Art+and+Literature+of+Anglo-Saxon+England

 **Prose** - After saving England from domination at the hands of the Danes, King Alfred attempted to restore English culture by translating and distributing famous texts. [[|1] ]

- The Anglo-Saxon chronicle, one of the most well recognized texts of the Anglo-Saxon history took shape at this time. [[|1] ]

- The most accomplished authors were Aelfric and his contemporary Wulfstan. [[|1] ]

- The majority of the surviving Anglo-Saxon poetry is enclosed in four manuscripts. [[|1] ]
 * Poetry **

- The basic verse unit is the alliterative long line, divided in half by a caesura, and having the half-lines linked across the caesura by alliterating stress syllables. [[|1] ]

- Christianity often had a large influence in Anglo-Saxon poetry. [[|1] ]

- The longest, most epic and most famous poem from Anglo-Saxon England is, //Beowulf //. [[|2] ]

- One of the great Anglo-Saxon poets was Cynewulf, whose poetry included. [[|2] ]
 * //The Fates of The Apostles //
 * //Juliana //
 * //Elene //
 * //Christ II //

- Poetry was often used is describing the history of Anglo–Saxon England, //Battle of Brunanburh // . [[|1] ]  - Anglo-Saxon art survives mostly in manuscripts, architecture, some very fine ivory carvings, and some works in metal and other materials. [[|3] ]
 * Art**

- Anglo-Saxon art was Christian dominated. [[|3] ]

- Illustrations included a lot of pen work. [[|3] ]

- Artists also worked with. [[|3] ]  - Likely the most famous piece of anglo-Saxon art is the Bayeux Tapestry. [[|3] ]
 * Fresco
 * Ivory
 * Stone
 * Glass
 * <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Enamel

- Metal work was the highest regarded art. [[|3] ]

- Near the fall of Anglo-Saxon England larger pieces of metal work start to come together. [[|3] ]

- Most of these metal works were crusifixes. [[|3] ]

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;"> ** Architecture ** - Most Anglo-Saxon buildings were made using timber. [[|4] ]

- Thatch was often used for roofs. [[|4] ]

- Most churches were built using stones and bricks. [[|4] ]

<span style="line-height: 22px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif; font-size: 110%;">- Towards the fall of Anglo-Saxon England high ceiling cathedrals began to be built. [[|4] ]


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<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Hanning, Robert W. "Anglo-Saxons." //<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">Encyclopedia Americana // <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">. 2009. Grolier Online. 22 Apr. 2009 <[]>. **<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">= 1 ** <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif;">

"Anglo-Saxon Literature." //Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia.// Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, 2009. 9 May. 2009 <[] > **= 2**

"Anglo-Saxon Art." //Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia.// Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, 2009. 9 May. 2009 <[] >. **= 3**

"Anglo-Saxon Architecture" //Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia.// Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, 2009. 9 May. 2009 <[] >. **= 4**