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 of literature. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Sep 18, 2020
27 min
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. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Aug 3, 2020
39 min
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! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Jul 10, 2020
23 min
Today we talk about the Chronicle's first record of Vikings and Asser's Life of Alfred. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
May 26, 2020
13 min
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 with the conversion of Northumbria & East Anglia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
May 13, 2020
16 min
Today we're talking about Augustine and the mission that saw the first conversion to Christianity among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
May 8, 2020
13 min
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 in Britain. Join us! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Apr 30, 2020
14 min
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. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Apr 24, 2020
14 min
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 Historia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Apr 24, 2020
21 min
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 articles, but from the Anglo-Saxons themselves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
Apr 18, 2020
15 min