Old English Abroad


A hybrid/online lecture series on the reception and study of
early medieval English language and literature outside the Anglophone world.

The Old English Abroad lecture series is co-organized by the EMERGENCE project (ERC Horizon Europe; Leiden University) and OE-CONNECT (Una Europa; Jagiellonian University Kraków – Leiden University – University of Zurich).

We are proud to present the following speaker:

Professor Santiago Disalvo (Universidad Nacional de la Plata)
'Awareness and References to Early Medieval English Poetry in Spanish-speaking Intellectual Circles (Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries)'
21 July, 2026; 14:00 CEST

Location: Lipsius, room 2.27 (Leiden University) and ONLINE


Subsequent to the lecture, we will organize a student workshop for the EMERGENCE project, aimed at transcribing the letters of Old English lexicographer Joseph Bosworth to the Frisian scholar Joast Hiddes Halbertsma. If you are interested in attending the lecture and/or the workshop, please let us know by filling out the form below:

Registration form (or use this link)