Volledige Engelse literatuurgeschiedenis samengevat
Gemaakt door: J3NS3002
, Period 0: Britain, not England
From 800 BC - 100 AD:
- Celtic Britons
- Didn’t speak Old English, spoke a language that had more in common with the
languages spoken on the west coast of France. (Little written evidence)
- Hunters and gatherers, later farmers.
- Most famous for Stonehenge (2400-1500 BC).
- Influx of immigrants from the Continent, numbers unknown, trade with other
cultures.
From 43 AD - 410 AD:
- Romans
- Mixed population
- Left around 410 to protect Rome from the invading Goths.
- No defense so between 3d and 5th century Germanic tribes moved.
Period 1: Old English
From 200-800:
- Germanic tribes fleeing from the Huns.
- Germanic tribes were raiding parties of: Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Frisians.
- Some british resistance (king Arthur?).
- Eventually the Germanic tribes settled, leaving only some parts under British rule.
- The Germanic people are called the Anglo-Saxons.
- Established Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Germanic customs (such as knights).
- Trading connections with Scandinavia and the Continent.
Late sixth century:
- 596: missionaries sent to Britain by Pope Gregory I.
- Kings were converted first, the people would then follow.
- Pagan customs remained and/or were assimilated (e.g. Christmas tree).
- 597: Augustine (later St. Augustine).
- He converted king Æthelberht of Kent and founded the English (Roman-Catholic)
Church.
- He was the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Monasteries came and consequently literature.
- Monks produced religious writing in Latin.
- Also a lot of manuscripts survived in Old English. Wrote about the history of Britain.
In the 8th century:
- Scandinavian Viking attacks from Denmark and Norway.
- Vikings were after valuable treasures.
- 793: Lindisfarne monastery.
- Meanwhile fights over the British throne.
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Gemaakt door: J3NS3002
, Period 0: Britain, not England
From 800 BC - 100 AD:
- Celtic Britons
- Didn’t speak Old English, spoke a language that had more in common with the
languages spoken on the west coast of France. (Little written evidence)
- Hunters and gatherers, later farmers.
- Most famous for Stonehenge (2400-1500 BC).
- Influx of immigrants from the Continent, numbers unknown, trade with other
cultures.
From 43 AD - 410 AD:
- Romans
- Mixed population
- Left around 410 to protect Rome from the invading Goths.
- No defense so between 3d and 5th century Germanic tribes moved.
Period 1: Old English
From 200-800:
- Germanic tribes fleeing from the Huns.
- Germanic tribes were raiding parties of: Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Frisians.
- Some british resistance (king Arthur?).
- Eventually the Germanic tribes settled, leaving only some parts under British rule.
- The Germanic people are called the Anglo-Saxons.
- Established Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and Germanic customs (such as knights).
- Trading connections with Scandinavia and the Continent.
Late sixth century:
- 596: missionaries sent to Britain by Pope Gregory I.
- Kings were converted first, the people would then follow.
- Pagan customs remained and/or were assimilated (e.g. Christmas tree).
- 597: Augustine (later St. Augustine).
- He converted king Æthelberht of Kent and founded the English (Roman-Catholic)
Church.
- He was the first Archbishop of Canterbury.
- Monasteries came and consequently literature.
- Monks produced religious writing in Latin.
- Also a lot of manuscripts survived in Old English. Wrote about the history of Britain.
In the 8th century:
- Scandinavian Viking attacks from Denmark and Norway.
- Vikings were after valuable treasures.
- 793: Lindisfarne monastery.
- Meanwhile fights over the British throne.
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