurrection and Ascension. Also, the emphasis can vary between Christian denominations.

    The poem brings to mind the Catholic liturgy of Good Friday (today) in which the Wood of the Cross is venerated by the people in recognition of its role in the crucifixion. People kiss it but they wouldn’t consider it personified or animated as in the poem.

    The tangible elements of religious practices such as a tree are grounding.

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  • I like many poems but there are also many that I don’t enjoy or understand. This Anglo-Saxon poem took me a few readings to get the gist so I explored different translations online.

    It’s striking that the wood of the tree has been personified so it shares in the redemption of humankind. It has emotions and physical feeling yet it was raised it be cut down and used as a cross, so it must stand still.

    Over the centuries, Christianity has emphasised different aspects of the Easter accounts that are necessary for salvation, the Crucifixion and/or the Resurrection and Ascension. Also, the emphasis can vary between Christian denominations.

    The poem brings to mind the Catholic liturgy of Good Friday (today) in which the Wood of the Cross is venerated by the people in recognition of its role in the crucifixion. People kiss it but they wouldn’t consider it personified or animated as in the poem.

    The tangible elements of religious practices such as a tree are grounding.

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