PPT-Beowulf Background: Geography

Germanic tribes battled for control after causing the downfall of the Western Roman Empire 400s AD Political economic cultural repercussions Bloody warfare many G ermanic tribes in Northern Europe left . p. 33 Millennium 1. Guided Analysis. Read lines 1 – 4. What is the epithet used to refer to Beowulf and what does it mean?. Beowulf is referred to as “thane”, which means ‘noble warrior’ . Introducing the Epic. Literary Focus: The Epic Hero. The Poetry of . Beowulf: . Caesuras, Alliteration, and Kennings. Feature Menu. the first great work of . English national literature.. the epic story of the hero Beowulf, who fights the demonic monster Grendel.. Alliteration. The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. Often at the beginning of words. Increases poem’s rhythmic and musical effects. Makes a poem’s lines memorable. Beowulf: . Context Review. Composed in . England. by an . unknown Anglo-Saxon poet . (c. 750). Set in . Scandinavia. just . before Anglo-Saxon migration . (c. 520). Celts . reside in England during . Huh?. Why Study Beowulf?. So what?. It is the oldest piece of literature in the English language.. It is the earliest European epic writing in the vernacular, rather than in Latin.. It teaches us about the development of the English language.. HELP! I need somebody!. Think of a time when you helped someone in need or someone helped you OR a time when you did NOT render help and wish you had. Give a brief summary of the incident then answer the following analysis questions: . the dark?. Why Study Beowulf?. Woody Allen’s opinion. Seamus Heaney's opinion. In reference to Grendel. bit into his bone-. lappings. , bolted down his blood. and gorged on him in lumps, leaving the body. Beowulf goes to Denmark and fights Grendel. Beowulf fights Grendel’s mom. Back home as king of the Geats, Beowulf fights a Dragon. Grendel. Is a monster descended from Cain (of Cain and Abel fame). Beowulf. (pg. 18 ). Beowulf. in Old English. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7VTH8ii_8. Music Video. http. ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBaSqO7n9U. The Monster Grendel. …. 1. What phrase points to Grendel’s evil nature?. Can you answer them like our epic hero? (a.k.a. like a BOSS?!). QUESTION #1. What does Beowulf do for 50 long years?. A) Battle back and forth with Grendel. B) Serve as Hrothgar’s personal security guard. The Anglo-Saxon period is the earliest recorded time period in English history. . The Anglo-Saxon period ranges from 449-1066. . It ends with the Battle of Hastings where the French, under the leadership of William the Conqueror invaded England. . my.hrw.com. Username: ggruet1. Password: ggruet1. Beowulf. Warm-up: what are the characteristics of an epic poem?. Enrichment Activity. Take out vocabulary words.. Using your list of words, select ten that you feel comfortable with using.. - Unknown – the poem has been translated several times (the version we are working with is translated by Seamus Heaney). G. enre . - Alliterative . verse; elegy; resembles heroic epic, though smaller in scope than most classical . Few people read in this period. Oral tradition – was performed and/or sung by a Bard (. Scop. ) from memory in Old English . This is why there are often . several versions of the . same story. . Scops.