Learnings: Old English Literature - Revision history

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	[[File:DTVA - The Legend of Beowulf excerpt.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|An excerpt of the epic poem "The Legend of Beowulf" / 11th cent.]]		[[File:DTVA - The Legend of Beowulf excerpt.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|An excerpt of the epic poem "The Legend of Beowulf" / 11th cent.]]
	[[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] wanted to be remembered as a good [[Christianity\|Christian]] king. He was bothered by his people's ignorance of the {{Wiki\|Bible}}, and felt that their poor {{Wiki\|Latin}} was to blame. To solve this, he pushed to have Latin classics translated into {{Wiki\|Old English}}. This gave rise to the birth of {{Wiki\|Old English Literature}}.		[[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] wanted to be remembered as a good [[Christianity\|Christian]] king. He was bothered by his people's ignorance of the {{Wiki\|Bible}}, and felt that their poor {{Wiki\|Latin}} was to blame. To solve this, he pushed to have Latin classics translated into {{Wiki\|Old English}}. This gave rise to the birth of {{Wiki\|Old English literature\|Old English Literature}}.

	Alfred believed strongly in literacy; he wanted all young aristocrats to learn to read and write. This wasn't only for religious purposes; being able to write and understand messages in Old English could have been useful for war and diplomacy. Old English also became a literary language for sagas and {{Wiki\|Epic poetry\|epic poems}} such as ''{{Wiki\|Beowulf}}'', pictured here.		Alfred believed strongly in literacy; he wanted all young aristocrats to learn to read and write. This wasn't only for religious purposes; being able to write and understand messages in Old English could have been useful for war and diplomacy. Old English also became a literary language for sagas and {{Wiki\|Epic poetry\|epic poems}} such as ''{{Wiki\|Beowulf}}'', pictured here.
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	[[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] wanted to be remembered as a good [[Christianity\|Christian]] king. He was bothered by his people's ignorance of the {{Wiki\|Bible}}, and felt that their poor {{Wiki\|Latin}} was to blame. To solve this, he pushed to have Latin classics translated into {{Wiki\|Old English}}. This gave rise to the birth of {{Wiki\|Old English Literature}}.		[[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] wanted to be remembered as a good [[Christianity\|Christian]] king. He was bothered by his people's ignorance of the {{Wiki\|Bible}}, and felt that their poor {{Wiki\|Latin}} was to blame. To solve this, he pushed to have Latin classics translated into {{Wiki\|Old English}}. This gave rise to the birth of {{Wiki\|Old English Literature}}.

	Alfred believed strongly in literacy; he wanted all young aristocrats to learn to read and write. This wasn't only for religious purposes; being able to write and understand messages in Old English could have been useful for war and diplomacy. Old English also became a literary language for sagas and epic poems such as {{Wiki\|Beowulf}}, pictured here.		Alfred believed strongly in literacy; he wanted all young aristocrats to learn to read and write. This wasn't only for religious purposes; being able to write and understand messages in Old English could have been useful for war and diplomacy. Old English also became a literary language for sagas and {{Wiki\|Epic poetry\|epic poems}} such as ''{{Wiki\|Beowulf}}'', pictured here.
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[[File:DTVA - The Legend of Beowulf excerpt.jpg|thumb|250px|An excerpt of the epic poem "The Legend of Beowulf" / 11th cent.]]
[[Alfred the Great|Alfred]] wanted to be remembered as a good [[Christianity|Christian]] king. He was bothered by his people's ignorance of the {{Wiki|Bible}}, and felt that their poor {{Wiki|Latin}} was to blame. To solve this, he pushed to have Latin classics translated into {{Wiki|Old English}}. This gave rise to the birth of {{Wiki|Old English Literature}}.

Alfred believed strongly in literacy; he wanted all young aristocrats to learn to read and write. This wasn't only for religious purposes; being able to write and understand messages in Old English could have been useful for war and diplomacy. Old English also became a literary language for sagas and epic poems such as {{Wiki|Beowulf}}, pictured here.
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