Compare And Contrast Beowulf And The Seafarer

The Anglo-Saxons are made up of the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes who are from Europe and Germanic areas. Many of them were seafaring Vikings who crossed the sea to Britain and conquered the land. These groups lived during the 5th century through the 11th century and most commonly spoke Old English. During this time, many pieces of literature were written, two examples are “Beowulf” and “The Seafarer”. These poems tell of difficulty of Anglo-Saxon life and of different