The story of English literature begins with the Germanic tradition of the Anglo Saxon settlers . The Romans withdrew from Britain early in the fifth century because they were needed back home to defend the crumbling centre of the Roman Empire . Britain was considered a far flung outpost of little value or significance toContinue reading “Anglo Saxons and the birth of English literature”
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French words in English ( the Norman invasion)
The Norman conquest of 1066 had wide and far reaching consequences to England , some of which we still face to this day . Both the language and the literature had major changes done to them , French words came into contact with the English ones and the language was never the same anymore .Continue reading “French words in English ( the Norman invasion)”
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