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It was provoked by the Norman invasion of Britain, when the Duke of Normandy defeated King Harold of Great Britain at the Battle of Hastings, the language was a dialect of French descent with Germanic influences, usually called Anglo-Norman.
History of the Kings of Great Britain (containing the legend of King Arthur) and the Tales of Canterbury were some of the great works of this time. -
It is renowned for an oral tradition of epic poems, songs and poetry, it was well established by pre-Christian Germanic settlers.
One of the best-known works is Beowulf, an epic poem about the Warrior Geatish of the same name.