Crossing the Waters: Britain in the Dark Age
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The Dream of the Rust
The poem describes jesus like a mighty warrior who is not forced down and nailed to the cross, but who willingly climbs up as a kind of act iv battle. And this is very reminiscent, of course, of the germanic warrior lord, the heroic lord who dies to protect his subjects. Later on, the poem actually describes the christian followers as his warriors, almost like his tribal war band. The dream of the rude you can see as transitional, like cadman's hymn, but really as a fusion,. calling together and fusing together germanic and christian elements and mythology.
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