|
|
 |
|
|
| Endless War of Anglo Saxons |
 |
The ancient Anglo Saxons were a Germanic
viking culture the worshipers of Woden and
Thor. They brought the English language to
Briton on the point of a sword as through
genocide they displaced the Celtic
(Brythonic) speaking Welsh an action repeated
on this continent. We Americans are the
inheritors of this culture of war with our
language as we continue to demonstrate with
endless war. We must face who we are and seek
to change our culture by looking in our
hearts for what is truly healthy for us as
human beings sharing this earth.
Tags : endless war peace culture of Woden and Thor english studies social science anthropology anglo saxon |
|
Affichage : 3109
Durée : 628 s |
| Beowulf & the Anglo-Saxons (Part 1) |
 |
Miraculously preserved over the centuries,
its artistic importance was unrecognized
until an essay by J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord
of the Rings) revealed its unity and
multi-dimensional structure. Beowulf is now
regarded as the most important manuscript the
Anglo-Saxons have handed down to us, of
immense linguistic as well as poetic value.
This program sets out to trace the origins of
the tribes that brought this epic into being,
the war-like Northmen from Sweden, Denmark
and Germany who were to conquer and settle
regions of a more clement and fertile island
that would become known as England, named
after the tribe of the Angles. Using 3-D
animation, location footage, archive
materials and interviews, the Beowulf epic is
examined in the light of the civilization
that created it. It investigates their
religious beliefs as well as their everyday
life, and suggests that, old as the poem is,
it may have roots in an even more ancient
fertility cult.
Tags : Beowulf Old English Poem Angles Saxons Jutes Frisians Documentary England JRR Tolkien Myths Legends Folklore Archaeology |
|
Affichage : 43961
Durée : 473 s |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| |
|
