Works of Wulfstan of York

Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York wrote some works in Latin, and numerous works in Old English, then the vernacular. He has also been credited with a few short poems. His works can generally be divided into homiletic, legal, and philosophical (or socio-political) categories.

Homiletic

'Block' 1 ("Eschatological Homilies")

* ''De Anticristo'

(Latin, Bethurum Ia)
* ''De Anticristo'

(Old English, Bethurum Ib)
* ''Lectio Sancti Evangelii Secundum Matheum'

(Old English, Bethurum II)
* ''Secundum Lucam

(Old English, Bethurum III)
* ''De Temporibus Anticristi'

(Old English, Bethurum IV)
* ''Secundum Marcum'

(Old English, Bethurum V)

'Block' 2 ("The Christian Faith")

* ''Incipiunt Sermones Lupi Episcopi'' (Old English, Bethurum VI)
* ''De Fide Catholica'' (Old English, Bethurum VII)
* ''To Eallum Folke'' (Old English, Bethurum VIIa)
* ''Incipit de Baptisma'' (Latin, Bethurum VIIIa)
* ''Dominica Quaterna vel Quando Volueris'' (Old English, Bethurum VIIIb)
* ''Sermo de Baptismate'' (Old English, Bethurum VIIIc)
* ''De Septiformi Spiritu'' (Old English, Bethurum IX; a reworking of a homily by Ælfric)
* ''De Regula Canonicorum'' (Old English, Bethurum Xa; a translation of chapter 145 of the 816 Synods of Aachen (816–819), Council of Aachen)
* ''De Cristianitate'' (Latin, Bethurum Xb)
* ''Her Ongynð Be Cristendome'' (Old English, Bethurum XC; a reworking of Xa and Xb)
* ''Incipit de Visione Isaie Prophete Quam Vidit Super Idam et Hierusalem'' (Latin & Old English, Bethurum XI)
* ''De Falsis Deis'' (Old English, Bethurum XII; a reworking of a homily by Ælfric)

'Block' 3 ("Archiepiscopal Functions")

* ''Sermo ad Populum'' (Old English, Bethurum XIII)
* ''Sermo in Quadragesima'' (Old English, Bethurum XIV)
* ''Sermo de Cena Domini'' (Old English, Bethurum XV)
* ''Verba Ezechielis Prophete de Pastoribus non recte Agentibus'' (Latin, Bethurum XVIa)
* ''Verba Ezechielis Prophete de Pigris aut Timidis vel Negligentibus Pastoribus'' (Old English, Bethurum XVIb; a translation of XVIa)
* ''Lectio Secundum Lucam'' (Old English, Bethurum XVII)
* ''De Dedicatione Ecclesiae'' (Old English, Bethurum XVIII)

'Block' 4 ("Evil Days")

* ''Be Godcundre Warnunge'' (Old English, Bethurum XIX)
* ''Sermo Lupi ad Anglos'

(Old English, Bethurum XX; in multiple versions written at different times)
* ''Her is gyt Rihtlic Warnung ond Soðlic Myngung Ðeode to Ðearfe'' (Old English, Bethurum XXI)

Miscellaneous

* ''Untitled'' (Napier I)
* ''Untitled'' (Napier XXIII)
* ''Untitled'' (Napier XXIV)
* ''To Folce'' (Napier XXV)
* ''To Eallum Folce'' (Napier XXVII)
* ''Be Mistlican Gelimpan'' (Napier XXXV)
* ''To Eallum Folce'' (Napier XXXVI)
* ''Her Is Gyt Oþer Wel God Eaca'' (Napier XXXVIII)
* ?''Ðis Man Gerædde, đa se Micela Here Com to Lande'' (Napier XXXIX)
* ''Larspel and Scriftboc'' (Napier XLVII; first part only)
* ?''Larspel'' (Napier L)
* ''To Eallan Folke'' (Napier LI)
* ''To Mæssepreostum'' (Napier LII)
* ''To Mæssepreostum'' (Napier LIII)
* ''Sermo Lupi'' (Napier LIX)
* ''Be Hæðendome'' (Napier LX)
* ''Be Cristendome'' (Napier LXI)

* ?''Admonitio episcoporum utilis'' (Latin; ed. Hall; in two versions)
* ?''Admonitio spiritalis doctrinae'' (Latin; ed. CrossJames E. Cross, ‘A Newly-Identified Manuscript’, pp. 78–80.)
* ?''Contra iniquos iudices et falsos testes'' (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''De adiutorio Dei et libero arbitrio'' (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''De blasphemia'' (Latin; ed. Ellio


* ?''De coniugio antiquo'' (Latin; ed. Cross-Hamer)
* ? (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''De decimis dandis'' (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''De diversitate ordinum'' (Latin; ed. Ellio


* ? (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''De ieiunio quattuor temporum'' (Latin; ed. CrossJames E. Cross, ‘A Newly-Identified Manuscript’, pp. 72–76.)
* ?''De paenitentia communi pro quacumque tribulatione'' (Latin; ed. Ellio


* ?''De pastore et praedicatore'' (Latin; ed. Ellio


* ?''De rapinis ecclesiasticarum rerum'' (Latin; ed. Cross; in two versions)
* ?''De resurrectione mortuorum'' (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''De veneratione sacerdotum'' (Latin; ed. Ellio

in multiple versions)
* ?''In nomine Domini'' (Latin; ed. di Sciacca)
* ?''Sermo ad coniugatos et filios'' (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''Sermo ad viduas'' (Latin; ed. Hall)
* ?''Sermo sancti Augustini de baptismo non iterando'' (Latin; ed. Hall)

Legal

* ''Episcopus'' (Old English)
* ''The Laws of Edward and Guthrum'' (Old English)
* ?''The Northumbrian Priests' Law'' (Old English)
* '' Canons of Edgar, The Canons of Edgar'' (Old English)
* ?'' Collectio canonum Wigorniensis'' (Latin; a.k.a. Wulfstan's Canon Law Collection, or the ''Excerptiones pseudo-Ecgberhti'')
* ''Ethelred's legislation, 1008, King's Enham'' (Latin & Old English; survives as VAtr, VIAtr, VIAtrLat, XAtr)
* ''Að'' (Old English)
* ''Mircna laga'' (Old English)
* '' Norðleoda laga'' (Old English)
* ''Ethelred's legislation, ca. 1009, Bath'' (Latin, VIIaAtr)
* ''Hadbot'' (Old English)
* ''Geþyncðo'' (Old English)
* ''Grið'' (Old English)
* ''Ethelred's legislation, 1014'' (Old English, VIIIAtr, ?IXAtr)
* ''Cnut's legislation, 1018'' (Old English, Cn 1018)
* ''Cnut's legislation, 1020'' (Old English, Cn 1020)
* ''Cnut's legislation (secular), ca. 1021'' (Old English, ICn)
* ''Cnut's legislation (ecclesiastical), ca. 1021'' (Old English, IICn)

He also made revisions to

* ''King Athelstan's tithe ordinance'' (IAs)
* ''Edmund's London code'' (IEm)
* ''Edgar's Andover code'' (II-IIIEg)

Philosophical

* ''The Institutes of Polity I'' (Old English; original version)
* ''The Institutes of Polity II'' (Old English; revision)

Poetical

* ''Qui legis hunc titulum'' (Latin; verses praising Wulfstan)
* ''Poem on King Edgar's Succession'' (Old English; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle E, s.a. 959)
* ''Poem on King Edward's Succession'' (Old English; Anglo-Saxon Chronicle D, s.a. 975)Michael Swanton, ed., ''The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle'', p. 121

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Old English literature
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