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Chaucer is fairly accessible. Think northern UK accent with some french words, and choose something short to start. I've read the Canterbury tales more than once, including when on a long walk with my donkey, who seems to enjoy me reading aloud. Not all of the tales are funny, and some seem poorly assorted to the narrator. I learned a large chunk of the prologue by heart when fifteen years old, and can still remember most of what I learned, despite having forgotten many far more important and useful things.
I read Beowulf too, in an edition with the original text and a translation on facing pages. I wish I could find that book again in the twenty packing cases in the barn.
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