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Senses of the Past: The Old English Vocabulary of History

Medievalists.net — Thu, 27 Aug 2015 02:57:28 +0000

How did the Anglo-Saxons think about history?

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Hostages in Old English Literature

Medievalists.net — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 01:57:23 +0000

Hostages in Old English Literature examines the various roles that hostages have played in Anglo-Saxon texts, specifically focusing on the characterization of Æscferth in The Battle of Maldon.

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Book Review: Drout’s Quick and Easy Old English

Medievalists.net — Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:23:58 +0000

It may seem a little incredible that anyone would need a textbook to learn an older version of his or her mother tongue, but learning Old English (Anglo-Saxon) takes some time and effort – and a good textbook.

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Riddles in the Dark Ages

Medievalists.net — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 14:08:42 +0000

Latin riddles depended on knowledge of a specific subject in order to be deciphered, while English riddles were often about common things like the weather.

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The Old English Translation of Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum in its Historical and Cultural Context

Medievalists.net — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 23:43:02 +0000

Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (HE), written c. 731, enjoyed a great popularity among the Anglo-Saxons and Carolingians and was one of the most popular texts in medieval Europe.

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The Anglo-Saxon War-Culture and The Lord of the Rings: Legacy and Reappraisal

Medievalists.net — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:56:08 +0000

The literature of war in English claims its origin from the Homeric epics, and the medieval accounts of chivalry and the crusades.

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The Anglo-Saxon runic poem: a critical reassessment

Medievalists.net — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:59:35 +0000

I consider the runic poem in its most basic form, as a runic alphabet, and compare its runes and rune-names with the other Anglo-Saxon runic material collected in the Thesaurus.

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The Hero’s Journey: Beowulf, Film, and Masculinity

Medievalists.net — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 22:58:19 +0000

Beowulf is one of many examples of a story that employs the rhetoric of the hero. The plight of the main character Beowulf is the focus of the tale, and the tasks that he must overcome throughout the course of the poem provide insight into the development of the character of the hero.

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Judith in Late Anglo-Saxon England

Medievalists.net — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:08:25 +0000

Judith makes two spectacular appearances in the Old English corpus: she is the brave heroine of a poem which is included in one of the most famous manuscripts of the late Anglo-Saxon period, the Nowell Codex, which also contains the heroic epic, Beowulf.

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Ten Great Anglo-Saxon Girls’ Names

Medievalists.net — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:43:47 +0000

We've come up with our ten favourite girls' names - if you are considering a different type of baby name, perhaps you will pick one of these!

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