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A filmed version of the Old English poem 'The Ruin'. Dir - S. Lee; Actor - J. Miller. Filmed at old cement works near Kirtlington, Oxford.

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…

Old English texts with frame glosses, originally hosted at the University of Calgary http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl401/index.htm. Please be aware that these texts are zipped files: after downloading them, you will need to right-click on them…

PDF introduction and link to the website of poet Michael Gibson, where he discusses his recent translations of 'The Wanderer' and 'Cædmon’s Song'. Includes a discussion of metrics, scansion and the theory of translation, and audio clips of the…

Two poems inspired by Anglo-Saxon history and literature.

An account of the Battle of Maldon, with a present-day English introduction, images from the site and extracts in Old English from the poem with present-day English translations.

'Deor' read aloud at West Stow, with accompaniment on Anglo-Saxon lyre.

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:…

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…

A modernist retelling of the legend of St Frideswide of Oxford. Commended in the 2009 Scintilla long poem competition, published in the magazine in 2010. Inspired by many walks between Oxford and Binsey, and the city itself.