Question

7. What is the setting of the story? How is this setting connected to the Anglo-Saxon people in Britain?

Answer 1

Anglo-Saxons liked to gather in the lord's great hall, to eat and drink, and to listen to songs and stories. They loved tales about brave warriors and their adventures. A favourite story told how Beowulf, a heroic prince, kills the fierce man-eating monster Grendel, and Grendel's equally horrid mother. The story of Beowulf was first written down in the 8th-9th centuries, but long before that the story was told around the fire. The storyteller played music to accompany the songs and poems, on a small harp or on another stringed instrument called a lyre

Answer 2

The setting of this Anglo-Saxons was inhibited in Great Britain from 5th century. The connection of the setting was that the people from Germanic tribe migrated to the area from continental Europe. These descendants were able to adopt some aspect of Angro -Saxon language and culture.