Warfare as a means of law and order

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Warfare as a means of law and order Anglo Saxon Life Warfare as a means of law and order Single-family homesteads (wooden building enclosed in fences for protection) Lord-vassal relationship (loyalty) Farming tools

Mead hall= central meeting place for village Mead halls & feasts Mead= honey wine Mead hall= central meeting place for village Anglo-Saxon drinking horn

Anglo-Saxon Storytelling -Oral Tradition- celebratory storytelling & song -Themes of fighting, vengeance, battles -Heroic tradition -A form of immortality

Oral Tradition= entertainment -Uses language more creatively for an audience -focused on sound -focused on description (imagery)

Anglo-Saxon storytelling & song Bards/Scops- skilled storytellers Highly revered talent Poetic, memorized

How to read this poetry- , ; . 1. Pay attention to punctuation Don’t stop at the end of lines 2. Look for action words (verbs)- separate description & action 3. Pay attention to literary devices like- alliteration, kennings, & rhythm 4. Visualize it the action

England’s Middle Ages 1066-1485

Feudal System Military, Economic, & Political form of power -For safety and for defense, people in the Middle Ages formed small communities around a central lord or master. Most people lived on a manor, which consisted of the castle, the church, the village, and the surrounding farm land. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, knights, and pilgrims on their way to the Crusades.

Knights- Followed Code of Chivalry- Mercy -Towards the poor and oppressed. Punish evil-doers. Humility Honor Sacrifice Fear of God Faithfulness Courage Utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies

Anglo-Saxon & Middle Ages Storytelling Festival

TASKS: TEST Day 1-2 Read and annotate the text together Skill Guide (Vocab, Themes, Author’s Structure) Plan discussion questions Day 3- Put events into a modern script (description, action, dialogue) Practice acting it out, rehearse ------------------------------- Day 4- Perform your story for the class (props, costumes, etc.) Lead a Discussion of Themes Create a pre-performance thought question Create 3 follow-up discussion questions TEST

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