Anglo Saxon Notes Flashcards
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Prehistory
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Beau wolf (750-800ad)
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Anglosaxon period
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449-1066 beginning of English language
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Prehistory part 2
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Iberian(from Spain and Portugal) settled British isles in Stone Age
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Celts
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800-600bc
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What are the 2 groups of celts(Southern European)
Invaded British isles
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1- Brythons/Britons- settled Britain
2- Gaels- settled Ireland
Spoke Celtic language( no relation to English)
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Both groups were?
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Hunters/Farmers
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Clans were loyal to?
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Chieftains
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Druids
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1) priests- included human sacrifices. Pre-Christian
2) Judges- settled disputes within and between clans
3) storytellers- memorized and recited epic heroic poems
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Poems include such characters as
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The stoner Old King Cole King Lear( Shakespeare tragic hero )
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Romans 55-54BC
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Julius Caesar invades twice says he conquers in his memoirs
