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Codex Junius 11

By: S. A. J. Bradley

...ontains translations from the Anglo Saxon of the following works: “Genesis A,” “Genesis B,” “Exo dus,” “Daniel,” and “Christ and Satan.” All are work... ...inally written in Anglo Saxon, sometime between the 7th and 10th Centuries A.D. Although some times ascribed to the poet Caedmon (fl. late 7th Centur... ...hese poems do not represent the work of one single poet. The poems are not a translation of the Bible but a retelling in the Germanic Epic Style of th... ...epre sent the work of one single poet. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Other Translations — Bradley, S.A.J.: “Anglo Saxon Poetry” (Everyman Press, London, 1982) Critic... ...nslations — Bradley, S.A.J.: “Anglo Saxon Poetry” (Everyman Press, London, 1982) Critical Editions — Doane, A.N. (ed.): “Genesis A: A New Critical Edi... ...d, endure the woe of strife, and bear his punishment, most grievous of all deaths. And so doth every man who wickedly thinketh to strive with God, the... ...lood dyed the deep. The walls of water were shattered; the greatest of sea deaths lashed the heavens. Brave princes died in throngs. At the sea’s end ...

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