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Bayeux Tapestry
==Literature==
 
===Anglo-Saxon Chronicle===
A.D. 1008. <br>
"This year bade the king that men should speedily build ships over all England; that is, a man possessed of three hundred and ten hides to provide a galley or skiff; and a man possessed of eight hides only, to find a helmet and mail shirt."
 
 
===Beowulf===
We've started working on a comparison between translations. <br><br>
 
* Heorot http://www.heorot.dk/beowulf-rede-text.html
* Gutenburg http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16328/16328-h/16328-h.htm
* Orford {{listRef|Crossley-Holland 1982}}
* Old English Translator http://www.oldenglishtranslator.co.uk/
 
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! Line - Anglo-Saxon !! Heorot !! Gutenburg !! Oxford !! Old English Translator
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| (37) of feorwegum frætwa gelaéded
|| from far-off lands ornate '''armour''' and baubles were brought;
|| (I 37) The famed by the mainmast. A many of jewels,
|| And adornments from far and wide were gathered there
|| Treasures, ornaments, trappings, '''armour'''
|-
| (40) billum ond byrnum· him on bearme læg
|| bill-blades and '''byrnies'''; there lay on his breast
|| (I 42) Bills and '''burnies'''; on his bosom sparkled
|| Swords and '''corslets'''; on his breast
|| '''Corselet'''
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==References==