The Dream of the Rood and of Three Trees: The green tree, the palm tree, and the tree of life

Ó Carragáin, Éamonn

The Dream of the Rood and of Three Trees: The green tree, the palm tree, and the tree of life

Files

The Green Tree-20240127_144013-Meeting Recording.mp4(166.82 MB)

Lecture

Date

2024-01-31

Authors

Ó Carragáin, Éamonn

Description

A lecture by Éamonn Ó Carragáin, presented in memory of Terence and Jennifer O'Reilly, under the original title ‘The Green Tree, ‘dryhtnes word’, and a page (282v) in the Book of Kells’. The Seminar for Medieval Studies (SAMS), University College, 31 January 2024.

Keywords

Ruthwell Cross , The Dream of the Rood , Bede , Vercelli Book , Anglo-Saxon studies , Monasticism , Pilgrimage , Northumbria , Rome , Book of Kells

Citation

Ó Carragáin, É. (2024) 'The Dream of the Rood and of Three Trees: The green tree, the palm tree, and the tree of life', Original lecture title: ‘The Green Tree, ‘dryhtnes word’, and a page (282v) in the Book of Kells’, A lecture to the Seminar for Medieval Studies (SAMS), University College Cork, 31 January 2024.