Anglo-Saxon Verse

The first Saxon migration to the British Isles arrived in 449AD, after which a flourishing culture developed (Anglo-Saxon) - only ending with the Norman invasion in 1066.

Of all the Anglo-Saxon art remaining to us, their poetry is of the very highest literary quality, and provides a fantastic source of information about pre-Christian Germanic history, myth and culture.

Invaluable to students of both history and literature, this ebook of Epic and Heroic Anglo-Saxon Verse provides the complete collection (alongside the separate Epic Beowulf)

The content on this ebook is as follows:

- Detailed Introduction
- Thorough Synopsis of each Poem
- Cynewulf's Elene
- Judith
- Athelstan, or The Fight at Brunanburh
- Byrhtnoth, or The Fight at Maldon
- The Dream of the Rood

This ebook has an interactive table of contents for ease of navigation.

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