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Old English Language
- Old english is the earilest forms of the English language that was spoken and written by Anglo-Saxons and their people in parts of what are now England and southern and eastern Scotland between at least the 5th century to and the mid 12th century
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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1100
Old Englsih (Anglo Saxon)
- is the early form of the Englsih language that was spoken and written by Anglo Saxons
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Feb 13, 700
Beowulf
- written in England, an old english epic poem consisting of 3182 allitertative long lines, probably the oldest surviving long poem
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Jun 24, 1066
Norman Conquest
The event that began the transition from Old English to Middle English was the Norman Conquest of 1066, -
Period: Jan 1, 1100 to Dec 31, 1400
Middle English (Medieval)
- Middle English developed out of Late Old English between the high and late middle ages or roughly during the three centuries between the 12th and the late 15th century
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Apr 18, 1154
Doomsday Book
- one of Medieval's England's greatest treasures. This book is closely with William the Conqueror attempt to dominate Medieval England
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May 17, 1200
The Orrmulum
- a verse work of some 10,000 double lines, consists of a recounting of the story of the gospels and homilies. Written by a monk named Orm.
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Feb 7, 1260
King Horn
- this poem is believed to be the oldest extant romance of the Middle English time period. Is a chivalric romance dating back to the middle of the thirteenth century. It survives in three manuscripts.
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Oct 27, 1290
Havelok the Dane
- is a Middle English romance considered to be part of the "Matter of England". Havelok is the second oldest surviving romance written in English, after King Horn; it is believed to have been composed somewhere between 1280-1310.
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Apr 25, 1303
Handlyne Synne
- written by Robert Manning of Brunne, was intended for the use of both learned and unlearned men, dealing with the theory and practice of morality, & illustrating this doctrine with stories drawn from ordinary life. It is now valued today for its simple and entertaining style, and for the "light" it throws on English life in the Middle Ages.
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Sep 14, 1347
The Black Death
- the black death ravages Europe for the first time, the black death was one of the most deveasting pandemics in human history, resulting deaths as 75 to 200 million people.
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Renaissance
- the Renaissance is the period from the 14th century to the 17th century, which is considered the bridge between the Middle Ages and Modern History, started out as a cultural movement.
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Nov 25, 1400
The Confessio Amantis
- by John Gower, is a 33,000 line Middle English poem which uses the confession made by an aging lover to the Chaplin of Venus
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Feb 18, 1452
Leonardo Da Vinci
- was an Italian polymath, painter, sculptor, musician, matematican, engineer, etc.. he is well known for painting the Mona Lisa and many other famous paintings
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Feb 25, 1503
Mona Lisa
- is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world".
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Sep 15, 1520
Martin Luther
- was the leader for the Protestant Reformation, a religious movement, Luther is also known to be famous for publishing a BIble for the people, he influenced religious thought throughout Europe
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Galileo
- created one of the first modern telescopes, also supported the work of Copernicus
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Donatello
- an Italian painter and sculptor, was a key figure in the early Florence Renaissance
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Genres of Old English
- Old English happens to have many type of genres, which include : Epic Poetry, Hagiography, sermons, bible translations, chronicles, etc..
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Battle of Maldon Poem
- created in an unknown date but written however written to celebrate the real Battle of Maldon of 991 when the Anglo-Saxons failed to prevent a viking invasion , which only contained 325 lines, both the beginning and the ending of the poem are lost.
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The Lord's Prayer
- the text of the Lord's prayer is presented in the standardized West Saxon dialect, with added macrons for vowel length, predicted to be written after Beowulf
