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What is Beowulf? Beowulf is an epic poem composed during the 7th century. It is anonymous. It recounts deed and legends of Anglo-Saxons. The poem was written.

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2 What is Beowulf? Beowulf is an epic poem composed during the 7th century. It is anonymous. It recounts deed and legends of Anglo-Saxons. The poem was written in Old Enghlis and it comes from oral tradition.

3 What is an epic poem? An epic poem is a poem that celebrate the deeds of a hero or civilisation.

4 HERO A hero is a person who die for an ideal, for something he believes in.

5 Old English Old English is a mixture of German dialects, the ones spoken by the Angles, the Saxons and the Iutes. Anglo – Saxons’ provenance Place of Beowulf deeds

6 Oral tradition Epic poetry was oral, handed out from generation to generation. Epic poetry uses language that was suitable to be remember. HOW? Density of repetition Use of reframe Incremental repetition Riddles

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