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| In 3rd to 2nd millennium BC, who became the dominant culture of the British Isles? |
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| In 55 BC Caesar staged his ______________ in Britania. This was thought by the British to be a _____________. |
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Reconnaissance in force
thwarted invasion |
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| In 73 A.D. who ordered the invasion and colonization of Britannia? |
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| From 75 A.D. to 400, Britain is part of the Roman __________, and 3-5 ______ are stationed there/ |
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| What happened as a result of the collapse circa of the Roman Empire in 456 A.D.? |
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| Legions in Britannia are ordered to Rome, leaving Britannia defenseless and unprepared. |
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Who defeated the Romans around 400 A.D.?
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Scottish
Hadrian's Wall, Scotland never became part of the Roman Empire |
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What was Germania like in the 5th century and early 6th century?
Who hired out Mercenaries at this time? |
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Desperation, hunger, low temperatures
Saxons |
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Who was the British king vying for control of Britannia in the 5th century?
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Vortigern
hired germanic mercenaries to fight for him on the promise he will give them land. |
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| What does Vortigern do to the mercenaries he hired? |
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| Double crosses them breaking his promise |
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| What results from Vortigern's double crossing of the Germanic mercenaries? |
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| Anglo-Saxon leaders Hengest and Horsa plan the Germanic invasion/colonization of Britain. The warriors and their families invade en masse. |
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| Why did many Brittanic cultures leave for Brittany when the Germanics invaded? |
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| What saved the British culture from the Germanic invasion? |
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| Britons rallied under dux bellorum, "Arthur" to halt further invasions |
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| What happened in the 6th and 7th centuries to the Anglo-Saxons? |
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| Kingdom consolidation and chaos and confusion over religion. |
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| What did the clash of the bigots and the heathens lead to? |
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| The decision of the Anglo-Saxon kings that there must be one creed for all Angle-ish |
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| What became ground zero for the clash between religious creeds in 660 A.D.? |
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| Whitby Monastery and the Synod of Whitby |
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| What was Pope Gregory's solution to conversion of Pagans? How does this apply to Beowulf? |
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| Graft the Christian Tree onto the Pagan Stump. Beowulf had Christianity laid over on the original Pagan story. |
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| In the late 7th to 8th century A.D., What happened to the story of Beowulf? |
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| It was finally written down. |
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| What is a long narrative poem telling a defining story or cultural myth that is usually spoken/sung/chanted by a Scop or Bard, and then later written down generations later? |
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| What does an epic focus on? |
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| recounting defining moments in a tribe or culture |
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| An epic frequently begins... |
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| What is the tone of the Scop towards the epic? What does this mean? |
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| Elegiac, exalted and dignified like an elegy at a funeral of a beloved dignitary |
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| Characters of epics are often considered _________________ and never __________. |
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| Larger than life, average |
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| Epic themes often involve a... |
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| What is a point of excellence in a character? |
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| What is a fatal flaw in a character? |
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| the combination of good and bad to form a paradox or conflict |
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| What other entities are usually present in an epic? |
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| Divine entities with divine powers |
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| Epics contained a technique called ________________ to make them easier to remember? |
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| What are some examples of Oral-formulaic tradition? |
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| Geneology, measured lines, catalogue or lists of people, epic similes, use of variant names, digressions, Beot, Flyting, weaponry, battle scenes, Gothic humor |
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| What is elaborate boasting by characters sometimes fueled by alcohol? |
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| What is the form of entertainment among Germanic warriors that concerns the exchange of verbal insults? |
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What is described in great detail in the epic?
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Weaponry
Swords with names and personalities |
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| What is Gnomic commentary? |
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| Scop interjects himself into the story |
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| What is an elaborate and imaginative descriptor? |
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| What are some examples of Gothic humor? |
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| Understatements and dark humor |
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| The epic hero is often introduced during... |
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| The epic hero is both a fierce warrior and... |
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| The epic hero often possess... |
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| magical weapons or heirlooms from the gods |
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| The hero must undertake a _______ that involves a descent into the ________ that test endurance, courage, and cunning |
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| The hero has ______ with him, but none of them dare attempt his task. |
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| The epic hero posses the virtues a culture places importance on making him a... |
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| Often, the ____ of an epci hero is his ____, which is connected to _____ |
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| The here establishes his arete with single combat with... |
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| opponents of superhuman power |
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| The epic adversary is often a... |
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