Centuries of Invasion
The Dark Ages is also called this
the Anglo-Saxon Period
Author of a latin "history" based on old Welsh legends
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Anglo-Saxon literature often focused on ________, but sometimes it addressed everyday concerns
great heroes
Beowulf starts with these two commanding words
"Hear me!"
King of the Danes. Son of Healfdane
Hrothgar
****Daily Double****
The most famous writer of medieval times, “the father of English literature,” was ___________, a poet who demonstrated the potential of English as a literary language.
Geoffrey Chaucer
Narrative songs telling the lives of common folks.
Ballads
The first person ever to write about England may have been this Roman general...who is named after a famous salad
Julius Ceasar
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a record of English history, was initiated at his bidding.
Alfred the Great
Epic poems from early Anglo-Saxon literature reflected the __________ at this time, which was often brutal.
Reality of life
He wrote Beowulf
The Beowulf Poet, unknown
Guardian of the treasure hoard, kills Beowulf in the final battle
The Dragon
Roman missionary who established a monastery in Canterbury in 597.
Augustine
Short poems where a single speaker express personal thoughts and feelings
Lyric poems
Anglo-Saxons settled the main part of Britain and took this new name...from geometry
Angle-Land
The Canterbury Tales where his best-known work, displaying his ability as a storyteller, his keen sense of humor, and his sharp eye for detail.
Chaucer
Professional poets during the Anglo-Saxon period who would bring epic poems to life
Scops
What is the importance of Beowulf?
It is the foundational cornerstone of British Literature as the oldest surviving epic poem in Old English.
a proud Danish warrior in the court of Hrothgar
Unferth
The villain of Robin Hood legends; forced to sign the Magna Carta by the English barons.
King John
a code of honor intended to govern knightly behavior.
chivalry
When these group of people invaded in the late eighth and ninth centuries, they plundered monasteries and threatened to obliterate all traces of cultural refinement...they are named after a football team from Minnesota
Vikings
He Reformed the judicial system that would eventually be called Common Law. He is actually between the I and the III
Henry II
Residence of kings and nobles, Anglo-Saxons would gather on special occasions to celebrate in style.
Mead Halls
The sole surviving copy of Beowulf dates from_____.
about the Year 100
Loyal warrior who aids Beowulf in his final battle
Wiglaf
Legendary king of the Britons, on whom many medieval English legends are based.
King Arthur
Long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a hero whose actions consists of courageous deeds, which often represent the ideals and values of a nation or race.
Epic poems
This religion continued a as a dominant cultural force for more than a thousand years to come
Christianity
***Daily Double****
He introduced into England a political and economic system known as feudalism after the Norman Conquest.
William the Conqueror
Only a fraction of Anglo-Saxon poetry has survived, in manuscripts produced centuries after the poems were originally composed. The most famous survivor is the epic ___________ , about a legendary hero of the northern European past.
Beowulf
Where is the sole surviving copy of Beowulf located?
British Library of London
A fearsome monster seeking revenge for her son’s death
Grendel’s mother
Medieval literature is best understood in the context of three powerful influences on medieval society:
feudalism, the church, and a code of conduct called chivalry.
Proper conduct of love affairs
Courtly Love