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El Cid Anglo-Saxons Grendel (Spanis h) (English ) & Epic Literature Achille s (Greek ) Roland (French) Beowul f (Englis h) Odysse Cyclops us (Greek) (Greek) The Book of Kells The Book of Kells is the Latin text of the four Gospels copied by hand and illuminated by monks around the year 800 CE. The text shows the use of at least ten colors and only two of the 680 pages lack color. The book was kept for some time at the Abbey of Kells and survived Viking raids of the era.  Beowulf The first major work in the English language Created approximately between 521 and 580 CE Manuscript created approximately between 975 and 1025 CE. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxX0cX574sFUG1UvlnT bswLBRG9rKj5_qP?si=l-KkKyiBBqFh96CD  Britons Native people of Great Britain Religion: polytheistic, animistic Druids: priests for the Celtic people Legends of strong women Boudicc a Stoneheng e  Roman Invasions Julius Caesar was first to invade the island. He left the island and returned to Rome. Claudius invaded and occupied the island forcing Celtic tribes to relocate. Hadrian commissioned a wall for defense against the Celts. Eventually, Honorius withdrew from Britain. The Celts took their land back.  Rome abandoned Britain leaving Roman behind roads, organized towns and cities, walls for protection, Influence Christianity, writing and baths. on Early However, the Celts lost a strong, Britain organized military and invasions from other tribes resumed.  Tribal Warfare Invasion by Invitation Among the Celtic People Vortigern hired mercenaries from Scandinavian countries, Hengist and Horsa, who decided to conquer Briton and called their kinsmen to settle in the country. King Arthur – Myth or Man?? "Oh, if we only had... to lead us now". Bretwalda Ethelbert asked Rome to send missionaries to Britain. The Father of the English Navy King who constructed a fleet to fight Viking attacks. Also, commissioned the translation of the Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the  Vikings & Danelaw Vikings used a hit and run method of attack. Later they ruled the area known as Danelaw. Sutton Hoo  Anglo-Saxon Culture Mead Hall courage, endurance, honor, loyalty, Values reveal the sacrifice, prowess in battle, generosity, boasting, warrior culture: splendor in dress (battle gear). Strongest bond between the war lord and his Relationships also thanes (followers) represent a warrior kingdoms were only as strong as the war-leader society: kings Anglo-Saxon Beliefs The Anglo-Saxons were pagans and very superstitious. did not believe in an after life fame was the only immortality they could achieve believed in magic spells and even dragons everything was lost to the dragon  Literary Techniques alliteration : the repetition of initial caesura: a natural pause between half-lines of consonant sounds poetry, possibly separated by a “musical break;” in two or more neighboring words or syllables usually denoted by two vertical lines or by an Purpose: primary sound device of A-S poetry; exaggerated space; each half-line must have two no rhyme in A-S poetry; memory device that major accents, or stressed syllables, only assists scops in passing down the oral works Purpose: assists scops in passing down the oral works “grim and greedy the gruesome monster… “The elder warrior, unwounded, sinks down.” kenning: type of metaphor; a compound term composed of two words which became the formula for a specific object; early kennings expressed a single idea or thought and were simple in structure Purpose: once again to assist the scop in construction of alliterative phrases and a memory devise to aid in passing down the oral works ring-giver world-candle sun-table horse of the sea Special Note: Kennings became so popular in their early stages that about one-third of the text of Beowulf is composed of them; and some kennings became so common that they were considered clichés