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Time Period
449-1066
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.
Anglo-Saxon
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
Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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.
Cemitatus Bond
___ was the Ruling Class`
Earls
____ were responsible for the hard labor that sustained the predominantly agricultural society
Churls
____ were wise men who advised the king and the scop
Witans
___ was the professional bard, chief entertainer, historian, poet laureate, and press agent for the king and his tribe
Scop
The Anglo Saxons were a ____ society, worshipping many gods.
polytheistic
In England, they were introduced to _____ in ____ by Christian missionary _____
Christianity, 550 AD, St. Augustine
Their conversion to Christianity widened the ____ and ___ outlook of the Anglo Saxons
spiritual, intellectual
___ grew up around monasteries
Schools
The Anglo-Saxons also went on _____ to ___ to worship and to learn
pilgrimages, Rome
In addition to being the only ruler able to successfully resist Danish invasions, Alfred was a ____ of ____
patron of learning
He furthered the _____ of his people
education
He invited scholars to his court, and he himself _____ the scholarly works
translated
He also helped save ____ and other kingdoms in England from the Danes of Denmark
Wessex
He helped to create a ___ English society instead of one of many kingdoms
cohesive
Fate (____)
Wyrd
Because war was constant in their society, Anglo-Saxon life was ____ and ____
brief and strife ridden
As a result, the Anglo-Saxons believed in the inevitability of ____(wyrd) as the ruling force in their lives
fate
The sense of ____ is often reflected in Anglo Saxon literature as well
doom
Three common themes in Anglo-Saxon literature
Terror of northern winter, Awareness of the transitory nature of human life, fear of the sea because of its majesty and cruelty
Three types of Anglo Saxon Literature
Epics, Lyrics, and Riddles
Epics
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
Lyrics
short, personal poems which are more emotional
Riddles
short poems which are often metaphorical in nature
Wergild (____ _____)
Man Payment
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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
1066
Both Danes and Anglo-Saxons are defeated by _____ and ____ the Conqueror
Normans and William
1066
This brings an end to the ___ ___
period
Anglo-Saxon