A collection of Old English memes
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.
Old English Words & Anglo-Saxon Worldviews
What can Old English words for fingers, anger, old age and pigs tell us about Anglo-Saxon culture?
The Illustrated Psalms of Alfred the Great: The Old English Paris Psalter
Learn more about a beautiful Old English manuscript, featuring the (partly) illustrated Psalm translations ascribed to Alfred the Great!
Boars of battle: The wild boar in the early Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, the wild boar was admired and feared for its courage and ferocity. Learn more about this warrior among beasts!
The Old English Judith: A Student Doodle Edition
For a bonus point on the exam, I asked my students to draw a scene from the Old English Judith. The results are amazing!
The Medieval in Middle-earth: The Anglo-Saxon Habits of Hobbits
The Anglo-Saxon habits of Tolkien's hobbits! There is more medieval to these halflings than meets the eye...
Beowulf vs the Dragon: A Student Doodle Edition
My students' artistic renditions of Beowulf fighting the dragon document how well (or how badly) my students remembered the Old English poem.
Anglo-Saxon apps: Old English on your smartphone
Old English dictionaries, parsing games and a full-fledged study guide for beginners. Anglo-Saxon smartphone apps reviewed!
Sitting down in early medieval England: A catalogue of Anglo-Saxon chairs
From the not-so-humble folding chair to the drinking-bench! Learn more about seating types in early medieval England.
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