Week 6 VWO 4, anglo saxon lit , riddles

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Welcome 

class V4b

Homework check: Finish Up

31, 32, 33, 34

Today's lesson goals:

- You know more about Anglo Saxon riddles

- You understand the historical context in which these riddles were told.

Anglo Saxons?

What was life like for an Anglo-Saxon child, do you think? Were there any differences for boys and girls?

1066?

The Anglo-Saxons

In the early 5th century, the Romans left Britain. The Anglo-Saxons were Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century. They were descendants of three main tribes: the Angles, Saxons, and the Jutes. The Anglo-Saxons remained a dominant ruling force and ruled England from AD 924 until the defeat of their last king Harold II at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. William of Normandy (the Conqueror) invaded England.

'England'

Angles tribe -> Angle-Land -> Engle Land -> England

Runes

Beowulf?

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?
(Peterborough, Worcester)

What did the Anglo-Saxons do to entertain themselves, do you think? Mention three different things.

Anglo-Saxon entertainment:

Sports were the favourite pastime for Anglo-Saxons: wrestling, swimming, carrying heavy stones.

Story-telling, singing, and dancing was also a part of their daily lives. Folklores and stories of Beowulf were told to children. 

Anglo-Saxons loved their riddles. The Exeter Book of Riddles contained a total of 96 such riddles. Riddles were prestigious: they were not for everyone.

What's the solution to the riddle you just read?

Riddles:

- You need to understand the context/time

- Subjects include: tools, weapons, animals, food, drink, natural phenomena

- metaphors and sometimes complex style

- " White is my neck..." vs. " I saw four creatures..."

What's the solution to Riddle 1?

What's the solution to Riddle 2?

What's the solution to Riddle 3?

Assignment:

Try to write a riddle in the same style as an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) riddle. 

Work together (in pairs)

(1 0 mins)

Hand in your riddle:

Lesson goals? CHECK

I know what an Anglo-Saxon riddle is

I know why riddles were told and by whom

I understand the historical context of Anglo-Saxon riddles

Holmwoods

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See you next time!