pgs 18-21 and 28-31 in lit book revised notes Flashcards

1
Q

anglo saxon period also known as the

A

dark ages

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2
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what was the main land during the anglo saxon period

A

british isles

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3
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how long did the anglo saxon period last

A

449-1066

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4
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who lived on the british isle

A

britons

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5
Q

literature was recorded how

A

orally

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6
Q

roman latin influences came from

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monks and Christianity

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7
Q

The ______ left but the _____ stayed

A

romans,

monks

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8
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briton leader ____ tried to stop invasions

A

king arthur

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9
Q

name one germanic tribe

A

Angles

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10
Q

england was known as

A

angle-land

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11
Q

life spans were

A

short

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12
Q

another word for fate that’s not controlled

A

wyrd

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13
Q

build a monastery in canterbury

A

augustine

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14
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Scandinavian influences increased ddue to

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danish invasions

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15
Q

who restored order in england

A

alfred the great

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16
Q

who came with the norman conquests

A

william the conqueror

17
Q

tone of poems back then

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bleak, hostile, fatalistic

18
Q

riddles have

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humor

19
Q

consolation of fatalism

A

fame, glory, reputation

20
Q

commitatus is a big

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theme in beowulf

21
Q

where the king will give back to his followers

A

commitatus

22
Q

a thane is a

A

king who gives gold/ mead hall

23
Q

the sea give beowulf ____

A

opprutunity to spread fame to other places

24
Q

oldest published book

A

exeter

25
Q

two history books

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Bede’s history and Anglo- Saxon chronicle

26
Q

epic story with ____

A

muses