The Anglo-Saxon Podcast
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The Anglo-Saxon Podcast
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 world around them. Join me, as we read from Bed...
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Back to the Mead Hall: Beowulf
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...
Take Me to the Mead Hall! An Intro to Anglo-Saxon Poetry
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
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
Today we talk about the Chronicle's first record of Vikings and Asser's Life of Alfred.
Bede & The Anglo-Saxon Conversion Pt. II
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 wit...
Bede & The Anglo-Saxon Conversion
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
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...
Bede & The Story of St. Alban
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
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 His...
Who Were The Anglo-Saxons?
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 a...