Toller Lecture facts for kids
The Toller Lecture is a special yearly talk held at the University of Manchester in England. It takes place at the Manchester Centre for Anglo-Saxon Studies], which studies the history and culture of early England.
The lecture is named after Thomas Northcote Toller. He was a very important scholar who helped create An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. This dictionary helps people understand old English words.
Who Gives the Toller Lecture?
Many famous experts have given the Toller Lecture over the years. These speakers are usually top scholars in Anglo-Saxon studies.
Notable Speakers
The first person to give the Toller Lecture was Janet Bateley. Other well-known speakers include:
- Rolf Bremmer
- George Brown
- Michelle P. Brown
- Roberta Frank
- Helmut Gneuss
- Joyce Hill
- Nicholas Howe
- Simon Keynes
- Clare Lees
- Katherine O'Brien O'Keeffe
- Paul Szarmach
- Elaine Treharne
- Leslie Webster
- Barbara Yorke
These experts share their new ideas and research about Anglo-Saxon history and culture.
Where to Find the Lectures
For many years, most of the Toller Lectures were printed in a journal called the Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
Later, a book was published in 2003. It contained updated versions of lectures from 1987 to 1997. This book also included new essays about Thomas Northcote Toller and a special collection of his works at the John Rylands Library.
More recently, the way these lectures are published changed. The Bulletin started focusing more on the Library's unique collections. Because of this, the Toller Lectures were no longer published there. So, a new collection of recent Toller Lectures was published as a separate book in 2017.
