romans ruled __________ from 55 B.C. to 407 A.

D.

the romans brought ___________ to britannia

name for the people of britannia

where the people of britannia were from

the romans returned home to italy to

after the romans came the anglo-saxons

the anglo saxons were ________ people

the fundamental political unit of anglo saxons

language the anglo saxons brought to britannia

britannia was newly named england after

invaded the british isles in the 9th century B.C.

the nationality of vikings

ascended to the throne of England 871 A.D.

alfred the great brought a truce between the _______ and the ___________ in england

came from france and conquered england in 1066 A.D.

normans comes from the term

normans were originally _____ who invaded the coast of france

claimed english throne as his birthright

established new norman rule in england

normans brought the

an exchange of property for personal service to a noble, all land belonged to king, knights were supplied to the king by his nobles

classes of the feudal system

499-1066 A.D.

1066-1485 A.D.

took place mid 11th century, called by pope urban II to regain jerusalem from the turks, series of bloody battles between christians and muslims

the two types of poetry in anglo saxon literature

tells the achievements of heroes, Beowulf is in this category

laments the death of loved ones, mulls over loss of past or sense of belonging

beowulf is an _______ poem

tells the story of the hero Beowulf, known for _________ and _____________

national epic of england, first work to have been composed in the language of the time

traveling minstrels who recited early versions of beowulf

beowulf references to both _______ and _______ beliefs

early versions of beowulf were recited _________ in old english by scope in 6th century A.D.

only written version of beowulf is from

author of beowulf is

beowulf is believed to have been written by a

beowulf explains the friction between _________ vs.

_________ beliefs

long narrative poem about one who undergoes a dangerous quest that is important to his people’s history

two categories of epics

stories of heroes were recited or sung as entertainment and passed down orally from one generation to the next, they were eventually unified and written down long after first composed

written by individual authors, drew on the style and conventions of the fold epic

beowulf is a ______ epic

characteristics of epics

plot that opens in the middle of the action

characteristic: opens by stating the subject or purpose, followed by an invitation of a muse or supernatural force who would help tell the story

have a serious tone but pompous in nature to show importance of events, long speeches to suggest impressive formality as well as lists of battles, weapons and royal gifts

a two or three word poetic renaming of people places and things

a very young child

a slight car accident

a football

an environmentalist

armor

death

blood

a pause in the middle of a line of poetry, where scops would stop or breath for dramatic effect

setting of beowulf

beowulf intertwines ______ with ______