A smoke arises from the place where the Cross is buried. Judas prays to God to be admitted to His kingdom where Stephen, Judas’ brother, is honored.
Judas then digs into the ground and, in a deep pit, finds three crosses. The crosses are pulled out of the pit and set before Elene. She asks which of the crosses was the Lord’s. Judas does not know, but a crowd of people arrive carrying a dead body. They set the body down and raise each of the crosses over the corpse. When the third cross is raised, the dead man comes back to life.
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I read The Dream of the Rood and listen to it in Old English. I rather enjoyed it.