The anglo saxon period: 450 CE - 1066 CE kunship is the relationship between an individual and the other members of the tribe. comitatus is a Germanic power arrangement in which the king was obliged to rule in consultation with this thanes or knights. feraternity is the close social bonds among the men of the tribe. Vilance is a part of everyday life. wergild: a legally binding arrangements in Germanic societies where in money was paid to the family of the victim of a murder or injury by the offender. mead hall was in early germanic cultures the mead hall was where they’d play games, drink and talk to women. wyrd is fate or destiny as determined by the gods. anglo saxon was the earliest form of the english language and they were great artist. 43 CE the Romans occupy britannia in early 5th century the roman empire falls. 8th- 10th Danes and the vikings invade control a large part of britain known as the danelaw. beowulf is a warrior’s warrior fights bravely for himself , his family and his king. MassuloEnglishUSN Beowulf, lesson 1: Introducing the Anglo Saxons Youtube.com 29, July 2013 web 4 September 2014
life is the greatest journey you will ever be on !
ealdor in seo mæst for will eow be æfre on!
the anglo saxon folk epic poem
The Anglo Saxon epic poem is about literature written in Old English . During the 600-year period, England from the mid-5th century to the NormanConquest of 1066. These works include genres of different kind especially Epic Poetry. http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Anglo-Saxon_literature.html
Here is my poem, written to reflect the style of the folk epic Beowulf
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Old english cognates
Notice the words in Old English, from 1200 years ago, that we still use today.