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EPIC! Epic, what does it mean to you? Hero w/ battles and journeys Ceremony, giving of gifts Boasting dialogue Parallelisms Symbolic descriptions epithets, kennings Long sentences with repeated patterns

Anglo-Saxon

428 Britain a conquered land –No one, strong king or leader –Constant battles, unrest, and upheaval –No focal point for loyalty

450 Anglo-Saxon Invasion Where we begin

597 Christian Missionaries land at Kent. It begins to spread. Irish mission (St. Patrick) (Xty influences stability and leadership of the land…still, civil unrest remains)

793 Viking Invasion and raids

871 Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex. Finally, a leader! …400 yrs. later…

1066 Norman Conquest of William the Conqueror defeating Harold at Hastings and becomes king of England. Major turning point in life and times. –Departure from Warrior Society

Literature Oral tradition Epic poems, Lyric poems Elegy (death poem) Hagiography (lives of saints) Riddle like Kennings (all kennings are a metaphor, but not all metaphors are kennings)

Culture Nomadic (Transitoriness) Warrior society Pagan vs. Christian (fate vs. God) Values (courage, endurance) Social groupings Might made right Unsettled, literally and figuratively

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Warrior Society