Test 1 Flashcards
1
Q
Anglo Saxon conquered Celt’s
A
AD 449
2
Q
Normoons conquered anglo-Saxons
A
AD1066
3
Q
Historical background pre-anglo Saxon
A
- earliest people the celts(Gaelic)
- Rome conquered celts
4
Q
Code of comatitus
A
(Loyalty)
—agreement between lord of Athens
—warriors serve/protect lord (be brave, courageous, loyal)
— LORD REWARD
5
Q
Language of anglo Saxon period
A
Old English
6
Q
Greatest anglo Saxon poem
A
Beowulf
7
Q
Oldest surviving German epic
A
Beowulf
8
Q
What happened in the first part of Beowulf
A
Beowulf kills Grendel and Grendel’s mother
9
Q
Beowulf dies fighting a dragon
A
Part 2
10
Q
Hrothgar
A
King
11
Q
Brother of king
A
Ecgatheow
12
Q
Code of of comitatus
A
Revenge,heroism, (personal glory), fate
13
Q
Repeated ideas
A
Parallelism
14
Q
Compound noun
A
Kenning
15
Q
Censura
A
Pause
16
Q
Repetition of initial sound
A
Alliteration