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anglo-saxon review #2 Flashcards

1
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whose soul roams with the sea

A

the seafarer

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2
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which lyric has a narrator and a speaker

A

the wanderer

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3
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which lyric has a denotative and connotative meaning of the word home

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the seafarer

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4
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which lyric advises that he who lives humbly has angels from heaven to carry him courage and strength and belief

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teh seafarer

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5
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everything earthly is evily born

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the wanderer

hyperbole

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6
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a lord dreary in spirit drenched with water

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the WL

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7
Q

the fusion of Christ and pagan ideals

A

monk

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8
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considered to be an ellegy

A

SF

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9
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who had their version of beowulf on the best seller list

A

Seamus Heaney

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10
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what famous author also translated beowulf

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J.R.R tolkien

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11
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I row with the wind

A

anchor riddle

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12
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thoughts should turn to where our home is

A

SF

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13
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waters becomes bone

A

iceberg

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14
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my beloved sits under a..

A

WL

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15
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dripping blood

A

beo

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16
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push them to error, praise me more

A

alcohol riddle

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17
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wound, around, bound

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beo

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18
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how is WL similar to Grendel

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the point of view of the two stories is not common.

one’s from a woman, the other is from the villain

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19
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accused himself of bringing the anger of God onto his people

A

hrothgar

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20
Q

bede’s book called

A

Bede’s history of the English people

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21
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2 traits of a lyric

A

personal feelings

sing songy rhytmm

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22
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dictionary definition of a word

A

denotation

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23
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geats are stones

fl

A

metaphor

24
Q

broken hinges rattle

fl-

A

onomotapie

25
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icy frost

fl

A

cold imagery

26
Q

when does the anglo saxon period begin

A

449

27
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beowulf written in

A

740

28
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grendel written in

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1970s

29
Q

person who was in the swimming match

A

breca

30
Q

3 forces that shape a man’s destiny

A

fate, God, man

31
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dragon represents

A

inevitable death

32
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grendel represents the

A

devil

33
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sea-stead

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boat

34
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bone-chamber

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body

35
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night-prowler

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grendel

36
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ring-giver

A

king/hrothgar

37
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what adjective has a different meaning today than back then

A

audacious

38
Q

century that beowulf was composed

A

8th century-740

39
Q

what shield did beowulf have

A

linden

40
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what is a linden shield

A

a wooden shield

41
Q

mournful song

A

dirge

42
Q

how many men did beo bring

A

14

43
Q

orphan that was the first king of the Danes

A

Shild Scefing

44
Q

Grandson of Shild and the father of Hrothgar

A

Healfdane

45
Q

King of the danes during beowulf

A

hrothgar

46
Q

queen of the danes

A

wealtheow

47
Q

who burned herot

A

Ingeld (son-in-law of Hrothgar)

48
Q

who was asked by Wealtheow to care for her children but ended up murdering them

A

Hrothulf

49
Q

Geats family was called the ____ family

A

Waegmunding

50
Q

who was beowulf’s grandfaterh

A

Hrethel

51
Q

who is beowulf’s father

A

egtheow

52
Q

who is the king of the geats during the story

A

Hygelac

53
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who is the queen of the geats

A

Hygd

54
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who is the son of Hygelac and beo’s cousin

A

Heardred

55
Q

who was killed in battle

A

Hygelac and Heardred

56
Q

who succeeded beowulf

A

Wiglaf

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