Beowulf Background Flashcards
They quarreled with these allies because King Vortigern would not _____________.
pay them
The _____________ tribes drove out the native “hosts” in the 500s.
Germanic
They set up ______________ kingdoms or tribes.
7 separate
In 829 the tribes were unified by ____________
Egbert
In 878 _________________ defeated Danish invaders (Vikings) and established a line of _____________kings that lasted until the Battle of Hastings in 1066 with ________________ who was Norman.
Alfred the Great
Anglo Saxon
William the Conqueror
____________ probably lived in southern ____________ near Oslo
Geats
Sweden
Historical sources say there was a _____________ who was killed in the battle in 521AD.
King Hygelac
Beowulf was sung by _______(skalds) for at least 200 years before it was first written down.
Bards
It was written in the _________ language.
West Saxon
The poet was likely a _________.
Monk
Beowulf was a(n) ____________
Anglo Saxon hero and the earliest English hero
Qualities most admired about Beowulf:
Strength
Courage
Loyalty
Generosity
Beowulf was similar to _________&__________
Iliad and the Odessey
What is an epic?
3,200 line poem that tells a story, does not need to rhyme
It was told orally through the 400s and was written down in book form _________________.
BEFORE 1000AD
