Old English Oddities

B.Eng.602: seminar

Texts

A Newtonian proverb
A compound prose riddle
A cryptogram
A penitential prayer
A tranquil mind
Aecerbot
Aelfric on just war
Aelfrics Three Estates
Against gout
Alleluia
An encyclopaedic sequence
An injunction against bloodletting
Jerome and Damasus
Morning devotion
Nocturns
Permission to ring bells
Solomons gold
The Apostles Creed
The Brussels Cross inscription
The age of the Virgin Mary
The six ages of the world
The typology of church bells
Thureth
Two metrical proverbs

Handouts

Case
Conjunctions
Exam Specifications
Glossary
Spotting Verbs
Strong Verb Cheatsheet
Subjunctives
Syllabus

Resources