Beowulf 1
Who is the King of the Danes that Beowulf helps in the first part of the story?
Hrothgar
The characters in the Canterbury Tales are all on a religious journey, or a ______.
Pilgrimage
Two word poetic renamings of people, places, and things
Kenning
The pilgrims are on their way to visit the shrine of ________, the Archbishop of Canterbury who was assassinated.
Thomas Becket
What is the name of the Mead Hall?
Herot
Which religious figure on the pilgrimage does the Wife of Bath warn readers about?
The Friar
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables
Alliteration
A year of significant political impact for England, the beginning of the Anglo Norman period
1066
What does Beowulf take from his fight with Grendel and what does he do with it?
Grendel's arm; hangs it in the Mead Hall
The Wife of Bath's Tale is an example of a tale within a tale, in other words, a ____ narrative.
Frame
A larger than life figure, typically of noble or semidivine birth, who pits their courage, skill, and virtue against opposing, often evil, forces
Epic Hero
The Wife of Bath's Name
Alyson
What does Grendel first do when he comes into contact with Beowulf that shows his cowardice?
What does the Knight do to invoke his quest in The Wife of Bath's Tale? (Two parts)
Rape a maiden and receives punishment from Queen
An idea that sought to redefine traditional Christian ideals of love, marriage, manhood, virtue, and femininity.
This is the period that became before the Anglo Norman Period
The Anglo Saxon Period
Who is the young warrior that supports Beowulf in his final fight?
Wiglaf
What does Midas' wife do?
She tells the secret of her husband's deformity to the water
the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code
Chivalry
The author of the Canterbury Tales (First & Last Name)
Geoffrey Chaucer
The mead hall symbolizes
What does the old woman desire after she helps the knight answer the Queen's quest?
She wants to marry the knight
Is a long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a legendary hero in pursuit of a goal of national importance; the actions of the hero typically reflect the values of the Culture
Epic Poem
A king who was married to Guinevere and friend to Lancelot; more likely a figure of legend than a figure of history
To build a tower in his honor
What is the one word term for what women want most? (Hint - not power, nor equality)
Sovereignty
Beowulf is an epic poem that would typically be relayed by an old English bard or poet, in other words, a ______.
Scop
This British resort city by the sea was home to Jane Austen in the 19th century and home to a sovereign character in the Canterbury Tales.
Bath