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The Era: 449-1066 • 449 - Angles, Saxons, Jutes invade Britain
• 597 - St. Augustine brings Christianity to Anglo-Saxons; established Church of England in Canterbury
• 793 - Vikings invade
• 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of England
• 1066 - Normans defeat Saxons; led by William the Conqueror
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Geography of
Britain • Rainy
• Farming
• Mountains to low-
lying costal areas
• Isolation
-Vulnerable to
attack
-Strong Culture
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Impact of Invasions Romans
• Invasion led by Julius Caesar in 55 BC
• Provided armies and organization that prevented further invasions
• Built roads, defensive wall, public baths
• No central government
Germanic Tribes
• Engla land (Angles)
• Communities
• Continued regard for bards
• Use of English in formal study
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Religion Before Christianity
• Warrior gods
• Ethics
After Christianity
• Connection with Europe
• Common faith/morality
Celtic Religion
• Animism
• Druids
• Monasteries
• Latin primary language pre-Alfred
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Comprehension Check
Great Britain has been invaded and settled
by all of the following except: a) Romans, b)
Vikings, c) Germanic Tribes, d) Greeks.
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Comprehension Check
True or False: The Anglo-Saxons were
fatalists.
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Anglo-Saxon Way of Life
• Warring society
• Heroes
• Loyal Dependency
• Agricultural
• Communal Halls
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Key Words • Scop
• Wyrd
• Wergild
• Comitatus
a) a payment usually
demanded of a
person guilty of
homicide or other
wrongful death
b) Storyteller
c) The bond between a
warrior and his Lord.
d) Fate
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Epic Hero
• The central figure in an epic who has
superior qualities and risks personal
danger to pursue a grand quest.
• Significant, on a quest, has some
special strength, is ethical, risks
death, brave deeds, leader, & reflects
ideals of society
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Hero’s Journey
• He establishes his reputation by overcoming hardships or challenges early in his life.
• The hero goes on a journey
• The hero faces one or more challenges
• The hero overcomes the challenges and triumphs
• Returns home to his people with a trophy or some item that benefits them
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Other Literary Elements
• Alliteration:The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables.
• Caesura:A pause in a line of verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm rather than by metrics.
• Kenning:A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun.
• Primary Epic: No single author, oral transmission
• Heroic Ideal: Represents the aspects of a hero that the culture upholds as representing the cultural ideal.
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Kennings
• Whale’s way
• Taming wand
• Storm of swords
• God’s candle
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Your Kennings…
• Spend two minutes creating a kenning
of your own. It can describe any
object - it does not have to relate to
Beowulf. Be prepared to come draw it
on the board and have your
classmates guess what you are
drawing.
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Danes
WelthowQueen/Wife
Ecglaf
Unferth's Father
Unferth
Courtier
Hrothgar
King
Healfdane
Father
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