Anglo-Saxon literature
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Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anglo-Saxon literature canonical | 9 |
| Old English literature | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon poetic tradition | 1 |
| Anglo-Saxon poetry | 1 |
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Target entity: Anglo-Saxon literature Context triple: [The Dream of the Rood, literaryPeriod, Anglo-Saxon literature]
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Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England was the early medieval period of English history, from the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066, characterized by Germanic kingdoms, the spread of Christianity, and the development of Old English culture and law.
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Old English homilies
Old English homilies are religious sermons written in the Old English language that explain Christian doctrine and moral teachings to early medieval English audiences.
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Old Saxon
Old Saxon is an early West Germanic language spoken by the Saxons in what is now northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, best known from texts like the biblical poem Heliand and as an ancestor of Low German.
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Old English
Old English is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken and written in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland roughly between the 5th and 12th centuries.
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Anglo-Saxon literature Target entity description: Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
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A.
Anglo-Saxon England
Anglo-Saxon England was the early medieval period of English history, from the 5th century until the Norman Conquest in 1066, characterized by Germanic kingdoms, the spread of Christianity, and the development of Old English culture and law.
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B.
Old English homilies
Old English homilies are religious sermons written in the Old English language that explain Christian doctrine and moral teachings to early medieval English audiences.
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C.
Old Saxon
Old Saxon is an early West Germanic language spoken by the Saxons in what is now northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands, best known from texts like the biblical poem Heliand and as an ancestor of Low German.
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Old English
Old English is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken and written in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland roughly between the 5th and 12th centuries.
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E.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English literature
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literary tradition ⓘ medieval literature ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| endTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| genre |
didactic literature
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heroic poetry ⓘ historical writing ⓘ legal writing ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Old English poetry
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Old English prose ⓘ biblical paraphrases ⓘ biblical translations ⓘ charters ⓘ chronicles ⓘ elegies ⓘ gnomic poetry ⓘ heroic narratives ⓘ historical annals ⓘ homilies ⓘ legal texts ⓘ religious writings ⓘ riddles ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Middle English literature
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modern English poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Germanic heroic tradition ⓘ Latin literature ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| notableAuthor |
Venerable Bede
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surface form:
Bede
Cynewulf ⓘ Cædmon ⓘ King Alfred the Great ⓘ Wulfstan of York ⓘ Ælfric of Eynsham ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People
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surface form:
Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (Old English translation)
Beowulf ⓘ The Consolation of Philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy (Old English translation)
Daniel (Old English poem) ⓘ Deor ⓘ Exodus (Old English poem) ⓘ Genesis (Old English poem) ⓘ Judith ⓘ Lives of Saints ⓘ
surface form:
Lives of Saints by Ælfric of Eynsham
Orosius ⓘ
surface form:
Orosius (Old English translation)
Old English homilies ⓘ
surface form:
Pastoral Care (Old English translation)
Exeter Book ⓘ
surface form:
Riddles of the Exeter Book
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ The Battle of Brunanburh ⓘ The Battle of Maldon ⓘ The Dream of the Rood ⓘ The Husband's Message ⓘ The Phoenix ⓘ The Ruin ⓘ The Seafarer ⓘ Vercelli Book ⓘ
surface form:
The Vercelli Book homilies
The Wanderer ⓘ The Wife’s Lament ⓘ
surface form:
The Wife's Lament
Widsith ⓘ |
| partOf |
English literature
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medieval English literature ⓘ |
| startTime | 7th century ⓘ |
| uses |
alliteration
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formulaic diction ⓘ kennings ⓘ stress-based meter ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Anglo-Saxon literature Description of subject: Anglo-Saxon literature is the body of early medieval English writing in Old English, encompassing poetry, prose, religious works, and heroic narratives produced in England roughly between the 7th and 11th centuries.
Referenced by (13)
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