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Anglo-Saxon Period407 - 1066 AD
Celts Welsh language isolated for centuries Flamboyant descriptions
55 B.C. Julius Caesar invades Briton
55 B.C. - 407 A.D. Roman Influence Hadrian’s Wall -- separated Romans from Celts
407 AD Roman troops leave Britain to defend
Rome Civilized – agriculture, roads, architecture,
irrigation systems, baths, arts, music, Christianity
Anglo-Saxon Period407 to 1066 AD
449 AD – Anglo-Saxon Invasion
The Dark Ages Angles/Saxons/Jutes/Frisians Divided England into 7 kingdoms Angles were the most dominant
(Angle-land = England)
Stonehenge
Anglo-Saxon Culture Sea-faring people, love of battle Land of tribes/chieftains/warriors Short, bleak, violent lives Pagans (wyrd = fate) Druids (runic alphabet) Oral culture -- unable to read or write Understatement, ambiguity, innuendo, word-play,
riddles and circular poems
597 AD
St. Augustine establishes monastery at Canterbury
Christianity begins to spread -- Latin, Greek, and Hebrew
Venerable Bede – 1st historian of English history
750 AD
Beowulf Author unknown Epic, hero quest Oldest surviving poem
in English
793 AD
Vikings (Danes) start raiding and looting Gained control of North and East England
851 ADKing Alfred the
Great
Savior of the English language
Founder of English prose
Only English king to be called “the Great”
King Alfred the Great
1066 AD Anglo-Saxon period
ends with the Norman Conquest and the battle over control of England.
William the Conqueror defeats Harold II at Battle of Hastings to become King of England.
Language and Literature Roman alphabet replaces the runic alphabet Poetry, etc., are oral arts Printing was hand-written by scribes Very few manuscripts survived – Beowulf, Exeter
book, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Literature has elements of the time period –
battles, supernatural creatures, heroic deeds, pagan and Christian elements, fate, loyalty
Terms to Know
Caesura
A pause dividing a line into 2 parts
EXAMPLE: He took what he wanted // all the treasures
Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Epitaph: inscription on tomb, any verse commemorating someone who has died
Kenning
Metaphorical compound words or phrases substituted for simple nouns
“whale’s way” = sea “shepherd of evil” = Grendel
Narrative Poetry
Poetry that tells a story Epic is a narrative poem Strong rhythm Repetition of sounds/words/phrases/ideas Parallel grammatical structure
7 Characteristics of an Epic1. Hero of high social status or historical
importance2. Fateful actions3. Courageous and superhuman deeds4. Supernatural complications5. Large-scale setting, long journey6. Formal speeches7. Universal ideas/themes (good v. evil; life/death)
Beowulf