Old English Fun!
updated: 06/29/11
- SOUND GUIDES and AUDIO FILES - QUICK LINKS
- ONLINE LIBRARIES AND COMPREHENSIVE LINK LISTS
- OE CLUBS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, ETC.
- THE RIDDLES
- DREAM OF THE ROOD
- THE WANDERER
- BEOWOLF
- SO, YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY SPEAK OLD ENGLISH?
- MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE CULTURE LINKS
- OTHER COOL OE LINKS
SOUND GUIDES and AUDIO FILES - QUICK LINKS
The Sounds of Old English
Readings from a "Guide to Old English"
Anglo-Saxon Aloud
Old English Readings
You can also find an affordable correspondance course here to learn Old English.
Beowulf in Old English
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ONLINE LIBRARIES AND COMPREHENSIVE LINK LISTS
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Old English Poetry: Alphabetical Index by Editorial Titles
The Online Medieval and Classical Library (detailed timeline)
The Complete Corpus of Old English
Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University
The Online Reference Book of Medieval Studies(aimed at faculty)
The ORB Encyclopedia: A Topical Index
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Bloodaxe's Anglo-Saxon Links
The Heroid Age: Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe
The Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies
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OE CLUBS, DISCUSSION GROUPS, ETC.
The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
The Midrealm (the SCA kingdom which includes Kentucky)
The House Barra (the SCA group which North Carolina)
Barony of the Flame (in Louisville)
Welcome to the home of Ða Engliscan Gesiþas... (anglo-saxon-philes club)
Welcome to the Kutztown University Medieval-Renaissance Club
The Medieval Club of New York
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THE RIDDLES
Five riddles translated line by line
Translated Riddles from the Book of Exeter
BRIDGING THE GAP: FINDING A VALKYRIE IN A RIDDLE
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DREAM OF THE ROOD
HILDA AND CÆDMON: 'THE DREAM OF THE ROOD' THE EARLIEST ENGLISH POEM
The Dream of the Rood
A modern translation
The Dream of the Rood (awesome!)
A modern translation
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THE WANDERER
The Wanderer (old english line by line)
The Wanderer Project
The Wanderer Project (nice, usable online copy)
The Wanderer - reasonable translation, annotated
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BEOWOLF
Electronic Beowolf Site (U of Kentucky)
(Awesome)
Sparks notes - idiots guide to Beowulf
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SO, YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY SPEAK OLD ENGLISH?
Phrase translator for Old English
The Circolwyrde Wordhord (University of Arizona)
Modern English to Old English Word List
Old English pronunciation guide
Old English phrases - a few
Old English Aerobics (a guide to the language)
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MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE CULTURE LINKS
Medieval and Renaissance Fact and Fiction (links page)
The Luminarium
Anglo-Saxon Culture (page no longer maintained, mores the pity)
COLLECTION: Medieval and Anglo Saxon Recipes
Medieval & Renaissance Material Culture
This page is a series of links to where you can find specific examples.
Medieval & Renaissance Music Instruments
Medieval & Renaissance History links
England and its History
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OTHER COOL OE LINKS
Anglo-Saxon Charters
Medieval Woodcuts Clip Art
Medieval Times Dinner Theatre in Chicago (and elsewhere)
The Ruthwell Cross
Map of Anglo-Saxon England
Kentucky Renaissance Festival
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If you find any dead links, please e-mail me and let me know. If you have any suggestions about a link I should add, I would also love to hear it. Thanks!
