Anglo-Saxon Studies
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The verb /forgytan/ is used reflexively six times in the extant Old English corpus, and all six instances are found in King Alfred’s translation of Gregory the Great’s /Regula pastoralis/. As the translation adopts from its Latin source... more
A decade of studying the topography/archaeology/history/geography of the Surrey parish I grew up in has left me with a clutch of discoveries of local and supra-local significance, as well as a host of questions to be answered in the... more
An article from the Searcher magazine discussing three hoards of the coins known as sceattas found in the county.
Discussion of Gregory the Great's puns in Bede's Historia Ecclesiastica. Published in Criticism 44.3
This article analyses the correspondence of Boniface and his associates, arguing that Boniface deliberately but subtly communicates a Pauline apostolic identity in his letters by expressing his personal and professional successes,... more
This MA Medieval History dissertation examines 11th century original sources to support the thesis that Godwin of Wessex was a sea-lord in command of ships, that he aligned with the Danish sea warriors of Cnut the Great before the... more
Please see abstract for appendix 9i.
The Christian Church originated in the east and through the roads and seaways of the Roman Empire found its way westward. The furthest point in the western parts of the Empire reached beyond the borders and imagination of many at the... more
An undergraduate dissertation examining hogback stones in relation to their wider context using place-names, topgraphy, vernacular poetry, Domesday Book and various narrative sources such as the Historia de Sancto Cuthberto. By these... more
This is not just a book about a battle; it is a book about the biggest battle before Hastings 1066. This is a battle most people have probably never heard of, but it is a battle where five Scottish and Viking kings and seven earls died,... more
This groundbreaking study reveals the distinctive impact of apocalyptic ideas about time, evil and power on church and society in the Latin West, c.400–c.1050. Drawing on evidence from late antiquity, the Frankish kingdoms, Anglo-Saxon... more
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This paper reports on the fifth year of the University of Cambridge Higher Education Field Academy (HEFA) project which combines education and outreach (particularly within the secondary school sector) with the archaeological... more
Andrew Rabin, “Bede, Dryhthelm, and the Witness to the Other World: Testimony and Conversion in the Historia Ecclesiastica,” Modern Philology, v. 106, no. 3 (February, 2009): 375-98.
The Old English History of the World is a translation and adaptation of the Latin history known as the Seven Books of History against the Pagans, written by the Spanish cleric Paulus Orosius at the prompting of Saint Augustine after the... more
Scandinavian women are regularly depicted as warriors, or shieldmaidens, fighting both in international raids and in defending their homes in the popular television series Vikings. But is this portrayal likely to be accurate? Following an... more
In Communal Creativity in the Making of the ‘Beowulf’ Manuscript, Simon Thomson analyses details of scribal activity to tell a story about the project that preserved Beowulf as one of a collective, if error-strewn, endeavour and arguing... more
A new book on Anglo-Saxon London, to be published later in 2018.
Review of the archaeological, textual, and toponymic evidence for the presence of native Britons in Anglo-Saxon England, 5th - 8th centuries AD. Der Nachweis und die quantitative Abschätzung der einheimischen "Restbevölkerungen"... more
Beowulf is a classic and ancient Anglo-Saxon hero’s tale. The various monstrosities he faces define his story and character. His defeat of Grendel, his atrocious mother, and the dragon all reflect his prowess and courage as a heroic... more
The twenty-five poems and eleven metrical charms in this Old English volume offer tantalizing insights into the mental landscape of the Anglo-Saxons. The Wanderer and The Seafarer famously combine philosophical consolation with... more
Resumo: Como um dos períodos mais ricos em termos de produção de documentos, o reinado de Alfredo, o Grande (871 – 899) se destaca em diversos âmbitos. Estando em um contexto de reformas, o reinado de Alfredo ressignifica as produções... more
In this article it is argued that Odin's discovery of the runes when hanging on the tree, as related in the Icelandic Hávamál, is not an indigenous attribute of that god. Nor should the attribution of the invention of letters to Mercury... more
Andrew Rabin, “Monsters in the Library: Karl August Eckhardt and Felix Liebermann,” OUPBlog, August 5th, 2014.
Презентация доклада на 24-й международной научной конференцим студентов, аспирантов и молодых учёных «Ломоносов-2017». В докладе рассматриваются историографический поиск и выделение высшего слоя нетитулованной англо-саксонской светской... more
Рецензируемая работа профессора Джона Найлза является не первым, но, как представляется, до сих пор наиболее последовательным концептуальным историографическим обобщением исследований в области англо-саксонистики до начала XX в. Выводя ее... more
Meend is a common place-name or toponym in and around the Forest of Dean. It is a name that is familiar to most people in the locality, and the majority of these could probably describe the principal characteristics of a meend. These... more
'The semantic range of wine and freond in Old English', Neuphilologische Mitteilungen 114 (2013), 79-93.
Bremmer offers a much-needed reassessment of the career and biography of the famous outlaw. Asking “what national or ethnic sen- timents did the author [of the Gesta] entertain in his description of Hereward?” Bremmer concludes that he... more
A review of Asbridge's "The First Crusade: A New History"
A really great, palatable and exciting read.
A really great, palatable and exciting read.
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