Publications of the Dictionary of Old English 3 A C ollection o f Papers with Emphasis on Old English Literature by ERIC GERALD STANLEY Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Stanley, Eric Gerald A Collection of papers with emphasis on Old English literature (Publications of the Dictionary of Old English, ISSN 0826-8134 ; 3) Includes index. ISBN 0-88844-903-8 1. Anglo-Saxon literature — History and criticism. 2. Beowulf. I. Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. II. Title. III. Series. PR176.S83 1987 829’.09 C87-093386-8 Cover illustration redrawn from Harley Psalter at Psalm 119 (London, British Library, MS. Harley 603, fol. 64 r) © 1987 by Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies 59 Queen’s Park Crescent East Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 2C4 Printed in Canada Distributed outside North America by E.J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands (Brill ISBN 90 04 08315 4) To the Dictionary of Old English and to the memory of its founder, ANGUS CAMERON