Anglo-Saxon Era Test Flashcards
What are the two main types of poetry?
Heroic and Elegiac
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Caesura
A pause in a line of poetry
Kenning
A phrase that describes a noun metaphorically
Ex: swan’s mountain // a wave
Epithets
A phrase that replaces or adds on to a name
Ex: Alexander the Great
Three countries that make up Great Britain
Wales, England, and Scotland
Countries that make up the United Kingdom
3 countries of Great Britain + Northern Ireland
Chronology of the four groups that made up Great Britain
Celts(i), Romans(ii), Anglo-Saxons(iii), and Norse(iv)
Significance of Bede
Wrote the first history book of England
Significance of Caedmon
Earliest English poet (on record)
The history behind Caedmon
He was an illiterate cowherd. Had a dream and the next day he could write religious poetry
What did St. Augustine do?
Credit for introducing Christianity to England
St. Augustine’s title
Archbishop of Canterbury
When going to battle, _____ painted their bodies blue.
Celts(i)
_____ settled disputes that arose between the celtic farmers, hunters, fisherman. They spread their literature, tribal history, and values ______.
Druids (priests); orally
Celts(i) worshipped ______ gods.
nature
Julius Caesar was a _____.
Roman(ii)
How did the Romans(ii) take over the Celts(i)?
Julius Caesar led an invasion.
What did Romans(ii) bring to Britain?
Developed towns and roads. Introduced Latin language
Anglo-Saxons(iii) were made up of three Germanic tribes
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
What did the Anglo-Saxons(iii) do to the Celts(i)?
Invaded Britain and kicked the Celts(i) west
What did the Anglo-Saxons(iii) do to England?
Set up 7 kingdoms
What are the four classes of Anglo-Saxon(iii) people?
Earls, Thanes, Churls, Thralls
Anglo-Saxons(iii) produced a new language, ___ _______.
Old English
Alphabet of the Anglo-Saxons(iii)
Runes
Anglo-Saxons(iii) were ______ and believed strongly in ____, (fate).
pagan; wyrd
Anglo-Saxon(iii) law aimed at compensating those who were harmed by crime. This was called _______ and varied according to the wealth/social status of victim
wergild (man-yield)
The Angles divided England into 7 separate kingdoms called the _________.
Heptarchy
During the Norse Era, _____ come to England to ____ ____.
Danes; take over
As the Danes get to the kingdom of Wessex, who stops them?
Alfred the Great
What does the treaty establish for the Danes and the Anglo-Saxons?
Danes keep top half of England.
Anglo-Saxons keep bottom half of England.
What was the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles?
English history that was updated annually. Begun by Alfred the Great.
What language did Alfred the Great promote?
English
What was Canute to England?
Canute was the first king of England
Battle of Hastings took place because _______ the Confessor promised _______, duke of Normandy, (a distant relative) the English throne. He then appointed ______, earl of Wessex, to be the next ruler. This battle was between ______ and ________. ________ invaded and won over England.
Edward the Confessor; William, duke of Normandy; Harold, earl of Wessex; England; Normandy; Normans
