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http://syllabus.syr.edu/ETS/pamoody/ets333/projects/heroux/almse.htm

Modern English translation by Richard Hamer, together with the Old English text.

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Andreas_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

http://www.battleofmaldon.org.uk

Resource concerning the historical Viking attack and battle of 991AD and its commemoration in an Anglo-Saxon poem. Site contains a translation, images of the site, map, and links to other relevant information.

Christ and Satan

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Christ_and_Satan_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Cynewulf. Christ I, II, and III

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Christ_Kennedy.pdf

Charles W. Kennedy's modern English translation of Cynewulf's Christ I (Advent), Christ II (Ascension), and Christ III (Doomsday).

Cynewulf. Christ I: Advent Lyric 5

http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/anthology/advent.html

Old English text of the fifth Advent lyric with words hot-linked to glossary.

Cynewulf. Elene.

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Elene_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Cynewulf. Fates of the Apostles

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Fates_Apostles_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Cynewulf. Juliana

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Juliana_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Cynewulf: Encyclopedia Article

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04581d.htm

An article on Cynewulf from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Cynewulf: His Personality

http://www.bartleby.com/211/0406.html

A discussion of Cynewulf's place in Anglo-Saxon literary history. Includes links to studies of his poems.

Cynewulf: the Riddle of the Runes

http://www.luc.edu/publications/medieval/vol9/gleason.html

Discussion of Cynewulf's use of runic symbols in his poetry.

Daniel

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Daniel_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Deor

http://www.heorot.dk/deor-i.html

Old English text and modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes.

Dream of the Rood

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Dream_Rood_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Dream of the Rood

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/dream.htm

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Dream of the Rood

http://www.flsouthern.edu/eng/abruce/rood/home.htm

Includes Old English text, modern English translation, images of the manuscript, commentary, and discussion of parallels with the Ruthwell Cross and the Brussels Cross.

Durham

http://www.brindin.com/poanodur.htm

Old English text with facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

Exodus

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Exodus_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Genesis (Genesis A & B)

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Genesis_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

Guthlac

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Guthlac_Kennedy.pdf

Charles W. Kennedy's modern English translation of the Guthlac A and Guthlac B poems.

Judgment Day I

http://www.apocalyptic-theories.com/literature/judgementday1/judgementday1.html

Old English text and modern English translation by T.A. Shippey.

Judgment Day II

http://www.apocalyptic-theories.com/literature/judgementday2/judgementday2.html

Old English text and modern English translation by J.R. Lumby.

Judith

http://www.dnaco.net/~sirbill/Judith.htm

Modern English translation by Mary Savelli.

Judith

http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/anthology/judith.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Maxims I

http://www.brindin.com/porodch2.htm

Excerpt from the Old English text, with facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

Meters of Boethius

http://beowulf.engl.uky.edu/~kiernan/ENG720/SdgTrans/SedgefieldMetersTrans.htm

Modern English translation of the 31 meters of Boethius.

Metrical Charm 2: The Nine Herbs Charm

http://www.heorot.dk/woden-9herbs-i.html

Old English text and modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes.

Metrical Charm 4: For a Sudden Stitch

http://www.heorot.dk/stitch-i.html

Old English text and modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes.

Metrical Charms

http://www.ealdriht.org/charms.html

Old English text and modern English translation by Gavin Chappell.

Riddle 14

http://www.brindin.com/porodri1.htm

Old English text with facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

Riddle 2

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/twoframe.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Riddle 25

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/25frame.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Riddle 26

http://www.brindin.com/porodri2.htm

Old English text with facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

Riddle 44

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/44frame.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Riddle 45

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/45frame.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Riddle 46

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/46frame.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Riddle 47

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/47frame.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Riddle 5

http://www.brindin.com/poholshi.htm

Old English text with facing modern English translation by Graham Holderness.

Riddle 55

http://www.brindin.com/porodri3.htm

Old English text with facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

Riddle 80

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/80frame.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

Soul and Body I

http://www.apocalyptic-theories.com/literature/soul1/soulbody1.html

Old English text and modern English translation by T.A. Shippey.

The Battle of Brunanburh

http://loki.stockton.edu/~kinsellt/litresources/brun/brun1.html

Includes text, modern English translation, Tennyson's famous 19th century translation, glossary, and bibliography.

The Battle of Finnsburh

http://www.heorot.dk/finnsburh-i.html

Old English text and modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes.

The Brussels Cross

http://www.flsouthern.edu/eng/abruce/rood/POEM.HTM#other

Old English text and modern English translation.

The Franks Casket

http://www.franks-casket.de/

Includes the texts of the Old English verse inscriptions on the casket and translations into modern English.

The Husband's Message

http://www.engl.virginia.edu/OE/anthology/husband.html

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

The Lord's Prayer I

http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/ballc/oe/pater_noster.html

Examples of the Lord's Prayer from different stages of English, including the Old English poem Lord's Prayer I, an Old English prose version, excerpts in Middle English, and several modern English versions.

The Panther

http://www.brindin.com/porodal2.htm

Old English text with facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

The Phoenix

http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/Phoenix_Kennedy.pdf

Modern English translation by Charles W. Kennedy.

The Riddles from the Exeter Book

http://www.technozen.com/exeter/

Modern English translations of the riddles from the Exeter Book, together with answers.

The Ruin

http://www.ccc.nottingham.ac.uk/~aczsjm/wap/angsp.html

Old English text with parallel modern English translation by R. Hamer.

The Rune Poem

http://www.englishheathenism.homestead.com/runes.html

Old English text and modern English translation, with pictures of runes embedded in each.

The Ruthwell Cross

http://www.flsouthern.edu/eng/abruce/rood/CROSS.HTM

Includes an introduction to the Ruthwell Cross, a discussion of its age and physical state, and a description of its faces, images, and inscriptions. The Old English poetic text corresponding to the runic inscriptions on the Cross is included.

The Ruthwell Cross

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/media_museum/darkages_popup3.html

Modern English translation of the Old English poem inscribed in runic characters on the Ruthwell Cross. Includes a video on the Ruthwell Cross.

The Seafarer

http://syllabus.syr.edu/ETS/pamoody/ets333/projects/heroux/seae.htm

Modern English translation by Richard Hamer, together with the Old English text.

The Seafarer

http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/poem1664.html

Ezra Pound's famous modern English translation.

The Seafarer: Hypertext Edition

http://is2.dal.ca/~caowen/TOC.htm

Critical edition by Corey Owen. Includes glossary, bibliography, and three modern English translations by Benjamin Thorpe, R.K. Gordon, and Charles H. Wallace.

The Wanderer

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/wanderer.htm

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

The Wanderer

http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet?do=get&type=text&id=Wdr

Old English text with parallel modern English translation.

The Wanderer: E-Edition.

http://www.aimsdata.com/tim/anhaga/edition.htm

Electronic edition by Tim Romano. Includes images of the folios, transcription of the Old English text, glossary, introduction, modern English translation, and commentary.

The Whale

http://www.brindin.com/porodal3.htm

Old English text of lines 1-56 with a facing modern English translation by Louis Rodrigues.

The Wife's Lament

http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/eduweb/engl403/wife.htm

Old English text with words hot-linked to glossary.

The Wife's Lament

http://www.brindin.com/pohamwif.htm

Old English text and facing modern English translation by Richard Hamer.

Waldere (A and B)

http://www.heorot.dk/waldere-i.html

Old English text and modern English translation by Benjamin Slade. Includes introduction and explanatory notes.