An edition of 'The Battle of Brunanburh'
Title
An edition of 'The Battle of Brunanburh'
Subject
Old English literature
Description
The anonymous poem on the Battle of Brunanburh appears under the year 937 in four manuscripts (A, B, C and D) of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It celebrates the victory of King Athelstan over the allied forces of the Irish Vikings and the King of Scots in a battle which was a turning-point in tenth-century English history. The location of the field of battle has been forgotten, but it may have been somewhere in the West Midlands. My edition of the text of the poem originally appeared on my now defunct website, "Edward's Anglo-Saxon Page."
Creator
Anonymous tenth-century poem, edited by Edward M. Bridle.
Date
c.937-939 AD
Language
Old English
Date Created
2003-07-10
Audience
5. 1st Level Higher Education (e.g. undergraduate degree, and taught Masters) or Adult Education Programmes (Continuing Education)
Files
Citation
Anonymous tenth-century poem, edited by Edward M. Bridle., “An edition of 'The Battle of Brunanburh',” Woruldhord, accessed April 16, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/109.