Heliand - Wikipedia
WEBThe Heliand (/ ˈ h ɛ l i ən d /) is an epic alliterative verse poem in Old Saxon, written in the first half of the 9th century. The title means "savior" in Old Saxon (cf. German and Dutch Heiland meaning "savior"), and the poem is a Biblical paraphrase that recounts the life of Jesus in the alliterative verse style of a Germanic epic .
Heliand | Old Saxon, Christian, Poem | Britannica
WEBHeliand, epic on the life of Christ in Old Saxon alliterative verse dating from about 830. It attempted to make the newly imposed Christian religion intelligible to the Saxons. Christ was made a Germanic king who rewarded his retainers (the disciples) with arm rings; Herod’s feast became a drinking.
Old Saxon Genesis - Wikipedia
WEBGenesis is an Old Saxon Biblical poem recounting the story of the Book of Genesis, dating to the first half of the 9th century, three fragments of which are preserved in a manuscript in the Vatican Library, Palatinus Latinus 1447. It and the Heliand, a heroic poem based on the New Testament, a fragment of which is also included in the same ...
The Heliand: Translated from the Old Saxon on JSTOR
WEBMariana Scott, poet and translator of Hofmannsthal, Meyrink, Celan, and others, translates the eight-century Old Saxon Heliand into its original meter in this w...
The Heliand: A Germanic Account of Jesus Written to Suit the …
WEBFeb 17, 2019 · Jesus is presented as the true Saxon savior who is greater than all the ancient gods such as Thor and Woden. A comparison can be drawn with the German word 'heiland' meaning savior, with the poems’ title Heliand.
The Old Saxon Heliand - Early Germanic Literature and Culture
WEBThe Heliand was written in Old Saxon, possibly at the behest of the emperor Louis the Pious (Ludwig der Fromme), in the first half of the ninth century, around the year A.D. 830, near the beginning of the era of the Viking raids.
The Heliand - Medieval manuscripts blog - British Library Blog
WEBJul 14, 2017 · The Heliand is a retelling of the life of Jesus. It was translated both into the Old Saxon language and into the attitudes and social structure found in warrior epics. John the Baptist is characterised as Christ’s ‘warrior companion’ ( gesið ), while the disciples become ‘earls’ ( erlos ).
Heliand | Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe accepted editorial title of a ninth-century Old Saxon alliterative poem of 5,983 lines written, possibly at fulda, by an unknown monk. The poem is preserved almost completely in two MSS (Munich and London), and fragmentarily in …
Heliand. | Library of Congress
WEBThe Heliand is an epic poem in Old Saxon that was first written down in around 830--840. The poem, whose title means "savior," recounts the life of Jesus in the alliterative verse style of a Germanic saga. At about 6,000 lines, the Heliand is the largest known work written in Old Saxon, the precursor of modern Low German.
The Heliand: The Saxon Gospel | Semantic Scholar
WEBA spirited retelling of the Gospel story in a Germanic setting, the ninth-century A.D. Old Saxon epic poem The Heliand is at last available in English in Ronald Murphy's graceful new translation.