Old English
What were the dates of the Old English period?
450-1100 AD
What major event changed the English language and started the Middle English period?
The Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror.
What dates were the Middle English period?
1100 - 1500 AD
What is a tale based on history and handed down from generation to the next?
Legend
What is King Arthur’s famous sword named from Le Morte d’Arthur?
Excalibur
Which rune is this: þ ?
Thorn
What was the community place in Beowulf?
The mead hall
What was the code of conduct that all knights were expected to follow?
Chivalry
What were the conditions of the Green Knight’s Christmas game?
That the Green Knight would allow someone to cut off his head as long as he could do the same to them a year later.
In Le Morte d’Arthur, who kills King Arthur?
Mordred
Which rune is this: ð ?
Eth
Which of the following was NOT a villain that Beowulf fought?
Sauron
What are the five elements of a quest?
A quester
A place to go
A stated reason to go
Challenges and trials en route
The real reason to go there
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what shocking thing does the Green Knight do as a part of his game?
He allows Sir Gawain to cut his head off and then he picks it up and leaves.
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
Which rune is this: æ ?
Ash
The kenning “hron-rad” means “whale road.” What is this referring to?
Ocean/sea
Why was courtly love so popular?
Because of the high amount of arranged marriages at the time.
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the lady of the house offers Sir Gawain several gifts which he refuses. What object does he accept that is meant to help him defeat the Green Knight?
A green belt/girdle
What were the dates of the Elizabethan era?
1558-1603
Which rune is this: ƿ ?
Wynn
How did England get its name?
From the Angles naming it “Angle-land”
What was the most popular literary form during the Middle English period?
Chivalric Romance
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, who does the Green Knight reveal to be at the end?
Lord Bercilak
Which English ruler was on the throne for most of Shakespeare’s writing?
Elizabeth