Christmas in the Heliand (9th Century Saxon Text)

A little-known text from over a thousand years ago reimagined the life of Christ in 9th century Europe. Hear a story of hillforts, secret runes, warriors, and the coming of the Great Chieftain. LINKS: The translation of the Heliand we used is by G Ronald Murphy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/556500.The_Heliand A written interview with Fr Murphy, translator of the Heliand: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e78f10494c7b26bc99e2fd2/t/5e8e39c62f2f6060d9ae4832/1586379208496/74.THE_HELIAND.pdf Read the Heliand (Mariana Scott's translation) here: https://www.hieronymus.us.com/latinweb/Mediaevum/Heliand.htm#X02 An article on crosses in Viking art: https://www.ark.lu.se/fileadmin/user_upload/ark/Pdfer_till_nyheter/4_Lise_Gjedssoe_Bertelsen.pdf A British Museum article on Anglo-Saxon art: https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/decoding-anglo-saxon-art The Sutton Hoo dig: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Hoo The Staffordshire Hoard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staffordshire_Hoard A British Library article on the Heliand: https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2017/07/the-heliand.html An interesting Viking cross: http://viking.archeurope.com/art/sculpture/gosforth-cross/ Our friends at OYM are amongst our helpful supporters. They do great work in bringing Christ's truth to the next generation. Find out more here: https://www.theoym.org/ Patristix needs your help. Consider a monthly donation here: https://ko-fi.com/patristix You can also help us by getting Patristix graphic designs on ALL SORTS of merch at our Redbubble shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/patristix/shop?asc=u Also follow us on social media for cool graphics, pictures and info: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Patristix Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/patristixgram/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/patristix