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Anglo-Saxons
Dream of the Rood & Anglo-Saxon vocab
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English
10th Grade
10/04/2010

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What is an epic written about?
Definition
The past
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What is a lyric written about?
Definition
The present
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What is a tragedy written about?
Definition
The future
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What is Christ?
Definition
A warlord
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Who is the Anglo-Saxon's greatest enemy?
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Death
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Who defeats the Anglo-Saxon's greatest enemy?
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Christ, the chieftain warlord
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What are Anglo-Saxon hero traits?
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Loyalty, lofgeornost
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What is lofgeornost?
Definition
eagerness for fame and fortune
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What was the time period of Roman Britain?
Definition
55BC- 450AD
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Who are the Anglo-Saxons related to?
Definition
The Vikings
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Which virtue is the greatest?
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Loyalty
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What are Anglo-Saxon themes?
Definition
loyalty, wyrd, sensitivity, and good over evil
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What is loyalty?
Definition
being committed to brethren, to people, and in the face of danger
(the rood was loyal to Christ)
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What is "wyrd"?
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[pronounced: weird]
the belief in a doomed fate, everyone dies (whether in battle of of old age b/c you survived your battles), that you're obliterated once you die
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What is sensitivity?
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friendship and loyalty, even though they're violent, the Anglo-Saxons have sensitivity that comes out of nostalgia and death of their comrades. [The rood is sensitive to Jesus]
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What are the Anglo-Saxon moods?
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Heroism, Mettle, Love of Sea and Adventure, Melancholy and Nostalgia
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What is mettle?
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heart, the courage to carry on
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What is melancholy?
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sadness about the past; Anglo-Saxons are sad that they can't change the past; make sure their friends' deeds live on
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What is an epic?
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A long, narrative poem written in sophisticated, elevated style telling of courageous feats and noble deeds performed by a semi-divine character
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What do Anglo-Saxons like?
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Humans, humanity
They take pride in being human.
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