THE DREAM OF THE ROOD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS xi
3. WIDSITH 3
4. SELECTIONS FROM BEOWULF 9
5. THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH 25
6. THE BATTLE OF MALDON 31
7. THE SEAFARER 44
8. THE WANDERER 50
9. THE RUINED CITY 56
10. DEOR'S LAMENT 58
11. A LOVE-LETTER 61
12. THE BANISHED WIFE'S COMPLAINT 64
13. GNOMIC VERSES 67
14. RIDDLES 70
15. CÆDMON' SHYMN 76
16. BEDE' SDEATH-SONG 78
17. SELECTIONS FROM THE CHRIST 79
18. THE DREAM OF THE ROOD 93
19. RUTHWELL CROSS INSCRIPTION 100
20. BRUSSELS CROSS INSCRIPTION 103
21. SELECTIONS FROM THE GENESIS 104
22. SELECTIONS FROM THE EXODUS 117
23. JUDITH 121
24. SELECTIONS FROM THE ANDREAS 133
25. SELECTIONS FROM THE ELENE 139
26. THE PHŒNIX 143
27. VII CHARMS 164
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY: REFERENCES FOR STUDENTS OF OLD ENGLISH POETRY 172
29. APPENDIX I: SELECTIONS FROM THE VERSE-TRANSLATIONS OF BEOWULF 175
30. APPENDIX II: THE SONG OF BRUNANBURH 178
31. APPENDIX III: BEDE'S ACCOUNT OF THE POET CÆDMON 180
32. APPENDIX IV: FRAGMENT I OF THE OLD SAXON GENESIS 184
33. INDEX OF SUBJECTS 186
34. INDEX OF MEDIA 194
35. INDEX OF TITLES 195
36. PREFACE v