Old English literary work

C17550
concept

An Old English literary work is a written composition created in the Old English language (c. 5th–11th centuries), encompassing genres such as poetry, prose, and religious or historical texts that reflect the culture and society of early medieval England.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Old English religious poem 3
Anglo-Saxon literature work 2
Old English hagiographical text 1

Instances (9)

Instance Via concept surface
Lives of Saints
The Wife’s Lament Anglo-Saxon literature work
Juliana Old English religious poem
The Passion of Saint Christopher Old English hagiographical text
Saint Christopher (prose narrative) Old English prose text
Christ B Old English religious poem
Christ (Old English poem) Old English religious poem
Cynewulfian canon Old English literary corpus
Widsith Anglo-Saxon literature work