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.
- 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)
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?
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:
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!)
- 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
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?
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
“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?
“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?
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.
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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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