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The Anglo-Saxon Podcast
Hosted by D.C.C. Randell · EN
Do the Anglo-Saxons still have relevance? Do they really matter? I’d like to posit that they do, and in this podcast, we'll be hearing directly from the Anglo-Saxons themselves in order to better understand who these people were and how they viewed the world around them. Join me, as we read from Bede's Ecclesiastical History, Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf, and more.
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Back to the Mead Hall: Beowulf
Sep 18, 202000:27:41Tap to summarizeIn today's episode, find yourself transported to the hall of Heorot, as we read from J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of the most famous Anglo-Saxon work of literature. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Take Me to the Mead Hall! An Intro to Anglo-Saxon Poetry
Aug 3, 202000:39:16Tap to summarizeIn today's episode, we're looking at Anglo-Saxon poetry, and, we'll head to the mead hall to hear 3 popular Anglo-Saxon literary works read aloud. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Stories That Make Alfred Sound Pretty Great
Jul 10, 202000:23:38Tap to summarizeToday we hear from Asser and the Chronicle on the life of King Alfred and all the stuff that made him "Great". Hope you enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Viking Invaders & the Birth of King Alfred the Great
May 26, 202000:13:33Tap to summarizeToday we talk about the Chronicle's first record of Vikings and Asser's Life of Alfred. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Bede & The Anglo-Saxon Conversion Pt. II
May 13, 202000:16:32Tap to summarizeToday we hear from Bede about the conversion of King Edwin of Northumbria. King Edwin was the son-in-law of King Ethelbert of Kent, and attributed with the conversion of Northumbria & East Anglia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Bede & The Anglo-Saxon Conversion
May 8, 202000:13:07Tap to summarizeToday we're talking about Augustine and the mission that saw the first conversion to Christianity among the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Bede & The Chronicle: An Anglo-Saxon Invasion
Apr 30, 202000:14:19Tap to summarizeIn today's episode, we're reading from Bede's History as well as Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle to hear about how the Anglo-Saxons first came to live in Britain. Join us! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Bede & The Story of St. Alban
Apr 24, 202000:14:04Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we read Bede's account of St. Alban, and talk about who Alban was, and why Bede included this tale in his History. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Bede: The Origins of Britain & The Roman Invasion
Apr 24, 202000:21:53Tap to summarizeHello and welcome to The Anglo-Saxons: In Their Own Words. In today’s episode, we’re going to be starting at the very beginning, with Bede and his Historia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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Who Were The Anglo-Saxons?
Apr 18, 202000:15:11Tap to summarizeHello and welcome to The Anglo-Saxons: In Their Own Words. In this podcast, we'll be learning about the Anglo-Saxons not from textbooks and academic articles, but from the Anglo-Saxons themselves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anachronicpen.substack.com
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