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Ða Engliscan Gesiþas...

...the society for people interested in all aspects of Anglo-Saxon language and culture.

This page and the jump-bar to the left is the entry point to the main content of the Gesiðas web pages. Check here regularly for updates!


Ða Gesiðas Information

Who we are, what we are about etc.

Ða Gesiðas Gegaderung

The latest Web Wizadry provides a complete community area. Discussion forums, events calendar, articles, book reviews and more. Click the heading above or the 'links' symbol to the left to join the gathering.

This replaces the antiquated and evilly controlled Gesiðas discussion group on Yahoo

The Ornithology of Anglo-Saxon England

A superb article from Frank Stanford detailing the birds known in Dark Age England.

Old English Poetry Audio

RealAudio™ sound clips of Steve Pollington reading Old English poetry! The Old English texts and Modern English translations are also given.

The Saxby Anglo-Saxon Village Project

A private venture to reconstuct an Anglo-Saxon settlement using authentic techniques and tools.

A Select Bibliography for Anglo-Saxon Studies

Compiled by Dr Carole Biggam of Strathclyde University, this bibliography is essential for everyone having a serious interest in any aspects of Anglo-Saxon Studies.
This bibliography is now in its third edition, completely revised May 1999, and presented here is the second HTML version. Although revisions to the HTML version of this bibliography appear here before the Strathclyde University site, it must be borne in mind that the official version resides at Strathclyde University.

First Steps in Old English

Learn Old English the easy way! Here is a taster ofSteve Pollington's Old English correspondence course and book.

Runelore

Information on the Germanic (and especially Old English) runes, with Windows font files to download.

The Anglo-Saxon Calendar

Have you ever wondered how the Anglo-Saxons reckoned time before the Romanized christian calendar became ubiquitous? These pages hold a wealth of information on the pre-christian calendar, and a JavaScript page which gives today's date in a pagan-calendar format.


Anglo-Saxon England Ring
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These pages are constructed and maintained by
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John Osborne is a member of
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Certain items ©1996-2007 Hafoc. All other copyright resides with originator and/or Ða Engliscan Gesiþas.
Last updated Sunday 18 November 2007