Biographia Britannica Literaria: Anglo-Saxon period

abbot Acta Sanctorum afterwards Alcuin Aldhelm Alfred's Alfric ancient Anglo Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Anglo-Saxon language appears archbishop Asser attributed autem authority Bale Bedæ Bede Bede's Beowulf bishop Boethius Bonif Boniface Bridferth Cædmon Canterbury Ceolfrid Christian Chron Chronicle church clergy Columbanus Cotton death Dicuil diocese Dunstan Eadmer Ecclesiastical Eddius edition Egbert Egwin ejus England English enim Epistles Ethelwold France Friesland Gest Gildas hæc Hist homilies king Alfred kingdom language Latin learning letter Library Mabillon Malmsb manuscripts Mercia monastery monks native Nennius Northumbria nunc Osbern Paris period Plegmund poem poetry poets Pontif pope preserved printed probably prose quæ quam quia quod Rome Sæc sancti Saxon says scholars tenth century tion tract translation treatise verse Vita Wilbrord Wilfred William of Malmsbury Willibald Winchester writers written þæs þæt þam