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Samenvatting Engelse literatuur VWO 5
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Dit is een samenvatting van Engelse literatuur die je in VWO 5 ontvangt.
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English LiteratureThe early Middle Ages (450-1066)
Some history
55 BC – 450 AD: under Roman rule
450 AD: Romans withdrew
The migration of the peoples!
Anglo-Saxon raiders gradually became settler
Kings
Warriors
Farmers
Monks, priests, bishops: Christianity
Christianity: Latin literature.
Bede: a history of the Anglo-Saxons.
Old English Beowulf
793: start of attacks by Scandinavian Vikings -> plundered
Up to the 11th century: Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxons and Normans -> fights over the
English crown
1066: Battle of Hastings -> Norman William the Conqueror seized the crown
Sutton Hoo: burial site of a 7th century king
Why is it important?
Evidence of a sophisticated society, capable of producing jewelry and weapons. It
also illustrates a transition from paganism to Christianity
Beowulf
An Old English heroic poem
The oldest European text in a vernacular language (Old English) instead of normal
Latin
Writer and age of the poem are unknown
Around 6th century
Set in 5th/6th century
Set in Scandinavia
3182 lines
Numerous small states (each with its own king or lord)
Lords/kings and retainers: found at royal courts and battlefield
Poets provided entertainment:
- By heart
- Literature was listened to
- Rhythm and alliteration
Beowulf = a hero of the Geats
, Danish king: Hrothgar
Beowulf battles three antagonists:
- Grendel, who has been attacking the resident warriors
- Grendel’s mother
- An unnamed dragon
Differences Old English vs current
- Completely different words
- They used cases (naamvallen)
- Different symbols used + markings above letters to make the vowels longer
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