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Andreas (poem)
''Andreas'' is an Old English poem, which tells the story of St. Andrew the Apostle, while commenting on the literary role of the "hero". It is believed to be a translation of a Latin work, which is originally derived from the Greek story ''The Acts of Andrew and Matthew in the City of Anthropophagi'', dated around the 4th century. However, the author of ''Andreas'' added the aspect of the Germanic hero to the Greek story to create the poem ''Andreas'', where St. Andrew is depicted as an Old English warrior, fighting against evil forces. This allows ''Andreas'' to have both poetic and religious significance.
== Origins ==
Although the author of ''Andreas'' is unknown, there are more general theories concerning its origins. ''Andreas'' is the first poem in the Vercelli Book, and is followed by a poem entitled ''The Fates of the Apostles'', written by Cynewulf. Since both works have similar subjects, and because of their proximity in the Vercelli book, they were at first thought to be written by the same author. ''Andreas'' is often tied to Cynewulf because of its religious theme; although the exact identity of Cynewulf is unknown, all of the proposed identities were religious figures of the late 8th to early 10th centuries. This clearly ties to ''Andreas religious theme, and leads scholars to make a connection between the two.〔Bjork 227〕 ''Andreas'' is included in a group of twelve poems, often referred to as "the Cynewulf group". Still, only four poems are truly attributed to Cynewulf, which are those that are directly marked with runic symbols of his name.〔Bjork 228〕 Other scholars argue that ''Andreas'' may have been written by a disciple of Cynewulf, which would explain the parallels between the two works.〔Thurston〕 However, still other researchers argue that they are different authors because of the drastic differences in the writing style. Some scholars even deduce that ''Andreas'' was inspired by Beowulf, as there are many likenesses between the two works in style, language, and theme.〔Reidinger 34〕
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