Literature written in Old English in early medieval England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Sometimes called 'Anglo-Saxon'.

Anglo-Saxon prognostics : 900-1100 : study and texts / by László Sándor Chardonnens.

The Anglo-Saxon library / Michael Lapidge.

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English literature - Old English, ca. 450-1100

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Anglo-Saxon prognostics : 900-1100 : study and texts / by László Sándor Chardonnens.

The Anglo-Saxon library / Michael Lapidge.