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Anglo-Saxon England is a podcast looking at the history of Anglo-Saxon England, beginning with the end of Roman Britain and ending with the Norman Conquest. We will not only talk about the history but also the literature, culture, and historiography of the Anglo-Saxon period. This show strives to offer an accessible but scholarly rigorous overview that will appeal both to beginners and to experts.
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- Beowulf (Unlocked) · 14 min · Aflevering 28I am still very much in the newborn trenches so I need a little more time to get production back on schedule, we will be back to regular programming on November 18th. In the…
- Anglo-Saxon Paganism: Redux · 40 min · Aflevering 27I recently became a dad for the first time and the needs of caring for a newborn have moved podcast production back slightly. To make up for it I am releasing here a Patreon…
- The Rebellions of 1067-69 · 14 minWilliam faces resistance to his new regime. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfdqIyqJ4g&list=LL&index=5&ab_channel=Hr%C5%8D%C3%B0…
- The Battle of Hastings · 11 minOctober 12th 1066, the day Anglo-Saxon England ended. Our journey, though, is far from over. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- William the Conqueror · 15 minWe meet the Duke William, the man who would end Anglo-Saxon England. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- The Battle of Stamford Bridge · 11 minKing Harold faces off against the first of the challengers for his throne: King Harald Hadrada of Norway. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- Harald Hadrada · 14 minHarald Sigurdsson, who would invade England to claim her throne in 1066, was, by his mother Åsta, half-brother to King Olaf Haraldsson, aka St Olaf, by whose side he fought at…
- Harold Godwinsson · 10 minWhen Edward the Confesor died leaving no children or close male blood-relatives it opened a succession dispute that was to lead to the end of an independent Anglo-Saxon England…
- Re-run: Alfred the Great? · 12 minDue to an unexpected medical issue there isn't a new episode this week, but in light of recent news around remains found in Winchester, it seemed like an ideal time to look back…
- Vita Ædwardi Regis · 9 minToday, we are diving deep into the Vita Ædwardi Regis, or The Life of King Edward who rests at Westminster. Written in Latin right on the knife-edge of the Norman Conquest of…
- Edward the Confessor: The Final Years · 11 minWe come to the end of Edward the Confessor's reign, storm clouds gather. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- Edward the Confessor: Rebellion · 14 minEdward faces all-out rebellion spearheaded by Godwine. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfdqIyqJ4g&list=LL&index=5&ab_channel=Hr%…
- Edward the Confessor: The Fall of the House of Godwine · 20 minIn 1049, Edward massed his fleet on the coast of Sandwich and events careen towards conflict that will change the fate of England. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund…
- Edward the Confessor: The Early Reign · 19 minWe begin our look at Edward the Confessor by looking at his early reign in the 1040s. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- Encomium Emmae Reginae · 7 minThe Encomium Emmae Reginae is an 11th-century Latin encomium – a work meant to praise a person – in honour of the English queen Emma of Normandy. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by…
- Harthacnut · 11 minWhen Harold Harefoot died on 17 March 1040, Harthacnut was well underway preparing an invasion of England to depose his brother. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- Harold Harefoot · 12 minKing Harold Harefoot emerged into a contested political landscape following the death of Cnut in which the influence of two powerful women was decisive. Both sought to secure the…
- Ælfric of Eynsham · 19 minWe look at the works of perhaps the most accomplished author in the Old English canon: Ælfric of Eynsham. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- A Brief Introduction of Old English Prose · 7 minUnlocked bonus episode: A very brief intro to the history and focus of Old English prose. Credits – Music: 'Wælheall' by Hrōðmund Wōdening…
- Wulfstan and the Sermon of the Wolf · 23 minI want to take a short detour from a strictly chronological telling of events to loop back and focus on the lives and works of two men who were particularly influential in…
