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Christ III

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Also known as
  
Christ C

Language
  
Author(s)
  
anonymous

Genre
  
religious poem

Series
  
Old English Christ triad, along with Christ I and Christ II, constituting lines 867–1664

Manuscript(s)
  
Exeter Book, fos. 20b–32a

Christ III is an anonymous Old English religious poem which forms the last part of Christ, a poetic triad found at the beginning of the Exeter Book. Christ III is found on fols. 20b–32a and constitutes lines 867–1664 of Christ in Krapp and Dobbie's edition. The poem is concerned with the Second Coming of Christ (parousia) and the Last Judgment.

Other Old English eschatological poems

  • Blickling Homily nos. 7 and 10
  • Judgement Day I
  • Judgement Day II
  • References

    Christ III Wikipedia


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