Medievalists.net » The Dream of the Rood http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Cross as Tree: The Wood-of-the-Cross Legends in Middle English and Latin Texts in Medieval England http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/the-cross-as-tree-the-wood-of-the-cross-legends-in-middle-english-and-latin-texts-in-medieval-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/the-cross-as-tree-the-wood-of-the-cross-legends-in-middle-english-and-latin-texts-in-medieval-england/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:07:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38370 The wood-of-the-cross legend is actually a group of narratives that trace the pre- history of the wood used to make Christ's cross back to Old Testament figures, or in some cases back to paradise itself.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/the-cross-as-tree-the-wood-of-the-cross-legends-in-middle-english-and-latin-texts-in-medieval-england/feed/ 0 Draumkvedet and the Medieval English Dream Vision: A Study of Genre http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/23/draumkvedet-and-the-medieval-english-dream-vision-a-study-of-genre/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/23/draumkvedet-and-the-medieval-english-dream-vision-a-study-of-genre/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:51:37 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35903 The Medieval English dream vision evidence influences from a variety of earlier vision literature, notably the apocalyptic vision and narrative dream.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/23/draumkvedet-and-the-medieval-english-dream-vision-a-study-of-genre/feed/ 0 Sex and the single saint physicality in Anglo-Saxon female saints’ lives http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/31/sex-and-the-single-saint-physicality-in-anglo-saxon-female-saints-lives/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/31/sex-and-the-single-saint-physicality-in-anglo-saxon-female-saints-lives/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:43:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23592 This study examines the treatment of the female body in several Anglo-Saxon saints’ lives.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/31/sex-and-the-single-saint-physicality-in-anglo-saxon-female-saints-lives/feed/ 0 The Crux Gemmata and Shifting Significances of the Cross in Insular Art http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/25/the-crux-gemmata-and-shifting-significances-of-the-cross-in-insular-art/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/25/the-crux-gemmata-and-shifting-significances-of-the-cross-in-insular-art/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:34:57 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=17571 The Crux Gemmata and Shifting Significances of the Cross in Insular Art Schweitzer, Ilse Marginalia, Vol.3 (2006) Abstract This image of the triumphant jewelled cross, alternately gleaming with blood and treasure, from the Anglo-Saxon poem ‘The Dream of the Rood’ has often been juxtaposed with various artefacts from early medieval Britain. Elizabeth Coatsworth suggests a […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/25/the-crux-gemmata-and-shifting-significances-of-the-cross-in-insular-art/feed/ 0 The Dream of the Rood – A Blend of Christian and Pagan Values http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/21/the-dream-of-the-rood-%e2%80%93-a-blend-of-christian-and-pagan-values/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/21/the-dream-of-the-rood-%e2%80%93-a-blend-of-christian-and-pagan-values/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:32:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=14175 As the first example of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry in the form of a dream vision the poem is not just a conventional rendering of Christian dogmas in verse.

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