The Ascension is one of four signed poems by one of twelve Old English poets known by what?
Christ II 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 spans lines 440-866 of the Christ triad in the "Exeter Book" (folios 14a-20b), and is homiletic in its subject matter in contrast to the martyrological nature of "Juliana", "Elene", and "Fates of the Apostles". "Christ II" draws upon a number of ecclesiastical sources, but it is primarily framed upon Gregory the Great’s "Homily XXIX" on Ascension Day.
Old Norse poetry Old Norse poetry encompasses a range of verse forms written in Old Norse, during the period from the 8th century (see Eggjum stone) to as late as the far end of the 13th century. Most of the Old Norse poetry that survives was preserved in Iceland, but there are also 122 preserved poems in Swedish rune inscriptions, 54 in Norwegian and 12 in Danish.