What roles do worms, spiders and earwigs play in early medieval medicine? And why should you throw a dungbeetle over your shoulder?
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Half-assed humanoids: Centaurs in early medieval England
With the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, centaurs are one of the most recognisable creatures of Greek mythology. However, these horse-human-hybrids also make their appearance in the cultural record of early medieval England.
Grendel’s Mother: A Student Doodle Edition
For a bonus question on their exam, my students used their artistic talents to draw their own rendition of Grendel's mother from the Old English poem Beowulf.
A Burgundian king in an Old English poem: The Germanic past in Widsith
What is a fifth-century Burgundian king doing in an Anglo-Saxon poem? Learn more about Gundahari (d. 437)
Adoring the Magi in early medieval England
Learn more about how early medieval English artists depicted the Adoration of the Magi!
Fighting Philologists: A Diffused Dispute between Eduard Sievers and Pieter Jacob Cosijn
What do you do when Eduard Sievers (1850-1932), one of the most well-known philologists of his day, accuses you of plagiarism? You send him a letter!
Reading between the lines in early medieval England: Old English interlinear glosses
Old English between the lines! Find out more about dot glosses, paving letters and the mysterious 'scratched glosses'.
Word processing in early medieval England: Browsing British Library, Royal MS 8 C III
It may not have the greatest illumination, but this Anglo-Saxon manuscript is unique in how it deals with the layout of its pages, including triangular text!
Anglo-Saxonist, Plagiarist and Polyglot: James Platt Jr (1861-1910)
From a promising youth to an exposed plagiarist, through to a budding novelist and a well-respected scholar of languages. James Platt Jr (1861-1910), an obscure figure in the history of Anglo-Saxon Studies, led a tumultuous life.
Old English Grammar Videos
Four Old English grammar videos to help students come to terms with Old English cases, gender, adjectives, nouns and verbs at their own pace.
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