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- took special interest in studying Anglo-Saxon literature, and Old English ... *Cameron, Angus. 1982. "Anglo-Saxon Literature" in Dictionary ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- Anglo-Saxon England refers to the period of English history from the ... When the Anglo-Saxon period ended and the Norman period began, this ...18 KB (2,773 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- Cædmon is the earliest English poet whose name is known. An Anglo ... Cædmon is one of twelve Anglo-Saxon poets identified in medieval ...20 KB (2,950 words) - 10:15, 25 November 2023
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English ... *Anglo-Saxon literature ==Notes== ==References== *Abels, Richard. Alfred ...32 KB (4,981 words) - 06:00, 28 July 2023
- called the Laud Manuscript), one of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, contains unique ... The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles were composed and maintained between the ...16 KB (2,619 words) - 01:36, 24 November 2022
- With respect to literature, Bede is known primarily for two reasons ... scripture. He was proficient in Church literature as well as the classics ...12 KB (1,884 words) - 10:20, 26 September 2023
- promise of children connected to the old Anglo-Saxon dynasty and thus a union ... new Norman rulers of England and the old Anglo-Saxon dynasty. This was important ...12 KB (1,885 words) - 16:52, 7 November 2022
- and easily the most important work of literature written in that language ... to receive praise as a great work of literature comparable to the classical ...26 KB (4,193 words) - 10:54, 28 September 2023
- of England. The two combatants are the Anglo-Saxon English, led by Harold ... designed and constructed in England by Anglo-Saxon artists given that Odo ...17 KB (2,716 words) - 03:10, 26 September 2023
- shorter adjectives and adjectives from Anglo-Saxon to use -er and -est, and ... category: Art, music, literature, sports and leisure category: Linguistics ...13 KB (1,956 words) - 06:00, 15 June 2023
- verse are those found in the oldest literature of many Germanic languages ... of the earliest monuments of Germanic literature. The Golden horns of Gallehus ...24 KB (3,773 words) - 20:35, 30 November 2023
- Category:art, music, literature, sports and leisure Category:Music Category:musical instruments 898199357 ...15 KB (2,127 words) - 15:46, 27 December 2023
- Godiva (or Godgifu) (fl. 1040-1080) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman ... === Literature === *In 1939, Dr. Seuss wrote a short illustrated novel ...16 KB (2,352 words) - 05:33, 4 March 2023
- English nation. As king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from ... sent to Rome where, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was confirmed ...34 KB (5,332 words) - 20:42, 20 July 2023
- of medieval French and English romance literature. Lais are short (typically ... – hallmarks of the emerging literature of the times. Five different ...12 KB (1,973 words) - 04:15, 6 November 2022
- a way for a society to transmit history, literature, law and other knowledges ... whose application of their model to Anglo-Saxon traditions demonstrated ...37 KB (5,219 words) - 00:59, 18 November 2022
- essayist and author of children's literature. As a literary stylist ... heart-wrenching stories in children's literature. ==Biography== ...13 KB (2,032 words) - 05:37, 4 August 2023
- not only the father of English literature, but also, often of the ... The poem is in stark contrast to other literature of the period in ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 06:52, 18 April 2024
- thorough knowledge of Classical Latin literature, as well as his considerable ... single most beautiful poem in English literature—but also for its innovative ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 21:15, 30 April 2023
- Carolingian style, Ottonian style, and Anglo-Saxon style, yielded the zigzag ... Category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisure category:History ...13 KB (2,009 words) - 04:56, 16 December 2022
- the Celtic Revival in British literature. Often considered to be ... city, where his father taught English Literature. It was in the school& ...9 KB (1,416 words) - 17:27, 12 February 2024
- of both English and, specifically, Scottish literature. ... figure in the development of Scottish and world literature. ...17 KB (2,589 words) - 22:29, 3 May 2023
- ugly.) The suffix -ly derives from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning "like." ... category:Art, music, literature, sports and leisure category:Linguistics ...12 KB (1,741 words) - 23:31, 17 December 2022
- ) is the oldest major work of French literature. It exists in various ... Unlike later Renaissance and romantic literature, the poem focuses on action ...19 KB (2,962 words) - 17:33, 30 April 2023
- A notable stylistic aspect of medieval Arthurian literature is that ... an important role in the fifth century Anglo-Saxon conquest of eastern Britain ...21 KB (3,215 words) - 11:02, 16 August 2023
