Crist
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- For other uses, see Crist (disambiguation).
Crist is the title given to a group of Anglo-Saxon religious poems by the medieval poet Cynewulf, divided in Crist I, II, III (or A, B, C). A total of 1664 lines is preserved. Together with Beowulf it is one of the primary examples of Anglo-Saxon literature. Lines 104 addresses earendel, the morning star, possibly as a metaphor for John the Baptist. These lines were one of the inspirations for J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth and his character Eärendil.
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Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- The Old English poem
- A Modern English translation (PDF), by Charles W. Kennedy. From "In Parentheses".
