FTP, so goes what Old English poem which relates a conversation between the scop and a piece of the cross?
In it, Jesus is depicted as the model of a heroic German warrior, facing his impending death unflinchingly and even eagerly. A dream vision, it features the scop, who also acts as the narrator, asking the title object for salvation and to be counted amongst the band of Christ's followers. Earlier, it, acting as if it had been amongst that band, relates its sadness at seeing its creator die, but does take solace in the fact that his death was a victory, not a defeat. FTP, so goes what Old English poem which relates a conversation between the scop and a piece of the cross?
In it, Jesus is depicted as the model of a heroic German warrior, facing his impending death unflinchingly and even eagerly.
The Dream of the Rood