Intro to the Anglo-Saxon Period Flashcards
In what year did the Anglo-Saxon period begin?
449
In what year did the Anglo-Saxon period end?
1066
What is the Anglo-Saxon period also known as?
The Dark Ages
Name the six early invaders of Britain in order
1) Romans
2) Jutes
3) Angles
4) Saxons
5) Danes
6) Normans
What language evolved out of the invaders’ different languages?
Old English
How many words do we believe were Old English?
25,000
Give one example of Latin’s influence on Old English.
Altare
Give one example of Old Norse’s influence on Old English
Skule
Give one example of the Norman influence on Old English
Trone
What King of England “swore the throne to his French cousin”?
Edward the Confessor
What French king led the Norman Invasion of Britain?
William the Conqueror
What battle ended the Norman Conquest, and subsequently the Anglo-Saxon period?
The Battle of Hastings
On what exact date was William the Conqueror crowned King of England?
December 25th, 1066
What does the word wyrd mean in modern English?
Fate
Who is known as the first English religious poet?
Caedmon of Whitby
What King of England encouraged the English language rather than Latin?
Alfred the Great
What was a scop?
Professional poets
What is a stock epithet?
Compound adjectives
What is a kenning?
Descriptive phrase or compound word
Name the three criteria of the Heroic Tradition.
1) Battle between good and evil
2) Superhuman feats of valor
3) Loyalty to one’s king or leader
Explain the Elegiac Tradition
Mourns the passing of earlier better times
What is the name of the first English history book?
A History of the English Church and People
Who wrote the first English history book?
The Venerable Bede
