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Do the Anglo-Saxons still have relevance? Do they really matter? I’d like to posit that they do, and in this podcast, we'll be hearing directly from the Anglo-Saxons themselves in order to better understand who these people were and how they viewed the wo


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    Back to the Mead Hall: Beowulf

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 27:40


    In today's episode, find yourself transported to the hall of Heorot, as we read from J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of the most famous Anglo-Saxon work of literature.

    Take Me to the Mead Hall! An Intro to Anglo-Saxon Poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 39:16


    In today's episode, we're looking at Anglo-Saxon poetry, and, we'll head to the mead hall to hear 3 popular Anglo-Saxon literary works read aloud.

    Stories That Make Alfred Sound Pretty Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 23:37


    Today we hear from Asser and the Chronicle on the life of King Alfred and all the stuff that made him "Great". Hope you enjoy!

    Viking Invaders & the Birth of King Alfred the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 13:38


    Today we talk about the Chronicle's first record of Vikings and Asser's Life of Alfred.

    Bede & The Anglo-Saxon Conversion Pt. II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 16:31


    Today we hear from Bede about the conversion of King Edwin of Northumbria. King Edwin was the son-in-law of King Ethelbert of Kent, and attributed with the conversion of Northumbria & East Anglia.

    Bede & The Anglo-Saxon Conversion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 13:07


    Today we're talking about Augustine and the mission that saw the first conversion to Christianity among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms!

    Bede & The Chronicle: An Anglo-Saxon Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 14:19


    In today's episode, we're reading from Bede's History as well as Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to hear about how the Anglo-Saxons first came to live in Britain. Join us!

    Bede & The Story of St. Alban

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 14:03


    In this episode, we read Bede's account of St. Alban, and talk about who Alban was, and why Bede included this tale in his History.

    Bede: The Origins of Britain & The Roman Invasion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 21:53


    Hello and welcome to The Anglo-Saxons: In Their Own Words. In today's episode, we're going to be starting at the very beginning, with Bede and his Historia.

    Who Were The Anglo-Saxons?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 15:11


    Hello and welcome to The Anglo-Saxons: In Their Own Words. In this podcast, we'll be learning about the Anglo-Saxons not from textbooks and academic articles, but from the Anglo-Saxons themselves.

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