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Multiple translations are available free online. In the course of the tale, Beowulf fights both Grendel himself AND Grendel’s mother, eventually growing from a warrior practicing the codes of heroism to a leader capable of assuming kingship of his own land. This much beloved long poem tells of how the young warrior Beowulf comes to Hrothgar’s Danish kingdom to rid him and his people of the murderous monster Grendel. In this poem’s 18 lines readers can find, even in translations, an example of the 4-beat line typical of Anglo-Saxon poetry, in which Beowulf is also written. The poem is written in Latin in some extant copies and in Anglo-Saxon in a few others. It was recorded much later in writing by the learned monk Bede in his Ecclesiastical History. Originally an oral hymn composed by a cowherd named Caedmon, this is the earliest example of a poem written in English. Old English LiteratureĬaedmon’s Hymn, in Bede’s An Ecclesiastical History of the English People, created between 775-825.
Augustine arrives in Kent, beginning conversion of Anglo-Saxons to ChristianityĨ71-899: Reign of King Alfred “the Great,” who quelled Viking invaders, established power over other kings in England, and promoted books and learning. 450: Anglo Saxons invade and conquer the Britonsĥ97: St. Old English Literature Written During Anglo-Saxon Rule Significant Historical Dates:Ĥ3-420: Roman invasion and occupation of BritainĤ10: Last Romans leave Britain, recalled to Rome by barbarian invasionsĬa. Beowulf and company return victorious with the head of Grendel the monster.
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