ealra hālgena ǣfen

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Hana Videen

ealra hālgena ǣfen, n: All Hallows’ Eve. (EH-al-ra HALL-yeh-na AE-ven / ˈɛal-ɹa ˈhaːl-jɛ-na ˈæː-vɛn)

Happy Halloween!

halloween — The Three Living and the Three Dead from the De Lisle Psalter. England, c. 1308-1340. British Library, Arundel MS 83, f. 127r. [bl.uk]

3 thoughts on “ealra hālgena ǣfen”

David Jones

November 2, 2014 at 3:28 pm Reply

The Three Living and The Three Dead from the 14th century Psalter of Robert de Lisle. I think.

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beoshewulf

November 2, 2014 at 4:21 pm Reply

Is that right? Thank you, David!

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David Jones

November 3, 2014 at 7:44 pm Reply

Glad to help. Simon Schama discusses it in the BBC series “A History of Britain”, in the episode King Death.

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