PPT-Anglo-Saxons Background Culture

World View Pagan vs Christian Poetry Characteristics Anglo Saxons Who Were They Great Britain invaded and settled many times Ancient people called Iberians Celts kelts Romans Angles and Saxons. A Prelude to Beowulf. The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government, art, and a fairly large amount of literature.. Many people believe that the culture then was extremely unsophisticated, but it was actually extremely advanced for the time.. The Middle Ages. British Literature. 449-1485. Taken from . The Longman Anthology of British Literature. and *. The Language of Literature. The Celts. . Approx. 400 BC - The first British people were Celtic people (inhabitors of the British Isles and northern France, also called Brittany). Lavelle/Popp. Historical Events. 55 B.C. Julius Caesar invades Britain. 313 A.D. Christianity is proclaimed a lawful religion . 449 Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invade Britain . 597 Saint Augustine converts British King Ethelbert to Christianity . A Brief History. Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus records the . Saxons. among the barbarians (along with Picts and Scots) who were harassing the Britons in about AD 365, and the mid-fifth-century . Elements of Literature. . by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.. Unit 1 – Lesson 1. Introduction to the Early Middle Ages – The Anglo-Saxons. In the fifth century, the Angles and Saxons invaded from Germany.. Historical Introduction to the Early Middle Ages. Unlike the works of ancient Greece or Rome, which date back to thousands of years B.C., what we generally know and study about British literature begins in the Middle Ages (449 AD. Some Anglo-Saxons came to Britain to fight, but others came peacefully, to find land to farm. The Anglo-Saxons knew Britain was a rich land. Their own lands often flooded, making it difficult to grow enough food. There was not enough land for everyone.. Some Anglo-Saxons came to Britain to fight, but others came peacefully, to find land to farm. The Anglo-Saxons knew Britain was a rich land. Their own lands often flooded, making it difficult to grow enough food. There was not enough land for everyone.. 449-1066 A. D. . Label the numbered sections on the map of Great Britain.. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. Scotland. Northern Ireland. Ireland. Wales. England. Anglo-Saxons. English traditions and language owe something to each of the island’s invaders.. The END of the Anglo-Saxon rule. Anglo-Saxon rule came to an end in 1066. England was conquered by the Normans, a group of Vikings that lived in the North of France (“North-Men”). Anglo-Norman (Old French) became the official language of the country. Historical Introduction to the Early Middle Ages. Unlike the works of ancient Greece or Rome, which date back to thousands of years B.C., what we generally know and study about British literature begins in the Middle Ages (449 AD. Religion of Anglo-Saxon Period. The religion of the Celts (first British settlers) was a form of animism. They believed in spirits who were said to be their "gods" who controlled all aspects of life.. Hannah Brezovec . Melissa Dureiko. Cecily Peevler. Anglo-Saxon Religion. The Celts were a group of people who occupied the British Isles to Galatia. They seemed to have a form of animism. Their gods and spirits controlled every aspect of existence and had to be satisfied constantly. . th. century – so around AD 400. The term relates to people from mainly the Germanic areas of Europe, who migrated to Britain after Roman rule came to an end, and lived amongst the people already living in Britain..