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30 Cards in this Set
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Time Period
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449-1066
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Term applied to the English speaking inhabitants of Britan up to the time of the Norman Conquest, when the Anglo-Saxon line of English kings came to an end.
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Anglo-Saxon
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The Anglo Saxons were actually three major tribes: the ___, the ___, and the ____, whose homeland was along the NW coast of Germany and the Danish peninsula
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Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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The ______ _____ is a bond that existed between a warrior king and his thanes. The king promised to reward his thanes and the thanes promised to protect and be loyal to their king.
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Cemitatus Bond
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___ was the Ruling Class`
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Earls
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____ were responsible for the hard labor that sustained the predominantly agricultural society
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Churls
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____ were wise men who advised the king and the scop
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Witans
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___ was the professional bard, chief entertainer, historian, poet laureate, and press agent for the king and his tribe
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Scop
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The Anglo Saxons were a ____ society, worshipping many gods.
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polytheistic
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In England, they were introduced to _____ in ____ by Christian missionary _____
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Christianity, 550 AD, St. Augustine
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Their conversion to Christianity widened the ____ and ___ outlook of the Anglo Saxons
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spiritual, intellectual
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___ grew up around monasteries
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Schools
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The Anglo-Saxons also went on _____ to ___ to worship and to learn
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pilgrimages, Rome
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In addition to being the only ruler able to successfully resist Danish invasions, Alfred was a ____ of ____
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patron of learning
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He furthered the _____ of his people
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education
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He invited scholars to his court, and he himself _____ the scholarly works
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translated
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He also helped save ____ and other kingdoms in England from the Danes of Denmark
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Wessex
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He helped to create a ___ English society instead of one of many kingdoms
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cohesive
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Fate (____)
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Wyrd
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Because war was constant in their society, Anglo-Saxon life was ____ and ____
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brief and strife ridden
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As a result, the Anglo-Saxons believed in the inevitability of ____(wyrd) as the ruling force in their lives
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fate
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The sense of ____ is often reflected in Anglo Saxon literature as well
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doom
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Three common themes in Anglo-Saxon literature
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Terror of northern winter, Awareness of the transitory nature of human life, fear of the sea because of its majesty and cruelty
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Three types of Anglo Saxon Literature
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Epics, Lyrics, and Riddles
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Epics
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Epics - long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society' deals with global political change of an entire society rather than a single family unit
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Lyrics
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short, personal poems which are more emotional
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Riddles
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short poems which are often metaphorical in nature
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Wergild (____ _____)
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Man Payment
-- According to this code, an Anglo-Saxon who killed someone had to pay a price for his deed or accept the fact that the victim's relatives would seek revenge |
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1066
Both Danes and Anglo-Saxons are defeated by _____ and ____ the Conqueror |
Normans and William
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1066
This brings an end to the ___ ___ period |
Anglo-Saxon
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