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Title: Anglo Saxon Literature

Description: Bede, Beowulf

Total Flash Cards: 13

Created: 07/22/2008 08:32:51

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43 to 420

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The Romans ruled Britain from
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The         invaded Britain in     

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Normans 1066
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1066-1485
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Middle English period of the Middle Ages
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St.           converts Britons to Christianity in    
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Augustine 597
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Manuscripts were first written on          , beginning in the     century.
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Parchment, 7th
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         literature was based on oral relation.  Professional storytellers were called       .

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Secular, scops
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Anglo-Saxon society was organized into groups. Groups were related by         and followed a       or      , with followers being rewarded for their loyalty with      .
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kinship, king, chief, booty
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         and                      relate events that preceded the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.
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Beowulf, the Battle of Maldon
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Typically, an epic features
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  • A larger-than-life hero who represents national, cultural, or religious values.
  • A study of eternal human problems, such as the struggle between good and evil.
  • The use of elevated language.
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    Who wrote the The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and what did it examine?
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    Bede wrote it in 731, which examined the Anglo Saxon's conversion to Christianity.
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    Bede died May 2 , 73  
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    25, 735
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