Anglo Saxons Essay

William Butler Yeats stated that, “Supreme are is a traditional statement of certain heroic and religious truths, passed on from age to age….” When he said this, he is most definitely talking about the Anglo-Saxon era and their style of writing. The Anglo-Saxons were very into warriors and heroes and how heir stories are handed down from generation to generation. When these stories were written down, monks wrote them down. The monks then added parts …

…he seemed very happy and willing to go. As you can see, Beowulf and The Seafarer are both very clear examples of William Butler Yeats’ quote on “supreme art.” These are not the only examples of how heroic and religious truths mix, but they are the easiest to see. There are other examples, in other types of writing, at other periods of time, but none are as poignant as the ones in the Anglo-Saxon era.