The History of English Podcast Episode 37: Seafarers, Poets and Traveling Minstrels
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Jan 21, 2014 Explore the role of traveling minstrels and poets in Anglo-Saxon culture, the evolution of the word 'way' and its connections, political dynamics of Anglo-Saxon Britain, the Sutton Hoo ship burial, the performative nature of Germanic poets, and the significance of poets as entertainers, historians, and preservers of oral tradition.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Sea's Significance in Anglo-Saxon Writings and the Etymology of 'Way'
02:23 • 3min
Exploring the Word 'Wei': Origins and Evolution
04:56 • 11min
The Fleeing Prince and the Changing Political Landscape
15:51 • 3min
The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
18:45 • 8min
The Performative Nature of Germanic Poets
26:31 • 30min
The Role of Poets in Early Anglo-Saxon Culture
56:23 • 10min