Anglo saxon language

Dianne Ebertt Beeaff explains the disappearance from view of Anglo-Saxon family names from modern English life.

The Anglo-Saxon way of life meant that they kept and used domestic animals in their settlements. These animals are still important to our way of life and the Anglo-Saxons gave us our words for thes…

The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic people who came to England after the Romans left. This article looks at their history.

Old English was the West Germanic language spoken in the area now known as England between the 5th and 11th centuries. Speakers of Old English called their language Englisc, themselves Angle, Angel…

I am wondering if there is a specific kind of writing that people would typically associate with Old English language. Are there well-known manuscripts that typically represent the kind of writing (

Anglo-Saxon in England Timeline from the British Museum

Our months of the year are based on the lunar cycle. The word ‘month’ in English or ‘mōnath’ in Old English is related to our word for moon. Here the Old English is separate…

The oldest surviving epic poem in the English language, "Beowulf" is also the earliest surviving piece of vernacular European literature.

The Anglo-Saxons lived in England over 1000 years ago. Their language (Old English) was very different to ours but we still have modern words that come from Old English. Their writing was also very…

There were several Anglo-Saxon villages in the Forest of Dean. We know this because when the Normans invaded they created the Domesday Book. In it, they listed every village, the number of househol…