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| vernacular language of the A-S period; combination of German, Latin, and Celtic |
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| England, Scotland, Ireland |
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| Celts, Romans, Vikings and Germans |
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| Angles, Saxons, and Jutes |
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| Promoted education and supported art, translated latin works into old english, strated the compilations of the A-S Chronicles, established peace withe the vikings, reformed and codified Saxon law, built the first english navy, fortify towns. |
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| last knight of the AS period, died without a named successor, leading to the battle of hastings, began construction of Westminster Abbey |
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| Primary Purpose of AS literature |
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| to pass along tribal history and values to the people that must could not read or write |
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| Roles of the church in education |
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| supervise learning in monasteries, established schools |
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| recorded and duplicated manuscripts |
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| outlined political,social, and economic events in England from the ninth century to the twelfth century |
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| metaphor that names something by its function |
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| lyric poem that laments death or loss |
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| attempts to teach while entertaining |
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| manuscript that contains most of the A-S poetry |
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| Northumbarian; father of English history; reached history by discovering earlier documents and preforming interviews; wrote the ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. |
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| oldest surviving epic story |
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| long heroic narrative poem that recounts the achievements of a warior |
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| larger-than-life hero, eternal human problems, boating |
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| Cultural traditions in the epic |
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| reference to oceans, battles, life of a warrior or seaman, Pagan and/or Christian elements, aggression, melancholy/despondency, mead hall |
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| beowulf's poet, perhaps monk |
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| Grendel, Grendel's Mom, Dragon |
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