Literature
This section details literature produced in England and Western Europe between AD 800 and 1200.
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Primary Texts from Books & Papers
| Reference | Primary Source | Primary Author | Cite |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Orkneyinga Saga | ? | Anderson, Hjjaltalin & Goudie 1873 | |
| Poetic Edda - Rígsþula, The Lay of Rig | Unknown | Ashliman 2010 | |
| The Song of Roland | ? | Bacon 1914 | |
| The Life of King Edward, who rests at Westminster. | ? | Barlow 1992 | |
| Bohn 1853 | |||
| 2. The Finnesburh Fragment 4. The Battle of Maldon 5. The Battle of Bruanburh 16. Ohthere's Voyage to the White Sea Various |
Various |
Crossley-Holland 1982 | |
| ? | ? | Douglas & Greenaway 1995 | |
| Beowulf & Fight at Finnsburg | Unknown | Garnet 1912 | |
|
Aelric's Grammar and Glossary (part) pp.49-50 |
Aelfric of Eynsham | Gem 1912 | |
| Kings of England from the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen | William of Malmesbury | Giles 1847 | |
| 1. The Chronicle of Fabius Ethelwerd from the beginning of the world to the year of our Lord 975. pp.1-42 2. Annals of the reign of Alfred the Great from A.D. 849 to A.D. 887. pp.43-88 3. Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History. pp.89-294 4. The works of Gildas, surnamed "Sapiens," or the wise. pp.295-382 5. Nennius's History of the Britons. pp.383-419 6. Richard of Cirencester on the Ancient state of Britain. pp.420-494 |
1. Ethelwerd (c.) 2. Asser of Saint David's (c.) 3. Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.) 4. Gildas (c.) 5. Nennius (c.) 6. Richard of Cirencester (c.) |
Giles 1848 | |
| The Life of St Guthlac | Felix | Goodwin 1948 | |
| Beowulf | ? | Gummere 1910 | |
| Hakluyt 1893 | |||
| Ingram 1912 | |||
| The Battle of Maldon | Unknown | Killings 1996 | |
| The Annals of the Kingdom of the Franks | Unknown | King 2007 | |
| Laing 1907 | |||
| McClure & Collins 1969 | |||
| Mcclure & Collins 1999 | |||
| Morris 1976 | |||
| The Annals of St-Betin | ? | Nelson 1991 | |
| The Annals of Fulda | ? | Reuter 1992 | |
| Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England | Bede | Sellar 1907 | |
| 1. Asser's Life of King Alfred 2. Annals of Saint Neots |
1. ? 2. ? |
Stevenson 1904 | |
| The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles | ? | Swanton 2000 | |
| The Chronicle of the Norman Conquest from the Roman de Rou | Master Wace | Taylor 1837 | |
| ? | ? | Waite 2000 | |
|
A Colloquy For Boys |
Aelfric of Eynsham | Watkins 2010 |