Old English Poems, Prose
& Lessons
Anglo-Saxon Language
Read by Stephen Pollington
These two CDs can be used with First
Steps in Old English or just listened to for the pleasure
of hearing Old English spoken well.
Kings & Dates - CD 1
1 Capture of the Five Boroughs
2 Alfred on Athelney - ASC 878
3 Cynewulf and Cyneheard - ASC 755
4 The Danes' Harrying - ASC 997
5 The Arrival of the English - Bede
6 Battle of Brunanburh Crime & Punishment
7 Extracts from the Laws of King Ine
8 The Ordeal
Health & Wellbeing
9 Leechdoms - medical texts
10 Charm Against a Dwarf
11 Charm Against a Wen
12 Charm Against Waterelf Sickness
13 Nine Herbs Charm
14 Journey Charm
15 Wið Ymbe - for a swarm of bees
Verse
16 Wulf & Eadwacer
17 Funeral of Scyld Scefing - Beowulf
18 The Wanderer
19 Deor
20 Beowulf's Greeting - Beowulf
21 Durham
General - CD 2
1-17 Reading Exercises
18-20 Pronunciation Guide
21-25 Conversational Old English
£15·00 2 CDs
Transcripts
and information >>
(Click above to see 'Transcipts and information'
books in which they can be found.)
The Battle of Maldon
Text and Translation
Translated and edited by Bill Griffiths
The Battle of Maldon was fought between the Englishmen of Essex
and Danes in AD 991. The action was captured in an Anglo-Saxon
poem whose vividness and heroic spirit has fascinated readers
and scholars for generations. The Battle of Maldon includes the
source text; edited text; parallel literal translation; verse
translation; notes on pronunciation; review of 103 books and articles.
This new edition includes notes on Old English verse.
* The edited Old English text and parallel literal Modern English
translation is intended to be of help to those learning Old English.
£5·95
Beowulf
Text and Translation
Translated by John Porter
The verse in which the story unfolds is, by common consent, the
finest writing surviving in Old English, a text that all students
of the language and many general readers will want to tackle in
the original form. To aid understanding of the Old English, a
literal word-by-word translation is printed opposite the edited
Old English text and provides a practical key to this Anglo-Saxon
masterpiece.
£6·95 192 pages
A Departed Music
Readings in Anglo-Saxon Poetry.
Walter Nash
The readings contained in this book are passages of translation
from a wide selection of Old English poems. The author paraphrases
their content and discuses their place and significance in the
history of poetic art in Old English society and culture. This
approach gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate the cultural
importance of the surviving body of poems, the worldview that
inspired them, and the subtleties of individual poems.
Walter Nash has spent many years teaching university students.
It is clear to see that he has brought all his knowledge, experience
and (most of all) his love of the subject to the writing of this
book.
£9.95 Hardback 176 pages
First Steps in Old English
An easy to follow language course for the
beginner.
Stephen Pollington
If you want to teach yourself Anglo-Saxon / Old English
this is the book.
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language
course which contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn
Old English. This course has been designed to be of help to a
wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves
at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part
of their English degree course. The author is aware that some
individuals have little aptitude for learning languages and that
many have difficulty with grammar. To help overcome these problems
he has adopted a step by step approach that enables students of
differing abilities to advance at their own pace. The course includes
practice exercises.
£16·95 256 pages
Some of the texts used in this book are read by the author on
the two CDs Old English Poems, Prose and Lessons £15.
Learn Old English with
Leofwin
Matt Love
This is a new approach to learning old English as
a living language. Leofwin and his family are your guides through
six lively, entertaining, topic-based units. New vocabulary and
grammar are presented in context, step by step, so that younger
readers and non-language specialists can feel engaged rather than
intimidated. The author has complemented the text with a wealth
of illustrations throughout. This volume is the first part of
the course.
Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills addressed in each
unit
Quick-reference Grammar Guide
New English to Old English Vocabulary
Old English to New English Vocabulary
Audio exercises free from the Anglo-Saxon Books website
< side bar OE audio
Background information on the Anglo-Saxon way-of-life.
The author, Matt Love, was born long ago in Westcliff-on-Sea,
Essex. He graduated from Sussex University in 1977, and has taught
Modern Languages for many years. He is usually quite poor company,
but brightens up somewhat should the conversation turn to language
or history.
£14·95
158 pages
An Introduction to the
Old English Language and its Literature
Stephen Pollington
The purpose of this general introduction to Old English
is not to deal with the teaching of Old English but to dispel
some misconceptions about the language and to give an outline
of its structure and its literature. Some basic knowledge about
the origins of the English language and its early literature is
essential to an understanding of the early period of English history
and the present form of the language.
This revised and expanded edition provides a useful guide for
those contemplating embarking on a linguistic journey.
£5·95
64 pages
Plain English
A Wealth of Words
Bryan Evans
Plain English has its roots in the language spoken by the English
1000 and more years ago. It is a beautiful language which fosters
clear thought and speech. It is a language for those who like
to say much with few words. Plain English is found in the King
James Bible; it is in the works of Jane Austen; it is in the speeches
of Abraham Lincoln and Churchill.
The aim of this book is to help readers find plain English words
for what they want to say. First it outlines the story of English
and then it offers ‘A hundred words to start you off’
(shorten rather than abbreviate, speed up instead of accelerate,
drive home rather than emphasize, and so on). In the main part
of the book will be found over 10,000 plain English words that
are still alive and well, then a list of some 3,600 borrowed words,
with suggestions about English words we might use instead. It
is hoped that this book will help readers think about the words
they use, and in doing so speak and write more clearly.
£9.95 332 Pages
Wordcraft
A concise Modern English to Old English
dictionary and thesurus
Stephen Pollington
Wordcraft provides Old English equivalents to the commoner modern
words in both a dictionary and thesaurus. Previously the lack
of an accessible guide to vocabulary deterred many would-be students
of Old English.
Wordcraft combines the core words relating to everyday life with
a selection of terms connected with society, culture, technology,
religion, perception, emotion and expression to encompass all
aspects of Anglo-Saxon experience.
The Thesaurus presents vocabulary relevant to a wide range of
individual topics in alphabetical lists, thus making it easy to
find specific areas of interest. Each thematic listing is cross-reference
from the Dictionary. The two sections will be of invaluable assistance
to students of the language, as well as those with either a general
or a specific interest in the Anglo-Saxon period.
£9.95 240 Pages
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