The Anglo-Saxon Period (440-1066) was a time of fierce battles coupled with equally fierce loyalty to rulers and tribes. It also saw the great change of Christianity remolding the pagan cultures. A time in many ways different from our own, a belief in an impersonal and indifferent Fate hung over their lives every day. A strong sense of the passing away of all things present in the world was very evident. This pessimistic view was …showed first 75 words of 240 total…

…showed last 75 words of 240 total…not without its qualities that we would now consider positive. For instance, the great epic of Beowulf shows, along with its gory and graphic elements, a stranger coming to the aid of a town unbidden, great banquets with eating, drinking and music with `... the harp`s rejoicing / Call and the poet`s clear songs ...` (lines 4-5). As well we see the closeness of the community and the reliance each member had on those around him