Carol Wood has put out a new book called Saxon Songs, which is a compilation of information on Anglo-Saxons, their harps and their poetry. She's got a PhD in Medieval Literature, apparently, and is also the person behind the Chaucer Songbook, which I have heard praised to the skies but never purchased (my interest in 14th cen music not being all that strong).
While I am fairly sure I have read all or most of the primary sources for Anglo-Saxon harp information, I am still eager to see what another scholar has made of it. The book also includes her settings for some of the poems, and again, I'd like to see what conclusions she's drawn and how they compare to what I do.
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