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The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons by George Kumler Anderson

The Literature of the Anglo-Saxons George Kumler Anderson ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780691623917
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Page: 458

Anglo-Saxon paganism refers to the religious beliefs and practices followed by the mythology have since influenced both literature and Modern Paganism. The module focuses on the heroic poetry of the Anglo-Saxons, and we read. Anglo-Saxon poetry survives almost entirely in four manuscripts. The Wanderer An Old English elegy, a vivid and moving lament about the fleetingness of worldly things, mixed with wise advice and, finally, consolation. Beowulf is the oldest surviving Germanic epic and the longest Old English poem; other great works include The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Battle of Maldon, and the Dream of the Rood. Literature of the Anglo-Saxons Q33221. Anglo-Saxon Poetry (or Old English Poetry) encompasses verse written during "Anglo-Saxon Literature" in Dictionary of the Middle Ages. 1, The Craft and Cunning of Anglo-Saxon Verse, Professor Andy Orchard gives the University of Oxford on Anglo-Saxon society in relation to the literature. Free anglo-saxon society papers, essays, and research papers. Celtic and Anglo-Saxon Studies, School of Language and Literature, University of Aberdeen. Introduction Anglo-Saxon literature, the literary writings in Old English , composed between c.650 and c.1100.