Old English Then and Now

The literature of the Old English period cannot be disconnected from the language and culture of the time. In this collection you can find lectures, films, texts, and learning materials to help you interpret and appreciate the literature through a greater understanding of the culture in which it was created.

#	Title	Description	Contributor
1	Beowulf - Scyld Scefing's Funeral	Beowulf - Scyld Scefing's Funeral - Read in Old English. The location is the reconstructed Anglo...	Matt Love
2	The Coming of the English	The account (abridged) by Bede of the coming of the English to Britain in the 5th century. He...	Matt Love
3	Old English Tour - British Library	Enhanced Podcast Tour of the Old English Manuscripts on display at the British Library by Dr S....	Stuart Lee

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1	Maria Dahvana Headley on 'The Mere Wife' and 'Beowulf'	Author Maria Dahvana Headley reads from her 2018 novel 'The Mere Wife', is interviewed by Prof....	Carolyne Larrington, Maria Dahvana Headley, David Clark
2	Why should we study Old English Literature?	Dr Francis Leneghan of St Cross College, Oxford, discusses his current research around Beowulf...	Francis Leneghan
3	History of English Pronunciation	Do we really know what Chaucer's poetry sounded like? Professor Simon Horobin introduces...	Simon Horobin
4	Old English in Context Lecture 4 - Manuscripts	Fourth and final lecture by Dr S D Lee, University of Oxford, on Old English in Context. 7/2/08...	Stuart Lee
5	Old English in Context Lecture 3 - Religion and Magic	Lecture 3 in a series on placing Old English in Context, Religion and magic. Delivered by Dr S D...	Stuart Lee
6	Old English in Context Lecture 2 - Society	Lecture delivered by Dr Stuart D Lee, 24/1/08, English Faculty, University of Oxford on Anglo-...	Stuart Lee
7	Old English in Context Lecture 1 - Historical texts	Lecture by Dr S. D. Lee, Faculty of English, Oxford University - placing Old English literature...	Stuart Lee
8	Anglo-Saxon Tour - British Museum	Audio only Tour of the Anglo-Saxon exhibits on display at the British Museum by Dr S. D. Lee,...	Stuart Lee
9	Beowulf reading, ll. 26-52	Reading from Beowulf ll. 26-52 by Stuart D Lee, University of Oxford. Recorded March 2007.	Stuart Lee
10	Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reading	Reading from an entry in The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by Stuart D Lee, University of Oxford....	Stuart Lee
11	Old English Tour - British Library	Audio Only Tour of the Old English Manuscripts on display at the British Library by Dr S. D. Lee...	Stuart Lee

#	Essay Title	Description	Contributor
1	King Alfred the Great	King Alfred the Great (c. 849–899) is one of the most important figures in...	Francis Leneghan
2	An Introduction to Beowulf	The long Old English heroic poem known to modern audiences as Beowulf is probably the...	Daniel Thomas

#	Resource Title	Description	Contributor
1	Sutton Hoo helmet	Photograph by Ian Harvey of the Sutton Hoo helmet reconstruction. Note the bird flying up the...	Ian Harvey

#	Resource Title	Description	Contributor
1	From old English to modern English	An essay with images and links in which "Marisa Lohr traces the origins and development of the...	Marisa Lohr
2	Old English Coursepack	Oxford University's Old English Coursepack. This online set of hypertext editions was designed...	Stuart Lee
3	Woruldhord	The Woruldhord project offers online access to a database of images, texts, presentations, and...	Stuart Lee

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