Anglo Saxons
The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066) was a time of fierce battles coupled with equally fierce
loyalty to rulers and tribes. It also saw the great change of Christianity remolding the pagan cultures.
A time in many ways different from our own, a belief in an impersonal and indifferent Fate hung
over their lives every day. A strong sense of the passing away of all things present in the world was
very evident. This pessimistic view was …
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…not without its qualities that we would now consider positive. For instance, the
great epic of Beowulf shows, along with its gory and graphic elements, a stranger coming to the aid of
a town unbidden, great banquets with eating, drinking and music with `... the harp`s rejoicing / Call and
the poet`s clear songs ...` (lines 4-5). As well we see the closeness of the community and the reliance
each member had on those around him
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