Textuality » 3A Interacting
OLD ENGLISH CULTURE
The result of the fusion of
two important components
The Anglo - Saxon The influence of
culture Rome
•1. The language 1. Christianity
•2. The literary forms 2. The manuscripts
The culture in Old English
1. Military culture (because they had to face a lot of danger)
Warrior
(powerful and noble - hearted; refined culture based on experience)
2. Oral Tradition
Art of Speech
(Formulaic Language that sticks into the mind;
Original ways of expression; use of kennings and other
Different constructions)
3. Arts (visual, jewellery, illuminated, manuscripts)