English Test 1 Flashcards
Caesura
A break between words within a metrical foot
Solace
Comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness
Rancor
Bitterness or resentfulness especially when long standing
CRAVN
Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans
Beowulf was written:
700-750 AD
Celts were…
Farmers and hunters
Celtic priests were known as…
Druids
Celtic priests…
Presided over rituals and recited epics
The roman reign lasted…
300 years
Anglo- Saxons were organized into…
Tribal units
The kings over each tribal unit were chosen by the council of elders known as…
Witan
Anglo-Saxon brought…
Pagan beliefs like ‘fate’
Christianity was brought by the…
Romans
Christianity brought…
Education and written literature
He was considered the father of old English history
Venerable Bede
He was king over the north part of England and left the south for the saxons
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great was a good king that…
Encouraged learning and education
Alfred the Great kept records known as…
Anglo-Saxon chronicles
The Danes and saxons spoke…
Germanic languages
In 1042…
Edward the Confessor became king
Edward the Confessor had close connections with______ which ______
Normandy, weakened Saxon power
What happened after Edward the Confessor died? When? Led by…?
Battle of Hastings, 1066, William the conquerer.
