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Anglo-Saxon / Old English literature

Tolkien's Mythology For England: A Middle-Earth Companion
by Edmund Wainwright
Contains information about Tolkien's life and work. Tolkien was concerned that much of early English mythology had been lost. He set out to create a new mythology for England which drew on early sources. Most of the book focuses on The Lord of the Rings and shows how Tolkien used his knowledge of Anglo-Saxon and Norse literature and language to shape his plots and characters. 150p, (Anglo-Saxon Books 2004)
Hardback. Price US$17.95

Wordcraft
by Stephen Pollington
This dictionary and thesaurus makes accessible the core vocabulary relating to Anglo-Saxon life and culture. Words in the dictionary are encoded for easy cross-reference to the thesaurus which has over fifty headings, such as art, church, evil, kin, time, warfare, wealth and so on. 233p. (Anglo-Saxon Books 1993, 2nd edition 2010)
Paperback. Price US$22.95

A Departed Music: Readings in Old English Poetry
by Walter Nash
The readings are passages of translation from Old English poems. The author paraphrases their content and discuses their place and significance in the history of poetic art in Old English society and culture. This approach gives the reader an opportunity to appreciate the cultural importance of the surviving body of poems, the values and perceptions that inspired them, and the significance of individual poems. 240p, (Anglo-Saxon Books ...
Hardback. Price US$34.00

Rune Cards, 2nd edition
by Tony Linsell and Brian Partridge
30 pen and ink drawing by Brian Partridge; 80 page booklet by Tony Linsell gives information about the origin of runes, their meaning and how to read them. The boxed set of 30 cards contains some of the most beautiful and descriptive black and white line drawings that I have ever seen on this subjectPagan News 30 cards, 80 page booklet, 30 b/w illus., (Anglo-Saxon Books 2003)

Paperback. Out of print. Price US$17.95

The Owl and the Nightingale
edited by Neil Cartlidge
The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the first and greatest long comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and most accomplished of all medieval literary texts. By turns both gleefully trivial and allusively serious, it has been described by literary critics as a 'most miraculous piece of writing', 'a marvel of literary art' and 'a truly amazing phenomenon'. There is no other edition currently in print and this is the ...
Paperback. Price US$31.95

English Heroic Legends
by Kathleen Herbert
In an attempt to encourage students of Old English language and literature, the author has taken examples from heroic poetry and turned them into stories. Sources include Beowulf, The Husband's Message from the Exeter Book and runes. The second part of the book examines the original texts and extracts themes which are an endless supply of inspiration for modern storytelling. 281p (Spellcraft 1993, rep 1993, 1996, rep ...
Paperback. Price US$21.50

Text and Gloss: Studies in Insular Language and Literature
by Helen Conrad-O'Briain, Anne-Marie D'Arcy and John Scattergood
A collection of twelve wide-ranging papers on the language, religious texts and literature of early Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England. The essays, all richly furnished with contemporary Latin or vernacular extracts, examine beliefs, memories and social and political ideals, as well as linguistics, which defined the place of individuals and communities. Subjects include the continued interest in Classical mythology and use of Roman terms, the ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$65.00, Our Price US$14.98

Annotated Bibliographies of Old and Middle English Literature: V, Old English Wisdom Poetry
edited by Russell Poole
A bibliographical guide to the scholarly literature, which also aims to give a survey on the research on Old English Wisdom poetry - tracing its development over the last two centuries, reviewing the current state of knowledge, and drawing attention to the methodological pitfalls which may be encountered. 432p (Boydell & Brewer 1998)
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$110.00, Our Price US$19.98

The Anglo-Saxon World
by Kevin Crossley-Holland
First published in 1982, this book contains a wide selection of translations from the writings of the Anglo-Saxons, including heroic and Christian poems, laws, chronicles, elegies, riddles, charters, charms, allegories and sermons. Contains full texts of both Beowulf and The Battle of Maldon, and is illustrated with a range of Anglo-Saxon artefacts. Each section is placed in context by a brief introduction. 275p with illus. ...
Hardback. Price US$50.00

Poetic Art of Aldhelm
by Andy Orchard
Aldhelm of Malmesbury was the first Germanic author to compose extensively in Latin metrical verse, and his Latin works were amongst the most influential in Anglo-Saxon England. This first book-length study of Aldhelm's poetic art traces the sources and models for his idiosyncratic style, the nature and extent of his influence on later Anglo-Latin verse, and his innovations in Latin verse technique. 314p. (Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon ...
Hardback. Price US$24.98