Shihabur Rahaman

Famous Writers and their contributions including Caedmon There were five Writers and Poets who wrote much in the Anglo-Saxon era and contributed to the development of English Literature a lot: Caedmon: He is the first Christian poet in the history…

Exeter Book Exeter Book is one of the four manuscripts of Anglo-Saxon Literature and an anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry. The most famous elegiac poems of this manuscript are: The Ruined Burg or The Ruin, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Wife’s…

Anglo Saxon Literature The famous literary works of this period have survived for the most part in four manuscripts such as: Exeter Book: It is an anthology of Anglo-Saxon poetry. The most famous elegiac poems of this manuscript are: The…

Literary Features of Anglo Saxon Period For the first time English literature came into trace in Old English or Anglo-Saxon Period with some transparent features which are as follows; Anonymous literary works Domination of paganism Strong belief in fate Absence…

The Important Facts of Anglo Saxon Period Though the German tribes violated their promise, they contributed much that can be traced by the following facts which influenced the literature of this period or Britain: Christianization of the pagan tribes Beginning…

Development of Old English Language The people of each of the different Anglo-Saxon kingdoms spoke a distinct dialect that developed over time and came to be known as Old English. So, we can say that the English language basically originated…

Old English or Anglo-Saxon Period (410-1066) Historical Background of Anglo Saxon Period The term “Anglo-Saxon” is used historically to describe the three Germanic tribes, Jutes, Angles, and Saxons, who ruled Britons, today’s Great Britain, from the 5th century CE to…