Historical Context
another name for the Middle Ages
What is the Dark Ages? (or medieval period)
Chief Priest Coifi's primary motivation for recommending that King Edwin convert to Christianity
What is himself/selfishness?
the answers to the four riddles
What are shield, bookworm, weather vane, and iceberg?
Edmund loses control of England to this Scandinavian leader in the first section of the Chronicle
Who is King Canute?
the earliest surviving English poem (found in Bede's History)
What is "Caedmon's Hymn"?
the three areas which Edwin's second councilor believed Christianity explained
What are origin, meaning, and destiny?
this alderman's repeated betrayal leads to King Edmund's eventual defeat
Who is Eadric?
the subject of the poem in Bede's History
What is creation? (purpose=praise)
the name and year of the pivotal battle between William I of Normandy and King Harold
What is the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
Edwin's councilor in Bede's History uses this metaphoric imagery to illustrate the brevity of life
What is a sparrow flying into the hall during the storm? (James 4:14)
one of the four famous riddlers we specifically discussed
Who is the Sphinx, Samson, Bilbo or Gollum/Smeagol?
the revered and feared king of the second section
Who is William I of Normandy (the Conqueror)?
"Eternal Lord" and "Guardian of Mankind" are examples of this literary term
What is a periphrastic epithet?
the rulers/invaders of England throughout the Middle Ages
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Who were the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Scandinavians, and the Norman French?
the title of Bede's most important work
What is The Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.
What is wind?
one of the three types of historical changes recorded in the Chronicle
What are social, political, or linguistic changes?
this type of periphrastic epithet is a metaphoric compound of two words (ex. whale-path for sea)
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What is a kenning?
the reason Bede wrote his most famous work
What is to chart the spread of Christianity in England?
the status/position of the authors of the second section, which lent them authority
What are members of the royal court?
Bede's adjectival "nickname"
What is "the Venerable"?