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October 2025  Candidate  Standard Module
A Module in Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry and ProseNon-Sequential Series
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Welcome to the Readings in Prose page for the Advanced Old English Series in which students explore, in alternating months, a work of prose and then a work of poetry to introduce students to the breadth and depth of Old English texts available for study. Each month Dr. Swain surveys the group to see what they want to tackle next from month to month.

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Adventures in Composition: Translating The Hobbit from modern English into Old English
For this month's module we will be going on an adventure with Bilbo: in composition! Join us as we translate Tolkien's beloved The Hobbit from modern English into Old English. All that students will need for this module is their own copy of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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