In 55 BC, Julius Caesar conquered what is now Great Britain and introduced Christianity into the land. Even though the Romans left, Christianity stayed and was able to help unify the Angles and the Saxons into one tribe- the Anglo-Saxons. During the Anglo-Saxon time period some of the earliest English literature was written. Christianity is a main theme throughout many of these early writings. Religion is very prominent in Anglo-Saxon literature, which gives insight on how religion was viewed in the Anglo-Saxon culture.
Christianity is found throughout many different poems and short stories of the Anglo-Saxon time period. In most poems and stories it is evident that God is respected and viewed as a powerful being, both in the literature and
