Is there such a thing as the Englishness of English art, English literature and English music? Are there special, distinctive qualities that connect the writings of, say, Chaucer, Shakespeare and ...

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of Anglo-Saxon history transcribed during the late ninth century, offers a depressing, year-by-year account of all the times the Vikings sacked English towns ...

We were required to take a semester of Old English (and we knew that didn’t mean Chaucer!), to be followed by a semester reading “Beowulf” in the original Anglo-Saxon.

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the most important sets of historical documents concerning the history of the British Isles ever produced. Without these vital accounts we would have virtually ...

Specifically from the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle' produced in Alfred's Winchester. We have to remember that the story is told from the point of view of the English, not the Celts, ...

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle linked the genealogy of Wessex rulers to the Danish royal line. This helped legitimise English leadership over Viking held areas and develop a sense of shared history.

A medievalist explains what "Anglo-Saxon" really means—and why scholars are still concerned, even as the "America First Caucus" hits pause.

Today, the term “Anglo-Saxon” is little used in mainstream American circles, perhaps as a chiding WASP label directed toward northeastern elites. But as news from earlier this year has shown ...

When this is translated in the ninth century in the 'Anglo-Saxon Chronicle', the writer or writers use a different Old English word, bretwalda or brytenwalda.