英国文学简小题.doc

英国文学简史小题 The English people are of a mixed blood. The early inhabitants in the island now we call England were Britons, a tribe of Celts. From the Britons the island got its name of Britain, the land of Britons. At the same time Britain was invaded by swarms of pirates, from Northern Europe, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. The Anglo-Saxon period witnessed a transition from tribal society to feudalism. The Anglo-Saxons were heathen people. The Anglo-Saxons were Christianized in the seventh century. Beowulf over 3000 lines, the national epic of the English people. Featu