Call for Papers
The Heroic Age welcomes and encourages papers on topics unrelated to themed issues at any time.
Editions and Translations
The Heroic Age invites submissions of new editions and translations of early medieval texts related to Northen Europe. Both complete works and fragments of longer works will be considered for publication. The original may be in either an early medieval vernacular or Latin or Greek. Translations and editions should not exceed 7000 words, although longer texts may be considered. Please consult the Author's Instructions for general submission guidelines. Preference will be given to texts that do not exist in a modern edition or translation. Please indicate if the text is previously unedited or untranslated.
The Heroic Age publishes the following types of materials:
- Feature Articles
- Editions and Translations
- History by Biography
- Book Reviews
- Film and Television Reviews
The Heroic Age Issue 12: Early Medieval Languages and Linguistics (January 2008)
The Heroic Age invites submissions on any aspect of Late Antique or Early Medieval languages and linguistics. Topics may include (but are not limited to): place name studies; vocabulary borrowed from different languages (such as William Sayers exploration of the borrowing of nautical vocabulary from Norse in Issue 8 of The Heroic Age); growth of vernacular languages; the influence of Latin on vernacular; vernacular influence on Latin; runes; ogam; editions or translations of little known texts or inscriptions; the use or mis-use of Greek or Hebrew.
Submissions will be received at any time, no later than October 1, 2007. Submissions should be sent to Larry Swain.
The Heroic Age Issue 13: Early Medieval Manuscripts: Use and Abuse (July 2008)
The Heroic Age invites submissions exploring the use or abuse of Late Antique and Early Medieval manuscripts. Studies of individual manuscripts, or the influence of disparate manuscripts on a particular text, the peculiar travels of a manuscript(s), and other studies are encouraged and welcome.
Submissions will be received at any time, no later than April 1, 2008. Submissions should be sent to Larry Swain.
Future issues and sections currently planned for The Heroic Age include but are not limited to:
- Late Antiquity in NW Europe
- The Normans
- Folklore of the Early Middle Ages
- Arthur Redux
- Study of the Bible in the Early Middle Ages