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Quotation from The Dream of the Rood by Anonymous
“Almighty God was He, Strong and stern of mind; He stied on the gallows high, Bold in sight of many, for man He would redeem.”
The Dream of the Rood, Lines 39-41, trans. James M. Garnett (1889)
The cross describes Christ mounting it like a warrior going into battle.
Citation: "Almighty God was He, Strong and stern of mind; He stied on the gallows high, Bold in sight of many, for man He would redeem." — Anonymous, The Dream of the Rood, Lines 39-41, trans. James M. Garnett (1889). (id the-dream-of-the-rood-q2)
Portrait: The Dream of the Rood, On Being, Public domain.
