Short Introductions to Old English Prose Texts

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Ælfric

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Alfredian Prose

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Biblical Translations and Apocrypha

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Historical Writing

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Homilies, Sermons and Penitentials

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Mercia

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Philosophy

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Practical and Administrative Prose

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Saints' Lives

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Science and Medicine

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Travel Writing, Geography and Romance

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Wulfstan

How to Cite

To cite one of these Short Introductions, please use the following format:

Jonathan Wilcox, 'The Old English Prose Lives of St Andrew: A Short Introduction', ROEP: Resources for Old English Prose, ed. Niamh Kehoe and Francis Leneghan (University of Oxford, 2025), https://roep.web.ox.ac.uk/article/the-old-english-prose-lives-of-st-and…