The Ancient World Flashcards
1
Q
Where is Beowulf set and when was it composed?
A
5th c. Scandinavia - composed around 750 AD
Composed around 750 AD -
Appeared in Nowell Codex around 1000 AD - by this time Britain had been converted to Christianity for several generations.
2
Q
Use of negatives in story of Last Survivor
A
“Nor may webbed mail/range far and wide on the war lord’s back…no tumbling hawk/swerving through the hall/no swift horse.”
Bygone age
Engenders sympathy
3
Q
Raven motif
A
the raven winging darkly over the doomed will have news
4
Q
Why does the Last Survivor bury the treasure?
A
“He foresaw that his joy in the treasure would be brief.”
