Literature

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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
The Catholic Homilies (parts) pp.67-71, 82-83, 94-98, 112-140
Lives of the Saints (part) pp.79-80, 141-165
The Pastoral Epistle (part) pp.80-82
Life of athelwold pp.166-181
A Colloquy For Boys pp.182-195

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