English 401: Torture and Text in Anglo-Saxon England

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A Few Selected OnlineTexts and Resources

Electronic Textbooks and Databases

Peter Baker's course and electronic materials are designed to work with his book, and they're all available on these pages.

The ORB: The On-line Reference Book for Medieval Studies (Anglo-Saxon Section)

As its name suggests, the ORB is a fairly comprehensive electronic encyclopedia of the Medieval World; the Anglo-Saxon section should prove very helpful to the novice.

Digital Texts and Virtual Tours

The Electronic Beowulf Project

The online guide to Kevin Kiernan's phenomenal Beowulf Project, the gold standard of interactive digital Anglo-Saxon texts.

The Gettysburg College Lindisfarne Pages and Virtual Tour

A virtual tour of the ruins of the Priory Church at Lindisfarne, a stunning sandstone testament to Northumbrian culture and the site of the first major Viking raid on Anglo-Saxon England in 793. These pages and the QTVR panormas they help to elucidate were constructed by Gettysburg College students and staff who traveled to Lindisfarne in 1999 to bring it to you! View the ruins in tandem with the glories of Durham Cathedral.

A Virtual Tour of Durham Cathedral

Make your way around the most beautiful of Romanesque cathedrals, and visit the apex of Anglo-Saxon architecture. The Priory Church at Lindisfarne was modeled on Durham Cathedral, so explore the ruins of Lindisfarne as you move through Durham Cathedral simultaneously online!

A Virtual Tour of Sutton Hoo

The National Trust has a virtual treasure trove (pardon the pun!) of information and images pertaining to the king of Anglo-Saxon grave mounds.

The Prittlewell Prince: A Virtual Tour of a Newly excavated Anglo-Saxon Grave Mound

This find has been billed as the most important Anglo-Saxon grave find since Sutton Hoo.

The Gettysburg College Viking Burial Site Page

The early Anglo-Saxons had much in common with their cousins to the North, who would harass the British Isles from the sack of Lindisfarne in 793 until the end of the Anglo-Saxon period in 1066 (and they played a couple of major roles right at the end, but that's a story for another time). The Scandinavian Vikings held on to the old pagan religion and funeral customs much longer than the Anglo-Saxons did, however, so it is well worth our while to compare later Viking graves with early Anglo-Saxon ones.  Intrepid Gettysburgians trekked to the Isle of Man in 2000 in search of just such comparisons. View the sites on this page in the context of Sutton Hoo and Prittlewell.

The Gettysburg College Viking Cross-slab Page

The Ruthwell Cross is hardly the only  monument of its age to combine disparate cultural elements. Indeed, there are far more obvious blendings of Pagan and Christian themes in the Norse world; several striking examples of Viking cross-slabs, for example, survive on the Isle of Man alone.  One of several Gettysburg Viking Expeditions recorded images of some of the most notable of these in 2000.  Read and hear about the crosses at Andreas and Maughold as you examine the Ruthwell Cross on the Digital Rood pages.

The BBC Kids' Introduction to Anglo-Saxon England

Get over your pride! Here's a quick and easy introduction to Anglo-Saxon England that's designed to keep young scholars enthralled. It's for the young at heart, and children of all ages!

Online Exercises

Old English Aerobics

Peter Baker's electronic exercises keyed to be used with Introduction to Old English.

Schedule of Exercises:

(Except for the first one, all exercises are to be completed before the class date listed!)

Pronunciation (W 08/31/05)

Basic Grammar (W 09/07/05)

Nominative Case (W 09/07/05)

Accusative Case (W 09/07/05)

Genitive Case (W 09/07/05)

Dative Case (W 09/07/05)

Pronouns (W 09/14/05)

Nouns (W 09/14/05)

Adjectives (W 09/14/05)

Verbs (W 09/21/05)

Adverbs & Conjunctions (W 09/28/05)

Prepositions (W 09/28/05)