History of English Literature

Aelfred Aelfred's Aelfric Aethelstan Aethelweard Aethelwold Aldhelm alliteration alliterative ancient Anglo-Norman annals appears battle Beda beginning Beowa Beowulf Bibliothek der ags bishop Byrhtnoth Caedmon cæsura Charlemagne chiefly Christ Christian chronicle church clergy close culture Cynewulf death ecclesiastical elements England entirely epic epoch epos especially fabliau feeling French Gawayne Genesis German Grendel Havelok Hence hero holy homilies Hygelac ideas influence king knight land language later Latin learned legend less lines literature lived lord lyrical material ment Mercia metre metrical monks narrative Norman Northumbria Old English original passages perhaps period poem Poesie poet poetical poetry popular prose reign relation religious rhyme rich romance saga saints Saxon seems short couplet song Song of Roland spirit strophe strophic form style subject-matter Teutonic thee thegns theme thou tion tone tradition translation twelfth century verse warriors West-Saxon Widsith Winchester words writings