Beowulf and Old English

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

How much do you remember about Beowulf and the period in which it was written?

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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument. How old is it?

1. 6000 years old
2. 5000 years old
3. 4000 years old
4. 3000 years old

The events in this picture took place (pick the wrong one)

1. after 410 AD
2. after 410 BC
3. when the Romans had left Britain
4. when the Germanic tribes needed more land

Which other name is often given to the Old English language?

Which of the following languages is not a Germanic language?

1. Old English
2. Danish
3. Celtic
4. Anglo Saxon

The Vikings
(pick the correct answer)

1. soon befriended the Anglo-Saxon tribes
2. were the dominant group from 500-1066
3. first arrived in England looking for treasures
4. were early Christians

What is NOT a characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon language?

1. different vocabulary
2. different letters in the alphabet
3. inflections
4. Viking roots

"ða com of more under misthleoþum
Grendel gongan, godes yrre bær;
mynte se manscaða manna cynnes
sumne besyrwan in sele þam hean."
What is NOT a characteristic of Old English verse?

1. alliteration
2. fixed rhythmical pattern
3. half lines
4. no end rhyme

(odd one out)
Beowulf is

1. a great love story
2. part of an oral tradition
3. a story with Scandinavian roots
4. written down by a monk

Comitatus

epic

warrior prepared to die for chief

long narrative poem

ring giver

serious and dignified

chief rewards warriors