The Battle of Maldon Provides Background Information on the Battle, a Map, Photographs

The Battle of Maldon Provides background information on the battle, a map, photographs of the area, the Old English text, and a Modern English translation of the poem. (Humphrey Berridge, Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom)

The Dream of the Rood Provides the modern English text of the poem along with annotations. (Jonathan A. Glenn, University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR)

Resources

The Beauty of Anglo-Saxon Poetry: A Prelude to Beowulf Offers a lesson plan that explores Anglo-Saxon riddles and background information on the period as an introduction to Beowulf. Links to Anglo-Saxon resources are included. (National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC)

Regia Anglorum The web pages for this society offer many resources on Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Norman Literary History. The society is engaged in dramatizations of historical events, historic preservation, and history. (Regia Anglorum Society, Bristol, England, UK)

Old English at the University of Calgary Features a guided program of instruction in the Old English language. The 15 lessons include passages for reading, instruction in Old English grammar, and tools for review and practice. (Professor Murray McGillivray, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada)

Old English at the University of Virginia Features a collection of teaching resources for Old English courses such as audio readings in Old English, sentences for practicing pronunciation, and links. Online bibliographies list texts, translations, literary criticism, and grammar as well as art and material culture. (University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA)

Anglo-Saxon England, A Guide to Online Resources Provides links to sites spanning the mid-fifth to the mid-11th century of British history. Part of the online reference book in medieval studies, the site offers short introductory articles on history, art, and literature; short bibliographies; and extensive links to related sites, online bibliographies, teaching resources, and research societies. (Rhodes College, Memphis, TN)

Britannia: British History Provides information on British history from prehistory, to medieval Britain, to the 20th century, and even the island's myths and legends. It has extensive information regarding King Arthur and features a timeline of the historical figures who helped create the legend; it offers articles on Welsh literature and links to Arthurian sites. See also Documents and Timeline of British History. (Britannia Internet Magazine, Yorklyn, DE)

Internet Medieval Sourcebook Provides a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts related to medieval and Byzantine history and extensive links to online resources. (Paul Halsall, Fordham University, New York, NY)

Anglo-Saxon Culture: An Online Guide ****** Features short articles on a variety of cultural topics as well as Anglo-Saxon language and literature. (University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)

WWW Virtual Library: Medieval Europe Offers numerous links to background information on the early and late medieval periods. This wide range of links includes connections to images as well as texts. (Michigan State University Graduate Student Medieval and Renaissance Consortium, East Lansing, MI)

The Online Medieval and Classical Library Offers an online collection of Old and Middle English texts. (University of California, Berkeley, CA)

Voice of the Shuttle: Anglo-Saxon & Medieval Provides a gateway to important online texts, background information, and other resources. (University of California, Santa Barbara, CA)