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Beowulf Flashcards

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Written by whom?

A

Christian Anglo-Saxons

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Written in what years?

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700-1000 AD

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Written about whom?

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Norse pagan Gaets,Swedes, and Danes in Scandinavia

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Story takes place during what time period?

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Around 530 AD

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4
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Beowulf dies around what year?

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580 AD

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What manuscript contained the text of Beowulf?

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Nowell Codex

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Written in what language originally?

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Old English (Germanic language)

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When does English move from old to Middle English?

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After French influence due to Norman conquest in 1066 AD

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Beowulf meant to be heard or read?

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Heard

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Main device in old English poetry

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Alliteration

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10
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Lines split halfway by…

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Caesura

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11
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Exaggerated understatement

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Litotes

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Used instead of Lo! Or Hark!

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Hear me!

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13
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Word that’s only appeared in one text through all of history

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Hapax legomenon

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Literal byname or nickname for a person

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Epithet

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Compound metaphor

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Kenning

16
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Anglo Saxon concept of fate, Gods will

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Wyrd

17
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Latin term meaning company or armed group; what good king practices where he accompanies warriors in front lines of battle, gives many gifts, entertains warriors

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Comitatus

18
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Figure of speech in which a part of something represents its whole (all hands on deck)

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Synecdoche

19
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Narrative poem of considerable length that usually tells story of hero that is important to culture’s heritage

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Epic poem

20
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What happened to Nowell codex in 1731?

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Almost destroyed by fire

21
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When and by whom was England Christianized by?

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St Augustine of Canterbury in 597 AD

22
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With Christianity came what?

A

Alphabet

23
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What did Anglo Saxons have before alphabet?

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Runes

24
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Alphabet meant what regarding text?

A

Longer texts could be written

25
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Who invades and raids England in 793 AD?

A

Vikings

26
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Anglo Saxon warriors and kings buried with what?

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Treasures, gold, weapons

27
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What happened between 1350 and 1500 regarding the English language?

A

Great Vowel Shift. Middle to modern English. Long vowel sounds of Middle English (diphthongs and triphthongs) shortened to vowel sounds we use more today

28
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What happened in 1440s?

A

Invention of printing press help solidify new spellings

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