The Coming of the English

Title

The Coming of the English

Subject

Old English literature

Description

The account (abridged) by Bede of the coming of the English to Britain in the 5th century. He wrote in Latin in the 8th century, and his work was rendered into Old English a century later. The text is copied using an Old English hand, with pop-up glosses in present-day English. Please note that the *unglossed* version of the video is archived here: the glossed version is available at http://www.youtube.com/user/Leofwin2010#p/u/5/p2xBT9xyslo

Creator

Matt Love

Language

Old English

Date Created

2010-02-15

Files

Citation

Matt Love, “The Coming of the English,” Woruldhord, accessed March 29, 2024, http://poppy.nsms.ox.ac.uk/woruldhord/items/show/164.