Dream of the Rood

What do the Five Jewels at the center of the Cross represent in "The Dream of the Rood"?

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The Dream of the Rood "uses the language of the myth of Ingui in order to present the Passion to his newly Christianized countrymen as a story from their native tradition". Furthermore, the tree's triumph over death is celebrated by adorning the cross with gold and jewels.