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THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLES & BEOWULF

THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLES & BEOWULF. Richard Lemendik XI B. Chronicles. Collection of seven manuscripts Written by monks 9th-12th centuries The form of a diary. Examples.

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THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLES & BEOWULF

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  1. THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLES&BEOWULF Richard Lemendik XI B

  2. Chronicles • Collection of seven manuscripts • Written by monks • 9th-12th centuries • The form of a diary

  3. Examples • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Version E, entry for 1083.He made large forests for the deer, and passed laws, so that whoever killed a hart or a hind should be blinded. The rich complained and the poor murmured, but the king was so strong that he took no notice of them. • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Version E, entry for 1087.King William and the chief men loved gold and silver and did not care how sinfully it was obtained provided it came to them. He (William) did not care at all how wrongfully his men got possession of land nor how many illegal acts they did.

  4. Beowulf • Old English heroic epic poem • Set in Scandinavia • Nowell Codex • Anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet

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