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Now available! Beowulf: Translation and Commentary by Tom Shippey and Leonard Neidorf. Visit: uppsalabooks.com/beowulf

Finished. A timely and brilliant exploration into the origins of #Easter another excellent volume from @UppsalaBooks goodreads.com/book/show/2185…

@amjuster Translating Waltharius at 15 is an impressive achievement!

I translated the Waltharius into blank verse when I was 15, but lost it. I reconnected in recent years with the teacher who required this independent study project.

Now available! Walther, the hero of the Old English "Waldere" and the Medieval Latin "Waltharius," appears in no fewer than ten works of medieval German literature. The relevant passages are edited and translated in "The Legend of Walther of Aquitaine: Medieval German Texts and Translations" (Trans. Brian Murdoch, Ed. Leonard Neidorf). Check it out! Visit: uppsalabooks.com/walther

@carole_caple Thanks! We hope you enjoy the books!

@UppsalaBooks Buying these tomorrow

We are delighted to announce that TWO new books are now published and available for purchase worldwide. One is "The Castle of Love: A Medieval German Allegorical Poem" (Trans. Winder McConnell) The other is "The Legend of Walther of Aquitaine: Medieval German Texts and Translations" (Trans. Brian Murdoch, Ed. Leonard Neidorf) Both books feature translations of literary works that have never previously been translated into English! Visit: uppsalabooks.com/minneburg Visit: uppsalabooks.com/walther

@grahamscheper Thanks for posting these great photos of our books!

My @UppsalaBooks collection grows by two! Most of the Walther book are texts I have never read before, and Die Minneburg I had never even heard of before! So excited to get into these.

@CMHind_Author Great stuff. You'll want to add a bit to this paragraph after reading the new book. Enjoy!

@UppsalaBooks This story is mentioned in the two Old English fragments "Waldere" (dated about AD 1000), the Latin epic poem Waltharius (early 10th century), fragments of a Bavarian poem (early 13th century) and two episodes in the Norwegian Þiðreks saga.

@CMHind_Author Thanks for the support! We're glad to know there are other admirers of Walther - the most underrated medieval hero - out there!

@UppsalaBooks Finally - not kidding - a translation of Walther. I can manage Old English and Latin, but German is belong my capability.

@autumnpard Thanks!!

@UppsalaBooks Added to "must buy" list.

@staenglish 👍👍👍

Discover the magic of the Anglo-Saxon calendar with Dr Eleanor Parker and enjoy a live reading of the 10th‑century Old English Menologium. 📅 25 March, 4:15-6pm 📍 Lawson Room, Kennedy Hall. Come for the scholarship, stay for the poetry! 📜🔥

Confused about Easter? Get informed this year with Richard Sermon's authoritative guide to the holiday and the goddess. Visit: uppsalabooks.com/easter

A great interview with Richard Sermon, author of "Easter: A Pagan Goddess, A Christian Holiday, and their Contested History." For more information on this timely book, visit: uppsalabooks.com/easter

@Lt_Haus Not yet, but if we do it, we'll be sure to let you know. Thanks for your interest!

@UppsalaBooks audio or ebook I can feed to a reader page??

Now available! Beowulf: Translation and Commentary by Tom Shippey and Leonard Neidorf. Visit: uppsalabooks.com/beowulf

@HebrewScholar @Andrewnsnyder Glad to hear it! Thanks!

@Andrewnsnyder I read Beowulf a year or two ago based on your recommendation of the new Beowulf translation by Shippey! It is now one of my favorite books. Everything from the plot, style, and themes were very fantastic, and it was even personally impactful. Thank you!

You should read Beowulf.

@JaroslavH I watched this video on the subject. It seems that the best translation is Shippey, ed. Neidorf (2024). I wish I had known that going in! tinyurl.com/BeowulfTrans

This anthology offers parallel texts and translations of the poetry that survives in Old High German, the earliest stage of the German language, from roughly 800 to about 1050. The translations keep as close to the originals as possible, while giving at the same time some indication of the poetic form. The works included range from heroic lays to charms and blessings to historical poetry and hagiography. There is the heroic song of the battle between Hildebrand and his son, a charm featuring major pagan deities (Wodan, Balder, Frigg), poetic presentations of the creation and judgement day, a poem about a victory over the Vikings, and much more. Selections from the massive Gospel-poem by Otfried, the first named German poet, are offered. An appendix featuring Old Saxon analogues is also included. Visit: uppsalabooks.com/ohg

@Prof_Cooper @CritReadings An exceptionally pleasurable read by one of the best biographers active today. You'll enjoy it.

In to-day's post, this book (recommended by a follower), which should be a useful warm-up to discussing Boswell's Life of Johnson on @CritReadings in the future!