The Myth of the Feud in Anglo-Saxon England John Niles The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, Vol. 114, No. 2 (April 2015), pp.163-200. “Every student of the Anglo-Saxons accepts the existence of feud as afeature of society before the Norman Conquest,” writes Paul Hyams in his 2003 book Rancor and Reconciliation in Medieval England. Emphasiz-ing that “feud was quite central to Anglo-Saxon…
SKALDIC TECHNIQUE IN BRUNANBURH John D. Niles Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 59, No. 3, Anglo-Scandínavían England (SUMMER 1987),pp. 356-366. According to established wisdom, the Scandinavian settlements in England left little imprint on the language of Anglo-Saxon literature even though English and Norse were long spoken side by side. As H. R. Loyn puts it, “Traditional literary Anglo-Saxon,…
The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms 600–900 and the beginnings of the OldEnglish state Barbara Yorke There has, of course, been much debate about the validity and desirability of using the term ‘state’ in amedieval context. Measurements of medieval statehood against definitions of the modern ‘nationstate’ inevitably fail – even classical ‘states’ fail to measure up to such modern definitions. Earlier states…
Old English Literature: A Guide to Criticism with Selected Readings John D. Niles This review of the critical reception of Old English literature from 1900 to the present moves beyond a focus on individual literary texts so as to survey the different schools, methods, and assumptions that have shaped the discipline. Examines the notable works and authors from the period, including Beowulf, the…
Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts: A Bibliographical Handlist of Manuscripts and Manuscript Fragments Written or Owned in England Up to 1100. Helmut Gneuss and Michael Lapidge Toronto Anglo-Saxon Series Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts is the first publication to list every surviving manuscript or manuscript fragment written in Anglo-Saxon England between the seventh and the eleventh centuries or imported into the…
Old English Psalms Edited and translated by Patrick P. O’Neill Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library 42 The Latin psalms figured prominently in the lives of the Anglo-Saxons, whether sung in the Divine Office by clerics, studied as a textbook for language learning by students, or recited in private devotion by lay people. They were also translated into Old English, first in prose and later in verse.…
Andreas: an Edition Edited by Richard North and Michael Bintley This is the first edition of Andreas for 55 years, also the first to present the Anglo-Saxon, or rather Old English, text with a parallel Modern English poetic translation. The book aims not only to provide both students and scholars with an up-to-date text and introduction and notes, but also to reconfirm the canonical merit of…
Leituras da Escandinávia Medieval [Readings on Medieval Scandinavia] Lukas Gabriel Grzybowski (org.) Signum v. 16, n. 3 (2015) Special issue of the journal of ABREM – Associação Brasileira de Estudos Medievais / Brazilian Association of Medieval Studies. Click the title of the article or click the image to read this issue of Signum. Articles: A ESCANDINÁVIA NA IDADE MÉDIA EM SUAS MÚLTIPLAS…
The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms 600–900 and the beginnings of the Old English state BARBARA YORKE Der fruhmittelalterliche Staat, ed. W. Pohl and V. Wieser (Vienna 2008), 73-88 There has, of course, been much debate about the validity and desirability of using the term ‘state’ in a medieval context. Measurements of medieval statehood against definitions of the modern ‘nationstate’ inevitably fail – even…
Student-Centered, Interactive Teaching of the Anglo-Saxon Cult of the Cross
Christopher Fee
Gettysburg College
Although most Anglo-Saxonists deal with Old English texts and contexts as a matter of course in our research agendas, many of us teach relatively few specialized courses focused on our areas of expertise to highly-trained students; thus, many Old English texts and objects which are…
The Bewcastle Cross is an Anglo-Saxon cross which still stands in its original position within the churchyard of St Cuthbert’s church in Bewcastle, Cumbria. The cross, which dates from the 7th-8th century, features reliefs, images of Christ and John the Baptist as well as inscriptions in the Anglo Saxon runic alphabet which translates as “This slender pillar Hwætred, Wæthgar, and Alwfwold set up in memory of Alefrid, a king and son of Oswy. Pray for them, their sins, their souls”.
