Religious epic · c. 9th century

Elene (Old English)

Old English text

by Cynewulf

Cynewulf's retelling of the legend of St. Helena and her journey to Jerusalem in search of the True Cross, in the original Old English.

Contents · 11 parts

• Lines 1–124about 120 lines
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• Lines 377–510about 130 lines
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• Lines 632–771about 140 lines
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• Lines 1017–1146about 130 lines
• Lines 1147–1276about 130 lines
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