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Category: Old English

12 Jan 202213 Jan 2022 thijsporck Beowulf, Old English

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.

25 Jun 202025 Jun 2020 thijsporck Old English

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!

3 May 202024 May 2020 thijsporck Archaeology, BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii, BL, Harley 585, Bodleian Library, Auct. F. 3. 6, Medieval medicine, Old English

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!

1 Nov 201913 Mar 2022 thijsporck Old English

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!

7 Oct 20188 Oct 2018 thijsporck G. J. P. J. Bolland, History of Old English Studies, Old English, Old English poetry

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]!

25 Dec 20175 Aug 2018 thijsporck Art, Benedictional of St Æthelwold, Bury St Edmunds Psalter, Eadwine Psalter, Franks Casket, Missal of Robert of Jumièges, Old English

Adoring the Magi in early medieval England

Learn more about how early medieval English artists depicted the Adoration of the Magi!

30 Oct 20175 Aug 2018 thijsporck BL, Cotton Tiberius A.iii, BL, Royal 5 E XI, Lambeth Psalter, Lindisfarne Gospels, Manuscripts, Old English, Vespasian Psalter

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'.

31 Jul 201731 Dec 2018 thijsporck Old English

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.

22 May 201711 Jan 2019 thijsporck Old English

Old English memes

A collection of Old English memes

8 May 20178 May 2017 thijsporck Beowulf, Medievalism, Old English

Spoiling the Mystery: Grendel in Beowulf Movies

What is Grendel? Six movie adaptations of Beowulf each give their own twist to this early medieval nightmare being.

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