Anglo-Saxon Culture
The relationship between an individual and these other members of society.
What is kinship?
The Anglo-Saxon word wyrd means this
This person was a poet and storyteller.
Who was a scop?
Beowulf was forgotten for about this many years.
What is 600 years?
This jealous warrior challenges Beowulf’s reputation.
Who is Unferth?
The exchange of land and money for this pledge of loyalty
What is comitatus?
This was a place to eat and drink and where the king held court.
What is the mead hall?
In 313 the Roman Emperor Constantine issued this decree that legalized Christianity.
What is the Edict of Milan?
One reason we read Beowulf today is because it’s the earliest epic in this language.
What is English?
This monstrous creature terrorizes Heorot until Beowulf confronts him.
Who is Grendel?
This term describes close social bonds among the men of the tribe.
What is fraternity?
The Anglo-Saxon period lasted from this year to this year.
What are 449 to 1066?
In 597 this monk arrived in Britain, sent by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the Anglo-Saxons.
Who is Augustine?
Another reason we read Beowulf is because it teaches these cultural values.
What are Anglo-Saxon values?
This man is Beowulf’s father.
Who is Ecgtheow?
Anglo-Saxon warriors were motivated by glory for three groups:
What are the king, the tribe and themselves?
These three tribes settled in Britannia between the 5th and 10th centuries.
Who are the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes?
Augustine converted this English king, leading his subjects to Christianity as well.
Who is King Ethelbert (Æthelberht)?
This king of the Danes rules from Heorot.
Who is Hrothgar?
Beowulf competes in a swimming contest with this childhood friend.
Who is Breca?
This word means “payment for the death of someone from another tribe.”
What is werguild?
This conquest of 1066 marked the end of the Anglo-Saxon period.
What is the Norman Conquest?
The poem Beowulf was finally written down by two monks in this century.
What is the 11th century?
Grendel is described as the monstrous descendant of this biblical figure.
Who is Cain?
This queen of the Danes is Hrothgar’s wife.
Who is Wealhtheow?