Anglo-Saxon Period
Medieval Period
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The first type of literature of the Anglo-Saxon period
What is poetry?
100

the term for the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak

What is chivalry?

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the oldest surviving epic
What is Beowulf?
100

"Till the monster stirred, the demon, that fiend/Grendel, who haunted the moors..." is from this work.

What is Beowulf?

100

The person who wrote Macbeth.

Who is Shakespeare?

200

repetition of the same initial consonant sounds

What is alliteration?

200

the principal part of a system of hereditary symbols dating back to early medieval Europe, used primarily to establish identity in battle.

Who is coat of arms?

200
Beowulf's three adversaries
What are Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the dragon?
200

"I had no intention of terrifying Hrothgar's thanes for nothing" is from this work.

What is Grendel?

200

The number of acts in a Shakespearean play.

What is five acts?

300

An Anglo-Saxon poet (the one who originated the poem)

What is a scop?

300
The two languages the literature was written in after the Normans invaded England
What are French and Latin?
300

the name of the warrior who fights the monster in the novel Grendel?

Who is Unferth?

300

"Grendel came, hoping to kill" is from this work.

What is Beowulf?

300

The name of the next period in history following the Medieval Period.

What is the Renaissance?

400
a strong metaphorical expression that combines two words (example: whale-road = sea)
What is a kenning?
400

The king who invaded England to begin the Medieval Period

Who is William the Conqueror?

400

the author of the novel Grendel

Who is John Gardner?

400

"...[Y]ou murdered your brothers,/ Your own close kin" describes this warrior.

What is Unferth?

400

Without turning around, the number of days remaining for the seniors.

What is ____ days?

500

a pause or a break in Anglo-Saxon line of poetry

What is a caesura?

500

the year the Medieval period began

What is 1066?

500

the name of the man who translates Beowulf

Who is Burton Raffel?

500

This "towering place, gabled and huge,/ Stood waiting for time to pass..."

What is Herot?

500
the seniors' last day of school

What is May 13?