Old English period indicates the traditions, language, and literature written or spoken in
England in the time of Anglo Saxons.
Who is regarded as the first poet in the old English Period?
Caedmon.
What do you know about old English themes of poetry?
Old English poetry was written when there were battles, conflicts, and struggles. it has common themes of morality bravery and religious values, supernaturalism, bloodshed were important
themes.
What are the names of poets of this age?
Caedmon
Cynewulf
Bede
Alfred the Great.
Caedmon
Cynewulf
Bede
Alfred the Great.
Beowulf
The wanderer
The Seafarer.
What were the important dialects of this age?
Kentish
Mercian
Northumbrian
West Saxon.
Who were Germanic tribes?
Angles
Jutes
Saxons.
What were the two old English poetry styles?
The heroic Germanic and the Christian style were two important poetry styles.
How an old English poetry has survived?
It had survived in different manuscripts. Some of them are below,
1.Caedmon manuscript or also called Junius Manuscript
2.Vercelli book
3.Exeter Book
4. Nowell Codex or it is also called The Beowulf Manuscript
Who was prominent Prose writer in old English Literature?
Alfred the king, he has translated various books from Latin into old English. Gregory the Great’s and The Pastoral Care were his important translated books.
Who was King Alfred?
He was the king of Wessex. He was called Alfred the Great. he became the great king of
England. He had defeated Vikings.
Who was Edward the Confessor?
In 1042 Edward become the king of England. He was very religious that is why he was called
Edward the Confessor.
Why Battle of Hasting take place?
The only reason behind this battle was the death of King Edward and he had to leave the
Throne without an heir.
Who won the Battle of Hasting?
Battle of Hasting won by William the Conqueror, also called the Duke of Normandy. It was fought
between Harold the Anglo-Saxon English king And William.
When did Vikings attack Britain?
787AD.
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