Documents tagged with old english

The Ruin

Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poem translated into modern English.
  • angusdegraosta published this 12 / 05 / 2009
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Reform and Resistance: Formations of Female Subjectivity in Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Culture by

This study examines the religious roles of women in Germanic Europe from the conversion, focusing particularly on the effect of the Carolingian reform programme. Scheck argues that while the i...
  • liber_te published this 08 / 11 / 2009
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Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166 by George Garnett

Conquered England argues that Duke William of Normandy's claim to succeed Edward the Confessor on the throne of England profoundly influenced not only the practice of royal succession, but also pla...
  • liber_te published this 06 / 28 / 2009
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Ye Olde Dictionary of the Old English Language

YE OLDE DICTIONARY OF THE OLD ENGLISH LANGUAGE (give or take a century) art - are bequeath (one of my personal favorites) - To give or leave by will; to hand down. beseech - request, ask. besou...
  • vfran20 published this 06 / 18 / 2009
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English From Old to New Week 1 Notes

notes from the first class of Old to New English.
  • jadien published this 02 / 02 / 2009
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