anglo saxons and beowulf
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THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD
ANDBEOWULF
THE ANGLO-SAXONSThe Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century.They included:- people from Germanic tribes who
migrated to the island from continental Europe.
- indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language.
THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD
The Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period of British history between about 450 (their initial settlement) and 1066 (the Norman Conquest).
Anglo-Saxon is also known as Old English, and it is the language which, through the centuries, has developed into the English language we know today.
Anglo-Saxon is like a foreign language even to a native speaker of English
THE ANGLO-SAXON LANGUAGE
Swa þa drihtguman dreamum lifdon,
eadiglice, oð ðæt an ongan
fyrene fremman feond on helle;
wæs se grimma gæst Grendel haten,
mære mearcstapa, se þe moras heold,
fen ond fæsten; fifelcynnes eard
wonsæli wer weardode hwile,
siþðan him Scyppend forscrifen hæfde
in Caines cynne--- þone cwealm gewræc
ece Drihten, þæs þe he Abel slog;
ne gefeah he þære fæhðe, ac hehine feor
forwræc,
Metod for þy mane mancynne fram.
OLD ENGLISH MODERN ENGLISHSo lived the clansmen in cheer and
revel
a winsome life, till one began
to fashion evils, that field of hell.
Grendel this monster grim was
called,
march-riever[5] mighty, in moorland
living,
in fen and fastness; fief of the giants
the hapless wight a while had kept
since the Creator his exile doomed.
On kin of Cain was the killing
avenged
by sovran God for slaughtered Abel.
Ill fared his feud,[6] and far was he
driven,
for the slaughter's sake, from sight
of men.
Can you recognise any modern English words in Old English?
ANGLO-SAXON SAGAS
Anglo-Saxon sagas are stories that mix references to real events with characters and events from Anglo-Saxon legends.
They were told to entertain people, particularly at feasts which involved lots of eating and drinking late into the night!
BEOWULF
What does each picture signify? What conclusions can you draw on Beowulf?
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