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Beowulf had superior strength and fought against monsters.

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British Literature that expands the culture and allows us to view literature in a new light. teaches of heroism

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The Anglo Saxon Religion was made up of many gods, and had Norse influences.

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The Romans had a large army and where able to conquer lots of countries. They left roads and buildings wherever they went.

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Monasteries have affected our life today because we still have stories from the past because people were able to copy old, decaying ones by hand to preserve them.

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The Anglo-Saxon England was divided into several independent principalities each with their own prospective king.

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Monasteries held significance in this area, and monks focused heavily on creating and preserving written works.

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Beowulf has 3,200 lines. It is very similar to Homer’s Iliad and Odessey. First record of English writing.

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The monasteries preserved the classic literature like Beowulf.

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Monasteries were places for monks to go to spent their days learning and praying.

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Beowulf is a story of a hero and was similar to the Odessey because it was passed down orally, not written down.

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They were centers of learning; most monasteries focused on copying books to create more copies. - Irene

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They were centers of learning; most monasteries focused on copying books to create more copies. - Irene

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It’s the first known English literature

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Monostaries were places or worship around Britain and Ireland

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Christian monks preserved the literature of the ancient world as well as works of popular culture

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-served as centers of learning
-preserved books/literature
-monks copied manuscripts
-obeyed the rule of silence

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Monasteries served a centers of learning throughout the Middle Ages. Monks ran them, and documented literary works in Latin.

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The Monasteries came from Christianity. They contributed to the reading and cultural influences in the societies. The relevance today was that it held a lot of the manuscripts.

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Beowulf is the first great work of English national literature, composed between 700 and 750 ce

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They were centers of learning and learning was a very serious thing back in the Middle Ages.

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The Anglo-Saxon were from Germany

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Romans invaded Great Britain led by Julies Cesar

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The Angels and Saxons came from Germany and crossed the North Sea in the middle of the fifth century.

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Monks were extremely dedicated and spent their entire days copying manuscripts by hand

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Monasteries served as centers of learning for cultural and spiritual influence.

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They came from Germany, on the mainland of Europe, but connected to Britain and Ireland from the ocean

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It was similar to Scandinavian mythology. They believed their gods were warriors. They also focused on ethics.

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They worshiped warrior gods such as Woden and Thor that helped with death, poetry, magic, etc.

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It was a sacrificial religion with emphasis of worshiping gods.

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Julius Cesar led the Romans in 55 B.C

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Dark, fatalistic like religion filled with warrior gods

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Anglo Saxons were polytheistic, and believed in multiple gods. the religion came from Germany, and had similarities to Norse paganism.

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The Anglo-Saxon religion had warrior gods. It was dark, fatalistic, and was like norse mythology. One god was Wodin and he was the god who helped humans communicate with spirits

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Their religion was made up of many gods, like Odin and Thunor.  It continued to stay prominent even after Christianity was introduced.  - Irene 

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Their religion was made up of many gods, like Odin and Thunor.  It continued to stay prominent even after Christianity was introduced.  - Irene 

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The Anglo Saxon religion was common to mythology and had multiple Gods. The Norse religion had shaped it. The major beliefs were Thursday being Thor’s day and that each God had an important role.

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Composed in old English around Northumbrian around 700

Survived Henry VIIIs destruction of the monasteries

The first great work of the English National literature

Beowolf is an epic hero, central figure in a long narrative that reflects on the values and heroic ideals of a particular society.

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The Anglo Saxons came from Germany

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The Roman army, led by Julius Caesar, invaded the island of Great Britain and took over.

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Beowulf was originally passed down orally from generation to generation

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Anglo Saxon religion was comprised of an emphasis on warrior gods, but this was replaced by Christianity as time went on.

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Julius Ceaser and his Roman army took over England in 55 BC.

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They practiced animism

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Angles and Saxons came from Germany, Jutes came from Denmark. They fought against the celts for a long time, and eventually took over southern England, where they established their rule.

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The Romans were led by Julius Caesar and left walls and roads on the land after they left

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First great English National literature. Uses traditional motifs.

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From Germany in the 5th century

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The Celts were warriors that dedicated their lives to pleasing Gods, believed focal point of lives was towards the spirits. 

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The Celts were warriors that dedicated their lives to pleasing Gods, believed focal point of lives was towards the spirits. 

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The Anglo Saxons came from Germany

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Julius Caesar was the first Roman to invade Britain

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Romans invaded until 409 A.D.

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The celts believed in spirits and they were originally on the land first.

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Because Romans had their own problems, they eventually withdrew control of Britain and left no governing body.

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Warriors who invaded England, they lived on the move and fought to survive

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Beuwolf was one of the first great English stories

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The Romans build road networks through Britain during their invasion (some still in use today)

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The Celts were tall blonde warriors who participated in the religion animism. Thus making them connected to nature such as rivers, trees, ponds, thunders, and lunar/solar cycles.

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The Anglo Saxons arrived from Germany in the middle of the fifth century. The affect is that the language became part of the country and the country was named after the Angles.

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Old Celtic religion began to vanish when western missionaries entered with the onset of the roman invasion

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Angles and Saxons were from Germany and Jutes. They arrived in the middle of the fifth century.

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The Roman army was very powerful so they easily were able to take over the land.

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They were a group of tall, blonde warriors that lived in present day Great Britain.

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“Beowulf is to England what Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are to ancient Greece.”

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The Celts were a group of warriors who inhabited Britain and Ireland

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The celts were animist warriors from Ireland and Britain

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Julius Cesar was the first invader and the Roman legions eventually conquered Britain.

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Beowolf is a Geat from Sweden who crosses the sea to Denmark in a quest to rescue King Hrothgar from the Demonic monster Grendel

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Julius Caesar led the romans into Britain, where romans ruled subsequently until 409 AD, leaving behind roads and walls.

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Tall blond warriors who lived following animism

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The Celts saw spirit everywhere

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-tally, blond warriors
-animism, spirits in nature
-mythology (present in modern Irish/English literature)

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The celts were warriors who invaded Britain and Ireland

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They were the people who lived in Great Britain in the 14 century; they were very spiritual. - Irene

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They were the people who lived in Great Britain in the 14 century; they were very spiritual. - Irene

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The celts were warriors.

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The Celts were the people that originally were on the land. The celts believed in spirits and saw them everywhere.

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celts were a culture group that populated much of early England The largest Celtic group in England was the britons.

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The romans invaded in 55 B.C. And evacuated in 409 A.D.

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Their religion derived spirit from all objects and their priests were called druids.

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Beowulf has superior physical strength and is supremely ethical.

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The celts inhabited Britain and Ireland and were warriors.

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The celts were tall blond warriors that lived on the north island. They lived following animism.

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One group of Celts were the Brythonic that founded Britain

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Beowolf is the first great work of English national literature