When the Black Death hit London, England in 1348 CE, it began to affect the English language. Due to the class struggle ...

Peter Clemoes brings a lifetime's close study of Anglo-Saxon texts to this fresh appreciation of Old English poetry ... Choice "The intermittent discussion in chapters 2-6 of the ways a noun-heavy ...

A strong and successful leader became 'cyning', the Anglo-Saxon word for 'king'. Each king ruled a kingdom and led a small army. The Anglo-Saxon kings were from ruling families who passed ...