In his best known publication, Anglo-Saxon Poetry, Bradley has translated into modern English prose virtually the entire corpus of extant Anglo-Saxon poetry. Bradley studied Anglo-Saxon at University College, Oxford, and subsequently taught it at King's College London then in the University of York where he became a Professor of English and Related Literature. From 1990 he was seconded to the Centre for Grundtvig Studies in the Theology Faculty of the University of Aarhus, Denmark, as a Research and Teaching Associate, during which period he published articles on N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) exploring the nature of Grundtvig's indebtedness to Anglo-Saxon literature and culture.
In his most renowned work, Anglo-Saxon Poetry, Bradley has translated into contemporary English prose nearly all of the surviving Anglo-Saxon poetry. Bradley studied Anglo-Saxon at University College, Oxford, and subsequently instructed it at King's College London then in the University of York where he became a Professor of English and Related Literature. From 1990 he was temporarily assigned to the Centre for Grundtvig Studies in the Theology Faculty of the University of Aarhus, Denmark, as a Research and Teaching Associate, during which period he published articles on N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783-1872) examining the nature of Grundtvig's debt to Anglo-Saxon literature and culture.