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Intro to the Anglo-Saxon Period Flashcards

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1
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In what year did the Anglo-Saxon period begin?

A

449

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2
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In what year did the Anglo-Saxon period end?

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1066

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3
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What is the Anglo-Saxon period also known as?

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The Dark Ages

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4
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Name the six early invaders of Britain in order

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1) Romans
2) Jutes
3) Angles
4) Saxons
5) Danes
6) Normans

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5
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What language evolved out of the invaders’ different languages?

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Old English

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6
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How many words do we believe were Old English?

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25,000

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7
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Give one example of Latin’s influence on Old English.

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Altare

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Give one example of Old Norse’s influence on Old English

A

Skule

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9
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Give one example of the Norman influence on Old English

A

Trone

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10
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What King of England “swore the throne to his French cousin”?

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Edward the Confessor

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11
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What French king led the Norman Invasion of Britain?

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William the Conqueror

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What battle ended the Norman Conquest, and subsequently the Anglo-Saxon period?

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The Battle of Hastings

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On what exact date was William the Conqueror crowned King of England?

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December 25th, 1066

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14
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What does the word wyrd mean in modern English?

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Fate

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15
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Who is known as the first English religious poet?

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Caedmon of Whitby

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16
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What King of England encouraged the English language rather than Latin?

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Alfred the Great

17
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What was a scop?

A

Professional poets

18
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What is a stock epithet?

A

Compound adjectives

19
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What is a kenning?

A

Descriptive phrase or compound word

20
Q

Name the three criteria of the Heroic Tradition.

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1) Battle between good and evil
2) Superhuman feats of valor
3) Loyalty to one’s king or leader

21
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Explain the Elegiac Tradition

A

Mourns the passing of earlier better times

22
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What is the name of the first English history book?

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A History of the English Church and People

23
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Who wrote the first English history book?

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The Venerable Bede

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