- The name silver is derived from the Anglo-Saxon seolfor (compare with ... in the last few years in the medical literature, including one possible ...20 KB (2,849 words) - 22:08, 29 January 2023
- * Horae Sinicae: Translations from the Popular Literature of the Chinese. By Rev Robert Morrison. London : printed for Black and Parry (et al ...15 KB (2,249 words) - 01:44, 16 December 2022
- that are unlike anything else in English literature. His poems are best understood ... In 1884 he became professor of Greek literature at University College Dublin ...14 KB (2,348 words) - 20:30, 13 December 2023
- a distinguished example of Elizabethan literature, and is still required ... a distinguished example of Elizabethan literature, and excerpts are still ...12 KB (1,851 words) - 21:41, 8 December 2022
- at the Last Judgement, found in Anglo-Saxon art from about 800, and later all over Europe.Luther Link, The Devil: A Mask without a Face (Reaktion ...15 KB (2,465 words) - 22:16, 25 October 2022
- The Fairies in English Tradition and Literature (London: University of ... == Goblins in literature == Due to the generic implications of their ...13 KB (2,074 words) - 15:53, 18 December 2022
- the Rings. He was an Oxford professor of Anglo-Saxon language (1925 to 1945 ... Germany. He was also influenced by Anglo-Saxon literature, Germanic and Norse ...53 KB (8,151 words) - 08:28, 13 March 2024
- English word "freedom" is an Anglo-Saxon word combining the words ... The most important literature in Europe for the understanding of freedom ...28 KB (4,455 words) - 10:43, 11 April 2024
- Gates has been a strong advocate for African literature, and for a ... of Cambridge, where he studied English literature at Clare College. With ...23 KB (3,215 words) - 21:58, 21 October 2022
- and essayist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature (1987) and was chosen Poet ... He was a Five-College Professor of Literature at Mount Holyoke College. ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 07:19, 10 August 2022
- developed a great love for the Greek literature and mythology while studying ... in Honor Moderations (Greek and Latin Literature) in 1920, a First in Greats ...27 KB (4,330 words) - 19:28, 24 November 2023
- a popular topic for Christian art and literature. The scene has been found ... An early Anglo-Saxon picture survived on the Franks Casket, probably ...20 KB (3,254 words) - 04:59, 5 November 2022
- the word wicing appears first in the Anglo-Saxon poem, Widsith, which probably ... King Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England who was ...60 KB (9,091 words) - 22:04, 17 April 2023
- quot; was pluralized dwarrow in Anglo-Saxon.Humphrey Carpenter, (ed ... specialize in any number of trades. Some literature ascribes to dwarves the ...15 KB (2,408 words) - 15:51, 24 September 2020
- Portsmouth the new home of the navy (the Anglo-Saxon kings, such as Edward ... of law and government, religion, and literature. John himself had received ...28 KB (4,489 words) - 17:02, 4 May 2024
- She studied English and classical literature, learning Latin and reading ... calls to mind the brilliant riddles of Anglo-Saxon poetry as well as the ...17 KB (2,587 words) - 18:16, 13 February 2024
- such as his essay arguing that the Anglo-Saxon race was demonstrably ... Finn to be the finest work of American literature; much of that book details ...28 KB (4,252 words) - 18:12, 29 July 2023
- based on the gold sou. Both he and the Anglo-Saxon King Offa of Mercia took ... because of the flowering of scholarship, literature, art, and architecture ...56 KB (8,914 words) - 01:47, 4 December 2023
- century, when it first appeared in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a reference ... sister of Edgar Ætheling, the deposed Anglo-Saxon claimant to the throne ...48 KB (6,984 words) - 23:12, 30 July 2023
- in Sussex, England, studying Japanese literature, especially Noh plays. ... and syntax of his 1911 version of the Anglo-Saxon poem The Seafarer, Pound ...34 KB (5,360 words) - 00:02, 25 March 2024
- also remains as an inspiration in modern literature, as well as for other forms ... for example the tale related in the Anglo-Saxon Battle of Finnsburgh and ...33 KB (5,117 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- The works of the Tamil Sangam literature describe the harp and its ... No. 2 (April 1996), pp. 290–320.The Anglo-Saxon Harp Robert Boenig Speculum ...38 KB (6,027 words) - 20:53, 28 December 2023
- *in a given kind of literature 3. Evaluating objective: to assist in the choice of a book *as to its edition (bibliographically) *as to its character ...14 KB (2,172 words) - 22:33, 25 October 2022
- movement in theater, film, art and literature that seeks to portray common ... The term naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to ...18 KB (2,651 words) - 04:21, 11 March 2023
- ==Pelagius in Literature and Film== The Pelagius Book by Paul Morgan is a historical novel presenting Pelagius as a gentle humanist who emphasizes ...24 KB (3,917 words) - 07:13, 23 November 2022
