Anglo-Saxon Runes - The Dream of the Rood

The Ruthwell Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross carved in the 7th century. It is marked with scenes from the Bible as well as pagan style engravings. In Germanic Runes a version of the poem ''the dream of the rood' is written. It is told from the perspective of a tree, made into the cross on which Christ was crucified. This poem parallels the story of a pagan Anglo Saxon God who was hung from a sacred tree in sacrifice. The writing is the oldest example of the English language. The cross is kept in a church in Ruthwell near Dumfries in Scotland.

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[vegitoxtreme]

The narrator sounds like Chris Martin.

[ThomasRowsell]

@vegitoxtreme I had a cold when I did this!

[seaxwielder]

Our English ancestors took all this area as far as Stirlingshire and north of Edinburgh.It is still inhabited by Germanic English speakers,not 'Celts'.

[ThomasRowsell]

@seaxwielder That is right, and they took it not from picts but from britons. The britons (welsh/ cornish) occupied lowland scotland between the scots and picts to the north and the anglo saxons to the south.

[vegitoxtreme]

@ThomasRowsell It wasn't meant to be an "insult", just pointing it out, that's all :D

[MrBedlam75]

Great video.