Early and Middle English Period (450-1500)

1. When did the Old English Period begin? [NU 2018]

Ans: The Old English Period began in 450 AD.

2. When did the Romans come to England?

Ans: The Romans came to England in 43 AD.

3. What is the duration of Old English Period / Anglo Saxon period?

Ans: The Old English Period or the Anglo-Saxon period stretched over 600 years, from the mid-5th century to 1066.

4. What is the earliest literary work of Old English Period?

Ans: Beowulf is the earliest literary work of Old English Period.

5. What is Beowulf?

Ans: Beowulf is the earliest and the greatest Germanic epic which was written anonymously. It originated as a pagan saga transmitted orally from one generation to the next.

6. What kind of literary work is ‘Beowulf’? [NU 2013]

Ans: Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language and the earliest piece of vernacular European literature.

7. What are the literary features of the Old English Period?

Ans: Heroic deeds, love of sea adventure, intense love of glory and savagery are the literary features of the Old English Period.

8. Who is considered the father of Old English poetry?

Ans: Caedmon is considered the father of Old English poetry.

9. Name some Old English poems.

Ans: Beowulf and The Dream of the Rood are the Old English poems.

10. What is Widsith?

Ans: Widsith is an Old English poem of 144 lines.

11. What was the most popular ballad of Anglo-Norman period?

Ans: Robinhood was the most popular ballad of Anglo-Norman period.

12. Name a poem of Anglo Saxon period.

Ans: “The Wanderer”.

13. Who was Alfred? What was his contribution to old English literature?

Ans: Alfred the Great was the King of Wesex. He encouraged education and supervised the compilation of The Anglo Saxon Chronicle.

14. What is "The Anglo Saxon Chronicle?"

Ans: “Anglo-Saxon Chronicle” is the chronological account of events in Anglo-Saxon and Norman England. It was originally compiled on the orders of King Alfred the Great in approximately A.D. 890.

15. Which were the popular epic poems in the Anglo-Saxon period?

Ans: Beowulf, The Fight at Finnsburh, Waldere, Widsith etc. were the popular epic poems in the Anglo-Saxon period.

16. What are Anglo Saxon Tribes?

Ans: The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes are Anglo Saxon Tribes.

17. Who are the Angles?

Ans: Angles were a Germanic tribe who migrated to the British Isles in the 5th century.

18. Who is Caedmon? [NU 2016]

Ans: Caedmon is the first known poet of English.

19. What are the notable poems of Caedmon?

Ans: Genesis, Exodus and Judith are the notable poems of Caedmon

20. Why is the year 1066 important in the study of English Literary History? [NU 2015]

Ans:, The year 1066 is important in the study of English Literary History because it is the year of the Norman Conquest and the beginning of Anglo-Norman literature in England.

21. What was "Magna Charta"?

Ans: "Magna Charta" is the charter which limited the power of monarchs. It was passed on June 15, 1215.

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Early and Middle English Period (450-1500); Brief-answer Questions