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Anglo-Saxon Literature

The Celts Literature began in England with the Celtic Druids Druids would memorize and recite poems for special occasions

The Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxon performers known as scops recited poems for entertainment “The Anglo-Saxon scop was a professional or semi-professional tribal poet who celebrated cultural values by singing epics on occasions of great ceremony and festivity.” - Dr. Kelly Taylor

The Anglo-Saxons Recitation often accompanied by a harp Idea of ominous fate, or wyrd, found throughout works Contain a mix of Christian and pagan ideas Only about 30,000 lines of Anglo-Saxon verse still exist

Poetic Devices No end rhyme; main thought or idea often runs over from line to line Lines contain caesuras, or mid-line pauses Poems use alliteration - the repetition of initial consonant sounds Poems contain kennings - compound metaphorical phrases that rename concrete nouns (“sea road” = ocean)

Types of Poetry Divided into two main categories – heroic and elegiac

Heroic Poetry Heroic = retells the achievements of warriors involved in great battles Most important heroic Anglo-Saxon work = Beowulf

Beowulf Beowulf = national epic of England Author = unknown Includes values of warrior society including dignity, bravery, and strength in battle

Elegiac Poetry Lyric poem that mourns the loss of someone or of the past Famous example of Anglo-Saxon elegiac poetry = “The Seafarer”

“The Seafarer” Author = unknown Speaker = sailor reflecting on his life Includes values of time period but also evidence of changing way of life

Links Reading of “The Funeral of Scyld Scefing” from Beowulf http://www.kami.demon.co.uk/gesithas/readings/bss_oe.html The Beowulf Project http://www.beowulf.org/ Reading of Grendel’s Approach to Herot http://faculty.virginia.edu/OldEnglish/Beowulf.Readings/Grendel.html