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old and middle english
midterm review
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Literature
Undergraduate 1
02/22/2009

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appoints a permanent deputy and moves to Kent
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Chaucer, 1385
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Knight of the Shire (MP) for Kent; probably starts Canterbury Tales about this time
Definition
Chaucer, 1386
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The Canterbury Tales
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1386-1400ish
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The General Prologue-Estates satire
Definition
– comments on the nobility, the clergy, and the commons, the three estates
– reflection of social changes and rise of “middle class”
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The Commons
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Man of Law
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The Bayuex Tapestry
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1016
Definition
Canute the Dane acknowledged as King after battle of Ashingdon and deaths of AEthelred and Edmund Ironsides
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Edward the Confessor
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son of AEthelred and Emma
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1042
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Edward the Confessor becomes king, sends Harold Godwinson abroad, promises to throne William
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Battle of Hasting
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October 16, 1066
William wins, Harold is killed
William spends another 4 yrs subduing England
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Bishop Odo of Bayuex
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1/2 brother on mother's side of William, Duke of Normandy
Likely to have comissioned tapestry
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Comitatus
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companionship/company, loyalty/service in exchange for support and treasure, between lord and retainers
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Tacitus-emphasises good traits of germanic culture to critize roman culture
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literary, not historical ideal
poetry is sometimes "at odds"
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How Tacitus is used
Definition
called comitatus later, Anglo-Saxons knew idea but didn't have name
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The Vercelli Book
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Vercelli, Bibliotheca capitolare cxvii, s. x^2
2nd half of 10th century
includes 'Dream of the Road'
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The Exeter Book
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Exeter, Cathedral Library (Dean and Chapter), MS 3501, s.x^2 (Conner 950-970)
damaged by fire c.1003, slashes and stains also
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Poems in Exeter Book
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The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Ruin, The Husband's Message, The Wife's Lament, Wulf and Eadwacer
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The Ruin
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possibly based on Roman ruins of a bath near city of Bath
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The Husband's Message, The Wife's Lament, Wulf and Eadwacer
Definition
Kinship v. Comitatus
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The Battle of Maldon
Definition
-Lond, British Library, Cotton Otho A. xii
-poem destroyed in Ashburnham House fire, other parts of MS very damaged
-late 10th/early 11th century--1020ish
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Byrthnoth and History
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Anglo-Saxon chronicle A-text-Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 173
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A-Text
Definition
In this year Anlaf came with ninety-three ships to Folkstone and raided about it, and
sailed from there to Sandwich and from there so to Ipswich, overrunning all the land,
and so to Maldon. Ealdorman Byrhtnoth came against them with his defense force
and fought them, but they killed the ealdorman there and held the place of slaughter.
Afterwards peace was made with them [i.e. by tribute] and the king took him [Anlaf]
to the bishop’s hand [i.e. sponsored him for confirmation] by the counsel of
Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury and Bishop Alfheah of Winchester.
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Alfred the Great, c.849-899, ruled 871-899
Definition
-defeated Vikings @ Battle of Edington
-Got Guthrun to acct baptism, treaty of Wedmore 878
-Encourager of English language and literature
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Alfred's translation project
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decided to order the translation of "those works that are most important for all men to know" from Latin to Olde English
-Bede's HE
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Ecclesiastical History of the English People- latin
Definition
exists in 160 manuscripts
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Ecclesiastical History of the English People-english
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"Alfred's" translation
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Tanner 10, s.x (CAEdmon)
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Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum
Definition
some common report
-popular belief, knowledge of what people though was true and how they acted based on that
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Typological view of history- figureation and prefigurationg
Definition
typology- events of the past prefigure current events and can be used to interpret them; not necessarily that "history repeats itself," but it is useful in understanding the present
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Anglo-Sacon Chronicle- naming conventions
Definition
City-where MS is
Library-containing the MS
Shelfmark- name that library uses in its system to identify the MS
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Tanner 10
-MS containing the OE Bede
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Alfredian Influence in Chronicle texts
Definition
3 versions, exemplar was circulating about 891ish
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The A Text
Definition
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College (CCC) 173
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The Apostle to the English
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597, Gregory the Great sends Augustine to convert English
-this story and Gregory's papacy are recounted in Bede's Ecclestial History of the English People
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The Vikings and Alfred, 886
Definition
Alfred fixes boundaries of Danelaw
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Approximate date of Anglo-Saxon Chronicle exemplar
Definition
891
-role of language as a unifier
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