Editing Cynewulf (section)

===Views on poetry===
In his ''Christ II'', Cynewulf wrote:

{{blockquote|Then he who created this world&nbsp;... honoured us and gave us gifts&nbsp;... and also sowed and set in the mind of men many kinds of wisdom of heart. One he allows to remember wise poems, sends him a noble understanding, through the spirit of his mouth. The man whose mind has been given the art of wisdom can say and sing all kinds of things.}}

Likewise, Cynewulf's autobiographical reflection in the epilogue of ''Elene'' claims that his own skill in poetry comes directly from [[God]], who "unlocked the art of poesy" within him.<ref>See Bradley 1982, p. 195, ll.1248–1249.</ref> Cynewulf seems to have justified his poetic endeavours through a philosophy in which poetry was "associated with [[wisdom]]".<ref>See Raw 1978, pp. 24–25.</ref>