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    The Anglo-Saxons inhabited Britain from the 5th century CE. Some key facts about them include: - They were originally pagan raiders who spoke Old English and gave their names to the days of the week. - They conquered much of Britain and were skilled craftspeople, though they lived in small kingdoms like Wessex. - They eventually converted to Christianity in the late 8th century and became more civilized, though some of their pagan practices and gods remained part of their culture.

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    The Anglo-Saxons inhabited Britain from the 5th century CE. Some key facts about them include: - They were originally pagan raiders who spoke Old English and gave their names to the days of the week. - They conquered much of Britain and were skilled craftspeople, though they lived in small kingdoms like Wessex. - They eventually converted to Christianity in the late 8th century and became more civilized, though some of their pagan practices and gods remained part of their culture.

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    The Anglo-Saxons inhabited Britain from the 5th century CE. Some key facts about them include: - They were originally pagan raiders who spoke Old English and gave their names to the days of the week. - They conquered much of Britain and were skilled craftspeople, though they lived in small kingdoms like Wessex. - They eventually converted to Christianity in the late 8th century and became more civilized, though some of their pagan practices and gods remained part of their culture.

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    The Anglo Saxons

    Write out facts from each of the ten facts


    presented in the video
    1. The english saxons were raidors
    2. They spoke broken english
    3. They gave us the names for days of
    the week.
    4. They conquered the island
    5. They were skilled craftsmans
    6. They were part of king arthur
    7. They worshipped gods for harvestes
    Click on the image to view video and did sacrfices
    8. They lived in small kingdoms like
    wesex
    9. They were missionaries
    10. The last saxon king was killed

    Respond:
    I believe that we can't control our fate
    because we make choices and sometimes
    without thinking those choices could have
    consequences and we dont even know what
    those consequences are. They could be good
    or bad that's why they call it fate.

    Write out the objective in your own words:

    We are going to talk about the saxons and


    the way they did religion and philosphical
    beliefs threw stories and writting
    Reiterate these important facts:
    ● The early invaders were
    seafaring wanderers
    ● Their lives were empty,violent
    and short
    ● THeir religion was pagan
    (Non christian)THey had a
    strong belief in fate
    ● As they settles into Angle
    -Land they became more
    civilized and less violent and
    relied more on agriculture
    ● Late in 8th century,they began
    accepting christianity and this
    made them more civilized

    Describe the difference between Paganism


    and Christianity in Beowulf:

    Pagan: Dont believe in god

    Christian:Do believe in god

    What is Oral Tradition? Explain:


    They would tell stories in ways that explained
    their literature.They were told in halls where
    they would all eat and drink

    What is a Scop?
    An old english was of calling someone a poet
    or stroyteller.
    What is the importance of Beowulf?
    Beowulf is often referred to as the first
    important work of literature in English,
    even though it was written in Old English,
    an ancient form of the language.

    1. Alliteration-the occurrence of the


    same letter or sound at the beginning
    of adjacent or closely connected
    words.
    Example: Sweet birds sang

    2. Caesura-(in Greek and Latin verse) a


    break between words within a metrical
    foot.
    Example:"an unaccountable caesura:
    no deaths were reported in the newspapers"

    3. Kenning-a compound expression in


    Old English and Old Norse poetry with
    metaphorical meaning, e.g. oar-steed
    = ship.
    Example:The 19th centery

    4. Epic-a long poem, typically one


    derived from ancient oral tradition,
    narrating the deeds and adventures of
    heroic or legendary figures or the
    history of a nation.

    5. Epic Hero- An special poem that is


    told by a wise man or women

    6. Hero’s Journey- When a hero leaves


    his home and goes on a adventure

    7. Archetype:A old imaginative pattern


    Example:"the book is a perfect
    archetype of the genre"
    What is an archetype made easier according
    to this slide?
    A archetype is a pattern for example the
    patterens indians used on their quiltes and
    blankets those are archetypes and they
    represent their cultures

    Besides the example of Star Wars given here,


    what is another modern day epic?

    Modern day epic image: Transformers

    FYI information:
    ● Good vs evil (Autobots and
    decepticons)
    ● The good wins
    ● Involes a epic hero Actomisprime

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