Anglo-Saxon

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  1. Adventures of Beowulf, The

    View this illustrated adaptation from Old English of the oldest surviving epic in English literature, "Beowulf."
    www.lone-star.net

    View this illustrated adaptation from Old English of the oldest surviving epic in English literature,
  2. Aelfric - Homilies on Judith, Esther and the Maccabees

    Scholarly edition of this work by the C10th monk features a detailed introduction and a glossary. The texts themselves are in Acrobat format.
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    Scholarly edition of this work by the C10th monk features a detailed introduction and a glossary. The texts themselves are in Acrobat format.
  3. Alfred the Great - Life of King Alfred

    Read an account of this Anglo-Saxon king that was originally transcribed in Latin by Asser, the Bishop of Sherborne in 888.
    sunsite.berkeley.edu

    Read an account of this Anglo-Saxon king that was originally transcribed in Latin by Asser, the Bishop of Sherborne in 888.
  4. Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

    Document that was originally compiled upon orders from King Alfred the Great tells the story of the British people.
    sunsite.berkeley.edu

    Document that was originally compiled upon orders from King Alfred the Great tells the story of the British people.
  5. Bede - Bede Net

    Academic resource comprising news and an extensive bibliography from the world of Bede scholarship.
    www.geocities.com

    Academic resource comprising news and an extensive bibliography from the world of Bede scholarship.
  6. Cynewulf - Catholic Encyclopaedia

    Speculates on the doubtful identity and poetic corpus of this C9th author, who signed several of the poems in the Exeter and Vercelli Books.
    www.newadvent.org

    Speculates on the doubtful identity and poetic corpus of this C9th author, who signed several of the poems in the Exeter and Vercelli Books.
  7. Genesis - Online Medieval and Classical Library

    Access a modern prose version of this epic Anglo-Saxon retelling of the Bible, actually two independent poems spliced together.
    sunsite.berkeley.edu

    Access a modern prose version of this epic Anglo-Saxon retelling of the Bible, actually two independent poems spliced together.