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What is a scop?
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Entertainer who memorizes & recites oral poetry
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Name 5 characteristics of Anglo-Saxon poetry.
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- 4 beats/line- 2 parts/line- caesura- alliteration- inversion
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Define kenning.
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Metaphor used instead of a nameex. "Turn, Hell-Hound"
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Which 2 important pieces of literature were written in the year 700?
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Book of Kells & Beowulf
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Who wrote The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and when?
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King Alfred, 892
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What characteristics did Anglo-Saxons value?
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- bravery- tradition- competition- loyalty- respect for rank- democracy
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Name the Anglo-Saxon gods Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday were based on.
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Tues: Tiw, god of battleWed: Woden, chief godThurs: Thor, god of thunderFri: Frigga, goddess of the home
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Who is the goddess of fate?
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Wyrd
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What is Woden's palace called?
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Valhalla
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How was Anglo-Saxon government formed?
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Elected king & war chief
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Where did Saxons go to socialize?
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Mead-hall
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What is wassail?
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A fermented mead-brew; popular social drink
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Which 3 styles of poetry did Saxons write?
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- lyric: rhyming, emotion- elegy: mournful; used to lament dead- heroic (ex. Beowulf)
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How is "the thorn" pronounced in Old English?
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Voiceless "th"
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Which symbol denotes a voiced "th"?
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Crossed d
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