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Beowulf
St. Bede
Literature
Old English
100

The Romans evacuated the British Islands around 420 A.D. for this reason. 

Defend Rome 

100

Beowulf is an example of this genre of literature that focuses on a hero, his quest, and was sung.

Epic poetry

100

St. Bede is also referred to as this due to his great knowledge. 

Venerable 

100

This is the first piece of literature in the English language. 

Beowulf 

100

Old English has close ties to these European peoples.  

Germanic

200
These were some of the first inhabitants of England, which is where the English people get their name.

The Celtic Britons 

200

Grendel is a descendant of this Old Testament character.

Cain

200

St. Bede's greatest work that tells the story of England from the Romans until the 710s. 

The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

200
This poem was discovered on the Ruthwell Cross in Northumbria, England. 

"Dream of the Rood"

200

English still carries several Old English words that include these days of the week. 

Wednesday and Thursday

300

This Anglo Saxon king was not Batman's butler, but did help defend England from several viking raids in the 800s.

Alfred the Great

300

Beowulf defeats Grendel in the great hall and displays this part of him in the rafters. 

His arm

300

St. Bede was a monk and ordained as a priest at the age of thirty in this region of England. 

Northumbria 

300

In "Caedmon's Hymn," the title character cannot complete this task in the mead hall, which leads to his embarassment. 

He can't sing

300

Old English often utilized a specific type of word that utilized two different words as a form of a metaphor. 

Kennings 

400

Parts of this wall, constructed throughout Northumbria to defend against invasion, still stands today near cities such as Newcastle.

Hadrian's Wall

400

Where does the poem Beowulf take place.

Denmark or the kingdom of Heorot.  

400
Until recently, St. Bede was the only person in the Catholic Church from England to carry this title. 

Doctor of the church

400

Because the ancient monks copied down Anglo-Saxon myths and stories, the texts often carry these types of themes. 

Christian

400

Old English began to evolve after this 1066 invasion and the infusion of Old French. 

Norman Invasion 

500

Prior to their conversion to Christianity, Anglo-Saxon pagan culture had this form of religion.

Animism

500
For this reason Beowulf must go and face the dragon, which kills him.

The dragon has stolen treasure.

500
St. Bede died prior to these invasions, in which his written work was luckily saved. 

Viking invasions

500

"The Seafarer" is an Old English poem found in this ancient text. 

The Book of Exeter 

500

The written characters of the Anglo Saxons were called this. 

Runes