Full Description
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Old English offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate such canonical texts as Beowulf and the earliest version of the Lord's Prayer from a critical point in our history.
Structured around authentic material, using online audio to aid pronunciation, and introducing both a grammar perspective and a full introduction to essential vocabulary, this course also features:
-22 learning units plus maps and verb guide
-New edition features key set texts in an Appendix, in a title suitable for classroom or self-study use
-Authentic materials - language taught through key texts
-Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Old English grammar and vocabulary
-Culture insights - learn about the culture and religion of the Anglo-Saxons
-Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress
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Contents
: Contents
: Contents
: Contents
: Part I - Foundation
: Part I - Foundation
: Part I - Foundation
: 1 A king must rule a country
: 1 A king must rule a country
: 1 A king must rule a country
: 2 Say what I am called
: 2 Say what I am called
: 2 Say what I am called
: 3 I promise three things
: 3 I promise three things
: 3 I promise three things
: 4 The four season
: 4 The four season
: 4 The four season
: 5 A certain stone
: 5 A certain stone
: 5 A certain stone
: 6 Signs in the monastery
: 6 Signs in the monastery
: 6 Signs in the monastery
: 7 King Cnut's proclamation
: 7 King Cnut's proclamation
: 7 King Cnut's proclamation
: 8 Charters and writs
: 8 Charters and writs
: 8 Charters and writs
: 9 Dedication of a church
: 9 Dedication of a church
: 9 Dedication of a church
: 10 The translation of St Alphege
: 10 The translation of St Alphege
: 10 The translation of St Alphege
: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire
: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire
: 11 The family dispute in Herefordshire
: 12 Love and marriage
: 12 Love and marriage
: 12 Love and marriage
: 13 The king's duties
: 13 The king's duties
: 13 The king's duties
: 14 The first English fiction
: 14 The first English fiction
: 14 The first English fiction
: Part II - History
: Part II - History
: Part II - History
: 15 The Alfred jewel
: 15 The Alfred jewel
: 15 The Alfred jewel
: 16 Alfred and Guthrum
: 16 Alfred and Guthrum
: 16 Alfred and Guthrum
: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid
: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid
: 17 The Fonthill cattle raid
: 18 The legend of the Anchorite
: 18 The legend of the Anchorite
: 18 The legend of the Anchorite
: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar
: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar
: 19 Three charters from the reign of Edgar
: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester
: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester
: 20 Bishop Æthelwold of Winchester
: 21 Abbot Ælfric
: 21 Abbot Ælfric
: 21 Abbot Ælfric
: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan
: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan
: 22 Byrhtferth and Wulfstan
: Part III - Poetry
: Part III - Poetry
: Part III - Poetry
: 23 Runes
: 23 Runes
: 23 Runes
: 24 The Wanderer
: 24 The Wanderer
: 24 The Wanderer
: 25 The Seafarer
: 25 The Seafarer
: 25 The Seafarer
: 26 The Beowulf manuscript
: 26 The Beowulf manuscript
: 26 The Beowulf manuscript
: 27 Beowulf
: 27 Beowulf
: 27 Beowulf
: 28 Beowulf and archaeology
: 28 Beowulf and archaeology
: 28 Beowulf and archaeology
