Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations ix
6. Introduction: Old English Literature and the Archaeological Imagination 1
7. 1 Excavating the Cross in Elene 25
8. 2 Ruins and Their Multiple Temporalities: The Wanderer and The Ruin 83
9. 3 The Perils of Anachronism: Beowulf and the Legend of the Seven Sleepers 142
10. 4 Visions of the Holy Cross: Elene, The Dream of the Rood and the Ruthwell Poem 192
11. Conclusion: Conceptualising Time and History through the Remains of the Past 252
12. Bibliography 258
13. Index 275