Written by monks, the "Chronicle" recounts the history of the Anglo-Saxons after the Roman departure. Read this excerpt about Alfred the Great.
Boethius' famous philosophical treatise is presented in its entire English translation here by the University of Virginia.
Old English poem is translated here by Douglas Killings. Read his entire verse translation in modern English.
Full contents of two copies of this classic text are available here. View images of each page, listed by book.
Complete copy of this historic book is provided by this German university. Includes details of Gutenberg's life and early printing.
Look over the full text of this 11th-century poem written in Old French, in its original language or in modern English translation.
Reference guide offers an article about this collection of French epic poems and provides links to related articles and resources.
Full text of this medieval poem is made available by the University of Virginia's electronic library of Middle English works.
Offers links to the Old English texts of early medieval poetry, psalms and riddles in alphabetical order. Includes the "Meters of Boethius."
University of Virginia's electronic library of Middle English literature provides this complete text of the "Pearl" in its original language.
Provides the text of Omar Khayyam's long poem as translated by Edward Fitzgerald in his 1997 critical edition for the University of Virginia.
Find out about these poems that passed down lore via recitation. Read Icelandic, Norwegian and Anglo-Saxon runes in original and translation.
Anonymously authored British homily was originally published in 1240. Read the full text in Middle English, thanks to the University of Virginia.
Long poem relating a fictional account of the siege of Jerusalem is available in the original Middle English from the University of Virginia.
Read the text of this famous medieval French epic in modern English translation, from the University of North Carolina.
Peruse an original text and the text of a translation into modern English of this treatise about politics and society in England in the 1380s.
Douglas Killings provides this modern translation of the poem that serves to recount the history of the Anglo-Saxons as well as that of Widsith.