Beowulf

• English literature begins with Beowulf.
• It was passed on orally by scops and bards, until monks wrote it down.
• Beowulf is an epic.

Analysis of Grendel by John Gardner

• Grendel was published by John Gardner in 1971.
• It tells the story of Grendel, the monster in the epic Beowulf, from his perspective.

Anglo-Saxon Period

• For Anglo-Saxon society, family was the most important thing.
• After family, it was their tribe, and after their tribe, their kingdom.
• Although the Anglo-Saxons fought frequently among themselves, they had many things in common: