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The Old English period is conventionally regarded as coming to an end after the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066 AD, when many [[French]] loan words entered the language. This new phase is called [[Middle English]].
The Old English period is conventionally regarded as coming to an end after the [[Norman Conquest]] of 1066 AD, when many [[French]] loan words entered the language. This new phase is called [[Middle English]].
== Some works in Old English ==
=== Verse ===
*"The Battle of Maldon"
*''[[Beowulf]]''
*"Cædmon's Hymn" (dating from the 7th century, the oldest known work in English)
*"The Dream of the Rood"
*"Judith"
*"Juliana"
*"The Seafarer"
*"The Wanderer"
*"The Wife's Lament"
=== Prose ===
*''The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle''
*The ''Blickling Homilies''
*Wulfstan's ''Sermo Lupi ad Anglos''
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Further reading==
[http://www8.georgetown.edu/departments/medieval/labyrinth/library/oe/oe.html Labyrinth Library: Old English Literature]
[[Category:English language]]
[[Category:English language]]