PPT-Beowulf – Songs of Ancient Heroes

Epic long narrative poem that recounts the adventures of a hero narratives about larger than life characters The Characteristics of a Hero are is a great leader and identified with particular people or society. Agree or Disagree?. English is the most widely spoken language in the world today. ______. Old English is comprised of Celtic, Latin, and Spanish language influences. ______. Old English is sometimes referred to as “Anglo-Saxon” English. ______. Epics. The art of story-telling has been cultivated in all ages and among all nations of which we have any record; it is the outcome of an instinct implanted universally in the human mind.. —Edwin Sidney Hartland. Poetry is one of the most ancient of the arts. Originally fused with music. Often intended to be chanted (Often related to religious movements). Often used to remember oral history, story (epic poetry), law, prayers, myths etc.. By: Jennifer Santos. Fiction. Woody from Toy Story 3 plays the role of a super hero. Woody escapes Sunnyside Daycare to go back home with Andy, but the rest of the toys (Buzz, Jessie, Bulls Eye, Rex, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, and etc.) stayed behind. When he finds out that Lotso have the toys in danger, he goes back to help them. . 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). He is willing to risk his life in order to earn fame by killing . Grendal. .. What weapon does Beowulf use to kill . Grendel. ?. His hands. To what does the poet give credit for Beowulf’s victory over . Composed in Old English. Alliterative measure. Oral epic handed down. Archetypal tales of monsters, god-fashioned weapons, descents to the underworld, fights with dragons, and hero’s quest to save a community threatened by evil. 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. Warm Up 9/26. What is Beowulf about so far? Describe setting/events…. What characters have been introduced?. Activity. Read line 1-85. . Answer all questions in section I Beowulf.. Translate a portion of the text (assigned by Mr. Brown). Write down translation, minimum 3 sentences, on the board.. The Anglo-Saxons: 449 - 1066. 449 AD: Germanic mercenaries arrived from the Northern coasts of Europe to attack the Britons. Angles, Saxons, Jutes. By 500 AD, many invaders had settled.. . . . Archaeology has revealed much of the Anglo-Saxons, through cemeteries. What is mythology?. Mythology. -- A collection of . stories, . esp. . belonging . to a particular religious or cultural tradition. . . A . myth. is a traditional story belonging to a group or culture. . An Introduction to the Anglo-Saxons. Anglo-Saxons. 449-1066 . The History of England:. A History of Invasions. Prehistoric Britain. Britain and Ireland were first settled in Mesolithic times (before 4000 . Remember: context, audience, meaning, purpose, stylistic features. . Intertextuality: exploring Greek myths. In ancient Greece, stories about gods and goddesses and heroes and monsters were an important part of everyday life. They explained everything from religious rituals to the weather, and they gave meaning to the world people saw around them.