Old English Period — Anglo-Saxon Period (450-1066)1
The History
From 55 BC to 410 AD, the Romans conquered the land and transplanted its civilization
The Literature Two divisions: Pagan & Christian Pagan The Seafarer 水手; The Fight at Finnisburg 芬尼斯郡之战 ; The Wanderer 流浪者; Waldhere 瓦登希尔; The Battle of Maldom 马尔登战役Widsith(威德西斯 ); The complaint of Deor 迪奥的抱怨
The wife’s Lament 妻子的哀歌 ; Ruin 毁灭 are good examples
Beowulf , England ’s national epic
Writing features not a Christian but a pagan poem of all advanced pagan civilization, The use of the strong stress and the predominance of consonants are very notable in this poem
Each line is divided into two halves, and each half has two heavy stresses The use of alliteration is another notable feature and makes the stresses more emphatic
