English history

Medieval era (when)

600 to 1100 AD

Who came to britain in the 5th century

Angles, saxons and jutes (germanic tribes)

Who ruled britian pre-medieval era?

Romans

What was old english a mix of?

Brittonic, latin and germanic influences

Old english AKA

Anglo-saxon AKA

Old english poems are usually

Long narrative epics ab warriors

Christianization lead to

Introduction of writing, christian themes in literature, educated monk population

Monastries and literature

They played a key role in the preservation of once oral tales, but changed pagan stories to reflect christian themes

Aldhelm lifespan

640-709

Bede lifespan

673-735

Cædmon who

First english poet; biblical catchphrases

Aldhelm who

Known for writings in english and latin

Bede who

Authored the “'Ecclesiastical History of the English People”

Dream of the rood

Earliest christian poems; merges germanic heroic code and christian themes

Dream of the rood when

701 AD

Beowulf length

3000 lines long

Who is beowulf?

Warrior turned king who battled three monsters

Beowulf themes

Combines paganism and Christianity; heroism, fate, good vs evil

Beowolf is the

First english epic

When anglo-saxon was spoken

500-1100 AD they spoke

Which emotion is more prevalent and better written in old english works

Saddness

Anglo saxon chronicles WHAT

early history of the country

What is a lyric

Poem meant to be sung

Features of old english verse

Alliterative verse, kenning, heroism, lords hall

Kenning

Two words used to express one eg earth-gallery to mean castle

King alfred lifetime

849-899

King alfred importance

Promoted english as a written language

Middle english WHEN

1100 - 1500 AD

geofrey chaucer title

father of english poetry

Cantebury tales length

17000 lines

ex of a middle ages female character

Wife of bath

still in use

the alterative verse in the middle ages

middle ages main theme

religious

miracle plays

dramatised events from the bible

miracle plays where

usually performed at churches

morality plays

did not have people but virtues

best known morality play

the everyman

the interlude

short comic plays

best known interlude play

the four Ps