Bloodaxe's Beowulf

A page of Beowulf, poetry and literature.

Literature from the period must be read in context to be of any use as a source. Much of that which survives was written down by churchmen who had their own agenda.

Surviving Anglo-Saxon poetry is limited to about 30,000 lines, most of which is contained in four main manuscripts - the Codex Exoniensis and Codex Vercellensis from the 10th Century, and the Cotton Vitellius A and 'Caedmon' Genesis from around 1,000 AD.

Links to the literature sites...

Beowulf Links: A page of links to Beowulf resources, including a keyword search in translation.
Beowulf for Beginners: An introduction for those new to Beowulf.
Electronic Beowulf (US site): ...and...
Electronic Beowulf (UK site): A major project involving the digitisation of the entire manuscript.
Beowulf Bibliography: A massive list of publications on Beowulf.
Hwaet!: Resources for the study of written and spoken Old English.
Old English Pages: More resources for the study of Old English.
The Book of Kells: Links to illustrations from the manuscript.

Last update by A.J.Chee - anno domini 4th November, 2004.

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