CE 2019-II and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

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CE 2019-II and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Programme

- 10 minutes of silent reading

- CE 2019-II: discuss texts 6 - 8

- Literature: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Read your novel

Exam training

Let's discuss CE 2019-II

texts 6 - 8

Literature Reader 

The Early Middle Ages

p. 10 - 13

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Window on the period in English history

A window on this period in English history

Chronicles were usually written by monks

AD 1 - AD 1154

Entries were not all about religious events

1066 

The Battle of Hastings

Depicted on the Bayeux tapestry

Consequences of the Battle of Hastings 

for the English language

• French became the official language 

Language of the church: Latin 

Language of the state: French 

• Until the 14th century English was only spoken and not written: 

- a lot of conjugations were lost, a complex language changed into a relatively simple language 

- many French words gradually entered the language. Now about 40% are loanwords from the French language 

• Stories, romances, ballads from French origin were taken over in literature  

Chronicles

on the Battle of Hastings

Choose what to do

Dive into the materials some more, by choosing what to focus on:

1. Beowulf: Do the questions on page 8.

Pay special attention to question 3 (a - d)!

2. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: Write your own chronicle entry on the year 2021. Use at least 150 words.

Hand in your work via Magister Opdrachten.

Deadline = Wednesday, November 24th.

Remember to bring

1. your device and earphones

2. your novel

3. CE 2019-II

Work on CE 2019-II. The practice exam has to be finished on Thursday, November 25th.