Old English Lit. 1
This adjective is often applied to Bede as a title of respect.
Venerable
Arrange these invaders (who settled in the British Isles) chronologycally:
Germanic tribes - The Romans - The Normans - The Vikings
The Romans - Germanic tribes - The Vikings - The Normans
A narrative poem that celebrates the deeds of a national hero.
Epic or heroic poem
Early Germanic court singer, a professional poet.
Scop
The word "England" derives from which Germanic tribe?
Angles
Example of Old English religious literature whose main character is a farmer who hides in a cowshed.
Caedmon's Hymn
Native tribes conquered by Germanic raiders.
Celts and Britons
This monster was defeated by Beowulf.
Grendel
Beowulf's date of composition
8th century
Beowulf's was copied down around the...
10th century
Main reason why Old English literature was mainly made up of poems.
Oral Tradition
This Anglo-Saxon word meant "fate" or "destiny".
Wyrd
Elements introduced by Christian monks so that former oral legends could be finally copied down.
Roman alphabet, ink and parchment
The Wife's Lament represents this genre.
Lyrical Ballad / Elegy
Ruler who took over power in 1066.
William of Normandy/William the Conqueror
Example of the fact that Anglo-Saxon language was "masculine".
Consonantal clusters suitable for battle descriptions.
The Anglo-Saxons were a warlike nation. What occupation did they (mainly) embrace as soon as they settled down?
Farming / Agriculture
Why do we find Christian elements in Anglo-Saxon narratives?
Scribes' censorship and manipulation
Device used by court poets to ornament their verses.
Alliteration
The site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries dating to the 6th and early 7th centuries.
Sutton Hoo
The Dream of the Rood is an example of what sub-genre within Anglo-Saxon religious literature?
It's a dream-vision poem.
Why is the Ruthwell Cross (Scotland) so significative?
It has inscriptions (carved out runes) containing lines from The Dream of the Rood.
Anglo-Saxon warriors who fought for land and honor to defend their king and fellow tribesmen.
Thanes
The main rhetorical device used in the Dream of the Rood is...
Personification / Pathetic Fallacy
Name of the battle where the Anglo-Saxon king Harold was defeated in 1066.
Battle of Hastings