Classic Old English Texts — Beowulf, The Wanderer & More
Explore foundational works of Anglo-Saxon literature. Read the original Old English alongside modern translations.
The Lord's Prayer (West Saxon)
West SaxonBeginner
Anonymous
Fæder ūre þū þe eart on heofonum, sī þīn nama gehalgod....
Cædmon's Hymn
Early OE (450-740)Intermediate
Cædmon
Nū sculon herigean heofonrīces weard, meotodes meahte and his mōdgeþanc....
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 937 (Battle of Brunanburh, opening)
Late OE (740-1066)Advanced
Anonymous
Her Æþelstan cyning, eorla dryhten, beorna beahgifa, and his broþor eac, Eadmund æþeling, ealdorlangne tir geslogon æt sæcce sweorda ecgum ymbe Brunanburh....
Beowulf (Opening)
West SaxonAdvanced
Anonymous
Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum, þeod-cyninga, þrym gefrunon, hu þā æþelingas ellen fremedon....
The Wanderer (Opening)
West SaxonAdvanced
Anonymous
Oft him anhaga āre gebīdeþ, metudes miltse, þēah þe hē mōdcearig geond lagulāde longe sceolde hrēran mid hondum hrīmcealde sǣ....
