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📌 The Anglo-Saxon period is also called the Old English Period because the language spoken then differed greatly from Modern English.
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1. Regarding the dates of the Anglo-Saxon period, which statements are accurate?
2. Which statements describe the relationship between the Anglo-Saxon period and Old English?
3. How were Anglo-Saxon stories, poems, and heroic tales transmitted and performed?
When did the Anglo-Saxon period begin and end?
It lasted from around 450 AD to the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Why is the Anglo-Saxon period also called the Old English Period?
The language spoken then differed greatly from Modern English.
How were Anglo-Saxon stories and poems transmitted between generations?
They were transmitted orally.
Who performed or sang Anglo-Saxon stories and poems?
Bards, minstrels, or scops.
Which Germanic tribes especially comprised the Anglo-Saxons?
The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
What was the traditional name for the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms?
The Heptarchy.
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