1. BEOWULF The First Great Work of English Literature

2. PAGE 18 Helmet from Sutton Hoo, Suffolk. The hero Beowulf is never described in physical detail and remains fairly inscrutable. Since 1939, though, when the treasures buried at Sutton Hoo were unearthed, many people have been tempted to associate the poem with objects found at that site. This helmet, for some present-day readers, may be as close to the man “Beowulf” as one can get. (Copyright: Trustees of the British Museum, London)

3.   The windows were slits called eye-holes. There was no glass in the windows. THE BIGGEST HOUSE IN AN ANGLO SAXON VILLAGE WAS THE HALL, THE CHIEF'S HOUSE. HE LIVED THERE WITH HIS WARRIORS.  The Hall was long, wide and smoky, with the fire on a stone in the middle. The smoke from the fire escaped through a hole in the roof.

4.  Born First  Was a Farmer  “I’m not my brother’s keeper.”  Youngest Child  Was a Shepherd ADAM AND EVE’S SONS Cain Abel