the last and most imporant conqures of England

Conqured the british in 55 B.

C. under the rule of Julius Cearsar. They also left England to defend their home land from the northern euopean tribes

the three main tribes

every human life is in the hands of fate

Where weird comes from in the english language and in the hands of fate

the names of the week derived from Anglo-saxon gods

anglo-saxon god of war

anglo-saxon chief of gods

anglo-saxon goddess of home and wife of Woden

introduced by the romans in the 4th century

No more ruling war lords thinking that they were decendents of pagan gods

No more men treating their wives, children .

and slaves with cruelity

Old fueds ended

churchmen at that time generally wrote in latin.

earlsan thanes

thraals and churls

there was no middle class

Father of English history

the Ecclesiastical History of england

this group began to plunder monastairies and destroyed manuscripts around 780 and then gained control much of northern and eastern England

historical account of england

ended the anglo-saxon period in 1066

1.) a formal ridgid pattrern of word stresses 2.) A mid line pause called a caesura 3.) alliteration4.) no rhyme5.

) each line has four accsented beats

the 3rd century anglo-saxon alphabet

aproxamately 30,000

most important anglo-saxon poem

reacounts the achivements of warriors involved in great battles

sorrowful laments that mourned past events and deaths

1.) government 2.) Relgion

2 known christian poets of anglo-saxon literature

sermons based on bible stories and written in vernacular

an a-s poem rediscovered on the Ruthwell cross in scottland in 1823.

That was composed around 650 attributied to by both caedmon and cynewulf

was big because they could not write

Monks and archbishops

a colorful indirect way of naming some thing ; uses a compound word in place of the person of thing being named

-honor-valor-selflessness-goodsense of justice

the author is unknown composed around the 8th century written down in the 11th century began english literature

achevive fame at all costs through battle quests etc.

where warriors gathered after battle to drink untill they passed out

the grain in the beer

contests of wit to praise ones self

The thought that events are determined by fate alone