Literature Reader The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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• Leerjaar 6

Literature Reader 

The Early Middle Ages

p. 11 - 14

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Window on the period in English history

A window on this period in English history

Chronicles were usually written by monks

AD 1 - AD 1154

Entries were not all about religious events

1066 

The Battle of Hastings

Consequences of the Battle of Hastings 

for the English language

• French became the official language 

Language of the church: Latin 

Language of the state: French 

• Until the 14th century English was only spoken and not written: 

- a lot of conjugations were lost, a complex language changed into a relatively simple language 

- many French words gradually entered the language. Now about 40% are loanwords from the French language 

• Stories, romances, ballads from French origin were taken over in literature  

Chronicles

on the Battle of Hastings

Chronicle entry for 2021

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Chronicle entry for 2020