Literary Terms
History
Beowulf
Invaders
Hodgepodge
100
Define kenning, and give an example.
What is a metaphorical phrase; "whale's home" for "sea," for example.
100
The significance of the year 449.
What is the year of the Anglo-Saxon invasion?
100
Give the name of Beowulf's author.
Who is anonymous?
100
led by Julius Caesar
Who are the Romans?
100
"The Seafarer" is an example of this type of poetry.
What is elegaic?
200
Definition of scop.
What is a poet, a minstrel, a reciter of poems?
200
The "father of English history"
Who is the Venerable Bede?
200
The name of Hrothgar's hall.
What is Herot?
200
Made up of two groups: the Britons and the Gaels.
Who were the Celts?
200
Grendel is said to be a descendant of _______________.
Who is Cain?
300
There are 2 types of OE poetry--heroic and ____________.
What is elegaic?
300
The only English monarch to be called "the great."
Who is Alfred?
300
The two primary countries involved in Beowulf.
What are Geatland and Denmark?
300
Invaded in 1066.
Who are the Normans?
300
The History of the English Church and People was written in this language. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written in this language.
What are Latin and Anglo-Saxon (or Old English)?
400
Definition of a caesura.
What is a mid-line pause?
400
Who became the first archbishop of Canterbury?
Who is St. Augustine?
400
He helps Beowulf kill the dragon.
Who is Wiglaf?
400
These invaders came from both Norway and Denmark; they were finally controlled by the Anglo-Saxon king.
Who were the Vikings?
400
The Anglo-Saxon word for fate.
What is "wyrd"?
500
Define epic.
What is a long, narrative poem about a hero?
500
Name one of the important Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
What is Kent, Northumbria, Mercia, or Wessex?
500
The name of Beowulf's father.
Who is Edgetho?
500
Controlled England from 449 to 1066.
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
500
The Anglo-Saxon word for the compensation to be paid a murder victim's family.
What is "wergild"?
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