Slide 1Beowulf An Epic Battle of Good vs. Evil Slide 2 Origins Narrative set in the Dark Ages (500-700 A.D.) Earliest written form in 10 th century Transcribed by Christian…
Slide 1 Slide 2 Why Study Beowulf? So what? It is the oldest piece of literature in the English language. It is the earliest European epic writing in the vernacular,…
Slide 1 The Anglo-Saxon Period British Literature Slide 2 Who were the Anglo-Saxons? The Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes who invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries are…