The Heliand by Mariana Scott
The Heliand

Mariana Scott

The Heliand

Mariana Scott with Mariana Scott (Translator)

205 pages first pub 1966 (editions)

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
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An epic poem in Old Saxon, written in the first half of the 9th century. The title means saviour in Old Saxon (cf. German and Dutch Heiland meaning "saviour"), and the poem is a Biblical paraphrase that recounts the life of Jesus in the alliterati...

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