When I first started working on texts related to the biblical Judith in Anglo-Saxon England (which I discuss here), I had several goals: one of these was to provide more exposure to literature other than the Old English poem Judith. The sermon On Judith by Ælfric of Eynsham was one of the main texts that sparked my interest. Ælfric … Continue reading Ælfric’s Sermon On Judith
Last July, I posted a translation of Ælfric of Eynsham's Old English Preface to Genesis for the benefit of those interested in a modern rendering. Since then, I've been overwhelmingly pleased by the attention it's garnered--over 1,300 views as of this posting! In the same spirit, I'm now posting my translation of Ælfric's Libellus de Veteri Testamento et Novi (Little … Continue reading Ælfric’s Libellus de Veteri Testamento et Novi: A Translation
Some time back, I noticed that quite a few people who came across my work found it because they were searching for a translation of Ælfric of Eynsham's Preface to Genesis (about which I've written an article in English Studies). I did some searching of my own, and found that there are not many translations of the … Continue reading Ælfric’s Preface to Genesis: A Translation
Brandon W. Hawk 