The AngloSaxon World introduces the AngloSaxons in their own words their chronicles, laws and letters, charters and charms, and above all their magnificent poems. Most of the greatest surviving poems are printed here in their entirety the reader will find the whole of Beowulf, The Battle of Maldon, and the haunting elegiac poems. Here is a word picture of a people who came to these islands as pagans, subscribing to the Germanic heroic code, and yet within 200 years had become Christian to such effect that England was the centre of missionary endeavour and, for a time, the heart of European civilisation.Kevin CrossleyHolland places the poems and prose in context with his skilful interpretation of the AngloSaxon world his translations have been widely acclaimed, and of Beowulf Charles Causley has written the poem has at last found its translator. The many illustrations draw on the splendours of AngloSaxon manuscripts and jewellery and a wealth of archaeological finds. KEVIN CROSSLEYHOLLAND is a poet and writer who takes a particular interest in the middle ages and in traditional tale in addition to his translations from the AngloSaxon, he is also the author of versions of the Norse myths.

Binding: Hardcover;304 pages; Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd; Classification: N/A; Weight: 723.28 g; Dimensions: N/A

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