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the Anglo-Saxons were from different parts of the world and would raid Europe, and they believed  in fate meaning they did not support that there is an afterlife.

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one thing that could affect their literature is the boasts they had in mead halls to be known through history and another could be their loyalty to superiors

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In the anglo axon period the were amid a war for most of the century, and the war culture had a big impact on the literature. The war itself and the beliefs like fortune and fame was a muse for alot  of poetry and stories.

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The two important elements are the life of a warrior and the belief of fate. These two elements come have impacted how they believed they may not have needed to advance their literature.

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The Anglo-Saxton time period was in 400 A.D so their literature was already extremely different. They also had a completely different culture and made their literature a lot more dramatic.

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The culture of Ango-Saxon affected literature, and their beliefs in faith. They had a war that began in the 1st century and ended in the 11th century, it lasted for 10 years, changing their lives. Their whole lifestyle affected them and how they lived.

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England invaded over 1000 years which is why the literature is about war . Also back then most couldnt read or write so the way they remembered things was by singing songs

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Two significant elements of the Anglo Saxon time period was that they were in war which influenced their literature by having heros who were strong and honorable. Another significant element is that the Anglo believed the only honorable fight was a fair fight. This influenced their literature by making the hero have a slight disadvantage and still winning the battle.

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Two important elements of the Anglo-saxon time period that would influence their literature included their crave fame and fortune and also their illiteracy. The significance of the warriors boasting morals were the base of the literature at the time. The illiteracy of the common Anglo-saxon is significant because is channeled the writing to hired men, which also influence the style of the pieces.

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The Anglo-Saxons were constantly in battle with Britain (for about 10 centuries). Because of this, much of the literature of that time period follows warriors' paths into battle. Most often, a "Hero" would emerge from a battle and, as was tradition at the time, would boast about their success at the mead hall. Many stories of that time are the accounts of a Hero told through song or poetry.

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During the Anglo-Saxon time period, there were many factors that affected their literature. The warriors often spoke highly about themselves and bragged about their accomplishments, so in order to make their fame last, they would put it in song. Also they were illiterate so their original words are not going to be the same as how we interpret them.

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One important factor in the anglo Saxon time period that effects thir literature is the fact that they were in war for 1000 years, all of the literature will be based upon defending oneself and survival through the war. A second factor is the fact that this time period was over 1000 years, there had to be so much change in there literature and culture, this would effect how they would be seen as from the 1st century through the 11

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Two important elements of the Anglo-Saxon time period that affected their literature is during this time there was a lot of war going on and men fought for fame and fortune.

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During the time period all of the wars may have influenced the literature. Europe was being invaded comstantly by different groups and conquered. This created a time where legends and epics were popular. Another influencing factor was the popular belief in morals and code. With the beliefs in this system, it brought a sense of heroism and a higher power within society, which influenced the way things were written.

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The significance of two important elements of the anglo-Saxon time period that may have affected their literature would be the Anglo-Saxon values which would be loyalty,generosity,brotherly love , and heroism because it has shaped the way that they go about doing things . The Anglo -second had also invaded England for 10 centuries that also plays a major role in the war .

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Since there was a lot of war during that time, most of their literature focused on war culture. At the same time, the anglo-saxons valued loyal and honorable heros, so their stories would also focus on honoring the battles of those heros.

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Two important elements of the Anglo-Saxon time period is that they have great loyalty and are known to seek revenge when their family or comrades are killed. They are very loyal to their king and are willing to do anything it takes to avenge their deaths.

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1. Go over how to access and create a padlet response.
2. Answer Friday's Padlet 081117
3. Begin Beowulf Background Powerpoint, taking notes on the handout as you see fit.