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    English literature began in the 5th century with the settlement of Anglo-Saxons in England, known as the period of Old English literature. This period was represented by epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, chronicles and riddles, with Beowulf being the most famous work. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, Old English became less common and was replaced by Anglo-Norman French as the standard language, transitioning English into Middle English over the following century. The first major work in Middle English was the translation of the legend of King Arthur from Anglo-Norman.

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    English literature began in the 5th century with the settlement of Anglo-Saxons in England, known as the period of Old English literature. This period was represented by epic poetry, hagiography, sermons, chronicles and riddles, with Beowulf being the most famous work. After the Norman Conquest of 1066, Old English became less common and was replaced by Anglo-Norman French as the standard language, transitioning English into Middle English over the following century. The first major work in Middle English was the translation of the legend of King Arthur from Anglo-Norman.

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    English literature seems to have born in the fifth century, circa 450, with the settlement of

    Anglo-Saxons and Germanic in Anglo-Saxon England. This remote literary era is known as “Old
    English Literature”. This period was represented by the writing of genres as epic poetry,
    hagiography, sermons, chronicles and riddles. The most famous work of Old English literature is
    Beowulf

    After the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, written Old English became less common.
    Thanks to the new aristocracy, French became the standard language of society, giving birth to the
    “Anglo-Norman”. From then until the twelfth century, Anglo-Saxon underwent a gradual transition
    into Middle English. The first work of this language was the translation from Anglo-Norman of the
    legend of King Arthur. A literary genre, Romance, was of outstanding relevance during this period

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