PPT-Beowulf Old English Literature

Few people read in this period Oral tradition was performed andor sung by a Bard Scop from memory in Old English This is why there are often several versions of the same story Scops. 469AD – 1066 AD. Or Anglo-Saxon Literature. Anglo-Saxons. Norman Conquest. Caedmon’s Hymn. Song of Beowulf. Your Job. Each of you has a sheet of notes in front of you with important facts about the Old English period. But some of the facts are missing. You must pay attention and fill in the missing information.. Elements of Literature. . by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.. Unit 1 – Lesson 1. Introduction to the Early Middle Ages – Literary Genres and the Preservation of Medieval Literature. Existed throughout the Early Middle Ages in England.. Please take a . textbook! Write your name in the cover. Write the book name and number on your index card…. Journals! There should be 4! Please mark 2 with ** that you would like me to read.. How are the Papers going?. Week . 5 . Warm-Ups. Monday: Parts of Speech. even though . beowulf. was originally written in old . english. most high school students read a modern . translation. Monday: Parts of Speech. even though- subordinating conjunction. 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. 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH-_GwoO4xI. Opening lines to Beowulf in old English. . Figures of speech to remember: . 1. Kenning. 2. Epithet. 3. Alliteration. 4. Motifs: a motif can be seen as an image, sound, action or other figures that have a symbolic significance and contributes toward the development of theme.. 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. . 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. 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. . English 10 8/31/16 Beowulf Anglo-Saxon period Also called Old English period. The Old English language was harsher in sound than our English and was written phonetically, with no silent letters. Anglo means English or from England. Saxon means Germanic or from Saxony, Germany. 12. th. Grade English. & ESL English. Head Tennis Coach . NHS Sponsor. Thursday, August 10. th. , 2017. “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” . Beowulf at the movies - 2007. Part of the treasure discovered in a ship-burial of c.500 at Sutton . Hoo. in East Anglia – excavated in 1939. . The Sutton Hoo ship and a modern reconstruction. The value of . Germanic tribes battled for control after causing the downfall of the Western Roman Empire (400s A.D.). Political, economic, cultural repercussions. Bloody warfare . . many G. ermanic tribes in Northern Europe left .