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Explores the history of the Anglo Saxon period. Discusses how literature reflected the times. Describes how everything from war, to the varying dialects and speech patterns, to the different religions contributed to the Anglo-Saxon writing style.

Anglo-Saxons played an important part in the later development of some of the cultural aspects of contemporary England, such as its language, its literacy and its literature. Had the Anglo-Saxons never invaded and, most importantly, settled in Britain, England would not be what it is today.