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Cynewulf (/ˈkɪniwʊlf/, Old English: [ˈkynewuɫf]; also
spelled Cynwulf or Kynewulf) is one of
twelve Old
English poets known by name, and one of four whose...
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Cynewulf was the King of Wes**** from 757
until his
death in 786. He
ruled for
about 29 years. He was a
direct male
descendant of Cerdic.
Cynewulf became...
- Look up
Cynewulf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cynewulf may
refer to:
Cynewulf (8th century), Anglo-Saxon poet
Cynewulf of
Lindisfarne (died 783)...
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power by the
witan or
council of nobles. This
council was led by
Cynewulf who
succeeded Sigeberht.
Sigeberht was
given control of Hampshire. There...
- Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wes**** from 786 to 802,
succeeding Cynewulf.
During his rule, however, his wife and father-in-law had most of the power...
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Christ II, also
called The Ascension, is one of
Cynewulf's four
signed poems that
exist in the Old
English vernacular. It is a five-section
piece that...
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relationship between Offa and
Cynewulf, who was king of Wes**** from 757 to 786, is not well do****ented, but it
seems likely that
Cynewulf maintained some independence...
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followed in the
Exeter Book by a poem on Jesus's
Ascension composed by
Cynewulf,
generally known in
modern scholarship as
Christ II,
which in turn is followed...
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attribute The
Dream of the Rood to
Cynewulf, a
named Old
English poet who
lived around the
ninth century. Two of
Cynewulf's signed poems are
found in the Vercelli...
- True Cross. It was
translated from a
Latin text and is the
longest of
Cynewulf's four
signed poems. It is the last of six
poems appearing in the Vercelli...
