2006-09-17 11:42:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Anglo-Saxon literature (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of Britain, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others.
Beowulf is a good example of Anglo-Saxon literature.
I hope this helps. BTW, I greatly enjoyed your use of the word 'tarnation'. Thank you.
2006-09-17 11:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by mattwms_97 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anglo-Saxon literature (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of Britain, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others. In all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from the period, a significant corpus of both popular interest and specialist research.
2006-09-17 22:59:40 · answer #2 · answered by Lynn Rosemary 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anglo-Saxon literature (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of Britain, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066. These works include genres such as epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, Bible translations, legal works, chronicles, riddles, and others. In all there are about 400 surviving manuscripts from the period, a significant corpus of both popular interest and specialist research.
2006-09-17 11:46:03 · answer #3 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm. Is tarnation supposed to be capitalized? I haven't ever been there.
2006-09-17 13:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by ravin_lunatic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Refers to a geographic area. North-Central Europe, basically.
2006-09-17 11:48:33 · answer #5 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