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Anglo Saxon And Medieval Age Flashcards

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Caesura

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A pause near the middle of the line (Scottish)

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Kenning

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Takes a regular word and elaborates it to be more colorful

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Feudalism

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The medieval social class system

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Crusade

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A medieval military expansion, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the holy land

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What is the beginning date for the medieval age?

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1066

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Pilgrimage

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A religious journey to ones religious home land and/or sanctioned area

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Ballad

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A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Usually passed orally. And sad

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Types of Chaurer tales

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Chivalric romance, myth, Breton Lais, beast fables, mock heroic, mock romance , exemplum, and fabliau

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chivalric romance

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tales of courtly love, romance, adventure (quests) and knightly conflict

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myth

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the retelling of a classic myth

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Breton Lais

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set in the Brittany region of France; tales of magic, fairies, folklore and courtly love

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beast fable

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animals are given human characteristics; usually teaches a moral

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mock heroic

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Ridicules by imitation, chivalric literature and heroes

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mock romance

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Ridicules by imitation, chivalric literature and romance

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exemplum

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a tale, usually inserted into the text of a sermon that illustrates a moral principle

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fabliau

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Humorous, bawdy, or course tale often dealing with sexual innuendo, trickery, or love triangles; often directed against marriage of the clergy

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Hierarchy

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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

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Literary styles of Anglo Saxsons

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Poetry, Prose, and bibliography

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Beast of battle

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Wolf, hawk,Raven and eagle

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Wergeld

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The value set in Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law upon human life in accordance with rank and paid as compensation to the kindred or lord of a slain person.

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Medieval play styles

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Miracle, mystery and Morality

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Courtly Love

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  1. Marriage should not be a deterrent to love.
  2. Love cannot exist in the individual who cannot be jealous.
  3. A double love cannot obligate an individual.
  4. Love constantly waxes and wanes.
  5. That which is not given freely by the object of one’s love loses its savor.
  6. It is necessary for a male to reach the age of maturity in order to love.
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What is the beginning date for Anglo-Saxson?

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449

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