There were eight entrants in this years competition, reading a mixuture of Old English, Medieval Irish and Latin passages. The 2008 winner was Shem Jarrold (Prelim to Part I, Pembroke), who read a section of the Medieval Irish text A Mór Maigne Moige Síuil (or, On the loss of a pet goose). This year there […]

We had a record number of entrants performing in languages drawn from the range offered by the Department and for the first time two first prizes were awarded to separate acts. The 2007 winners are James Lloyd (Peterhouse, second year) who read Beowulf in Old English, and Aidan Russell (Trinity College, third year) who read […]