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ELIT 46A – Day Two. Romans had held Britain 43 BCE to 450 CE. After 450 and fall of Rome, invasions by 3 groups plus Frisians. What makes a hero?. What makes an epic?. According to Joseph Campbell, the typical “Hero’s Journey”. A heroic epic written in Old English.
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After 450 and fall of Rome, invasions by 3 groups plus Frisians
Compare to other cultures • Gilgamesh: Sumerian Civilization • Inanna : descended to the underworld to get back her beloved • Egypt: the story of Isis traveling all over the known world to find Osiris • Homer: • Iliad and Odyssey • Japanese: stories of Momotaro • China: Journey to the West (Monkey, Tripitaka, Horse, Sandman, etc.) • India: Baghavad Gita and Ramayana • British Isles: Beowulf