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The Romans ruled Britain from |
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| Middle English period of the Middle Ages |
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| St. converts Britons to Christianity in |
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| Manuscripts were first written on , beginning in the century. |
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literature was based on oral relation. Professional storytellers were called . |
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| Anglo-Saxon society was organized into groups. Groups were related by and followed a or , with followers being rewarded for their loyalty with . |
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| kinship, king, chief, booty |
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| and relate events that preceded the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain. |
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| Beowulf, the Battle of Maldon |
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| Typically, an epic features |
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| A larger-than-life hero who represents national, cultural, or religious values. A study of eternal human problems, such as the struggle between good and evil. The use of elevated language. |
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| Who wrote the The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and what did it examine? |
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Bede wrote it in 731, which examined the Anglo Saxon's conversion to Christianity. |
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