1. British Legends Review Beowulf and Arthurian Legends

2. What language do most European language derive from? Proto-Indo European

3. Romantic hero who dies honorably in a battle with his illegitimate son Arthur

4. weapon of the legendary Beowulf Hrunting

5. Who is Morgan le fey? Arthur’s evil half sister

6. The Anglo-Saxon Period is said to date from _ to _. 449-1066

7. What is the national epic of Great Britain? Beowulf

8. Why does the Green Knight come seeking Arthur? To offer a game

9. What is an appositive phrase? A noun phrase that renames another noun

10. What is a comma splice? A comma that separates two complete (idependent) sentences

11. What is a kenning? A two word poetic renaming

12. Who is Nimue? The lady of the lake; a magical creature that controls fate

13. What is alliteration? Repetition of initial consonant sounds

14. Give an example of alliteration Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

15. What is an archetype? An original pattern or model

16. What’s an example of an archetype? Epic hero Romantic hero Christ figure

17. Who is Galahad? Lancelot’s son and the most perfect knight who sat at Siege Perilous because he found the holy grail

18. How does Sir Lucan die? His guts fall out

19. What ancient language family did Old English evolve from? Germanic

20. What is the first group to inhabit the British Isles? Celts

21. Who invaded after the Celts? Romans

22. How does King Arthur Kill Mordred? Runs him through with a spear

23. Who is Mordred? Arthur’s son by his half sister Morgause

24. What happens to Bedivere? Stays and prays for Arthur at the hermit’s chapel.

25. During the Anglo-Saxon period the leadership of the country was… Broken into many kingdoms