A Description of Europe, and the Voyages of Other and Wulfstan, mitten in Anglo-Saxon by King Alfred; with his Account of the Mediterranean Islands- of Africa,- and of the History of the World to the year B.C. 1413 chiefly taken from Orosius, containing: a Facsimile Copy of the Whole Anglo-Saxon Text from the Cotton Manuscript, and also from the first Part of the Landerdate Manuscript, a printed Anglo-Saxon Text, based upon these Manuscripts, and a literal English Translation and Notes
A Description of Europe, and the Voyages of Other and Wulfstan, mitten in Anglo-Saxon by King Alfred; with his Account of the Mediterranean Islands- of Africa,- and of the History of the World to the year B.C. 1413 chiefly taken from Orosius, containing: a Facsimile Copy of the Whole Anglo-Saxon Text from the Cotton Manuscript, and also from the first Part of the Landerdate Manuscript, a printed Anglo-Saxon Text, based upon these Manuscripts, and a literal English Translation and Notes

Author: King Alfred

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Published: 1855

Total Pages: 110

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Ohthere's Voyages
Ohthere's Voyages

Author: Janet Bately

Publisher: Viking Ship Museum/National Museum of Denmark

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 224

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At some time in the late 9th century, a Norwegian seafarer by the name of Ohthere [Oht-her-e] told the West Saxon king Alfred of his voyages along the coasts of Norway and Denmark. Ohthere's report made such an impression at the court of King Alfred that it was recorded and subsequently inserted into the Old English version of the late Roman world history by Orosius, accompanied by Wulfstan's account of a voyage across the Baltic Sea. Ohthere's account is the earliest known description of the North by a Scandinavian and gives a fascinating and highly trustworthy glimpse of the early Viking Age. Since the 16th century, Ohthere's voyages have been debated by an ever growing number of scholars, such as linguists, historians and archaeologists. In this book, a panel of experts presents the original source in its geographical, cultural, nautical and economic context.