Curated OER
Anglo-Saxon Runes
For this Anglo-Saxon runes worksheet, students look at the Anglo-Saxon alphabet and write a secret message to a friend using Anglo-Saxon letters called runes.
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Anglo-Saxon Period: An Introduction
Students read information about Anglo-Saxon rulers and literary techniques, then complete a worksheet to help them review. Students take notes about the oral tradition, Anglo-Saxon literary terms, and Anglo-Saxon poetry. Students create...
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Primary History Extension Activity- Stories and Pastimes
In this Anglo-Saxon stories worksheet, students choose one or more of the 4 possible extension activities pertaining to the storytelling and pastimes of the Anglo-Saxon period.
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Neh: Edsit Ement: A Prelude to Beowulf
Before reading the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, "Beowulf," learners should explore the Dark Ages through researching the fundamental characteristics of the art and literature produced during this period. This website provides links for doing...
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Arild Hauge's Runes: About the Runes
This site from Arild Hauge's Runes provides an easy-to-read text about the runes and their meaning. Illustrations of rune artifacts. Although the author is from Denmark, home of the Vikings, please be aware that we could not ascertain...
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Ragweed Forge: The Rune Poems
This site contains background information on the Rune Poems, including the original and modern English translation of an Anglo-Saxon Rune.
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Odin's Gift: Historical & Classical Poetry
This website offers links to a plethera of historical and classical poetry from around the world. It is intended to be "a representative 'Best of'" each section to encourage further reading. It includes translated Rune poems, Poetic...