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Anglo-Saxon Test Flashcards

1
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Is killed by a giant’s magical sword

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Grendel’s mother

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2
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Embodies the knowledge of the price paid for spiritual and physical survival

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The Dragon

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3
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Killed with Beowulf’s bare hands

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Grendel

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4
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Character responsible for mortally wounding Beowulf

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The Dragon

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5
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Shows loyalty even though he faces certain death

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Wiglaf

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6
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Attacks and kills 30 men

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Grendel

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7
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Jealous of Beowulf

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Unferth

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8
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Defeated in an underwater lair

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Grendel’s mother

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9
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Goes seeking fame

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Beowulf

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10
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Weapons are useless against this creature

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Grendel

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11
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What are the 2 types of people that were dominant during early British history?

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Anglo-Saxons and Celts

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12
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What are 2 things that happen to Britain following the lost of Roman rule?

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The loss of central government and loss of protection from invaders.
Angles, Saxon, and Jutes take control of Britain (449). A monastery is established in Canterbury (597). Vikings begin a century of British invasions (793). Alfred the Great becomes King and rids England of the Danes (849).

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13
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Who was the real King Arthur?

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King Arthur came from the Welsh Chieftain who fought against Anglo-Saxons; his name was Arthur.

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14
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What book was the Seafarer in?

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Exeter Book

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15
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Who promoted the deeds of heroes?

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Bards/Storyteller in Pagan society

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16
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Beowulf’s tales of conquests are an example of what Pagan idea?

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Pagan look for fame

17
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How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?

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Beowulf kills Grendel with his bare hands by ripping off his arms (weapons are useless against him because of a spell)

18
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What does the dragon represent? (Pagan and Christian)

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Dragon often equates destiny. Represents the valley of the shadow of death. Embodies the knowledge of the price paid for spiritual and physical survival

19
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Two characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature

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It is male dominated. Anglo Saxon heroes were revered for courage, loyalty, and strength. It is written in Olde English language. Dragon was a symbol of evil and death

20
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Two characteristics of Celtic literature

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It was often of a fantasy genre. These tales included strong women characters. They were stories of adventures. Fairies were a common character.

21
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Two things King Alfred did

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He unified England with Christianity, he rid the country of the Danes.

22
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3 of 5 major influences on English language

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  1. Latin
  2. Greek
  3. German
  4. Scandinavian-mostly Danish: Vikings
  5. French-Norman invasion 1056
23
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5 major topics of The Seafarer

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The character’s aspirations, life experiences, hopes, disillusionments, and religious insights.

24
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3 examples of the number 3 in Beowulf

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3 struggles against forces of evil, 3 monsters in demonic shapes, 3 sites of fear (barricaded night house, infested underwater current, reptile haunted rocks in the wilderness)

25
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4 of the 8 parts of the epic hero cycle

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  1. The hero (protagonist who often possesses supernatural abilities larger than life)
  2. The quest (the hero is charged with at least one quest) 3. The test (the hero is tested to prove he is worthy of his quest)
  3. Companions & helpers (mythical beings, loyal followers, and even helpful animals)
  4. Supernatural settings (the hero finds himself in supernatural worlds)
  5. Low Point (the cycle reaches a low point in the action. Sometimes the hero feels defeated and appears to give up on his quest)
  6. Resurrection and/or Restitution
26
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Draw Beowulf plot structure

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Down: Intro
Up: Grendel
Down: Grendel’s Mother
Up: Dragon

27
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a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost

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Elegy

28
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a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts

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Allegory

29
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A pause or break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language. Used beginning of English poetry (today most commonly iambic) rhythmic breaks in the middle of lines, so the reciter could pause for breath. Example?

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Caesura; “With churning oar () in the icy wave”

30
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Repetition of consonant sound in words that are close to one another. Old English is heavy in this. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words in accented syllables. Example?

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Alliteration; “Grown so brave, so graced by God”

31
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a part used to express the whole, or vice versa. Example/

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Synecdoche; 50 sails = 50 boats

32
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special poetic renaming of things. Most often two words for one. two word poetic renamings of people, places, and things. Example?

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Kennings; whale’s home for “the sea”

33
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the naming of a person, or human characteristic by some object or attribute with which is closely associated. Example?

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Metonymy; crown, majesty = ruler

34
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the repetition of vowel sounds in unrhymed, stressed syllables. Example?

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assonance; “the eagle’s screams”

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