Scandinavian is not a period in English Literature. Scandi. navian describes the people from Norway. Finland. Denmark. etc. which are also described as the Germanic tribe and the Scandinavian people. The Anglo-Saxon Period \((450\) - 1066) which produced the poem "Beowulf" preceded the Medieval Period (1066 - 1500). The Neo-classical Period (1600-1785) came before the Romantic Peri.