Ōsweald Bera Announcement | Old English Textbook | Ancient Language Institute

A natural method Old English textbook. Learn the language of the Anglo-Saxons by reading a story about a talking bear wandering through medieval England.
This brand-new story, written entirely in simple Old English, is designed to introduce the language of Beowulf and other great Anglo-Saxon literature through context alone. Dr. Colin Gorrie, the founder of the Old English program at the Ancient Language Institute, credits Hans Ørberg's "Lingua Latina per se illustrata" as a major inspiration.
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[@cartweel]

I GASPED I CRIED I AM VERY EXCITED!

[@YthedeGengo]

Westu hal, Colin! Hwæt þu her giworhtæs suiðæ eaðgetæ eowingæ and suoetæ!
Ic naldæ buta lythwon gityhtan, þæt se wordæs gifoera 'witodlice' ni wrixlið ðæm wordæ and his underbegendæ, ðe is se noma in ðæm næmniendlican fælle; and ic woenu ðe mon cueðe suiður ðæt word 'wudu' þan 'holt' in Sexisc, þeh ðe ic ni sægu furðum þæt 'holt' siæ woh
Ac hweðræ suæðeh ic geornfullicæ abidu þinræ boec, Colin leof! Spoed fylgæ þe!

[@RMCricket103]

Truth be told: our seven-year-old aspiring polyglot is literally counting the days until she can share Ōsweald Bera's adventures herself. It can't be published soon enough!

[@GaiusCaligula234]

What

[@adlovett9831]

God damn it. Another dead language that I feel compelled to learn, so that I may converse with no one.

[@Vamprei]

The fact the textbook takes major inspiration from "Lingua Latina" makes me very excited for this. Looking forward to it!

[@RikkiestAndTikkiest]

More Ōsweald, please! He is adorable! 🥰

[@vampyricon7026]

Been waiting for this for a while! Looking forward to its release!

[@LukeRanieri]

Swīþe nytt and gōd!!!

[@bendthebow]

Release the bear 🐻

[@dolorsitametconsectur]

FINALLY!!!! ALI W

[@maureenhallahan9336]

Cannot wait! Such fun.

[@boevans7365]

Let’s go 🔥🔥🔥

[@SevenStanesMBT]

Awesome, love it :)

[@HerrscherOfChaos]

super excited!!

[@snifflypig]

YES!! The way LLPSI teaches is amazing, and a similar book for Old English is incredible!

[@collindalton111]

For sale or on video?

[@ancientlanguageinstitute]

It will be a print book! This is just a little video advertisement.

[@collindalton111]

Price?

[@ancientlanguageinstitute]

@@collindalton111 TBA! Not decided yet.

[@AllotmentFox]

I hate to be a pain in the neck but holt is quite rare in Saxon land charters (and rare today). Why did you not choose wudu and make it instantly accessible? I mean I love this and the other video you did, I'm just wondering.

[@speedbrake22]

Not too hard to understand for a Dutch person who knows a bit of Norwegian

[@Alexa-qv7kr]

This is wonderful

[@samuelterry6354]

We should bring back nes for no.

[@collindalton111]

Any update?

[@ancientlanguageinstitute]

@@collindalton111 Still planning on a fall release!

[@waynecaudill7407]

awesome stuff :)

[@FebruaryHas30Days]

The Gen Alpha need to see this

[@martinburke362]

Who's Oswald?

[@dareka54]

This is amazing! Can't wait to buy this textbook 🙌