The Ruin
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The Ruin is an Old English poem from the Exeter Book. Its subject is the depiction of an ancient Roman ghost town in England, and the powerful fate that has swept a formerly lively and vibrant community into nameless dust. Although the poem shows no overt signs of christianity it is thought to have many christian undertones as it serves as a warning to societies that place too much emphasis on materialism.
It shares the melancholic worldview of The Seafarer and The Wanderer.
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