''The story of English literature begins with the Germanic tradition of the Anglo-Saxon settlers''... ''Beowulf, an epic poem of the 8th century, stands at its head.'' <ref> [http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=gsz#gsz Alliterative verse: 8th - 14th century AD] </ref>.
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''The story of English literature begins with the Germanic tradition of the Anglo-Saxon settlers''... Beowulf, ''an epic poem of the 8th century, stands at its head.'' <ref> [http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=gsz#gsz Alliterative verse: 8th - 14th century AD] </ref>.
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[[Geoffrey Chaucer]], a poet of the court, wrote the poem ''The House of Fame'' in 1380, and his masterpiece ''Troilus and Criseyde'' in 1385; he was also the author of ''Canterbury Tales'', which ranks as one of the greatest epic works of world literature. <ref> [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/chaucer.htm Geoffrey Chaucer] </ref>
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[[Geoffrey Chaucer]], a poet of the court, wrote the poem ''The House of Fame'' in 1380, and his masterpiece ''Troilus and Criseyde'' in 1385; he was also the author of ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'', which ranks as one of the greatest epic works of world literature. <ref> [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/chaucer.htm Geoffrey Chaucer] </ref>