The Complete Old English PoemsFrom the riddling song of a bawdy onion that moves between kitchen and bedroom to the thrilling account of Beowulf's battle with a treasure hoarding dragon, from the heart rending lament of a lone castaway to the embodied speech of the cross upon which Christ was crucified, from the anxiety of Eve, who carries "a sumptuous secret in her hands And a tempting truth hidden in her heart," to the trust of Noah who builds "a sea floater, a wave walking