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Anglo-Saxon Review

Anglo-Saxon Review. This will help you prepare for the objective and written portion of the Anglo-Saxon Test (Wed and Thur of Next Week). Organizing Your Binder. Make sure that you complete the Beowulf packet by Thursday of next week.

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Anglo-Saxon Review

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  1. Anglo-Saxon Review This will help you prepare for the objective and written portion of the Anglo-Saxon Test (Wed and Thur of Next Week)

  2. Organizing Your Binder • Make sure that you complete the Beowulf packet by Thursday of next week. • Organize your papers in the Anglo-Saxon section of your binder • Use your notes, quizzes, and textbook to help you study for the exam • This exam will be worth between 100 points, so it can really influence your grade • This organization is important because you will be referencing this while you study for the midterm (it asks for specific information about the Anglo-Saxon age)

  3. Historical Elements • What is the relationship between the Christian monks and the Anglo-Saxon stories • How did the Battle of Hastings influence England? (Know this date!) • What is the order of invaders (also know invaders effect/influence on one another? Order of languages? • Review your notes on the attack of England in 55 BC • Who is Bede and why is he important to Anglo-Saxon history?

  4. Historical Elements (cont.) • Origins of the Anglo-Saxons • Where did they come from • Religious views (mix of paganism/Christianity) • What is the relationship between the Christian monks and the Anglo-Saxon stories? • King Alfred’s role/influence on language • Know the roles of the following: • Scops, monks, and druids

  5. Literary Terms**You should be able to provide definitions and examples for these terms** • Caesura • Kenning • Alliteration • Assonance • Elegy • Epithet • Archetype • Myth • Epic • Epic Hero / Legendary Hero • Know the characteristics of an epic hero • Theme (what is the theme of Beowulf?) • Heroic Cycle (be able to explain in detail!)

  6. Beowulf Characters and Plot • Beowulf • Where is Beowulf from and who does he serve? • What does he represent? • Why does he travel to Hrothgar’s kingdom? • How does he defeat Grendel and Grendel’s mother? • What is his relationship with the Geats? With the Danes? • Who is Wiglaf and why is he important to Beowulf? How does Wiglaf help Beowulf? • How does he die? • What does he ask for before dying? What does he give Wiglaf? • What is Beowulf’s relationship to his soldiers and how do they disappoint him? • Know the details of the funeral

  7. Beowulf Characters and Plot • Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, the Dragon • How is Grendel defeated? How is his mother defeated? • Biblically, Grendel is a descendent from ______. • You should be able to recognize examples of the combining of Christianity and Paganism • The setting associated with Grendel’s mother’s dwellings • What does the dragon symbolize? Why is Beowulf determined to fight the dragon?

  8. Beowulf Characters and Plot • King Hrothgar • Why is he inadequate as a King and leader? You should be able to relate this to the importance of the relationship between the leader and his warriors. Think of the Anglo-Saxon culture and why the Lord is so important • Why is he “protected”? • Importance of metalwork in Beowulf • Who/what is Hrunting?

  9. “The Seafarer” and The Exeter Book – Part One • What does the imagery at the beginning of the poem consist of? • How does the speaker view the world? • Where is there evidence that this is an elegy? • What does this poem reveal to us about Anglo-Saxon culture?

  10. “The Seafarer” and The Exeter Book – Part Two • By the end of the poem… • What is the central message the speaker (connection to religion)? • Why does he continue his life at sea? • Where is there evidence that this is an elegy? • How does the speaker view the world in its current state?

  11. Essay Options • Be prepared to discuss the following topics: 1. How Beowulf demonstrates two specific characteristic of an epic hero. Be sure to define epic hero. 2. How “The Seafarer” demonstrates characteristics of an elegy (know the definition of an elegy!). 3. How the importance of metalwork in Anglo- Saxon England is demonstrated in Beowulf.

  12. Essay Options 4. How the relationship between the warrior chief and the warrior is developed through the sense of community as depicted in Beowulf or “The Seafarer.” 5. How the invaders of England influenced the development of this land. 6. How Beowulf shows specific parts of the heroic cycle. Be sure to indicate the various stages of the heroic cycle. (Show a connection with the various archetypes)

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