Notes taken from The Norton Anthology of English Literature (3) Christianity and old English culture
Notes taken from The Norton Anthology of English Literature (3) Christianity and old English culture
Christianity and old English culture:
- Beginning of writing in Britain: along with the conversion to Christianity
- Religion of the Celts and the Romans: Christianity
- Religion of the Anglo-Saxon invaders: paganism
- Beginning of the conversion to Christianity: St. Augustine's mission in 597 by Pope Gregory
- The king in the time of conversion: King Ethelbert of Kent
- The first written specimen of the old English or Anglo-Saxon language: a code of laws
- The first English Christian king: King Ethelbert
- The Venerable Bede and his work: a churchman, Ecclesiastical History of the English People
- Language of the work: Latin ,in 731
- Alcuin and his role: friend and adviser of the Frankish Emperor Charlemagne, his role in development and spread of English culture
- The man who was responsible for the greatest impetus of English culture: King Alfred of the West Saxons( 871 - 899 )
- His contributions to England and her literature: his translation of Boethius ' Consolation of Philosophy , directing the translation of Bede 's History, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, preservation of Beowulf
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