1 / 22

The Anglo-Saxon Medieval Periods

Timeline of Invasions. CeltsRomans 55 B.C.-407 A.D.Anglo-Saxons 449 A.DVikings 793Normans 1066 (know this date). Celts. Consisted of two groups:Brytons (

jana
Download Presentation

The Anglo-Saxon Medieval Periods

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. The Anglo-Saxon & Medieval Periods Language Arts IV Sheryl Walker

    2. Timeline of Invasions Celts Romans 55 B.C.-407 A.D. Anglo-Saxons 449 A.D Vikings 793 Normans 1066 (know this date)

    3. Celts Consisted of two groups: Brytons (“Britons”) Gaels Farmers and hunters Druid religion Old King Cole and King Arthur are Celtic figures

    4. Celts, part 2 Tried to fight off the Romans In areas of Scotland, they painted themselves blue and ran naked into battle

    5. Romans Built roads, waterways Many towns ending in “castor” or “chester” are sites of Roman outposts Introduced Christianity Period of stability for more than 300 years

    6. Angles, Saxons, Jutes Deep-sea fisherman and farmers Society organized into tribes, or “witans” Worshipped pagan gods Spoke Cornish, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic Society portrayed in “The Wanderer” and Beowulf

    7. “Taming” of the Anglo-Saxons 597 St. Augustine arrives Converts King Ethelbert By 650, most of England converted Schools at monasteries established Scribes complete elaborate manuscripts The Venerable Bede writes A History of the English Church and People

    8. Vikings Late 700s Danish invasion strikes terror; “From the fury of the Northmen, O Lord, deliver us.” Danelaw is established by mid 800s in north, east, and central England

    9. Alfred the Great In 871, Saxon king Alfred the Great takes Wessex throne and signs treaty with the Norse Encourages learning—has Bede’s History translated from Latin Begins keeping written records in Old English

    10. End of the period-1066 Edward the Confessor dies; William and Harold fight Battle of Hastings for throne. William the Conqueror, a Norman, wins, concluding the Anglo-Saxon period

    11. Literary terms and traditions Oral tradition Scops & Gleemen-professional minstrels & assistants Alliteration and caesuras--mid-line pauses used to aid memory Runes-primitive letters brought to Britain by Anglo-Saxons, used until Latin superseded them

    12. More literary terms & traditions Caedmon & Cynewulf-only known poets from this time period Beowulf (author unknown)-major piece of literature from time period Modern translation of Beowulf by Irish poet Seamus Heaney won major English literary award recently

    13. Anglo-Saxon beliefs Wyrd— ever-present sense of ominous fate Weregild (“man-price”)—tradition of compensating a family of someone killed Mead hall—vital gathering place for witans; represents heart of community Strength, generosity, bravery, and arrogance were valued leadership qualities (think professional wrestling)

    14. Sutton Hoo

    15. Drinking horns for mead

    16. Prow of ship excavated at Sutton Hoo

    17. These rings have rune engravings.

    18. Anglo-Saxon weaponry

    19. Who were the earliest known inhabitants of Britain?

    20. Which was not valued by Anglo-Saxons?

    21. Excellent choice!

    22. That’s incorrect.

More Related