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beowulf Flashcards

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Epic of Beowulf

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a story that takes place smack dab in the Viking Age. Written sometime between 700-900 AD, it is the 1st work of English literature. Only 1 manuscript has ever been found

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Anglo-Saxons

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The people living in the area of Britain between Rome and the Norman conquest (400-1066). They are a mix between Celts (rulers before Rome, destroyers of Rome) and Scandinavians (Vikings). Their culture is more Celtic than modern British. They also are responsible for making Beowulf Christian.

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Old English

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NOT SHAKESPEARE. The Anglo Saxon language. Beowulf language. Mix of Germanic languages, Latin and Celtic.

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Middle English

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French + Old English (resulting from French people having power)

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Þ

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Phorn, Thorn, the TH sound

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Ð/ð

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Eath/eth think fEATHer or THEy

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Pagan/Heathen

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The slur for a polytheistic person

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Norse Mythology

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Pre-Christian belief system of northern Europe and VIKINGS

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Ragnarok

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The end of the world in Norse Mythos

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2nd Law of Thermodynamics

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the Universe’s tendency to move from order to chaos

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Odin

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the sky god and all-father of Norse Mythology. he is wise.

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True Norse Heroism

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to resist evil as long as possible and laugh at the face of death. die undefeated.

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Loki

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the shapeshifting trickster god of chaos and fun. He’s friends with Odin for unexplained reasons.

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Valhala

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The afterlife for those who fall in battle and will fight in Ragnarok

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Valkyries

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Cool women who take hero souls to Valhala and give you food. they are the 9 daughters of Odin

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Giants

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the supernatural bad guys who eventually destroy the gods. Loki’s mom is a giant

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Seither

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Norse magic. (Christians hate this) this is generally female, as magic is not as masculine as muscles and swords

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Ygdrasil

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the tree of the universe with 9 dimensions/worlds

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Midgard/middle earth

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the realm of humans, this is the only place we can be when we live. Beowulf is here

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Syncretism

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the merging of different religions

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Kenning

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an anglo saxon poetic device that involves short weird metaphors ie “whale road” = ocean “foot fingers” = toes

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“Ring Giver”

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a kenning for a king who distributes his loot

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Thane

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a lord/knight and a “Ring Getter”

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Geats/Weders

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Beowulf’s tribe in south Sweeden

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Danes/Scyldings

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a Demark tribe ruled by Hrothgar (good guys)

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Scylfings

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Another sweedish tribe northeast of the Geats. These are bad guys.

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Frisians

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A tribe in Germany/The Netherlands. Very bad guys. Geats and Scyldings do NOT like them

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Scops

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Bards (musicians, poets and singers) who created fame for warriors (through bribes)

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Mead

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the #1 alcoholic drink in viking culture, it is created from honey

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Mead Halls

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the place that mead is drank. the social center of viking society

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Drinking horn

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a hollow animal horn cup used for drinking mead

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Chainmail

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armor for rich people made of interlocked metal rings

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Fen

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an archaic word for swamps. swamps are scary

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Mere

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an archaic word for a lake

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Moor

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a treeless hill (common in England) it is NOT an archaic word

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Beowulf

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A cool geat thane with the strength of 30 men in each hand

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Ecgtheow

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Beowulf’s dad

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Hyglac

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Beowulf’s king

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Hrothgar

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The king of the danes, the commissioner of the Herot (Meat Hall)

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Grendal

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The monster

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Healfdane

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Hrothgar’s half Dane dad

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Hrothulf

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Hrothgar’s evil nephew

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Unferth

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Hrothgar’s thane who thinks Beowulf is weak and dumb

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Wiglaf

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Beowulf’s BFF and newpher

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Wealhtheow

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Hrothgar’s wife, queen, and ‘bed companion’

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