Fight with Grendel
_____ invaded Great Britain in 43 AD. Under their rule, many celtic tribes assimilated to their rule and culture.
What is Rome?
A lengthy narrative poem which concerns a serious subject who display heroic qualities.
What is an epic poem?
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as." In an Epic, these are typically grandiose and drawn out (lengthy comparisons)
What is a simile/epic simile?
The name of our epic hero
What is Beowulf
After Roman withdrawal Britain is left vulnerable to _____ _______ conquest.
What is Anglo-Saxon?
has supernatural strength, goes on a journey or quest, faces several adversities, and will exemplify morals valued by their society
what is an epic hero?
repetition of beginning sounds
alliteration
Hrothgar builds this as a place to practice comitatus
What is Herot
Grendel casts a spell on this
What is the men's weapons
Old English literature was first shared in this way to entertain, preserve history, and pass on cultural values.
What is oral literature?
includes copious inventories or lists of characters, equipment, or artifacts that adds an air of antiquity/authority
What is Catalogues/Genealogies?
two-word poetic renamings of people, places, and things
What is a kenning?
The King of the Danes
Who is Hrothgar?
Why did Beowulf keep Grendel's arm after killing him
What is to keep is as a trophy
He successfully defended Britain from the vikings and called himself the "King of the Anglo-Saxons."
Who is King Alfred?
Includes a form of divine intervention; God/gods will assist or antagonize the hero. In Beowulf, we see God's providence.
What is Supernatural Involvement?
type of understatement that affirms something by denying its contrary.
What is a litote?
A relationship of mutual respect and friendship in which the tribal leader protected and provided for his followers, who in turn, pledged their loyalty and support in battle.
Which of the 4 heroic virtues does Beowulf show during the Battle with Grendel?
What is fortitude?
These three Germanic tribes invaded Britain
What is Angles, Saxons, and Jutes?
Beginning in the "middle of things." At the beginning of the poem, several events have already occurred.
What is in medias res?
descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned
what is an epithet?
King of the Geats
What is Higlac