The Junius manuscript preserves Anglo-Saxon poems written between the seventh and tenth centuries, once attributed to the poet Caedmon. This translation gives them all: Genesis A and Genesis B, with its rebellious, eloquent Satan, the heroic Exodus, Daniel, and Christ and Satan, retelling the Bible in the idiom of warriors and lords.
Essential reading for anyone interested in Old English literature or the poetic ancestry of Paradise Lost. Download the free EPUB.