Praeparatio Evangelium: Beowulf as Antetype of Christ
Praeparatio Evangelium: Beowulf as Antetype of Christ Hodges, Horace Jeffery Medieval and Early Modern English Studies, vol. 12 (2004 ) No. 2 Abstract…
Translating Beowulf: Translators Crouched and Dangers Rampant
Translating Beowulf: Translators Crouched and Dangers Rampant Schulman, Jana K. Medieval English Studies, vol. 12 (2004) No. 1 Abstract Those who read Beowulf…
A Study on Geogoð in Old English Poetry: Beowulf 535-538
A Study on Geogoð in Old English Poetry: Beowulf 535-538 Medieval English Studies, vol. 10 (2002) No. 2) Lee, Dongill Abstract This paper…
The Old English Charms and King Alfred’s Court
This article argues that one of the most important of the extant Old English charm texts, Bald’s Leechbook, was compiled during the Alfredian Renaissance, and very possibly at the request of Alfred himself.
The Burning Land
The Burning Land By Bernard Cornwell Harpercollins, 2009 ISBN: 9780007219759 In the last years of the ninth century, King Alfred of Wessex is…
Grendel’s Mere: Freudian and Metapoetical Implications
Grendel’s Mere: Freudian and Metapoetical Implications Lee, Sung-Il Medieval English Studies, vol. 9 (2001) No. 1 Abstract One of the most famous passages…
So Many Tales Untold : Eloquent Silences in the Old English Canon
Sometimes the literature of the Old English period is read against a rather too simple historical frame, largely based on Bede. It is important to recall how exceptional the surviving record is, whether documentary or literary, and how many stories and names have been lost forever.
The Theme of Mutability in Old English Poetry
The Theme of Mutability in Old English Poetry Lee, Sung-Il Medieval English Studies, vol. 8 (2000) Abstract There is a poetic fragment contained…
The Eccentric Hermit-Bishop: Bede, Cuthbert, and Farne Island
The Eccentric Hermit-Bishop:Bede, Cuthbert, and Farne Island Aggeler, Christian Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract Cuthbert, the renowned saint of early…
Warriors, Wyrms, and Wyrd: The Paradoxical Fate of the Germanic Hero/King in Beowulf
Warriors, Wyrms, and Wyrd: The Paradoxical Fate of the Germanic Hero/King in Beowulf Wanner, Kevin J. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999)…
The Sweet Song of Satan: Music and Resistance in the Vercelli Book
The Sweet Song of Satan: Music and Resistance in the Vercelli Book Heckman, Christina M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract…
Bede, Social Practice, and the Problem with Foreigners
Bede, Social Practice, and the Problem with Foreigners Harris, Stephen J. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996) Abstract The foreigner is not…
Piers’s Good Will: Langland’s Politics of Reform and Inheritance in the C-Text
Piers’s Good Will: Langland’s Politics of Reform and Inheritance in the C-Text Drout, Michael D. C. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 13 (1996)…
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, and the Body in the Old English Andreas
Productive Destruction: Torture, Text, and the Body in the Old English Andreas Fee, Christopher Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11 (1994) Abstract Writing…
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature
Bodies, Buildings, and Boundaries: Metaphors of Liminality in Old English and Old Norse Literature Lionarons, Joyce Tally Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 11…
Famous Last Words: Ælfric’s Saints Facing Death
Famous Last Words: Ælfric’s Saints Facing Death Wilcox, Jonathon Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 10 (1993) Abstract Old English prose is underrated. Many…
The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary
The Purpose of Domesday Book: a Quandary Kapelle, William Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 9 (1992) Abstract In 1086 the Normans made a…
The Riddle of the Runes: the Runic Passage in Cynewulf’s Fates of the Apostles
The Riddle of the Runes: the Runic Passage in Cynewulf’s Fates of the Apostles Gleason, Raymond E. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 9…
The strange death of King Harold II: Propaganda and the problem of legitimacy in the aftermath of the Battle of Hastings
How did King Harold II die at the Battle of Hastings? The question is simple enough and the answer is apparently well known.
The bioarchaeology of Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire: present and future perspectives
The bioarchaeology of Anglo-Saxon Yorkshire: present and future perspectives By Dobney, K., Hall, A. and Kenward, H. Early Deira: Archaeological studies of the…
Anglo-Saxon settlements and archaeological visibility in the Yorkshire Wolds
Anglo-Saxon settlements and archaeological visibility in the Yorkshire Wolds By J.D. Richards Early Deira: Archaeological studies of the East Riding in the fourth…
Animal bones from Anglo-Scandinavian York
Animal bones from Anglo-Scandinavian York By T.O. O’Connor Aspects of Anglo-Scandinavian York. The Archaeology of York, Vol.8:4 (2004) Introduction: This chapter provides an overview…
The Palaeography of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, 197
The Palaeography of Oxford, Corpus Christi College, 19 By Francisco Jose Alvarez Lopez The Proceedings of the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies Postgraduate Conference (2005)…
Glosses, Gaps and Gender: The Rise of Female Elves in Anglo-Saxon Culture
Around the eighth century, it appears that Old English had no close equivalent to words for the supernatural, feminine and generally unthreatening nymphs
Settlement shift at Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire , and the chronology of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy pins
Settlement shift at Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire , and the chronology of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy pins By Haldenby, D. and Richards, J.D Medieval…