the Anglo-Saxon period___ the Anglo-Norman Period and Romance.pptVIP

The Anglo-Saxon Period (450-1066) Important Points The Making of England The English people are not of one origin but a mixed blood. I. The Roman Conquest I. The Roman Conquest Influences of the Roman Conquest 1.Britons, trodden (trampled) down as slaves or cultivators of the land 2. The Roman mode of life came across to Britain with the Conquest After the Roman Conquest, frequently swarms of pirates came to invade from Northern Europe . Social Condition of the Anglo-Saxons The Anglo-Saxon religious belief The Anglo-Saxons were heathen (异教徒) people, believing in old mythology of Northern Europe. English language was influenced by the Northern mythology. The Anglo-Saxon religious belief In 597 St. Augustine from Rome brought Christianity. Within 100 years the whole England was Christianized. Heathen people with their paganism withdrew to remote areas. A mixture of paganism and Christianity existed in the Anglo-Saxon society. The monks in the monasteries maintained to tinge the earliest works when copied them. Anglo-Saxon Literature Anglo-Saxon Literature In the 8th century, Anglo-Saxon prose appeared. Beowulf 1. Beowulf is a national epic of the English people. 2. It is the representative works of the early English literature with over 3000 lines. 3. Its writer is unknown. Characters in the story: Beowulf: a nephew of king of Gents, a people in Denmark. Hrothgar: king of Denmark. Grendel: a monster. She-monster(女妖怪): Grendel’s mother. Dragon: a fire dragon, a monster. Beowulf: the plot of the story The poem can be divided into four parts: 1)The fight against Grendel Beowulf: the plot of the story 2)The fight against Grendels mother 3)The fight against the Dragon 4) Death and funeral Beowulf 1. It is a folk legend brought to England by the Anglo Saxon from their primitive Northern Europe. 2. It was passed down from mouth to mouth. 3. It was written down in the 10th century. 4. Beowulf is a grand