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When did the Celts arrive in Britain?
600 B.C
How long is the Beowulf poem?
3182 lines.
Who wrote ''Beowulf''?
unknown
What is ''Beowulf''?
epic poem
Where did the Renaissance start?
In Italy
Where does the first part of the ''Beowulf'' take place?
Denmark
What language was ''Beowulf'' orginally written in?
germanic language
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
rinascere
Where was Shakespeare born?
in Stratford-upon-Avon
Who studied at grammar school?
Shakespeare
When did Shakespeare die?
in 1616
When was born Defoe?
in 1660
What was Defoe's original surname?
Foe
Where was Jonathan Swift born?
In Dublin
Who inhabited Britain 250, 00 years ago?
by cave dwellers
Who became king of England after Elizabeth?
After Elizabeth I, James I became king
How many men did Grendel kill in one night?
30
Who wrote Paradise Lost?
John Milton
Who wrote ''Utopia"?
Sir Thomas More
In what language was ''Utopia" written?
in latin
What was the name of the first English newspaper founded by Defoe?
''the review''
What is a fable?
Fables were short stories with animals for characters, conveying a moral
What is fabliaux?
Fabliaux were funny stories about cunning humbugs and unfaithful wives of rich merchants
When was the first printing press set up in London?
in 1476
Where was Sir Thomas More born?
In London