
The most important written work in English before the Norman Conquest, newly translated.

Step back into the earliest days of English history with The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle-a vivid record of kings, battles, and the making of a nation. Written in Old English and updated for centuries by monks and scholars, the Chronicle remains one of the most important sources...






This volume offers a new edition of the E-text of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, commonly known as the Peterborough Chronicle. The E-text is of enormous importance in Chronicle studies: in its early part it is the best representative of the Northern Recension of the Chronicle; in...







An introduction to Old English and a starting-point for the discussion of life and literature in Anglo-Saxon England; this book offers seven passages suitable for weekly or fortnightly work; each page is accompanied by a facing glossary. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle traces the history...









