Gonser (1909, 91-91) argues for mistranslation of the Latin. Instead, the heavenly hand holds a cross, as in this analogue, an eleventh-century Guthlac office.
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J. Roberts, Anon (OE): Life of St Guthlac (prose), Gonser 1909, 2002-09-27, Fontes Anglo-Saxonici: World Wide Web Register, https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/fontes/, accessed 2026-03-14
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