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History of English/Anglo-Saxon Age Flashcards

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449

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Germanic tribes invade British Isles (the Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians)

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787

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Vikings invade British Isles

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1066

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Normans invade British Isles

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500s

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Church spreads its influence throughout British Isles

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55 B.C.

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Romans under Julius Caesar invade British Isles

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6
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Which language?

Skull, skill skin, skate…

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Old Norse

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Which language?

What, the, man, meat, craft, house

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Old English/Anglo-Saxon

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What language?

Mutton, mansion, pork, castle

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French

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9
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King of the Danes

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Hrothgar

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Herot

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The mead hall built by Hrothgar

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Monster who terrorizes Herot for 12 years

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Grendel

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12
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Higlac

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Beowulf’s uncle and king

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13
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The Geats

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Beowulf’s people

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The one man who helps Beowulf in his time of need

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Wiglaf

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Wyrd

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Anglo-Saxon term for “fate”

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Lof

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Anglo-Saxon term for “fame” or “glory”

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Wergild

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Anglo-Saxon term for “blood money”; literally, “man gold”

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18
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Characters/symbols used by the Anglo-Saxons

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Runes

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19
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The alphabet we use today

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Roman alphabet

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20
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Scoffer who taunts Beowulf in Herot

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Unferth

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21
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Wealas

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Anglo-Saxon word for “foreigner”; word from which we get Wales or the Welsh

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Crag

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One of the few words English has borrowed from the Celtic peoples; means high rock

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The Celts

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First inhabitants of the British Isles; ancestors of the Scots, the Welsh, the Irish and the Bretons

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Indo-European

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The ancient race/language that the peoples and the languages of northern India, Europe, Iran, and the British Isles are descended from

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Sanskrit

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The Indo-European language that Hindi, Gujurati and Panjabi are descended from

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Four characteristics of Anglo-Saxon poetry

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Four stressed beats, two on each side of the caesura;
Caesura (pause in the middle of the line);
Alliteration on three of the four beats;
Kennings

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Geatland

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Beowulf’s kingdom; located in southern Sweden

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Kenning

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Metaphorical phrase used in place of a noun; for example:
"hoary heath stepper" is a wolf
"the whale road" is the sea
"God's bright beacon" is the sun
"vile sky winger" is the dragon
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29
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Cause of Beowulf’s death

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Dragon poison

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Cause of Grendel’s death

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Trauma and blood loss caused by separation of arm from body (and Beowulf, of course)

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31
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First recorded poem in the English language

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“Caedmon’s Hymn”

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Author of <i>A History of the English Church and People</i>

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Bede

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Language <i>A History of the English Church and People</i> is written in

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Latin

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Language <i>The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle</i> is written in

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Old English/Anglo-Saxon

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King of the Celts who fought against the Anglo-Saxon invaders

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Arthur

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Leader of the Romans who came to the British Isles

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Julius Caesar

37
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Anglo-Saxon king who fought off the Danes and saved the English language

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Alfred

38
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The Duke of Normandy who conquered England

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William

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King called “The Great”

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Alfred

40
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King called “The Conqueror”

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William

41
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What stands tall, erect in a bed?

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An onion, silly!

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The year the English comes to England

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449

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The year the Danes begin their invasion of the British Isles

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787

44
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The year of the Norman conquest of England

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1066

45
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Which language?

Altar, angel, disciple

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Latin

46
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Which language?

Jury, government, county, president, evidence

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French

47
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Name of the collection of Old English poetry where the riddles and “Fates of Men” are found

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The Exeter Book

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Adjective attached to Bede’s name

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Venerable

49
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Scop

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Old English/Anglo-Saxon term for poet

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Mead

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Drink favored by the Anglo-Saxon people made from fermented honey. No, you can’t have any.

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Hrunting

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The sword Unferth offers Beowulf

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God whose day is Wednesday

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Odin/Wodin/Wotan, the all-father

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God whose day is Tuesday

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Tiu, god of war

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God whose day is Thursday

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Thor, god of thunder

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Goddess whose day is Friday

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Frigga, queen of Asgard, wife of Odin

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds; one of the characteristics of Anglo-Saxon poetry

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Caesura

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A pause; in Anglo-Saxon poetry, the pause is in middle of each line between the two beats.

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Elegy

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A somber type of speech that mourns the loss of someone or something

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Mead hall

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Central gathering spot of the Anglo-Saxon peoples

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Where Normans are from

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Normandy (northwest France)

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Language of the Vikings

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Old Norse/Old Danish

62
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Which language?

Epidermis, gravity, eliminate

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Latin

63
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The Britons

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Celtic inhabitants of the British Isles from whose name we get “Britain”

64
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Augustine

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The first archbishop of Canterbury

65
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The king who initiates the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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Alfred

66
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The priest of the Celtic people

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Druid

67
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Sutton Hoo

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Anglo-Saxon burial ground discovered in England where many artifacts were found

68
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What causes Grendel to attack Herot

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The music of the scop

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What Beowulf uses to kill Grendel’s mother

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A magic sword

70
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Why the dragon attacks Geatland

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A thief has stolen a cup from his treasure hoard

71
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Herot’s future fate

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To be burned down in a blood feud

72
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Stonehenge

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A reminder of Britain’s Celtic past

73
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The number of sea monsters killed by Beowulf

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Nine

74
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The number of men Beowulf takes with him to Daneland

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Fourteen

75
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The number of years Grendel terrorizes Herot

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Twelve

76
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The number of giants Beowulf subdues

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Five

77
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Grendel’s biblical ancestor

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Cain

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