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| Angles | one of three groups who comprised the Anglo-Saxons |
| Saxons | one of three groups who comprised the Anglo-Saxons |
| Jutes | one of three groups who comprised the Anglo-Saxons |
| Celts | the earliest recorded inhabitants of England |
| Britons | Julius Caesar found these tribes in 54 BC on the island he called Britannia |
| missionaries brought christianity | a significant changes that occurred during the Anglo-Saxon period |
| missionaries brought the Roman alphabet and the tools of writing | a significant change that occurred during the Anglo-Saxon period |
| King Ethelbert | the king who published a law code which is the earliest surviving document written in Old English |
| fate | the pessimistic view of life the Anglo-Saxons believed in |
| combining the invading Danes and vikings through political skill | a significant accomplishment of King Alfred |
| encouraging writing | a significan accomplishment of King Alfred |
| earls | a hereditary class of warlords who owed their position to the king |
| freemen | the class which were allowed to own land and engage in commerce |
| churls/serfs | bonded servants who worked the land for military protection |
| thralls/slaves | prisoners from other tribes or crimimals from their own tribe |
| heroic poetry | poetry that recounts the achievements of warriors involved in great battles |
| elegiac poetry | poetry that includes sorrowful laments that mourn the deaths of loved ones and the loss of the past |
| alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| caesura | a pause or break in the middle of a line of poetry |
| rhythm | a technique scops used tomemorize their poetry easily |
| Beowulf | the most famous piece of Anglo-Saxon literature |
| Name #1classical hero characteristic | has evenly matched opponents |
| Name #2 classical hero characteristic | has the spirit and willingness to conquer or die |
| Name #3 classical hero characteristic | is appealed to as the ultimate hope |
| Name #4 classical hero characteristic | is closely allied to his men |
| Name #5 classical hero characteristic | is attended by a faithful companion |
| Name #6 classical hero characteristic | has a striking personal appearance |
| Name #7 classical hero characteristic | is succesful or not depending on (1) his own courage and (2) outside forces |
| Name #8 classical hero characteristic | has to make sacrifices |
| Name #9 classical hero characteristic | has the human qualities of (1) being mortal and (2) is not always successful |
| kenning | a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing or event indirectly |
| fame | the one thing that every Anglo-Saxon longed for |
| epic | a long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society |
| sea road | an example of a kenning |
| heaven's own candle | an example of a kenning |
| bard/scop | the name given to the Anglo-Saxon poet |
| oral tradition | passing stories down by word of mouth |
| the theme of Beowulf | the fragile balance between order and chaos |
| William the Conqueror | the man who led the last successful invasion of England which ended the Anglo-Saxon period |
| 1066 | the year of the last successful invasion of England, led by William the Conqueror |
| a purpose of Anglo-Saxon poetry | to entertain |
| a purpose of Anglo-Saxon poetry | to preserve the truth |
| the conflict in Beowulf | good vs evil |
| 800 | when Beowulf was first written down |
| early 19th century | when Beowulf was first translated in modern English |
| Old English | the language spoken during the Anglo-Saxon time |
| a language that influenced the English language | German |
| a language that influenced the English language | French |
| a language that influenced the Engish language | Latin |
