ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Old English – the earliest form of the English language – was spoken and written in Anglo-Saxon Britain from c. 450 CE until c. 1150 (thus it continued to be used for some decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066).

Detailed explanation-2: -Historically, the Anglo-Saxon period denotes the period in Britain between about 450 and 1066, after their initial settlement and up until the Norman Conquest.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anglo-Saxon literature (or Old English literature) encompasses literature written in Anglo-Saxon (Old English) during the 600-year Anglo-Saxon period of Britain, from the mid-5th century to the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from the end of Roman Britain until the Norman conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Old English period (Anglo-Saxon), also known as the “dark ages” occur from 445CE to 1485CE. This time period occurs when Rome falls and the barbarian tribes move into Europe. The Angles, Saxons and Jutes invaded Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries.