Historical Context
Bede
Riddles
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Miscellaneous
100
The Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, and the Norman French
Who were the invaders/rulers of England during the Middle Ages?
100
the name of Bede's most famous work
What is The Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
100
one of the four famous riddlers we discussed specifically
Who is the Sphinx, Samson, Bilbo or Gollum/Smeagol?
100

Edmund loses control of England to this Scandinavian leader in the first section of the Chronicle

Who is King Canute?

100

the earliest surviving English poem (found in Bede's History)

What is "Caedmon's Hymn"?

200
another name for the Middle Ages
What is the Dark Ages or the medieval period?
200
the reason Bede wrote his most famous work
What is to chart the spread of Christianity?
200
personification of an inanimate or absent speaker
What is prosopopoeia?
200

this alderman's repeated betrayal leads to King Edmund's eventual defeat

Who is Eadric?

200

the theme of the poem in Bede's History

What is creation?

300
a term for the constantly changing nature of the Middle Ages, which were not static
What is dynamic?
300
Chief Priest Coifi's primary motivation for recommending that King Edwin convert to Christianity
What is himself?
300
the two purposes of a riddle
What are entertainment and instruction?
300

the revered and feared king of the second section

Who is William I of Normandy (the Conqueror)?

300

Eternal Lord and Guardian of Mankind are examples of this

What is a periphrastic epithet?

400
the name and year of the pivotal battle between William I of Normandy and King Harold
What is the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
400

the three areas which Edwin's second counsellor believed Christianity explained

What are origin, meaning, and destiny?

400
the four answers to our four riddles
What are shield, bookworm, weather vane, and iceberg?
400

one of the three types of historical changes recorded in the Chronicle

What are social, political, or linguistic changes?

400

this type of periphrastic epithet is a metaphoric compound of two words (ex. whalepath for sea)

What is a kenning?

500
a traveling poet or musician
What is a scop, bard, or minstrel?
500

Edwin's counsellor in Bede's History uses this metaphoric imagery to illustrate the brevity of life

What is a sparrow flying into the hall? (James 4:14)

500
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.
What is wind?
500

the status/position of the authors of the second section, which lent them authority

What are members of the royal court?

500

Bede's adjectival "nickname"

What is "the Venerable"?

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