Religious epic · c. 9th century

Elene

by Cynewulf

Translated by James M. Garnett (1900; 3rd ed. 1911)

Cynewulf's retelling of the legend of St. Helena, mother of the Emperor Constantine, and her journey to Jerusalem in search of the True Cross, opening with Constantine's vision of the Cross before his battle at the Milvian Bridge.

Contents · 15 parts

• Canto 198 lines
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• Canto 13about 100 lines
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