-The Poet was called “scop”,he entertained the nobleman in the halls of kings,accompanied by a harp on occasions of ceremonies and festivities.

-It was written down by church clerks.

The main formal aspects of anglo-saxon poetry were stress,alliteration and kenning.

-The medieval lyric was a popular form that expressed intense emotions.

-Firstly were religious but later became secular (love and nature).

They came from by three sources

-France with decourt of Charlemagne

-Rome with the classical stories

-Britain with the story of King Arthur.

-The  precursor of English literature was Geoffrey Chauser ,the one who laid the foundations of Modern English language with his poem: The Canterbury Tales.

•The society is aristocratic  and military.

•There are type-scenes such as the banquet, the battle,the voyage and the funeral.

•The style is elevated and the vocabulary is rich and vivid.

•The favouritet heme is the “exile” a constant fear of dissolution of the clan,because outside there was a hostile world.

•The main character is the lone wandered.

There is a melancholic mood,vivid and descriptive language.

-The Poet was called “scop”,he entertained the nobleman in the halls of kings,accompanied by a harp on occasions of ceremonies and festivities.

-It was written down by church clerks.

The main formal aspects of anglo-saxon poetry were stress,alliteration and kenning.

-The medieval lyric was a popular form that expressed intense emotions.

-Firstly were religious but later became secular (love and nature).