anglo-saxons and beowulf

Question 1

the Anglo-Saxon period last from?

Answer 1

449-1066

Question 2

the Battle of Hastings took place in?

Answer 2

the year 1066

Question 3

who was the Battle of Hastings fought by?

Answer 3

William the Conqueror and Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson

Question 4

who won the Battle of Hastings?

Answer 4

William the Conqueror (subsequentially ending the dark ages and starting the medieval ages)

Question 5

an EPIC hero consists of?

Answer 5

E- embodies and protects community values
P- possesses supernatural traits
I- Identifies a need to go on a test
C- carries themselves with confidence

Question 6

what does the E in EPIC hero mean?

Answer 6

embodies and protects communities values

Question 7

what does the P in EPIC hero mean?

Answer 7

possesses supernatural traits

Question 8

what does the I in EPIC hero mean?

Answer 8

identifies a need to go on a quest

Question 9

what does the C in EPIC hero mean?

Answer 9

carries themselves with confidence

Question 10

what did the Anglo-Saxons value?

Answer 10

strength, courage, community, kinship, loyalty, and leadership

Question 11

true or false? the Anglo-Saxons were a tribal society with kinship bonds and a heroic code of behavior.

Answer 11

true

Question 12

what does wyrd mean?

Answer 12

fate/belief in fate

Question 13

what does fatalism mean?

Answer 13

the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable

Question 14

what does comitatus mean?

Answer 14

loyalty to one’s lord, one’s Warband, and one’s kin

Question 15

the Anglo-Saxons demonstrated a willingness to…?

Answer 15

avenge

Question 16

the Anglo-Saxons thought __ was preferable to ___…?

Answer 16

death, exile

Question 17

Anglo-Saxons would rather ___ than be ___…?

Answer 17

die, exiled

Question 18

Anglo-Saxon lords were very ___ to their ____…? the ____ expected to be….?

Answer 18

generous, thanes, thanes, paid

Question 19

Anglo-Saxon thanes believed that fair…?

Answer 19

fair fights are the only honorable fights

Question 20

what did women do in Anglo-Saxon culture?

Answer 20

create peace between tribes (blood ties between different tribes) and pass cups to men at the mead hall

Question 21

Anglo-Saxon women didn’t…?

Answer 21

avenge, they mourned instead

Question 22

what were the Anglo-Saxons?

Answer 22

they were pagans and seafarers

Question 23

what did the Anglo-Saxons believe in as pagans?

Answer 23

multiple gods, lucky charms, gems, and potions

Question 24

why were the dark ages (449-1066) called that?

Answer 24

it was a time of bloody conflicts, ignorance, violence, and barbarism. only the strong survived

Question 25

what was Anglo-Saxon literature like?

Answer 25

they would write about brutality, their literature reflected the hard times. also set in winter a lot

Question 26

what did Anglo-Saxons expect the hero to do?

Answer 26

boast his deeds. boastfulness informs others of the hero's accomplishments

Question 27

when Romans conquered the Britons. what did they introduce?

Answer 27

cities, stone roads, written scholarships, and Christianity.

Question 28

at the beginning of the dark ages (449), what were the Anglo-Saxons?

Answer 28

pagan seafarers

Question 29

by the end of the dark ages (1066), what were the Anglo-Saxons?

Answer 29

Christian farmers

Question 30

what is alliteration?

Answer 30

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 31

what is caesura?

Answer 31

a pause dividing words in a line of poetry giving a hard, chant-like rhythm

Question 32

what is a kenning? and what are the types?

Answer 32

a metaphorical compound word or phrase substituted for a thing or name. the types are compound, prepositional, and possessive

Question 33

this is an example of? Hester's eyes might have been a heaven for the risky, and her heavy raven locks a well for the thirsty, but if there was one thing Howard knew, call girls couldn't hold a gun as spies did

Answer 33

alliteration

Question 34

this is an example of? He leaned above me, thinking that I slept And could not hear him; but I heard him

Answer 34

caesura

Question 35

this is an example of? Whale-path Swan road Ring giver

Answer 35

compound kenning kenning

Question 36

this is an example of? heaven's light bird's road diner's paradise

Answer 36

possessive kenning

Question 36

this is an example of? Guardian of the People Path of the Sea Wolf of wounds

Answer 36

prepositional kenning

Question 37

whos the original storyteller of Beowulf?

Answer 37

no one knows

Question 38

who was Beowulf probably transcribed by?

Answer 38

a monk due to the Christian teachings in the story

Question 39

Anglo-Saxon stories were told?

Answer 39

orally

Question 40

what was the purpose behind Anglo-Saxon stories?

Answer 40

to provide entertainment, moral instruction, values, and how to live

Question 41

what was the most common literature of the Anglo-Saxon period?

Answer 41

EPIC poetry

Question 42

what is the most famous literature from Anglo-Saxon times?

Answer 42

Beowulf

Question 43

what are archetypes?

Answer 43

patterns found in literature all around the world

Question 44

what is an example of an archetypal hero?

Answer 44

extraordinarily strong and loyal

Question 45

what is an example of archetypal conflict?

Answer 45

good vs evil

Question 46

what language did Anglo-Saxons speak?

Answer 46

old English

Question 47

most people in the dark ages couldn't...?

Answer 47

read or write

Question 48

how many copies of Beowulf are there left?

Answer 48

one

Question 49

what is the setting of an EPIC like?

Answer 49

vast. going into different countries and sometimes even the underworld.

Question 50

what is the action in an EPIC like?

Answer 50

acts of valor or superhuman courage (especially in battle)

Question 51

what is the style of writing like in an EPIC?

Answer 51

elevated even ceremonial (fancy)

Question 52

where does an EPIC start?

Answer 52

media res (in the middle of things, the hero already is a hero)

Question 53

what does Wergild mean?

Answer 53

restitution for murder (compensation)

Question 54

what is a scop?

Answer 54

a bard or storyteller.

Question 55

what were scops responsible for?

Answer 55

praising deeds of past heroes, recording history, and providing entertainment.

Question 56

what can happen if Wergild is not offered?

Answer 56

war/revenge can be pursued

Question 57

what does thane mean?

Answer 57

a warrior

Question 58

what is mead?

Answer 58

an alcoholic drink made of fermented honey and water

Question 59

what is a mead hall?

Answer 59

the large hall where the lord and his warriors slept, ate, and held ceremonies.

Question 60

what was mead hall to Anglo-Saxons?

Answer 60

center of a society