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BEOWULF

. Essential Questions:What is an epic?What is an epic hero?What lit devices are employed by epic?What role do history

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BEOWULF

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    3. Activating Prior Knowledge Every culture possesses different values / beliefs. The Anglo Saxons were a patriarch that valued strength, wit (skill use of words), and confidence. Their lives centered around warfare and feats of arms (battle for the sake of battle / duels – like Fight Club or Green Street Hooligans). One of the only surviving manuscripts from their era is Beowulf. The characters, themes, and setting of the tale provide historians with insight into the Anglo Saxons’ culture. We will explore Beowulf as an epic that provides insight into this amazing ancient culture of warriors!

    7. The Anglo-Saxons

    8. The Anglo-Saxons

    9. The Anglo-Saxons

    10. The Anglo-Saxons

    11. The Real Beowulf Druids – deep pagan roots (Anglos mix with Britons – Druids) Feasts, ceremonies, magic Druids painted their bodies blue before battle Human / animal sacrifice and effigy were common Limited concept of an afterlife = need fame to live on – “momento mori”

    12. Quick Facts About the Anglo Saxons

    13. The Monster Grendel

    14. The Monster Grendel

    15. The Monster Grendel

    16. The Anglo-Saxons

    17. Quick Facts About the Anglo Saxons

    18. RIDDLE ME THIS!!!! In Old English (Riddle 49) dryhtum to nytte,     of dumbum twam torht atyhted,     şone on teon wigeğ feond his feonde.     Forstrangne oft wif hine wriğ.     He him wel hereğ, şeowaş him geşwære,      gif him şegniağ mægeğ ond mæcgas      mid gemete ryhte, fedağ hine fægre;     he him fremum stepeğ life on lissum.     Leanağ grimme şam şe hine wloncne     weorşan læteğ.

    19. The Arrival of the Hero

    20. Unferth’s Challenge

    21. The Arrival of the Hero

    22. Unferth’s Challenge

    23. Unferth’s Challenge

    24. The Anglo-Saxons

    25. Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon Poetry

    26. The Battle with Grendel

    27. BEOWULF

    28. The Battle with Grendel’s Mother: Quiz

    29. What (else)? The three creatures can be read allegorically: Grendel’s mother may stand for the root of (or mother of) our deepest animalistic aggressions. When heroes go into the sea, it is said by some scholars that they are actually going into the deepest recesses of their psyche.

    30. What (else)? The Final Battle: 50 years in the future Beowulf is king His kingdom has been attacked!

    31. What (else)? The three creatures can be read allegorically: Dragons often represent greed. They horde treasure and become violent if the treasure is touched. By killing the dragon, is Beowulf killing his own greed? Notice what he bequeaths to his people after he dies.

    32. The Final Battle Read The Final Battle (Pgs 39 – 46) Who comes to Beowulf’s aid in the final battle? Why? - Wiglaf (follows code; Beowulf deserves it) What sad scene concludes the epic? - Burn Beowulf’s body (elegiac mood – glory days gone) What happens to the dragons hoard? - burned with Beowulf’s body (Wiglaf does not listen; not a generous king: heroes / kings gone)

    33. RIDDLE ME THIS!!!! In Old English (Riddle 46) Cwico wæs ic--ne cwæğ ic wiht; cwele ic efne seşeah. Ær ic wæs, eft ic cwom; æghwa mec reafağ, hafağ mec on headre, ond min heafod scireş, biteğ mec on bær lic, briceğ mine wisan. Monnan ic ne bite, nympşe he me bite; sindan şara monige şe mec bitağ.

    34. RIDDLE ME THIS!!!! In Old English (Riddle 48) Ic wiht geseah     in wera burgum, seo şæt feoh fedeğ.      Hafağ fela toşa; nebb biş hyre æt nytte,     nişerweard gongeğ, hişeğ holdlice      ond to ham tyhğ, wæşeğ geond weallas,      wyrte seceğ; Aa heo şa findeğ,     şa şe fæst ne biş; læteğ hio şa wlitigan,     wyrtum fæste, stille stondan      on staşolwonge, beorhte blican,      blowan ond growan.

    35. RIDDLE ME THIS!!!!

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