Anglo Saxon + beowulf

what 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

t

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

1. beowulf defeats both grendel and his mom with his bare hands
2. swam for days in a full suit of armor and sword with ease
3. 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

1. selflessly decides to sail to denmark to help hrothgar and his ppl—risks life on journey
2. kills dragon to save ppl even tho he is old and weak
3. fights grendel
4. comes back to fight grendel's mom

4 examples of how beowulf is ethical and moral

1. 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
2. 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