This page is intended to serve as a hub for all aspects of Anglo-Saxon studies. Links are provided to electronic resources of various kinds, including the websites of other research projects, online dictionaries, online bibliographies, online facsimilies of manuscripts, online editions of particular texts, online journals, online manuscript catalogues, the websites for significant archaeological sites (Sutton Hoo, etc.), and museums, and so on. Links are also provided to professional groups (such as the International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England), and to the websites set up for forthcoming academic conferences in the extended field.
14 resources in 4 groups. Links were checked on 12 September 2026; those marked “address updated” now point to the site’s current home.
Reference works 2
Dictionary of Old English
The Toronto Dictionary of Old English, A-G Online. Edited by Antinette diPaolo Healey. A link on the homepage leads (for subscribers) to the DOE Web Corpus.
doe.utoronto.caVisit ↗
Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources
The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources (British Academy), published by the Oxford University Press. Fifteen fascicules published from 1975 to 2012, covering the letters A-S. Fascicules 16-18, completing the dictionary, are due to be published in 2013.
dmlbs.ox.ac.ukVisit ↗
Projects and databases 9
Profile of a Doomed Elite
The Structure of English Landed Society in 1066. Based at King’s College London.
kdl.kcl.ac.ukVisit ↗
Early-Medieval-England.net
Dr Sean Miller’s ‘Early-Medieval-England.net‘ website.
Early-Medieval-England.netVisit ↗
Fontes
Fontes (charters ‘sourced’ by Dr Rosalind Love). To see the range of about 400 charters covered by Fontes Anglo-Saxonici, and the sources identified in each one, go into ‘Search the Fontes Database’, choose ‘Anglo-Saxon Author’, and then, from the drop-down menu, select ‘ANON. (Lat.)’. Ask it to ‘show’ 50 results at a time (or whatever), and press ‘Submit’. You will see a list of Charters, identified by its Sawyer number. Click on ‘Show Records’ to see identified ‘sources’ in the charter (BS = Biblia Sacra); click on ‘Show Sources’ to see the same information displayed with priority given to the source; click on the charter to see details of the charter itself.
fontes.english.ox.ac.ukVisit ↗
Anglo-Saxon coinage
Corpus of Early Medieval Coin Finds, and the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, based in the Department of Coins and Medals at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; with checklist of coin hoards.
emc.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.ukVisit ↗
Early English Laws
The project, based at the Institute of Historical Research, in London, with the Centre for Computing in the Humanities (KCL). Anglo-Saxon law-codes.
earlyenglishlaws.ac.ukVisit ↗
Production and Use of English Manuscripts 1060 to 1220
Based at the University of Leicester.
no longer online
Journals 2
British Numismatic Journal
British Numismatic Journal (British Numismatic Society).
britnumsoc.orgVisit ↗
Societies and organisations 1
International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England
The professional society for the field (formerly the International Society of Anglo-Saxonists): conferences, a journal, news and a directory of members.
isseme.orgVisit ↗
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Page originally developed and maintained by Dr Rory Naismith (Clare College, Cambridge), Dr Levi Roach (St John’s College, Cambridge), Dr David Woodman (Robinson College, Cambridge), and others. Now maintained by Dr Woodman with web support from Dr Anthony Harris (Clare Hall).
January 2024