Beowulf and Heroic Poetry (127 posts)

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For discussion of the great Old English epic, Beowulf and other heroic poetry of the Anglo-Saxons.
What makes a warrior, a warrior? (* Ecfrith Wuffing, Dec 2, 2009 - 11:00 )
Great site! I found a site on Beowulf translations (* Wulfrun Grafeldr, Oct 2, 2009 - 17:42 )
Very cool Ecfrith! (* Catharina Grafeldr, Oct 2, 2009 - 15:35 )

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The Anglo-Saxon Language (37 posts)

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Dialects of Old English and Saxon (* Catharina Grafeldr, Oct 14, 2009 - 03:09 )
Old English words (* Aelfric Godwinson, Apr 5, 2007 - 13:58 )
Houses, cottages, halls, etc. (* Eirikr Knudsson, Aug 6, 2006 - 02:41 )

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Anglo-Saxon Prose (2 posts)

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Beowulf in the original Olde Englysshe (* Heraklia Aelius, Oct 9, 2009 - 16:48 )
Beowulf´s marketplace found!!!? (* alarik36 Gepid, Apr 22, 2004 - 03:34 )

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Manuscripts and the Survival of Literature (8 posts)

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The Nowell Codex, (* Tom Dicken Haraldsson, Apr 11, 2009 - 06:03 )
pagan lit in Christian Europe (* Eirikr Knudsson, Mar 2, 2005 - 16:44 )
Here's a promising site.... (* MerlintheMad Knudsson, Feb 1, 2004 - 19:52 )

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Poetic Elegies (17 posts)

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Wraeccan (rather blushing) (* wraeccan Scylding, Sep 24, 2004 - 07:32 )
Wraeccan (* Caitriona Niall, Sep 24, 2004 - 06:44 )
no title (* wraeccan Scylding, Sep 24, 2004 - 06:30 )

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