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FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE
The studies of the British culture and therefore understanding of the national character of the English cannot stand apart from the research of its important product – folklore. The folklore and folk customs of England developed over a long chain of centuries. Some ancient customs were passed from Celtic to Germanic generations and further. Invaders and settlers brought with them their own beliefs, which mixed with older traditions.
The main reason to uniqueness of British culture lies on the surface: Great Britain is an island populated by the nations that had to develop and go the long way of its history being separated from the rest of the world by water. These very characteristics turned them into very interesting and special people, whose history and culture are one of the richest in the world.
British folklore includes traditions, customs, beliefs and systems of values of the mythology of the Anglo-Saxons, Welsh, Scottish and later Normans influence.
The main system of values, beliefs and traditions of British nations is mostly reflected in the ballads and fairy tales.
Ballads are a fascinating subject of study. These poems are among a group of anonymous songs that were probably created between 1100 and 1700 in Northern England and Scotland, although their origins are still controversial.
The anonymous folk ballads were passed along orally from a singer to a singer, from generation to generation, and from one region to another. The medieval or Elizabethan ballads that appear in print later are probably only versions of many oral forms. It uses simple language, an economy of words, dramatic contrasts, epithets, set phrases, and frequently a refrain. Although the subject matter varies considerably, some major classes of the ballad can be distinguished— among them the historical and heroic such as Beowulf, King Arthur songs and Robin Hood cycle.
Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Its creation
The studies of the British culture and therefore understanding of the national character of the English cannot stand apart from the research of its important product – folklore. The folklore and folk customs of England developed over a long chain of centuries. Some ancient customs were passed from Celtic to Germanic generations and further. Invaders and settlers brought with them their own beliefs, which mixed with older traditions.
The main reason to uniqueness of British culture lies on the surface: Great Britain is an island populated by the nations that had to develop and go the long way of its history being separated from the rest of the world by water. These very characteristics turned them into very interesting and special people, whose history and culture are one of the richest in the world.
British folklore includes traditions, customs, beliefs and systems of values of the mythology of the Anglo-Saxons, Welsh, Scottish and later Normans influence.
The main system of values, beliefs and traditions of British nations is mostly reflected in the ballads and fairy tales.
Ballads are a fascinating subject of study. These poems are among a group of anonymous songs that were probably created between 1100 and 1700 in Northern England and Scotland, although their origins are still controversial.
The anonymous folk ballads were passed along orally from a singer to a singer, from generation to generation, and from one region to another. The medieval or Elizabethan ballads that appear in print later are probably only versions of many oral forms. It uses simple language, an economy of words, dramatic contrasts, epithets, set phrases, and frequently a refrain. Although the subject matter varies considerably, some major classes of the ballad can be distinguished— among them the historical and heroic such as Beowulf, King Arthur songs and Robin Hood cycle.
Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Its creation