Ælfric (c. 955–1010) is the first major English prose stylist and one of the most important figures in early medieval literary history. Though better known today as Ælfric of Eynsham, he composed most of his major prose works at the monastery of Cerne Abbas in Dorset.
As part of Prof. Francis Leneghan’s AHRC project on Old English prose, we are pleased to announce the release of a series of short films of readings of works by Ælfric, read in the original Old English with subtitles and filmed on location in Cerne. Bruc ealles wel (Make good use of it!)
Watch an introduction on Ælfric of Cerne by Dr Niamh Kehoe (St Hilda’s College) below:
We’ll be releasing a film once a week over the course of this term, so keep an eye on our YouTube channel to stay up to date. Our first recording is below. In this recording Emma Nihill Alcorta reads The Lord’s Prayer in Old English.
The ROEP website provides Short Introductions to Old English prose texts written by experts, as well as bibliographies, translations and audio recordings of prose works combined with images of artefacts and manuscripts.
