num_pages: 188
description: Handed down through generations of storytellers, these popular tales herald the birth of a national literature in the vernacular. From stories of saints to land grants and wills, these texts authored by kings, scribes and saints illuminate Anglo-Saxon Britain. Included in this collection are King Alfred's translation of seafarers' adventures in the Arctic, herbal remedies prescribed by Bald's Leechbook, advice to estate managers, and the love story Apollonius of Tyre, as well the famous Life of Saint Guthlac.
language: English
title: Anglo-Saxon prose
titlecomplete: Anglo-Saxon prose (Rowman and Littlefield university library)
genres: Anglo Saxon, Medieval, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Rowman and Littlefield