1. Cultural Background
   1. Roman Influence
   2. Angles, Saxons, Jutes
   3. Royalty
   4. Christianity
2. Old English Poetry
   1. For beat in each line
   2. Kenning : bone-house
   3. Alliteration : four or five words begin with same sound
   4. Scop
   5. Epic
3. Beawulf
4. Venerable Bede
   1. Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation
5. Alfred The Great
   1. Father of English Prose
   2. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      1. The Battle of Maldon
      2. The Battle of Brunanburh
6. Domsday Book
7. Caedmon
   1. Caedmon's Hymn
8. Cynewulf
   1. The Dream of Road
9. The Seafarer
10. The Wonderer
11. Exile