The Old-Engli.sh Text Database
Free editions of major Old English texts
Find here a collection of free, downloadable Old English text editions
and translations. Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, The
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Biblical Translations, Bede, Orosius, Apollonius
and many other texts.
At the moment, this directory lists 27 editions for 16 major Anglo-Saxon texts.
AAdrian and RitheusCross, James and Thomas Hill. 1982. 'Adrian and Ritheus.' In: Cross, James and Thomas Hill (eds.)
The Prose Solomon and Saturn and Adrian and Ritheus. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 35-40. (
jstor)
The Letter of Alexander to AristotleOrchard, Andy. 2003.
Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf-manuscript. University of Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 204-225. (
GoogleBooks preview)
The Letter of Alexander to Aristotle (Modern English translation from Andy Orchard's book 'Pride and Prodigies' pp. 225-253) (
Sylvia Volk's homepage)
Stevick, Robert D. 2004.
Alexander's Letter to Aristotle. (
Old English Graphotactics homepage)
The Anglo-Saxon ChronicleJebson, Tony. 1996.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. (
Online edition)
Ingram, James. 1823.
The Saxon Chronicle, with an English Translation, and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. (
Hathi Trust) (
Douglas Killings' website, Modern English translation)
Apollonius of TyreThorpe, Benjamin. 1834.
The Anglo-Saxon Version of the Story of Apollonius of Tyre. London: John and Arthur Arch. (
archive.org) (
Micheal Crafton's website)
AEÆlfric's Supplementary HomiliesPope, J.C. 1967.
Homilies of Ælfric: A supplementary Collection. EETS o.s. 260. Volume 1. London: Oxford University Press. (
archive.org)
Pope, J.C. 1968.
Homilies of Ælfric: A supplementary Collection. EETS o.s. 260. Volume 2. London: Oxford University Press. (
archive.org)
Ælfric's 'De Temporibus Anni' Friedrich A. 1887.
De Temporibus: Ein echtes Werk des Abtes Aelfric. Halle: Ehrhardt Karras. (
archive.org)
BThe Old English Translation of Bede's 'Ecclesiastical History of the English People'Miller, Thomas. 1890.
The Old English version of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Vol. 1. EETS o.s. 95, 96, 110, 111. London: Trübner & Co. (
archive.org)
Miller, Thomas. 1890.
The Old English version of Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Vol. 2. EETS o.s. 95, 96, 110, 111. London: Trübner & Co. (
archive.org)
BeowulfWyatt, A. J. 1894.
Beowulf. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (
archive.org)
Brewster-Tinker, Chauncey. 1902.
Beowulf Translated out of the Old English. New York: Newson & Co. (
archive.org, Modern English translation)
Boethius' De Consolatione PhilosophiaeCardale, Joesph S. 1829.
King Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version Of Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae: With An English Translation, And Notes. London: William Pickering. (
GoogleBooks)
Fox, Samuel. 1864.
Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Version of Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiae: With a Literal English Translation, Notes, and Glossary. London: H.G. Bohn. (
archive.org)
Irvine, Susan & Malcolm R. Godden. 2012.
The Old English Boethius: With Verse Prologues and Epilogues Associated with King Alfred. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. (
GoogleBooks Preview)
Sedgefield, Walter J. 1899.
King Alfred's Old English version of Boethius De consolatione philosophiae. London: Clarendon. (
archive.org)
CThe Life of Saint ChadNapier, Arthur S. 1888. 'Ein Altenglisches Leben des Heiligen Chad.'
Anglia 10, 131-156. (
GoogleBooks)
The Old English Translation of Gregory's 'Cura Pastoralis'Sweet, Henry. 1871.
King Alfred's West-Saxon Version of Gregory's Pastoral Care London: Trübner & Co. (
archive.org)
MThe Old English MartyrologyHerzfeld, Georg. 1900.
An Old English Martyrology: Reedited from Manuscripts in the Libraries of the British Museum and of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. EETS o.s. 116, 118. London: Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. (
archive.org)
Rauer, Christine. 2013.
The Old English Martyrology: Edition, Translation and Commentary. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer. (
GoogleBooks Preview)
Marvels of the EastOrchard, Andy. 2003.
Pride and Prodigies: Studies in the Monsters of the Beowulf-manuscript. University of Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 175-203. (
GoogleBooks preview)
SSt. Augustine's SoliloquiesModern English translation:
Hargrove, Henry L. 1904.
King Alfred's Old English version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies, turned into modern English New York: Henry Holt & Co.
(available on archive.org)Hargrove, Henry, L. 1902.
King Alfred's Old English version of St. Augustine's Soliloquies. New York: Holt.
(available on archive.org) WThe West-Saxon GospelsHardwick, Charles. 1858.
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew: In Anglo-Saxon and Northumbrian Versions, Synoptically Arranged: With Collations of the Best Manuscripts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (
archive.org)
Wulfstan's HomiliesLionarons, Joyce T. 2000.
Wulfstan's Five Eschatological Homilies as an Online Edition. (
Joyce Lionarons' homepage)