Vocabulary
AS History
Beowulf
AS Vocab. 2
Misc.
100
an example is -whale-road
What is a kenning?
100
Celtic, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Norse
What is the order of occupations of England?
100
a monster of human form but huge proportions
What is Grendel?
100
Repetition used frequently in AS literature
What is alliteration?
100
This symbolized hospitality, fierceness, protection
What is the boar?
200
man-price to avoid a blood feud
What is wergild
200
fewer than a dozen words
What is number of Celtic words still in use?
200
Hero from the Geats
What is Beowulf?
200
understatement, usually stated in the negative
What is litotes
200
He commissioned the AS Chronicles
What is Alfred the Great?
300
fate
What is wyrd?
300
the words tor, avon and ancor
What are Celtic words still in use today?
300
Hrunting
What is the sword Beowulf used?
300
this term is when a part of something is used to represent the whole.
What is synechdoche?
300
Major difference between the Greek/Roman gods and the Norse
What is Norse were not immortal?
400
AS bard
What is scop?
400
Breaking this could result in exile
What is comitatus?
400
He won't take a throne that's not rightfully his
What is Beowulf?
400
a wise saying
What is an aphorism?
400
This principle included Thanes giving gifts to his me, a bond of absolute loyalty, and a mutually beneficial tie between a lord and fighting men
What is comitatus?
500
Words further describing someone, usually set off by commas
What is epithet?
500
this is the meaning inferred from Chalk carvings and stone circles built or used by the Celts
What is they worshipped nature
500
Apocalyptic time when gods and the world are destroyed
What is Ragnarok?
500
a poem or prayer for the dead
What is an elegy?
500
Hall of the slain
What is Valhalla?
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