Resources

This page contains a mixture of resources to help you in your study of Old English - some are on-line (i.e. you can see them on the Web) and some are in print (that is to say you will need to go to the English Faculty Library to view them or search for them on OLIS - Oxford's Online Library catalogue). Before listing these, however, it is worth noting that the set text for the course is B. Mitchell and F. C. Robinson's 'A Guide to Old English' (6th ed.). Copies of this are available in the EFL and Bodley, but you will need your own copy for the course. This is available in Blackwells and Waterstones.

Online Resources

The following is an introductory list of some of the main web sites of interest to Anglo-Saxonists.

Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland: Gateway to Web Resources

Georgetown University's Old English pages (C. Ball)

The Labyrinth: Old English Literature Pages

Oxford English Faculty's Medieval Literature Pages (S. Lee)

Full (searchable) Old English Corpus [can only be accessed within Oxford or by and instituation that holds a licence]

Search HUMBUL for 'anglo-saxon'

Search HUMBUL for 'old english'

If you would like to improve your information literacy skills and learn how to use the internet in the most efficient way to find what you are looking for try the 'Internet for English', a tutorial from the Virtual Training Suite.

Reading Lists

Reading lists are available for "The Battle of Maldon" and "The Dream of the Rood". THese include both articles which are available online and hard copy resources.

Reading list for "The Battle of Maldon"

Reading list for "The Dream of the Rood"