An Anglo-Saxon Reader in Prose and Verse

GRAMMAR; METRE; TEXTS I. CYNEWULF AND CYNEHEARD II. ON THE STATE OF LEARNING IN ENGLAND III. ALFRED'S TRANSLATION OF THE CURA PASTORALAS IV. THE VOYAGES OF 0HTHERE AND WULFSTAN V. ALFRED'S TRANSLATION OF 0ROSIUS VI. THE BATTLE OF ASHDOWN VII. ALFRED AND GODRU~T VIII. ALFRED'S WARS WITH THE DANES IX. FROM ALFRED'S TRANSLATION OF BOETIIIUS X. ACCOUNT OF THE POET CERRMON XI. FROM THE LAWS XII. CHARTERS XIII. AELFRIC: THE ASSUMPTION OF ST. JOHN XIII. AELFRIC: THE NATIVITY OF THE INNOCENTS XIV. AELFRIC'S LIFE OF KING OSWALD XV. WULFSTAN'S ADDRESS TO THE ENGLISH XVI. THE MARTYRDOM OF LELFEAH XVII. EUSTACE AT DOVER, AND THE OUTLAWRY OF GODWINE XVIII CHARMS XIX BEOWULF AND GRENDEL'S MOTHER XX. THE BATTLE OF MALDON XXII. THE FALL OF THE ANGELS XXIII. JUDITH XXIV. THE HAPPY LAND, FROM THE PHOENIX XXV. THE DREAM OF THE ROOD XXVI. THE WANDERER XXVII. RIDDLES. XXVIII. GNOMIC VERSES XXIX. THE SEAFARER XXX. NORTHUMBRIAN FRAGMENTS XXXI. MERCIAN HYMNS XXXII. EARLY KENTISH CHARTERS XXXIII. CODEX AUREUS INSCRIPTION XXXIV. LATE?KENTISH PSALM