Handout - Structure of Beowulf (Times)
Old English literature
A handout breaking Beowulf down into a series of 'times' - i) the distant past; ii) just before the fight with Grendel (e.g. 20-50 years); iii) Danish episodes; iv) intervening period (50 years); v) time of Dragon, and future.
The handout breaks the fits down into meaningful sections to show how the poet moves back and forth between these time periods.
Stuart Lee
Contributor's own resource
English
Who's Who and Backstory in Beowulf
Old English literature
A series of genealogical charts of the major figures in the poem, annotated by event and line number. While based on the genealogical charts usually given at the back of Beowulf editions, I attempt here to provide a complete picture of all the named figures of the poem and their major actions; by keying the figures to line numbers, a chronology of events and relationships is also constructed. The charts include all named human characters, the three main monsters, and the important artefacts mentioned in the poem.
Bruce Gilchrist
Contributor's own resource
English
Personal Pronouns Chart
Old English language
Personal pronouns tabulated in a chart, based on Baker's "Magic Sheet," which is derived from 'Historical Outlines of English Sounds and Inflections' by Samuel Moore.
Based on Peter Baker's "Magic Sheet," which is derived from <i>Historical Outlines of English Sounds and Inflections</i> by Samuel Moore.
Based on Peter Baker's "Magic Sheet," which is derived from <i>Historical Outlines of English Sounds and Inflections</i> by Samuel Moore.
Moore's book was published in 1919; I cannot be sure he had this table in the first edition.
English
Ælfric's Homilies on Esther, Judith, and the Maccabees
Old English literature
Zip file of S. D. Lee's editions of Ælfric's Homilies on Esther, Judith, and the Maccabees. These were originally my PhD thesis (King's College London, 1992) then mounted as online versions in 1997 and 1999. This is a compressed .zip file containing all the web pages and PDF documents of the site.
The homilies are, in effect, Ælfric's translations/paraphrases of the three Old Testament books. The editions contain introductory essays, explanatory notes, source tables, and glossaries.
Stuart Lee
Contributor's own resource
c.992-1005
English
Anglo-Saxon Poetic records (Krapp and Dobbie)
English
The Anglo-Saxon Poetic records, Vols. 1-2, 5, edited by G.P. Krapp; v. 3 by G. P. Krapp and E.V.K. Dobbie; v. 4, 6 by E.V.K. Dobbie, contains the main extant fragments of A/S poetry.
This is text 1936 from the Oxford Text Archive (https://ota.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/repository/xmlui/handle/20.500.12024/3009) converted to TEI XML markup and then turned into HTML format. The original text is "Freely available for non-commercial use".
The original OTA text was created by Greg Hidley. The transformations are by Sebastian Rahtz
The Anglo-Saxon Poetic records, Vols. 1-2, 5, edited by G.P. Krapp; v. 3 by G. P. Krapp and E.V.K. Dobbie; v. 4, 6 by E.V.K. Dobbie
Old English
The Battle of Maldon, D. Beard, Medieval World
Old English literature
This article is taken from 'Medieval World' issue no. 1, July/August 1991, Invicta Press, pp. 10-14.
This publication no longer exisits.
David Beard
'Medieval World' issue no. 1, July/August 1991, Invicta Press, pp. 10-14.
English
Old English in Middle earth Study Pack
Old English language
This study pack was designed especially for anyone coming to the Anglo-Saxon language from an initial interest in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. It is a short and very informal introduction to Anglo-Saxon, but for many people their first encounter with the ancient language is via Tolkien's work.
Lynn Forest-Hill
Contributor's own resource
22-2-06
English
Anglo-Saxon in Middle earth (part 2)
Old English language
This is the second part of the study pack created especially for anyone coming to Anglo-Saxon from an original interest in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Like Part 1, it has been available on the Tolkien Society website and in hard copy since it was created.
Lynn Forest-Hill
Contributor's own resource
22-2-06
English
Anglo Saxon poetic records ebook
Old English literature
IMPORTANT: In order to download this ebook, you will need an ebook reader programme installed on your computer. Adobe Digital Editions will allow you to open the ebook, and is free to download from here: http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/ The Anglo-Saxon Poetic records, Vols. 1-2, 5, edited by G.P. Krapp; v. 3 by G. P. Krapp and E.V.K. Dobbie; v. 4, 6 by E.V.K. Dobbie, contains the main extent fragments of A/S poetry. This is text 1936 from the Oxford Text Archive (http://ota.oucs.ox.ac.uk/) converted to TEI XML markup and then turned into ePub format. The original text is "Freely available for non-commercial use".
