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The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066

The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066. Introduction to the Literary Period. The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066. Choose a link on the time line to go to a milestone. A.D. 1066 Norman Invasion. 300s B.C. Celts in Britain. A.D. 449 Anglo-Saxon Invasion. 55 B.C–A.D.409 Roman Occupation. A.D.878

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The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066

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  1. The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066 Introduction to the Literary Period

  2. The Anglo-Saxons: 449–1066 Choose a link on the time line to go to a milestone. A.D. 1066 Norman Invasion 300s B.C. Celts in Britain A.D. 449 Anglo-Saxon Invasion 55 B.C–A.D.409 Roman Occupation A.D.878 King Alfred against the Danes A.D. 1 A.D. 300 A.D. 900 A.D. 1200 300 B.C. A.D. 600 A.D. 400–699 Spread of Christianity

  3. Before and during the 4th century B.C. • Britain home to several Celtic tribes • Britain named for one Celtic tribe—the Brythons • Celtic religion a form of animism • Druids were Celtic priests Stonehenge

  4. The Roman Occupation 55 B.C. Hadrian’s Wall Julius Caesar invades Britain A.D. 43 Celts defeated by Claudius • Romans build walls, villas, baths, roads A.D. 409 Romans evacuate their troops • Britain left vulnerable to attack • Central government breaks down Romanruins

  5. Effects of Roman Invasion • Latin heavily influenced the English language • Relative Peace • Christianity begins to take hold in England (but does not fully displace Paganism for several hundred years)‏

  6. The Anglo-Saxon Invasion Jutes Angles Saxons Celts A.D. 449 The Anglo-Saxons push the Celts into the far west of the country.

  7. The Anglo-Saxon Invasion Anglo-Saxon Society • kinship groups led by strong warrior chief • people farmed, established local governments, produced fine craftwork • English emerged as a written language

  8. The Anglo-Saxon Invasion Page from Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Old English

  9. Norse god Anglo-Saxon god Day of week Odin Woden Thor Thunor The Anglo-Saxon Invasion The Anglo-Saxon religion • offered no hope of an afterlife • valued earthly virtues of bravery, loyalty, generosity, and friendship • similar to what we call Norse mythology Wednesday Thursday

  10. The Anglo-Saxon Invasion The Anglo-Saxon bards • called scops • strummed harp as they sang • sang of heroic deeds • were often warriors Why were the scops important? • Anglo-Saxons did not believe in afterlife • warriors gained immortality through songs Anglo-Saxon harp

  11. King Alfred against the Danes 8th–9th centuries Vikings called Danes invade Britain 871Alfred of Wessex is king of England. 878King Alfred unifies Anglo-Saxons against the Danes. • King Sweyn and his Danish troops arrive in England, from a manuscript (c. 14th century) • England becomes a nation.

  12. The Spread of Christianity Around A.D. 400 • Christian monks settle in Britain • Christianity and Anglo-Saxon culture co-exist By A.D. 699 • British pagan religions replaced by Christianity

  13. The Norman Invasion 1066 • William of Normandy crosses the English Channel • William defeats Harold and Anglo-Saxon army • French replaces English as the language of the ruling class The Norman Invasion, Bayeux Tapestry

  14. Objectives • To identify characteristics of Anglo-Saxon culture as reflected in the writings of the period • To analyze the relationship between literature and history • To analyze the relationship between language and literature • To analyze the relationship between Old English and Modern English • To identify the literary elements of Anglo-Saxon poetry • To demonstrate an understanding of the Anglo-Saxon period and literature by writing compositions of analysis and comparisons

  15. On a clean sheet of paperDon’t forget your name • Why is the Anglo-Saxon period usually dated from 449? • Who is credited with the unification of England? • What function was performed by the scop? • What even brought the Anglo-Saxon period to a close?

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