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Anglo-Saxon Age and Beowulf Terms Flashcards

1
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Repetition of beginning consonant sounds; found in almost every line of Anglo- Saxon poetry.

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Alliteration

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Barbaric Scandinavian invaders of England in 449 A.D; Vikings, also called Norsemen.

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Angles, Saxons and Jutes

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450-1066 A.D. time period when the angles, Saxons and Jutes controlled England; corresponds to the Dark Ages in Europe.

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Anglo- Saxon Age

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Structures built by Romans in England.

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Aqueducts, baths and roads

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A grave covered with a mound of Earth.

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Barrow

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Kenning for sword ( Means Sword).

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Battle- Flasher

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Chain mail.

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Byrny

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A pause in a line of poetry; in Anglo- Saxon verse, the pause comes in the middle of the line.

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Caesura

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Barbaric people who first inhabited England in 1000 B.C. and were conquered by the Romans; also known as Brytons.

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Celts

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Came to England in 597 A.D. and have been accepted by 650.

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Christianity

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A long narrative poem in an elevated style and language which records the deems of a national hero.

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Epic

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Passes down by word of mouth for generations before being written down. Usually unsigned.

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Folk Epic

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The product of one man’s mind and written down and signed. John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is the greatest of these in English.

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Literary Epic

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The super- human main character in an epic.

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Epic Hero

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Watery swamps

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Fen- Lands

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The flame throwing monster who kills Beowulf; guardian of ancient treasure.

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Fire Dragon

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A drinking stein, usually with a lid.

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Flagon

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Wife of the chief viking god and namesake of Friday.

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Frig/ Frida

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Sweden; Beowulf is a Geat.

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Geatland

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Monster who terrorizes scxld- land (Denmark) for 12 years.

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Grendel

21
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Mother of grendel who wants to avenge her son’s death.

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Grendel’s Dam

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Built by the Romans to keep the Scots (Picts) out of England. Near the current day border between England and Scotland.

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Hardrian’s wall

23
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A male deer with large antlers.

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Hart

24
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Hrothgar’s Danish mead hall decorated with deer antlers.

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Heorot

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King of the Scylds (Danes) who build Heorot.

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Hrothgar

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Beowulf’s uncle; King of the Geats (Swedes) when the story begins.

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Hygelac

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The linking of two nouns with a hyphen which are used in place of a less expressive noun; They are found in Anglo- Saxon poetry.

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Kenning

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Anglo-Saxon alcoholic drink made of fermented grain and honey.

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Mead

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A dark murky pool; Home of Grendel and his mother.

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Mere

30
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A Catholic male who has taken vows of poverty and Chasity.

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Monk

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A place where monks live; Also known as a minister.

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Monastery

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A non-beleiver; In the dark and middle ages, any non- Christian.

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Pagan

33
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A water monster; Beowulf fights and kills 9 of them.

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Nicor

34
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A large blazing fire used to burn a body.

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Pyre

35
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Conquered England in 43 A.D. and stayed until 449 A.D. (Arturis)

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Romans

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A traveling singer and poet; Later called a minstrel. Also known as a bard.

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Scop

37
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A prehistoric monument constructed in stages between 3000 and 1500 B.C.

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Stonehenge

38
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A warrior who has pleaded his allegiance to a warrior leader or king.

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Thane

39
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Viking god of thunder and war; Namesake of Thursday.

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Thor

40
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Viking goddess of darkness; Gives Tuesday its name.

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Tiw

41
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Jealous Dane who challenges Beowulf’s reputation.

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Unferth

42
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Beowulf’s relative who scolds the other Geats for deserting Beowulf; King of the Geats after Beowulf.

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Wiglaf

43
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Chief viking god; Namesake of Wednesday. Also known as Oden.

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Woden

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