Stephen Pollington is an English author who specialises in

Anglo-Saxon England Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from the end of Roman Britain until the Norman conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom o ...

and the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

language who has written a number of books on the subject, most of which have been published by the company Anglo-Saxon Books. In 2010, Pollington co-authored ''Wayland's Work: Anglo-Saxon Art, Myth and Material Culture 4th-7th Century'' with Lindsay Kerr and Brett Hammond. It received a positive review in ''Antiquaries Journal'' for its "synthesis of current knowledge." The

Council for British Archaeology The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) is an educational charity established in 1944 in the UK. It works to involve people in archaeology and to promote the appreciation and care of the historic environment for the benefit of present and futu ...

's magazine ''British Archaeology'', however, was largely critical of the use of "original research and non specialist summary." Hills 2011. pp. 54 and 56. A paper based on his keynote speech at the Cambridge conference ‘Medieval Feasting, Hospitality and Gift-Exchange’ (August 2009) was published as ‘The Mead-Hall Community’ in

Journal of Medieval History The ''Journal of Medieval History'' is a major international academic journal devoted to all aspects of the history of Europe in the Middle Ages. Each issue contains 4 or 5 original articles on European history, including the British Isles, North A ...

Volume 37, Issue 1, March 2011. He provided the voice of the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'' for the Mayavision - BBC television series ''

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons ''King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons'' is a 2013 documentary in three parts written and presented by Michael Wood. Episodes Experts Janet Nelson Helena Hamerow Helena Francisca Hamerow, FSA (born 18 September 1961) is an American-born ...

'' in which the Chronicle entries were read in Old English. Pollington co-authored a report on the making of a replica of the Sutton Hoo stone with Paul Mortimer and its wider implications, from which he was invited to present a paper at the ''Wystawa podczas konferencji archeologicznej w Bytowie'' in September 2014 (proceedings forthcoming).

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