The British Library has the original manuscript of Beowulf that was published in the year 1000, most likely during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready. It is widely considered the best poem ...

There's a vitally important word in the epic tale of Beowulf and, according to Maria Dahvana Headley, it's been translated incorrectly for a very long time. The word is aglæca/æglæca — no one ...

The mysterious Voynich manuscript has finally been decoded [UPDATED] History researcher says that it's a mostly plagiarized guide to women's health.

A manuscript written in incomprehensible text and dating back to the middle ages has spawned countless theories. But will we ever know where it comes from, who wrote it or what it means?

A manuscript written in incomprehensible text and dating back to the middle ages has spawned countless theories. But will we ever know where it comes from, who wrote it or what it means?

The Art of (Successfully) Appealing a Manuscript Rejection When is it worth the effort to appeal a journal’s rejection of your paper?

Unfortunately, the move did not save the manuscript from harm. In 1731 a fire at Ashburnham House scorched the edges of the "Beowulf" pages.

Beowulf, of precarious provenance—the single surviving, crumbling manuscript bears the scorch marks of an 18th-century library fire—has traveled across a thousand years to lodge in our ...

The mysterious 15th century Voynich Manuscript has been puzzling academics for centuries and it still isn’t clear what the book is about.