An evening of poetry at Jarrow Hall

Woman in Anglo-Saxon costume reading poetry in a meadhall
Our gesið reading at Jarrow Hall, June 2024 (c) PWicks

We recently participated in an evening of poetry, story and music in the Anglo-Saxon meadhall at Jarrow Hall in Northumbria.

You can listen to our gesið reading three Old English poems as part of the evening’s programme:

  • Cædmon’s Hymn,
  • Wulf and Eadwacer, and
  • The Ruin.

Alternatively a full set of videos of the evening is available on YouTube, with thanks to “Old English and lyre with Russell” for producing and sharing these.

Meanwhile, don’t forget you can come and meet the Companions at Dalbyology on 7th July in Dalby Forest, where you can hear more Old English poetry on request!

An Anglo-Saxon man and woman at the Companions' stall at Dalby Forest
English Companions at Dalby Forest (c) PWicks

Companions at Dalbyology, Dalby Forest 7 July 2024

Sunday 7 July – Dalbyology – The Visitor Centre, Dalby Forest, Pickering, YO18 7LT – 10.30 am to 4 pm

Two of the English Companions dressed as Anglo-Saxons at their information stall

The English Companions will be having a stall at the annual festival of -ologies at Dalby Forest in North Yorkshire. This popular event has been running for many years and has participants from a large range of local interest groups including astonomy, falconry, sea life, plant life, butterflies, geology and history.

This year the theme is “Lifespans” and we will be there to talk about the continuing influence of Old English on our modern language, as well as the Anglo-Saxon understanding of time and history. We’ll also provide a chance to make your own bookmark using runes and Anglo-Saxon decorations.

Come along and say hello and find out more!

For full event details see the Dalby Forest event website