A New Angle
I have finally decided what to do with this blog. Discarding the Anglo-Saxon and journey theme, I will try to continue with writing about poetry that I have read, the places they relate… Continue reading
Books, Articles and Interesting Links for Further Reading
Texts: Full Text of Beowulf: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16328/16328-h/16328-h.htm Crossley-Holland, Kevin. The Anglo Saxon World: An Anthology. Oxford: Oxford UP. 1982. Secondary Reading Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge. The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature. Cambridge University… Continue reading
4. Religion: The Passion of St Edmund at Rendlesham Forest and Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens
The Passion of St Edmund is an account of the martyrdom of King Edmund of East-Anglia by the invading Danes. In a now largely Christian Anglo-Saxon England, Edmund’s refusal to surrender to the… Continue reading
3. Death: Beowulf at Sutton Hoo
Follow the Red Path, 2 kilometres. “Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave” – Sir Thomas Browne. The Sutton Hoo burial mounds, like the Egyptian Pyramids, are… Continue reading
2. War: The Battle of Maldon at Northey Island
Follow footpath south-east of Promenade Park car park, 2.5 miles. The journey starts on the banks of the Blackwater. To look out over the river between the Isle of Northey and the mainland, it… Continue reading
1. The Land Thou Knowst Not: Anglo-Saxon Poetry in East-Anglia
Starting Maldon (Essex) and ending at Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk). A journey of 96 miles by car, estimated 2.5 hours on the road. Recommended to do over two days. “Now is help once… Continue reading