Fill in the Blanks English literatureOnline version In this activity, students should practice their reading and writing by completing the following paragraphs. by johan sebastian Argote Pineda 1 best English 410 classes which 16th Norman when English literature begins with the Anglo - Saxon , or Old English , period , began approximately A . D . the Romans withdrew from Britain , leaving it to Germanic and Scandinavian settlers . The Old English period ended with the invasion of 1066 , when French became the language of the educated , gradually blending with Anglo - Saxon to produce Middle English , known as the language of Geoffrey Chaucer . Middle gave way to modern English during the Middle Ages , and Britain produced many great authors during the and 17th centuries .
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