The texts contained in the ebook are:
Genesis; Exodus; Daniel; Christ and Satan; Andreas; The Fates of the Apostles; Soul and Body; Homiletic Fragment I; The Dream of the Rood; Elene; Christ; Guthlac; Azarias; The Phoenix; Juliana; The Wanderer; The Gifts of Men; Precepts; The Seafarer; Vainglory; Widsith; The Fortunes of Men; Maxims I; The Order of the World; The Riming Poem; The Panther; The Whale; The Partridge; Soul and Body II; Deor; Wulf and Eadwacer; Riddles 1-29; Riddle 30a; Riddles 31-59; The Wife's Lament; The Judgement Day I; Resignation; The Descent Into Hell; Alms-Giving; Pharaoh; The Lord's Prayer I; Homiletic Fragment II; Riddles 30b and 60; Riddles 60; The Husband's Message; The Ruin; Riddles 61-95; Beowulf; Judith; The Paris Psalter Psalms 51-150; The Meters of Boethius Prom; The Meters of Boethius Meters 1-31; The Battle of Finsburh; Waldere Fragment II; Waldere B; The Battle of Maldon; The Battle of Brunaburh; The Capture of the Five Buroughs; The Coronation of Edgar; The Death of Edgar; The Death of Alfred; The Death of Edward; Durham; The Rune Poem; Solomon and Saturn; The Menologium; Maxims II; A Proverb from Winfrid's Time; The Judgement Day II; The Rewards of Piety; A Summons to Prayer; The Lord's Prayer II; The Gloria I; The Lord's Prayer III; The Creed; Fragment of Pslam 5; Fragment of Psam 19; Fragment of Psalm 24; Fragment of Psalm 27; Fragment of Psalm 32; Fragment of Psalm 34; Fragment of Psalm 40; Fragment of Psalm 50; Fragment of Psalm 53; Fragment of Psalm 58; Fragment of Psalm 60; Fragment of Psalm 64; Fragment of Psalm 69; Fragment of Psalm 70; Fragment of Psalm 79; Fragment of Psalm 84; Fragment of Psalm 87; Fragment of Psalm 89; Fragment of Psalm 101; Fragment of Psalm 102; Fragment of Psalm 118; Fragment of Psalm 121; Fragment of Psalm 139; Fragment of Psalm 140; The Kentish Hymn; Psalm 50; The Gloria II; A Prayer; Thureth; Aldhelm; The Seasons for Fasting; Cædmon's Hymn, Northumbrian version; Cædmon's Hymn, West-Saxon version; Bede's Death Song, Northumbrian version; Bede's Death Song, the Hague version; Bede's Death Song, West Saxon version; The Leiden Riddle; Latin-English Proverbs; The Metrical Preface to the Pastoral Care; The Metrical Epilogue to the Pastoral Care; The Metrical Preface to Wærferth's Translation of Gregory's Dialogues; The Metrical Epilogue to MS. 41, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; The Brussels Cross; For Unfruitful Land; The Nine Herbs Charm; Against A Dwarf; For A Sudden Stitch; For Loss of Cattle; For Delayed Birth; For the Water-Elf Disease; For A Swarm of Bees; For Theft of Cattle; For Loss of Cattle; A Journey Charm; Against A Wen.
The original OTA text was created by Greg Hidley. The transformations are by Sebastian Rahtz
The Anglo-Saxon Poetic records, Vols. 1-2, 5, edited by G.P. Krapp; v. 3 by G. P. Krapp and E.V.K. Dobbie; v. 4, 6 by E.V.K. Dobbie
1930s - 1950
Old English
Ancestral Voices: the Earliest English Literature (Course)
Educational resource
A complete course providing an accessible introduction to the earliest extant English literature. The aim of this course is not for participants to learn to read or speak Old English; the texts explored will be offered in translation. Optional activities and directions for further exploration, however, enable those who wish to learn some Old English grammar and vocabulary to do so. This course aims to dispel the popular myth that Old English literature is either dreary or solely concerned with battles, and will introduce participants to the range of Old English literature, from stirring tales of heroism, courage, and fellowship, to poignant elegies of love and loss; from passionately devout to earthily humorous. Areas covered include: Anglo-Saxon history and culture; an introduction to Old English texts; in-depth exploration of selections from Old English texts in translation; an introduction to and taster of a variety of Old English; Old English script and runes; manuscripts; tools for close critical analysis; the heroic tradition; Beowulf; women in Anglo-Saxon culture. This submission contains all the files needed to run the course locally. Please note while every effort has been made to clear all content on the course, any items attributed to another user must be cleared for use. It can also be downloaded from http://openmoodle.conted.ox.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=18
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford
English