Language

Language What are the origins of the English language? What are the origins of literature and literary elements? Topics: 
 * Old English
 * The epic form
 * Scop
 * Alliterative Verse
 * Compound words
 * Kennings
 * Translations
 * Tolkein
 * Nowell Codex
 * Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
 * Riddles
 * The Battle of Maldon

LINKS: [|The Language of Beowulf] [|Beowulf Resources] [|Kennings Description] One of the earliest known writings in the English language is "Caedmon's Hymn." [|Caedmon's Hymn: West Saxon Version] Can you see words in the poem that are similar to modern English? Follow this link to a translation of the poem into modern English as well as some background information: [|Caedmon's Hymn]
 * NEW:** [|Overview of Beowulf with Literary Elements]

[|ProQuest Database: Literature] [|Anglo Saxon Literature ebook] [|Anglo-Saxon Chronicle] [|More Anglo-Saxon Chronicle] [|Epics] The Epic Form Text of the poem The Battle of Maldon <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Beowulf for Beginners] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A delightful re-telling of the story for children of all ages, with illustrations and notes. Written by Helen Lynch and designed by Helen Lynch and Susan Dunbar. Readings by SAJ Bradley. From the University of Aberdeen. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Electronic Beowulf] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A guide to the e-version of Beowulf. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Beowulf in Hypertext] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read the Old English or a modern version on the Web. Supplemented by historical information, a glossary, self-quizzes, links, and more. The presentation encourages learning and exploration. Project directed by Anne Savage, Dept. of English, McMaster University. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Beowulf's Voyage] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Dating of Beowulf] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Beowulf Guide] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A Beowulf guide on Shmoop, which includes tabs for summary, themes, quotes, characters, analysis, and questions. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Editing Beowulf] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A long article on editing Beowulf that contains a great deal of information about the manuscript itself. Matheliende is a quarterly literary magazine by the students and faculty of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Georgia. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Art of Beowulf - Language] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Language and Poetics of Beowulf <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Anglo-Saxons and Their Language] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Labyrinth Library: Old English] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A list of links. Use the Search form to look for specific types of material or keywords. Created by Georgetown University. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Digital Medieval Manuscripts] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Presentation by Kevin S. Kiernan, Professor of English, University of Kentucky and director of The Electronic Beowulf Project. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Old English Guide <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Old English Resource] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Peter S. Baker, Univ. of Virginia. Pronunciation practice,readings, fonts, software, and more. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Old English Pages] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Department of English, University of Arizona, Tucson. Selected links. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|S.D. Keynes Homepage] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Trinity College, Cambridge. An excellent collection of links for Anglo-Saxon studies, including scanned images and online maps. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Introduction to Old English] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Dictionary of Old English] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Modern English to Old English Vocabulary] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">An extensive vocabulary list from Modern English to Old English, often with several word variants. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Searchable database of Anglo-Saxons from 597 - 1042. There is a separate list of kings, bishops, and locations. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Verb Movement in Old and Middle English] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A study of dialect variation and language contact by Anthony Kroch and Ann Taylor of the University of Pennsylvania. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Sounds in Anglo-Saxon Poetry] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Tolkien's Languages] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Who is Beowulf?] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Anglo-Saxon Scop] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Beowulf Language] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|What is Old English?] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Old English Dictionary] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Pronunciation] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Anglo-Saxons and Their Language] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Runes] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This one could also fit into religion. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Exeter Book Riddles <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Riddles] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|History of English Language] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Alliteration <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Alliterative Verse]

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