1. When did Anglo-Saxon period start and how long did it last?

2. What three tribes is this period usually associated with?

3. What language did they speak?
4. What dialects of Anglo-Saxons do you remember and which one became
dominant later on?
5. How did they divide the territory and what kingdoms did they establish?
6. Were all the kingdoms united under one rule?
7. What can you say about the religious situation in OE period?
8. How long did AS literature last?
9. What can you say about its variety?
10. What representative of OE literature can you name?
11. Describe a typical AS character.
12. What is the genre of “Beowulf”?
13. What is its historical background?
14. What three antagonists of Beowulf do you remember?
15. What is a kenning and do we come across many of kennings in “Beowulf” as
well as in other OE literary works?
16. What is the main object of “Beowulf”? What did the author try to depict?
17. What is the genre of “The Wanderer” and “The Dream of the Rood”? Give a
definition.
18. What is peculiar about the form of “The Wanderer”?
19 What is contrasted in this work?
20. What is the background of “The Dream of the Rood”? Is there any difference
between the work itself and the original?
21. How long did the medieval period last in Britain?
22. What battle signified the beginning of this period?
23. What important changes were made with the arrival of the Normans?
24. Explain the sentence “The formation of national language was completed
during the Middle Ages – in the 14 th c.”
25. How did the Normans influence the English literature?
26. What transformation did this genre go through with the time?
27. What can you say about the symbolism of this work?
28. What number is prevailing in this work? Enumerate the examples.
29. Explain the term “Code of chivalry”? How does the author realize it in the
text?