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I intend to make this site a comprehensive catalog of Old English literature, but it is a slow process. This is partly due to my personal insistence on an almost self contradictory pursuit: I want to insert all the long marks into my versions, but at the same time preserve the original wynn rune (ƿ) and perhaps the yogh (ȝ) as well. Virtually no modern texts do this, but I think it helps to prepare you for when you actually see an Anglo-Saxon manuscript. You won't find any nice, friendly w's there, so in my opinion it's best to get used to it. Plus, I can! So why not?
Beowulf (For this epic poem, there is no site better than Steorarume.)
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Brunaburgh
Battle of Finnsburgh
Cædmon's Hymn (This also contains prose.)
Genesis
Exodus
Daniel
Christ and Satan
Andreas
The Fates of the Apostles
Juliana
Guthlac
Elene
Judith
The Wanderer
The Seafarer
Deor's Lament
The Wife's Lament
The Husband's Message
Wulf and Eadwacer
Riddles 1 - 10
Riddles 11 - 20
Riddles 21 - 30
Riddles 31 - 40
Riddles 41 - 50
Riddles 51 - 60
Riddles 61 - 70
Riddles 71 - 80
Riddles 81 - 91
The following lists are comprised of various recordings I found spread all over the internet. All of these links go to the original sites on which the recordings are found, so they use a variety of different audio systems. Also, since I do not maintain them personally, I am sorry if some may temporarily go offline.
The following are all recordings of the same text, Cædmon's Hymn, by different people. This is great for hearing different takes on what may have been the Anglo-Saxon accent, which we can't be sure about because of the absence of native speakers for the past millenium.
These recordings use RealAudio Player. And it took me the longest time to figure this out (I'm just bad at reading directions, apparently), so here's a hint: click on the illuminated capitals to hear the reading of each verse.
These almost all use RealAudio Player as well.