Презентация, доклад ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD IN 7 MINUTES

the Romans left in the 5th century –
the Angles (southern Danish)
Saxons (German-Dutch)
Jutes (northern Danish).

spoke a common language Old English, which in vocabulary and structure resembled modern German more than English.
The Anglo-Saxon language or Old English is the foundation on which
modern English
has been built.

they were united as
The KINGDOM OF
ENGLAND

earned the title ‘the Great’.
WHY?
Great military commander (victories against the Vikings)
Intellectual activities (established schools, wrote Anglo-Saxon Chronicles in Old English)

after the chief Anglo-Saxon god Woden – it means ‘Woden’s day’.

to England by the Pope in Rome to convert pagan Anglo-Saxons into Christianity. Many people became Christians.
WHY?
The church said that the Christian God would deliver them victory in battles.
CHRISTINISATION during the 7th century.

of English history”.
WHY?
Wrote in Latin The Ecclesiastical History of the English People («Церковная история народа англов»).
King Alfred translated it into Old English.

sample of Germanic pagan poetry.
Author is unknown
The story of a great hero Beowulf
Beowulf is from Sweden
He fought monsters and dragon across Scandinavia
Died for the sake of his people.

about Anglo-Saxon life.
Universal values are discussed: heroes and heroism, the good life, virtue, honor, glory.
The heroic poem sings the heroic deeds of a man, his bravery, his love for people and readiness of self-sacrifice for the sake of his country.

or legendary poem? Why?

the 5th to the 11th century.
The Anglo-Saxon period covers about 600 years.
7 independent kingdoms
Alfred the Great
The Venerable Bede
Beowulf is legendary, fights with monsters and dragon.