I saw the God of hosts : … The Dream of the Rood is quite an interesting piece. Because of its noble deed, the rood is forever a symbol of the death of Gods son.

In the middle of the night the writer beholds the vision of a cross decked with gold and jewels, but soiled with blood. ‘The Dream of the Rood’ is one of the gems of Anglo-Saxon poetry. In a dream the unknown poet beholds a beautiful tree—the rood, or cross, … Presently the cross speaks and tells how it was hewn and set up on a mount. Dream of the Rood: Back to lines 1 - 50: 51: cruelties of fate. A general observation should be made here: this poem is remarkable for its extensive use of hypermetric lines, “used contrapuntally to accommodate significantly more complex thematic material” (Swanton 61). The Dream of the Rood BBC Radio 4 FM, 28 March 1975 23.00 At present this site reflects the contents of the published Radio Times BBC listings. The Old English poem The Dream of the Rood is an early Christian poem written in alliterative verse describing a dream vision.

See also my notes on The Dream of the Rood. Rood is from the Old English word rod ‘pole’, or more specifically ‘crucifix’. Rood is from the Old English rōd "pole", specifically "crucifix". Popular . Dream of the Rood, Paperback by Swanton, Michael James (EDT), Brand New, Free... £18.26.

The Rood tells us of its life, from being a tree to being the instrument in Christ’s death to its visions after Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.

The version used here is Elaine Treharne's translation in the Old and Middle English Anthology.. 1: Listen, I will tell the best of visions, what came to me in the middle of the night, THE DREAM OF THE ROOD. Dream of the Rood What I wish to say of the best of dreams, what came to me in the middle of the night after the speech-bearers lie biding their rest! (1-3) I felt the Rood’s agony as it became an unwilling participant in the death of the Lord. Þūhte mē þæt iċ ġesāwe syllicre trēow on lyft lǣdan, lēohte bewunden, bēama beorhtost. ‘Rood’ is an Old English word for ‘Cross’, and poem tells of a pious man’s encounter with a talking crucifix, which is a novel idea for a poem, to say the least. P&P: + £15.99 P&P . The Dream of the Rood is a work which inspires one to think, to contemplate, and to begin to better understand one’s own faith. Ladybird Key Words With Peter and Jane 36 Books Set Collection RRP £107.64 . P&P: + £20.00 P&P. £4.99. Like most Old English poetry, it is written in alliterative verse. The Dream of the Rood is one of the earliest Christian poems in the corpus of Anglo-Saxon literature and an intriguing example of the genre of dream poetry. Never before have I seen the crucifix depicted in such a manner. The narrator recalls the crucifixion of the Lord Jesus Christ through the eyes of the cross that he was so brutally suspended on.