subdivision of a county or shire. Hide A former measure of land used in England‚ typically equal to between 60 and 120 acres Danelaw The name given to the part of England where the laws of the "Danes" were in place and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxon Homage The ceremony in which a feudal tenant or vassal pledged reverence and submission to his feudal lord‚ receiving in exchange the symbolic title to his new position (investiture). It was a symbolic acknowledgment to the lord that the vassal
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Question Number 1 Points: 5.00/5.00 Question Text What event marks the line between the Old English and Middle English periods? Your Answer B. the Norman invasion Question Number 2 Points: 0.00/5.00 Question Text What was the effect of the Norman conquest on the language of Britain? Your Answer . The upper class spoke French Question Number 3 Points: 0.00/5.00 Question Text Why is Beowulf an epic poem? Your Answer It is about a hero who represents cultural values.
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Allegory is a kind of poem or story with hidden meanings‚ usually ones being political or moral. If read more closely a poem or story could have a deeper meaning to it. Beowulf is more to the moral side of allegory‚ because of the way the characters are represented as good and evil. Grendel can be seen as more than just a crazed giant demon‚ he is an allegory of evil‚ by how he is a direct descendant of Cain; and with defeating Grendel‚ Beowulf is defeating evil itself. Grendel’s mother is an allegory
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The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman army of Duke William of Normandy and an English army under King Harold Godwinson‚ following the death of Edward the confessor which left no heir to the English throne. Three men competed for the throne these were: Harold Godwinson an English noble man also Edward’s son in law; Harald Hadrada a Viking warrior who had never lost a battle and finally the next king William duke of Normandy. The battle started at about 9 am‚ Harold’s
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HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE This essay is on the history of the English language. The essay will cover the topic – what is language? Where does language come from? and what are the stages of development of the English language? Language is a system of expressions through sounds and symbols for communicating thought: it’s a particular system used by a nation. English is the official language of Britain‚ the US‚ Australia and most other parts of the Commonwealth as well as certain other
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stories are about heaven vs. hell‚ when god fights the devil. In other stories its hero vs. villain. Like Batman vs. the Joker or Spiderman vs. Venom. In the Anglo-Saxon time there was a hero named Beowulf who had three of the biggest battles in that time period between a monster named Grendel‚ Grendel’s mom‚ and a dragon. In the Anglo-Saxon time a hero was someone who was willing to sacrifice his or her life to protect the people and the king. They looked for a strong and powerful warrior “"So
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Makayla Lemelin Honors English IV Dale 14 March 2013 The Norman Conquest The Norman conquest of England was a military invasion of England by William the Conqueror in 1066. King Harold‚ with his Saxon army‚ and Duke William fought at the Battle of Hastings on October 14‚ 1066. King Harold was killed in the battle and his army left. On December 25 1066 William was crowned the new King of England. On December 25 1066 William was crowned the new King of England( The History of the Norman Conquest)
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In the Anglo Saxon time period‚ the epic poem Beowulf written by the Beowulf poet‚ allows one to see a great example of an epic hero. Beowulf the main character illustrates ; superhuman strength devotion to duty‚ loyalty and bravery. During the Anglo Saxon time period they expected greatness from there hero.To show he/she is worthy of great lord or king. The physical description of Beowulf shows the reader that he is an epic hero. For instance‚” In his faroff home Beowulf Higlac’s follower and the
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the crime fighting characters known as Batman and Superman. Roger B. Rollin attempts to distinguish the difference and importance of literary heroes in his article‚ “Beowulf to Batman: The Epic Hero and Pop Culture.” Beowulf‚ the epic hero of the Anglo-Saxons‚ is depicted to be a true hero in the article. Rollins explains the five types of heroes‚ why people and cultures have heroes‚ and how movie heroes affect the view of heroism. Rollins states from the very beginning that there are five types
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General View The language of Hopkins’s poems is often striking. His imagery can be simple‚ as in Heaven-Haven‚ where the comparison is between a nun entering a convent and a ship entering a harbour out of a storm. It can be splendidly metaphysical and intricate‚ as it is in As Kingfishers Catch Fire‚ where he leaps from one image to another to show how each thing expresses its own uniqueness‚ and how divinity reflects itself through all of them. He uses many archaic and dialect words‚ but
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