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    English literature began with Anglo-Saxon literature as the Angles and Saxons occupied Britain and brought their oral tradition of poems about battles, gods, and heroes. The most famous work of Anglo-Saxon literature is Beowulf, an epic poem about a hero who battles monsters. Anglo-Saxon literature was originally oral and pagan but later included more religious themes after Christianity arrived. Important Anglo-Saxon poets included Caedmon and Cynewulf who wrote religious poetry. Prose also developed during this period through King Alfred's translation of Latin texts to English. The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from 670 to 1066 AD and ended when William the Conqueror defeated the English king at the Battle of Hastings.

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    English literature began with Anglo-Saxon literature as the Angles and Saxons occupied Britain and brought their oral tradition of poems about battles, gods, and heroes. The most famous work of Anglo-Saxon literature is Beowulf, an epic poem about a hero who battles monsters. Anglo-Saxon literature was originally oral and pagan but later included more religious themes after Christianity arrived. Important Anglo-Saxon poets included Caedmon and Cynewulf who wrote religious poetry. Prose also developed during this period through King Alfred's translation of Latin texts to English. The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from 670 to 1066 AD and ended when William the Conqueror defeated the English king at the Battle of Hastings.

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    English literature began with Anglo-Saxon literature as the Angles and Saxons occupied Britain and brought their oral tradition of poems about battles, gods, and heroes. The most famous work of Anglo-Saxon literature is Beowulf, an epic poem about a hero who battles monsters. Anglo-Saxon literature was originally oral and pagan but later included more religious themes after Christianity arrived. Important Anglo-Saxon poets included Caedmon and Cynewulf who wrote religious poetry. Prose also developed during this period through King Alfred's translation of Latin texts to English. The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from 670 to 1066 AD and ended when William the Conqueror defeated the English king at the Battle of Hastings.

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    Submitted To: Mam Noor Ul Ain

    Subject: History of English Literature


    Submitted by Group A

    Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and


    Information Technology.

    1
    Background of Anglo-Saxon
    English Literature started with Anglo-Saxon literature. English was common
    tongue of Angles and Saxons before occupied Britain. Before they
    occupied Britain, they lived along the coasts of Sweden and Denmark, and
    the occupied land was called Engle-land (England).
    Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon
     These tribes were fearless, adventurous and brave.
     They sang at their feast about battles, gods and their ancestral
    heroes and some of their chiefs were bards (poets).
     Their Songs was about religion, wars and agriculture and English
    poetry began from these songs.

    5 principles of Anglo-Saxon
    They followed five principles in their life.
    1. Love to personal freedom
    2. Responsiveness to nature
    3. Love for religion
    4. Love for womanhood
    5. Struggle for glory

    Literature of Anglo-Saxon
    Much of Anglo-Saxon poetry is lost, few fragments left.
     Beowulf is a tale of adventures of Beowulf, the hero, who is a
    champion and slayer of monsters. The incidents in it are such as may
    be found in hundreds of other stories. It is full of all sorts of
    references and allusions.
     Widsith describes continental courts visited in imagination by a far-
    wandering poet.
     Walhere tells how Walter of Aquitaine withstood a host of foes in the
    passes of the Vosges.
     The Fight at Finnesburg deals with the same favorite theme of battle
    against fearful odds.

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     Complaint of Doer describe the disappointment of a lover.
     After the Anglo-Saxon embraced Christianity, the poets took up
    religious themes as the subject matter of t heir poetry.
     Major Portion of Anglo-Saxon poetry is religious.

    Famous Poets
    The two important religious poets were Caedmon and Cynewulf.
     Caedmon sang in series the whole story of fate of man, from the
    Creation and the Fall to the Redemption and the Last Judgment.
     Cynewulf his important poem is Crist, a metrical narrative of leading
    events a Christ's ministry upon earth, including his return to
    judgment.

    Development of Prose
    o This period was also marked by the beginning of English Prose. •
    King Alfred translated Latin to English through which a prose was
    established.
    o There was no break in prose of Anglo-Saxon Period.
    o The great success of Anglo-Saxon prose is in religious events.
    o The two great pioneers of English prose were King Alfred and Priest
    Aelfric.
    o Alfred the Great, the glorious king of Wessex, who translate a number
    of Latin Chronicles (Historical books) in English.
    o Aelfric a priest, who wrote sermons in a sort of poetic prose.

    Ending of Anglo-Saxon Period


     The Anglo-Saxon period was ended in 1066 A.D, when last king of
    Saxon Harold defeated by William the Conqueror of Normandy at the
    battle of Hastings.
     The Anglo-Saxon period in English literature extends from 670 A.D to
    1100 A.D.
     The new period was Anglo-Norman Period or Middle English (1100 to
    1500).

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    References....
    • A Critical History of English Literature by B.R Mullik

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