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    This document provides an overview of a lecture on Old English literature and history. It discusses the conquest of Britain by Germanic groups and later the Normans. Several key themes are identified, including longing for the past or future to escape the complex present, and how people relate to the passage of time. An overview is given of changes over time that impacted society, such as religion, royalty, war, culture and values, classism, and the roles of women and childhood. Context is provided on mortality rates and the early medieval period in England. Finally, characteristics of Old English poetry are summarized, noting the limited surviving works and themes like isolation, violence, and temporary existence.

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    This document provides an overview of a lecture on Old English literature and history. It discusses the conquest of Britain by Germanic groups and later the Normans. Several key themes are identified, including longing for the past or future to escape the complex present, and how people relate to the passage of time. An overview is given of changes over time that impacted society, such as religion, royalty, war, culture and values, classism, and the roles of women and childhood. Context is provided on mortality rates and the early medieval period in England. Finally, characteristics of Old English poetry are summarized, noting the limited surviving works and themes like isolation, violence, and temporary existence.

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    This document provides an overview of a lecture on Old English literature and history. It discusses the conquest of Britain by Germanic groups and later the Normans. Several key themes are identified, including longing for the past or future to escape the complex present, and how people relate to the passage of time. An overview is given of changes over time that impacted society, such as religion, royalty, war, culture and values, classism, and the roles of women and childhood. Context is provided on mortality rates and the early medieval period in England. Finally, characteristics of Old English poetry are summarized, noting the limited surviving works and themes like isolation, violence, and temporary existence.

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    Lecture #1

    Wednesday, September 7, 2022 4:22 PM


    The Ruin
    run online texts with prof. 1066 • The exter book
    Look under files for texts. • Germanic groups(king
    In class hand ins (prompts) of the hill) Old ver consists of:
    • Conquered by • Alliteration
    Theme: Normans • Rhyme
    • Other world • Speaking French • Meter
    ○ Unspoiled, outside of our economy • Assonance
    ○ No limitation, infinite and plenty
    • Uncomfortable with the time and now
    ○ Longing to be in the past; skip to the future
    ○ Complexity of our time
    ○ A persons relation to the passages of time

    Timeline change factors Renaissance and modern


    Religion interchangeable?
    Royalty
    War/ Conflict
    Culture/values shift
    Classism
    Science, technology
    Childhood
    Women's Role
    Attire

    Chaucer
    Late middle age English becomes more important in England

    Mortality rate included infant deaths, hence the low rate

    The early middle ages in England


    British isles have been inhabited since the Neolithic
    • Including Celtic people known as the Britons- creators of Stonehenge
    43CE (AD?): Roman conquest of Britain; roman rule lasts until early 5th
    century

    Separate kingdoms fighting in England


    • Old English
    Culture in the British Isles beyond the Germanic Tribes

    Old English literature of the 9th and 10th centuries


    Only about 30,000 lines of OE poetry survived- contained in about 6
    manuscripts
    • Not much has been written down
    • If damaged, lost a piece of history, never know of their existence

    No fictional narratives in prose; no novels


    • Recent genre
    • There was spiritual writing, poetic riddles, heroic poetry
    Often Christian perspective

    Long texts are written on animal hide

    The protagonist is always cold (physically)

    Isolation, dealt with violence


    Finding stability in a volatile world
    Identity
    Destruction and correlation to time
    • Temporary existence

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