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The Matter of Britain
A collection of everything written before 650 CE about Britain and its near neighbors. Assembled in date order in English with a full bibliography.
Source notes for Life of St Christopher
This file was submitted by Prof. Jane Roberts on behalf of Pam Weisweiller, a King’s College London postgraduate who died while writing up her PhD thesis. Pam drew attention in her University of London M.A. dissertation (1985–86) to Ker’s…
Ancestral Voices: the Earliest English Literature (Course)
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…
Old English Coursepack
Oxford University's Old English Coursepack. This online set of hypertext editions was designed for first-year undergraduates at Oxford to assist with the Mods 3a paper. It includes editions of 'The Dream of the Rood', 'The Battle of Maldon', 'The…
"Anglo Saxon Voices"
A two-part project, containing alliterative verse tranlations of all nine of the "elegies" and a selection of battle poems. The elegies were published in a separate chapbook in 2005, and both parts together as "Anglo Saxon Voices" in 2006, by Pipers'…
Battle of Maldon - Byrhtnoth's Challenge
Battle of Maldon - Byrhtnoth's Challenge, read in Old English. The battlefield view is taken from the sea-wall looking west, ie. from the Viking viewpoint. The causeway photo shows the 'waters flowing together' as described later in the poem. Please…
Beowulf - Scyld Scefing's Funeral
Beowulf - Scyld Scefing's Funeral - Read in Old English. The location is the reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village at West Stow, Suffolk, England. Please note that this is the *unglossed* version of the video: a glossed version is available here:…
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1066 Read Aloud
Part of the entry for 1066 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, read in Old English. It describes the arrival of Duke William in Pevensey, the Battle of Hastings, and the death of Harold. The text was copied using an Old English hand. Please note that this…
The Lord's Prayer
From the Wessex Gospels, c.870AD, with pop-up glosses in present-day English. The text is copied using an old English hand. The photo at the end is Leofwin as an early 7th century missionary. Please note that this is the *unglossed* version of this…