tribes
Literary Terms
Anglo-Saxon
Historical Background
Invaders
100

The first two tribes to invade England (before Anglos and Saxons)

What is Brythorns and the Geals?

100
a long, narrative poem (Beowulf is an example of one)
What is an epic?
100

The place where most large gatherings and celebrations took place

What is mead hall?

100

When Romans invaded England what did they build?.

What is roads, towns and walls?

100
The first group to invade Great Britain.
Who are the Celts?
200

One of the tribes that invaded England after Rome left. The country of England gets its name from them.

What is the Angles or Anglos ?

200
repetition of the same beginning consonant sound
What is alliteration?
200

The time period of the Anglo Saxons

What is 449 - 1066?

200

Often Celtic leaders, these people were responsible for oral telling of history and myths.

What are druids?

200
This group invaded from Germany and Denmark.
Who are the Anglo-Saxons?
300

This tribe along with the Angles combined to form the name of the literary time period

What is the Saxons?

300

this was as valued as battle skills

What is poetry?

300
The following quote contains an example of what Anglo-Saxon poetic element: "No passion for women, no worldly pleasures,"
What is caesura, alliteration, or assonance?
300

When the Romans invaded England, how many years did they rule?.

What is 300 years?

300
The last group to invade, they brought a heavy French influence to the English language.
Who are the Normans?
400

The Angles, Saxons and Frisson tribes together form this group of tribes that invades England.

What is Germanic?

400
a pause/break within a line of poetry
What is caesura?
400

the author of Beowulf

What is unknown?

400
An Anglo-Saxon storyteller; held an honored position in society.
What is a scop?
400
Invaded in 55 BC and remained in Great Britain for 464 years.
Who are the Romans?
500

Where the English language is derived from

What is German?

500
metaphorical phrase used to indirectly name a person, place, or thing
What is a kenning?
500

The king who united the Angles and Saxons.

What is Alfred the Great?

500

The event that took place when the Anglo Saxon period ended

What is the Norman Conquest?

500

Before the Roman invasion what religion did most practice?.

What were pagans?

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