Antologia Edad Media Vol 1 Book

The format of this reader is very good for beginners, I think, as well as for those who don't care much about the language. The glosses of most words are right there on the side of the page, or else down below in footnotes when things get sticky, so even if your knowledge of Old English is small, you can get through some of the easier texts. I've been studying Old English for a couple years now, and I find myself getting pretty lazy while reading it, that I focus on the meaning more than the language (though this might be due to my being more of a lit person than a lang person...). Still, the footnotes and opening sections on the text are very informative, and the variety of texts in here is really great.