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Ælfric (ăl`frĭk), c.955–1020, English writer and Benedictine monk. He was the greatest English scholar during the revival of learning fostered by the Benedictine monasteries in the second half of the 10th cent. His aim was to educate the laity as well as the clergy. He wrote in English a series of saints' lives and homilies—designed for use as sermons by the preachers who were generally unable to read Latin. Ælfric was also the author of a grammar, a glossary, and a colloquy, which were for many years the standard texts for Latin study in English monasteries. Among his other writings are the Heptateuch, a free English version of the first seven books of the Bible. Ælfric is considered the chief prose stylist of the period. His later writings were strongly influenced by the balance, alliteration, and rhythm of Latin prose.

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See Selected Homilies (ed. by H. Sweet, 1922) and the Heptateuch and Other Writings (ed. by Early English Text Society, 1922); study by J. Hurt (1972); bibliography by L. M. Reinsma (1987).

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Books stolen included a first edition of Beowulf and two works by the 10th Century scholar Aelfric, one printed in 1566 and the other in 1709.

Book investigation enters new chapter; New evidence sees dealer ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

And the haul also included two works by 10th-century scholar Aelfric printed in 1566 and a version of Beowulf printed in 1815.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NICKING; Stolen collection of Bard's work is found at ... by The Mirror (London, England)

Det Supt Andy Reddick, who is leading the inquiry, said that there was no suggestion at the moment that the seven other items stolen from Palace Green had been found - they included a first edition of Beowulf and a manuscript of the life of the Anglo-Saxon saint Aelfric.

Missing Shakespeare: stolen First Folio surfaces in US by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

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