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Quotation from The Dream of the Rood by Anonymous

“Death tasted He there; yet the Lord arose With His mickle might for help to men.”

Anonymous (spoken by The Rood)

The Dream of the Rood, Lines 101-102, trans. James M. Garnett (1889)

Portrait of Anonymous

In its commission to the dreamer, the cross summarizes the death and resurrection.

Citation: "Death tasted He there; yet the Lord arose With His mickle might for help to men." — Anonymous, The Dream of the Rood, Lines 101-102, trans. James M. Garnett (1889). (id the-dream-of-the-rood-q5)

Portrait: The Dream of the Rood, On Being, Public domain.

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