Graham Scheper

Excited to announce that my first ever book will be releasing later this year!

The Venerable Bede is such an interesting figure, but I have always lamented how few of his works were well known or accessible. Hopefully this new facing-page anthology will counter that.

More here: uppsalabooks.com/bede

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Graham Scheper

If you haven't yet gotten the chance to check out my latest video, which covers the absolutely insane scholarly war between Oxford and Cambridge that broke out over Beowulf translations in 1834, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/0Fi-4ksiGKQ?si=nFg2D...

Enjoy!
Graham

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Graham Scheper

My beautiful wife Erika and I were married three years ago today!

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Graham Scheper

We’re up to no good

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Graham Scheper

Thank you for 70k! What a gift! Quam gaudeo! Hwæt ic blissige!

New video drops in 9 hours!

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Graham Scheper

Only a week left to sign up for the Old English poetry course this June!

www.habesnelac.com/courses/p/su26-gs-oen-poetry

We’ll be closely reading a few short poems, talking over their interpretation both literally and artistically, and learning the ropes of Old English meter.

I hope to see you there!
Graham

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Graham Scheper

I already own pretty much all of the books I covered in the new Tolkien reading list video, but I had FOMO, so I went on my own book-buying spree in solidarity. These four were all used by Tolkien as textbooks at Leeds. I was pleasantly surprised at how cheap the used copies were (all $5-15 for me); let me know if you decide to get any yourself!

- Graham

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Graham Scheper

If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out my latest video on the Old English works Tolkien most frequently taught at Oxford, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/ruvevoxXNgw

Thank you for your interest and support!
- Graham

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Graham Scheper

Old English Poetry course this June!

We'll be closely reading various short poems such as Deor and the Finnsburg Fragment, talking about Old English meter, the Old English legendary material, and poetic interpretation. The course will be geared towards people who can read/translate some Old English, but might feel intimidated by poetry.

That said, anyone is welcome to join. We will meet for four two-hour sessions, on the four Saturdays in June. Check us out!

www.habesnelac.com/courses/p/su26-gs-oen-poetry

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Graham Scheper

If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out my recent video on women in Beowulf, you can do so here: https://youtu.be/APL5UkIYHTc?si=PChfk...

It’s a truly fascinating subject (especially our most prominent figure, Wealhþeow), which has occupied notable scholars like Grimm, Tolkien, and Shippey, for hundreds of years. Most recently, Thijs Porck has made an intriguing connection which I discuss at the end… did Wealhþeow orchestrate Beowulf’s death??

Anyway, enjoy!
- Graham

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