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Cynewulf (/ˈkɪniwʊlf/, Old English: [ˈkynewuɫf]; also
spelled Cynwulf or Kynewulf) is one of
twelve Old
English poets known by name, and one of four whose...
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Cynewulf was the King of Wes**** from 757
until his
death in 786. He
ruled for
about 29 years. He was a
direct male
descendant of Cerdic.
Cynewulf became...
- Look up
Cynewulf in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Cynewulf may
refer to:
Cynewulf (8th century), Anglo-Saxon poet
Cynewulf of
Lindisfarne (died 783)...
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power by the witan, a
council of nobles. This
council was led by
Cynewulf who
succeeded Sigeberht.
Sigeberht was
given control of Hampshire. There...
- Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wes**** from 786 to 802,
succeeding Cynewulf.
During his rule, however, his wife and father-in-law had most of the power...
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relationship between Offa and
Cynewulf, who was king of Wes**** from 757 to 786, is not well do****ented, but it
seems likely that
Cynewulf maintained some independence...
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Christ II, also
called The Ascension, is one of
Cynewulf's four
signed poems that
exist in the Old
English vernacular. It is a five-section
piece that...
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Cynewulf of
Lindisfarne was
appointed as
Bishop of
Lindisfarne in
either 737 or 740. He
resigned the see in 779 or 780 and died in 782 or 783. In 750 Cynewulf...
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attribute The
Dream of the Rood to
Cynewulf, a
named Old
English poet who
lived around the
ninth century. Two of
Cynewulf's signed poems are
found in the Vercelli...
- True Cross. It was
translated from a
Latin text and is the
longest of
Cynewulf's four
signed poems. It is the last of six
poems appearing in the Vercelli...
