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My Boc-hord (Library) is for my historical and academic pursuits. Here do I cast out the darkness and seek illumination.
Here you will find the articles I have written as well as the articles I have acquired for my collection from other citizens. Please feel free to browse! Here you will also find a collection of posts that I have made to historical and academic boards.
My main academic interests are old Germanic languages, especially Anglo-Saxon; and in particular, old Germanic verse. (Beowulf is an especial favorite.) I'm also just beginning to study the lore and language of Old Norse.
Woefully Incomplete Bibliography
of Online Resources
- An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- To and from Modern English. Not quite completed, but useful nonetheless.
- Beowulf on Steorarume [Beowulf in Cyberspace]
- Simply an excellent site to learn all about the crown jewel of Anglo-Saxon poetry, Beowulf.
- Grendel's Approach to Heorot: Old English (text and sound)
- One of the most exciting passages of the poem, and one which simply must be heard aloud to appreciate. In particular, listen for the threefold structure of his approach, signalled by the three instances of the word com--"he came"--pronouncing as it were the footsteps of doom. With each com, Grendel is closer to the great hall, closer to Beowulf. Listen to the words pronounced and see if you can't almost hear their meaning in how they sound!
- Grendel's Approach to Heorot: Modern English (text)
- If you really must.
- Internet Sacred Text Archive
- Some of the literary sources of The Lord of the Rings. Note, though, that the most complete listing of sources, influences, etc., upon Tolkien, that I am aware of, is the first Appendix of Tom Shippey's outstanding book The Road to Middle Earth.
- Michael Drout
- The webpage of a Tolkien scholar who seems to have a lot going on.
- King Alfred's Grammar
- Learn Old English online.
7 Articles
The History of Middle Earth, Nov 3, 2005 - 19:02
Sorting out the 12-volume History of Middle Earth series, with its sub-divisions and separate volume numberings. The books take you through early poems and drafts of what would become the Silmarillion, the Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and some that Prof. Tolkien never did finish.
Old Germanic Poetry, May 26, 2005 - 00:43
This article reviews the basics of the poetic tradition inherited by all the old Germanic poets, from Bavaria to England to Iceland, and points out some variations by language.
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