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Beowulf BEOWULF
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Anglo-Saxon timeline 600 BC: Celts arrive in Britain and form tribes,
establish farms and villages and are often in conflict.
43 AD : Romans invade Britain
– Romans encounter Celts– Build roads, large buildings, sanitation system– Introduce Christianity– Romans rule for approx. 400 years.
300 AD : Irish ,Scottish and Germans invaded for plunder and slaves
410 AD : Romans leave Britain
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Anglo Saxon timeline (cont)
450 AD: Jutes from Denmark and Angles and Saxons from Northern Germany invade Britain• Germanic tribes push out Celts
597 AD Anglo Saxons become Christian Anglo-Saxons dominate England for 600
years . Though this period is marked by strife and confusion, they provide a language, began its literature , establish laws, government and religion. They were the first English people.
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Anglo- Saxon culture
• Lived in tribal groups• Strongest ties were to kin and Lord• Kings emerged• Spoke old English• Newly Christian but still valued
pagan ideals • Valued: Family, lineage, reputation,
virtue, and a good story. • Desired: wealth, power
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Heroic code
• Derived from Anglo-Saxon Germanic roots
• Called for strength, courage and loyalty of warriors
• Called for generosity, loyalty, hospitality and political acumen of Kings
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Anglo Saxon literature
Oral tradition- passed down through generations by storyteller s (called scops)
Poems had strong beat, alliterative verse and no rhyme
Caesura (a cutting) used in Old English to depict a half line. We use a comma for a modern effect. Da com of more from mistheleopum“Out of the marsh, from the foot of the hills.”Kenning: a compound metaphor that
functions as a name. Examples: Whale- road ; sky- candle; sea-steed
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Beowulf: The Epic Poem
• Epic poem: a long narrative poem that describes a significant event and typically features a hero.
– Modern Examples of Epics: Star Wars; Lord of the Rings
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Beowulf: The Poem
Beowulf is the oldest surviving English poem.
Poem written in Old English (Anglo-Saxon)Some characters in the poem actually existed.Only copy of manuscript written sometime around the 11th century A.D. (1000’s),
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Setting:
Europe today Time of Beowulf
Set in what is now Sweden, home of the Geats.
Set as early as 400 or 500 A.D.
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comitatus
Literally, this means “escort” or “comrade” lords mutually pledging loyalty to one another
Some terms you’ll want to know
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Terms Continued…Mead Hall:
The large hall where the lord and his warriors slept,
ate, held ceremonies, etc.
Thane: a warrior
Wyrd
Fate. In conflict with Christian references
to God’s will
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Themes Good vs. Evil
Religion: Christian and Pagan influences The importance of wealth and treasure
Loyalty and allegiance
The importance of the sea and sailing The sanctity of the home
Fate
Heroism and heroic deeds