Anglo-Saxon prose writer, considered the greatest of his time. He wrote both to instruct the monks and to spread the learning of the 10th-century ... [5 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/22
(c. 955-1020) English writer and abbot. Between 990 and 998 he wrote in vernacular Old English prose two sets of sermons known as Catholic Homilies, and a further set known as Lives of the Saints, all of them... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
English writer and abbot. Between 990 and 998 he wrote in vernacular Old English prose two sets of sermons known as Catholic Homilies, and a further set known as Lives of the Saints, all of them largely translated from Latin. They are notable for their style and rhythm Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221