A first look at the Old English song lyrics in the soundtrack of The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024). Through its incorporation of Neo-Old English lyrics, the film draws connections with Tolkien's works, especially through references to Old English poetry.
A princess’s psalter recovered? Newly discovered fragments of an Old English glossed psalter
A special find has been made in the Alkmaar Regional Archive: a number of 17th-century book bindings contained pieces of parchment from a manuscript from the 11th century. This discovery is a possible key to a European mystery: pieces of the same manuscript were previously found in England, Germany and Poland. The original manuscript may … Continue reading A princess’s psalter recovered? Newly discovered fragments of an Old English glossed psalter
A Digital Beowulf Thesaurus! Exploring the Epic in Evoke
The Beowulf Thesaurus is freely available and can offer unique new insights into the vocabulary of early medieval England's best-known epic.
Teaching Old English on YouTube
This blog post provides some behind-the-scenes information on the rationale and process behind my Old English grammar videos and also announces a new video!
Dwarf begone! Five early medieval ways to rid yourself of dwarfs
Are dwarfs getting you down? Here are five early medieval remedies that may help!
Composing Old English: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
Want to compose some Old English or translate a Modern English sentence into Old English? Here is a DIY-Guide!
An Old English love poem from 1879
In 1879, a Dutch student tried to woo his sweetheart with an Old English love poem. Learn more about "Se glēo-mann" [The minstrel]!
Adoring the Magi in early medieval England
Learn more about how early medieval English artists depicted the Adoration of the Magi!
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'.
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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