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From Legend to History

From Legend to History. Mr. Krake – British Literature. Roman Impact on Britain. Roads Fortifications Aqueducts Military protection from invasion Universal Language (Latin) Currency. Is our world moving towards a universal language/currency?. Bayeaux Tapestry. Bayeaux Tapestry.

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From Legend to History

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  1. From Legendto History Mr. Krake – British Literature

  2. Roman Impact on Britain • Roads • Fortifications • Aqueducts • Military protection from invasion • Universal Language (Latin) • Currency Is our world moving towards a universal language/currency?

  3. Bayeaux Tapestry

  4. Bayeaux Tapestry

  5. Bayeaux Tapestry What does the Bayeaux Tapestry tell us?

  6. Bayeaux Tapestry • 230 Feet Long x 20 Inches. • French needleworker’s stitched on strips of linen. • Hung in the French town of Bayeaux. • Tells the story of William the Conqueror Invading England.

  7. Norman Conquest • Normans – “North Men” – Vikings, who invaded France. • Brought Feudalism to England.

  8. Literature of the .

  9. Saxon Literature • Heroic Poetry: • Recounting the achievements of warriors • Elegiac Poetry: • Lamenting the deaths of loved ones and the loss of the past.

  10. Literature of the Middle Ages • Secular: • Poetry of Love & Nature • Ballad • Folk song telling a story

  11. Literature of the Middle Ages • Religious: • Miracle Plays, or “Mystery Plays” • Bible stories • Morality plays

  12. The Changing English Language

  13. The Changing English Language What kinds of events caused important changes to early English? What foreign influences impacted the development of the English Language?

  14. Celts Gaelic Danes Germanic Angles Germanic Romans Latin Normans French The Changing English Language

  15. The Game Lost in Translation Conquest & Invasion • Englisc (Old English) • Normans – French involvement (Middle English) • bedd • candel • eorth • faederm • froendscipe • healf • healp • mann • moder • waeter

  16. The End

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