1. Beowulf Beowulf TrailerTrailer

2. Beowulf Beowulf – Key Facts  Originally written in ____________  _____ poem – Long narrative poem that celebrates a ______ deeds Beowulf – A Geat warrior (Sweden)  Anonymous author – __________ monk  Written 700-1000 AD  Story action ______ AD  Based on historical fact and _______ Hygelac led military raid ______ AD  Oral _______ – publicly performed by _______ or poet-singers (storytellers)  Story of Beowulf reflects ________________of the Anglo-Saxon society (410-1066 AD)

3. The 5-Ws Introduction to the Anglo Saxons  Hwa? Who were the Anglo Saxons?  Hwaet? What language did they speak?  Hwaenne? When in history did they live?  Hwaer? Where did they come from/go?  Hwi? Why study the Anglo Saxons?

4. Film Clip: “5 th Century Britain” (5 min.)

5.  Hwa? ______, ______, Jutes, and Frisians - Germanic-speaking ______  Hwaet? Spoke Old English languageOld English language  Major surviving _________________: Beowulf (600 AD) The Exeter Book (1000 AD)  Poets sang and were called ________  Hwaenne? _____ to 1150 AD  Period characterized by political unrest and bloody warfare amidst economic/cultural decline Period characterized by political unrest and bloody warfare amidst economic/cultural decline  Hwaer?  ____________ and other parts of Northern Europe  Hwi?  Origin of our culture: language, _________, hierarchies, _____, art, and musiclanguage

6. England Scotland Ireland France Denmark (Danes) Herot Hall Germany Northern Europe Sweden (further East)

7. Old English 500-1150 AD  claene  crypel  fisc  segl  graes  gyltig  brycg What do you think these words mean?

8. 1. Se bat seglode fif dagas. 2. Bates segl is lytel. 3. Fif batas seglodon ofer brim. 4. Seglas bata sind lytel.  Experiment  Experiment Read 4 Old English Sentences. Translate the meaning on a sheet of paper.

9. HWÆT, WE GAR-DEna in geardagum, þeodcyninga þrym gefrunon, hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon! oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum, monegum mægþum meodosetla ofteah, egsode eorlas, syððanærest wearð feasceaft funden; he þæs frofre gebad, weox under wolcnum weorðmyndum þah, oð þæt him æghwylc ymbsittendra ofer hronrade hyran scolde, gomban gyldan; þæt wæs god cyning! Ðæm eafera wæs æfter cenned geong in geardum, þone God sende Listen to the Opening Lines of Beowulf read in Old English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzmmPRG4smU

10. Anglo-Saxon Village http://www.suffolktouristguide.com/Things-to-do-in-Suffolk.asp

11. Anglo-Saxon Hall, likened to the Danes’ Herot Hall in Beowulf http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/stories_and_pastimes/

12. Battle Helmets - The famous Beowulf Helmet recovered at Sutton Hoo http://www.germantribes.org/tribes/AngloSaxons/anglosaxons.htm http://www.germantribes.org/tribes/AngloSaxons/anglosaxons.htm

13. Religious Beliefs of the Anglo-Saxons  Pagan – ____theistic faith (non-Christian).  ________ – Persons ____ belonging to a widely-held ______ (i.e., Christianity)  Christianization of the _____________ __________ occurred in the 7 th century  Beowulf poet was a _______, although the poem’s 6 th century characters were _____  Beowulf poet uses _______ and references to the Christian God and the ________

14. Earthly Virtues  Virtues are the ______ in a society that the people wish to _________.  “Earthly” because they are organic and _____________________. With a partner, think about four truths that you feel humans in the modern world should adopt as their Earthly Virtues.

15. Anglo-Saxon Earthly Virtues   ________   Loyalty   _________

16. Household Tools of the Anglo-Saxons Knife and Sheath Pottery

17. Music of Anglo-Saxons Harp Whistles

18. Poetic Features of Anglo-Saxon Poetry  Alliteration  Caesura  Characterization  Epic  Kenning  Repetition

19.  Alliteration – Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Adds emphasis and musical effects to sung poetry.  Caesura – Extra space within lines of poetry. Adds a pause for breathing and comprehension.  Characterization – Process by which writer reveals character personality and motivation.  Epic- Long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero. Contains vast settings and supernatural figures.  Kenning - A descriptive phrase or compound word that creatively renames a noun.  Repetition – Repeating phrases, words, or lines. Supports listeners and adds emphasis.

20. Kennings: descriptive phrases or compound words that replace nouns.  “whale-road”- a kenning for the sea  “world-candle”-  “bone-house”-  “lock teaser”-  “sea-rider”-  “ring-giver”-  “battle-friend”-  “feast of vultures”-

21. Quickwrite  You have just been introduced to the culture of the Anglo-Saxon people who lived a thousand years ago.  How does what you have seen compare with today’s culture?  Focus on 2 or 3 elements (religion, language, arts) in a compare/contrast paragraph.