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Introduce yourself to Anglo-Saxon literature by reading "Beowulf" and exploring its plot, themes, and characters with the help of this study guide. Check out a helpful "family tree" of the epic poem's characters, study new vocabulary...

This is an eleven-page PDF research paper on the use of kennings in Anglo Saxon literature. It includes a definition of kennings (a type of metaphor), an outline, the paper, an appendix of kennings and literal translations, and resources.

Riddle me this! What do kennings, caesura, and alliteration have to do with the Nowell Codex? Introduce class members to Anglo-Saxon poetry and prepare readers for a study of Beowulf with a series of activities that includes asking...

Before reading the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, "Beowulf," students should explore the Dark Ages through researching the fundamental characteristics of the art and literature produced during this period. This website provides links for doing...

This student resource site provides links to Anglo-Saxon/Old English literature, culture, and heritage.

This lesson focuses on Anglo-Saxon Literature including the importance of the monks who listened to the stories and poems and wrote them down and the two nonfiction pieces that had an impact on creation of the written language: The...

The Internet Sacred Text Archive offers the Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry. All of the titles link to primary documents, written in their original language.

Providing translations, maps, essays, and resources, this is a good online resource for students, particularly advanced students, reading and studying the Anglo Saxon poem, "Beowulf." The "Old English" glossary included at this website...

This resource contains not only the full text of Beowulf, but also an audio stream of the translator, Dick Ringler, reading the poem.

This lesson focuses on the Early English poem "The Dream of the Rood" which tells the story of the crucifixion of Christ from the cross's point of view. It features a video of the Ruthwell Cross that is inscripted with a section of the...