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ENGL 5003: Intro to Old English

Hwæt! English looked a lot different 1000 years ago. Although it sounds “old,” the history of our language has everything to do with how we use English today. Old English and medieval culture are the bases for Tolkien’s Middle Earth, of course, but they are also often used in modern...

ENGL 5003: Intro to Old English (Fall 2019)

ENGL 5003-001 Tiffany Beechy Hwæt! English looked a lot different 1000 years ago. Although it sounds “old,” the history of English has everything to do with how we use the language today. This course provides an introduction to Old English, the ancient ancestor of Modern English (as Latin is the...