The
Heliand (; historically ) is an epic poem in
Old Saxon, written in the first half of the 9th century. The title means
saviour in Old Saxon (cf.
German and
Dutch Heiland meaning "saviour"), and the poem is a
Biblical paraphrase that recounts the life of
Jesus in the
alliterative verse style of a Germanic
epic.
Heliand is the largest known work of written Old Saxon.