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The English Warrior from earliest times till 1066
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Anglo-Saxon warriors, weapons and warfare
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This important work is not intended to be a bald listing of the battles and campaigns from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and other sources, but rather it is an attempt to get below the surface of Anglo-Saxon warriorhood and to investigate the rites, social attitudes, mentality and mythology of the warfare of those times.
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ISBN 1-898281-10-6 10" x 7" 255mm x 180mm 272 pages hardback
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First Steps in Old English
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An easy to follow language course for the beginner
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If you want to teach yourself Anglo-Saxon / Old English this is the book.
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language course which contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn Old English. This course has been designed to be of help to a wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part of their English degree course. The author is aware that some individuals have little aptitude for learning languages and that many have difficulty with grammar. To help overcome these problems he has adopted a step by step approach that enables students of differing abilities to advance at their own pace. The course includes practice exercises.
This revised and expanded edition was first published October 2004.
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ISBN 1-898281-38-6 245 x 170mm / 10 x 6½ inches 256 pages
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An Introduction to the Old English Language and its Literature
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The purpose of this general introduction to Old English is not to deal with the teaching of Old English but to dispel some misconceptions about the language and to give an outline of its structure and its literature. Some basic knowledge about the origins of the English language and its early literature is essential to an understanding of the early period of English history and the present form of the language.
This revised and expanded edition provides a useful guide for those contemplating embarking on a linguistic journey.
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ISBN 1-898281-06-8 A5 64 pages
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Leechcraft
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Early English Charms, Plantlore and Healing
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An unequaled examination of every aspect of early English healing, including the use of plants, amulets, charms, and prayer. Other topics include: Anglo-Saxon witchcraft, shaminism, tree-lore, omens, dreams, runes, gods, elves, dwarfs, and theories of magic.
The author has brought together a wide range of evidence for the English healing tradition, and presented it in a clear and readable manner.
The three key Old English texts are reproduced in full, accompanied by new translations: Bald's Third Leechbook; Old English Herbarium and Lacnunga.
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ISBN 1-898281-23-8 10" x 7" 254mm x 170mm - hardback - 544 pages
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The Mead Hall
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The feasting tradition in Anglo-Saxon England
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Communal meals were an important part of Anglo-Saxon society. They were enjoyed by nobles and yeomen, warriors, farmers churchmen and laity. Some of the feasts were informal communal gatherings (gebeorscipe) while others were formal ritual gatherings (symbel).
Using the evidence of Old English texts - including the epic Beowulf and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, Stephen Pollington shows that the idea of feasting remained central to early English social traditions long after the physical reality had declined in importance.
The words of the poets and saga-writers are supported by a wealth of archaeological data dealing with halls, settlement layouts and magnificent feasting gear found in many early Anglo-Saxon graves. Three appendices: Hall-themes in Old English verse; Old English and translated texts and The structure and origins of the warband.
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ISBN 1-898281-30-0 10" x 7" 248mm x 170mm - hardback - 288 pages
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Old English Poems, Prose & Lessons
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2 CD Set
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These two CDs can be used with First Steps in Old English or just listened to for the pleasure of hearing Old English spoken well.
Kings & Dates - CD 1
1 Capture of the Five Boroughs
2 Alfred on Athelney - ASC 878
3 Cynewulf and Cyneheard - ASC 755
4 The Danes' Harrying - ASC 997
5 The Arrival of the English - Bede
6 Battle of Brunanburh
Crime & Punishment
7 Extracts from the Laws of King Ine
8 The Ordeal
Health & Wellbeing
9 Leechdoms - medical texts
10 Charm Against a Dwarf
11 Charm Against a Wen
12 Charm Against Waterelf Sickness
13 Nine Herbs Charm
14 Journey Charm
15 Wiğ Ymbe - for a swarm of bees
Verse
16 Wulf & Eadwacer
17 Funeral of Scyld Scefing - Beowulf
18 The Wanderer
19 Deor
20 Beowulf's Greeting - Beowulf
21 Durham
General - CD 2
22-38 Reading Exercises
39-41 Pronunciation Guide
42-46 Conversational Old English
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ISBN 1-898281-46-7 2 CDs
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Rudiments of Runelore
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The purpose of this book is to provide both a comprehensive introduction for those coming to the subject for the first time, and a handy and inexpensive reference work for those with some knowledge of the subject.
The Abecedarium Nordmannicum and the English, Norwegian and Icelandic rune poems are included as are two rune riddles, extracts from the Cynewulf poems and new work on the three Brandon runic inscriptions and the Norfolk 'Tiw' runes.
Headings include: The Origin of the Runes; Runes among the Germans; The Germanic Rune Row and the Common Germanic Language; The English Runic Tradition; The Scandinavian Runic Tradition; Runes and Pseudo-runes; The Use of Runes; Bind Runes and Runic Cryptography.
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A5 ISBN 1-898281-16-5 96 pages
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Wordcraft
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A concise Modern English to Old English dictionary and thesaurus
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Wordcraft provides Old English equivalents to the commoner modern words in both a dictionary and thesaurus. Previously the lack of an accessible guide to vocabulary deterred many would-be students of Old English.
Wordcraft combines the core words relating to everyday life with a selection of terms connected with society, culture, technology, religion, perception, emotion and expression to encompass all aspects of Anglo-Saxon experience.
The Thesaurus presents vocabulary relevant to a wide range of individual topics in alphabetical lists, thus making it easy to find specific areas of interest. Each thematic listing is cross-reference from the Dictionary. The two sections will be of invaluable assistance to students of the language, as well as those with either a general or a specific interest in the Anglo-Saxon period.
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A5 ISBN 1-898281-02-5 240 pages
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