Christ III

Christ III
Also known asChrist C
Author(s)Anonymous
LanguageOld English
SeriesOld English Christ triad, along with Christ I and Christ II, constituting lines 867–1664
Manuscript(s)Exeter Book, fos. 20b–32a
GenreReligious poem
SubjectLast Judgment

Christ III is an anonymous Old English religious poem which forms the last part of Christ, a poetic triad found at the beginning of the Exeter Book. Christ III is found on fols. 20b–32a and constitutes lines 867–1664 of Christ in Krapp and Dobbie's Anglo-Saxon Poetic Records edition. The poem is concerned with the Second Coming of Christ (parousia) and the Last Judgment.