Spring 2006
HIS 344F • Anglo-Saxon England
| Unique | Days | Time | Location | Instructor |
| 38755 |
-TBA |
-TBA--TBA |
|
MEISEL |
Course Description
In the view of many historians, the Anglo-Saxon period of English history not only provides the real foundations for all of later English history but covers the most creative period in English history â" politically, socially, culturally, and artistically. This course deals with the extraordinary richness of this remarkable time and with the impact of the Anglo-Saxon period on the Norman period which follows. The class begins with the collapse of Roman Britain in the early 5th century and ends with the collapse of Norman England in the period between 1135 and 1154.
Grading Policy
Grades will be based on a map quiz (10%) and three tests (30% each), one of which may be a take-home test.
Texts
Beowulf and Other Old English Poems Bede, History of the English Church and People Keynes, Alfred the Great Farmer, Anglo-Saxon Saints' Lives Course packet of primary source documents
