Studied by 1 personwhat is another word for the anglo saxon time period
dark ages
who were the anglo saxons
Germanic tribe that settled in "England," Land of the Angles
who conquered britain
romans
t/f when britain was conquered by the romans they no longer had a gov or structure
f the romans implemented their own gov, military, infrastructure, and religion
as christianty expanded, what was the connection to the monasteries
they became centers of intellectual, literary, articistic, social activity, and educational opportunity
after the romans left britian, what happened
britian was left as a target for invasion
when did the anglo saxons arrive in northern europe
449 AD
what language was spoken
old english
when did the vikings invade europe
790AD
who were the vikings
fearsome group of seafaring marauders from the rocky coasts of denmark and norway
Who defeated the Vikings?
Alfred the Great
when was the norman conquest
1066
t/f in 1042, edward the confessor assumed the throne after alferd the great
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who led the nroman army in the last successful invasion of britain
william the conquerer
t/f the norman conquest ended the anglo saxon dominance
t
what were the early beliefs of the anglo saxon period
fate (this offered and contributed to a harsh life w little hope)
how did the spread of christianity impact the anglo-saxons
opened up a new, uplifting, and promising possibility which caused the religon to spread almost to the entirety of england
t/f during the anglo-saxon period, epic poems praised the deeds of monasteries
f they praised the deeds of heroic warriors
who recited the poems in the mead halls of kings and nobles in a celabratory manner
scops
what was the purpose of the epic poems
instilling history lessons, promoting moral sermans, pep talks, and faith within the audience
besides epic poems, what else did scops preform
lyric poems
what did lyric poems reflect
everyday life
who wrote beowulf
the writer is anonymous but we know he lived in between mid 7th century and end of 10th century
what language was the poem written in
old english
although the poem is pagan, what other religion is present
christian
where was beowulf composed
England
what is the setting of beowulf
Scandinavia in thr 500s
what is wyrd
fate, weird, chance, karma
what is a bard
poet/scop
Why are scops important
they were messenger of tradition; only ones who would read and write
what is an epic
long narrative poem
what is a ballard
poetry set to music
what is a lyric
short poem that has sing-song quality
what is an alliteration
repetition of a consonant sound
example of alliteration
Sally sells seashells by the seashore
what is an epithet
stock phrase that replaces an adjetive and is used to characterize a particular person or thing -provides details and allows the reader to think ahead
what is an example of epithet
gray-haired treasure giver, hard-ringed chainmail, hard-proofed blade, earth-shaking posiedon
what is a kenning
stock phrase that replaces a noun
what is an example of a kenning
edgetho's famous son- Beowulf the geat captain- beowulf she-wolf - grendel's mom sea-test - swim contest demon- grendel the king of glory- beowulf
What is a caesura?
pause that allows the scop to catch a breath
what is an example of a caesura
"Four and twenty black birds,— baked in a pie" "to be, or not to be—that is the question"
8 characteristics of an epic hero
-signgificant and glorified person + awesome person -on a quest -has superior strength, intelligence, and/or courage -is ethical -risks death for glory and betterment of society -preforms brave deeds -is a strong and responsible leader -reflects the ideals of a particular society
5 characteristics of an epic
-hero is a great leader and a person who strongly identified with the people/society -setting is broad- often upper and lower worlds -hero preforms great deeds in battke and often undertakes an extraordinary journey -gods and other supernatural or fantastic beings take part -story is told in the heightened language (old english)
4 examples of beowulf having superior strength
beowulf defeats both grendel and his mom with his bare hands
swam for days in a full suit of armor and sword with ease
he battled 5 beats and slaughtered 9 sea brutes 4.survived a two hour dive downward to grendel's moms' lair
4 examples of how beowulf risks his life for society
selflessly decides to sail to denmark to help hrothgar and his ppl—risks life on journey
kills dragon to save ppl even tho he is old and weak
fights grendel
comes back to fight grendel's mom
4 examples of how beowulf is ethical and moral
after annihilating Grendel's mom in battle, he finds himself in a room full of her gold, treasure, and other riches. Instead, he only takes with him a magical sword and Grendel's head
when unferth accuses him of not being the hero he truly is, beowulf politely negates all the accusations unferth made 3.beowulf fights grendel with no weapons and armor bc grendel doesnt use nor wear those things either 4.beowulf asks hrothgar permission to eliminate grendel
What does herot mean
Hallof the stag
What is beowulf seeking (term for glory)
Lof
Define lof
Glory that is so great that you will be remembered forever
How did beowulf lure grendel to the hall of herot
Recreated the circumstances of the first attack
What did grendel's moms death and beowulfs victory represent
The death of paganisn and uprising of christianity
What is the lesson learned from beowulfs death
Even glorious hero's will come to an end
What present day country are the normans from
France
4 examples of how beowulf is a great leader
Leadership -> ruled over a country Intelligence-> formed plan to lure grendel Bravery-> goes to fight dragon even though his age has affected his combat skills Confidence- assures people of danes he is just as, if not more, ferocious as grendel
4 examples of supernatural and god elements
magical sword forged by ogres man-eating demonic beast aka grendel sea monsters preached that god will protect and watch over him
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