Before the Old English period

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Remember?

Introduction: 

goal

3 pillars: religion, language, society

presentations: 2T, 4T, 

group work + own responsibility 

QUESTIONS SO FAR??

Groups

1. Laurien, Noa, Anna

2. Jelle, Ralph, Oscar, Cas

3. Chris, Amber, Pleun, Marit L.

4. Nemo, Niels H., Mirella, Denni

5. Stijn, Rens, Mark, Jan

6. Kim, Nicole, Marit R.

7. Guus, Dylan, Tom O. , Tom S.

8. Casper, Rik, Niels B. 

Topics

1. Middle English + Gammer Gurton's Needle

2. Morality Plays + Everyman

3. Renaissance, Shakespeare + Dr. Faustus and Hamlet

4. Victorian Age, Wilde + Importance of Being Earnest

5. Victorian Age, Shaw, Battle of Balaclava + Arms and the Man

6. 20th century + Abortion

7. Angry Young Men + Look Back in Anger

8. Theatre of the Absurd + The Room

How do you get from here...?

....to here?

Beaker people

Beaker people: Indo - European language

Brought skills to make bronze tools > replaced stone ones

Stonehenge

Stonehenge: 

* Beaker people's richest graves 

* healing powers?; rituals?

* remained most important centre until 1300 BC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRMFRiydorQ&t=69s 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbyzgeee2mg

society

*from 1300 BC: new form of society in southern Eng. > farming class

*prosperity > change in landscape: family / fortified villages

Celts - intro

* from ± 700 BCE 

* invaded Britain or came peacefully???

* tall fair-haired, blue eyes

* probably from central Europe or southern Russia

* drove old inhabitants westwards > Wales, Scotland, Ireland

Celts: skills

* technically advanced: iron > money

* advanced ploughing methods > change in society, building methods

* economic capitals, smaller towns > trade with Europe

Celts - society

* (family) tribes ruled by warrior class > met 1x per year

* Druids important > illiterate > memorised all teachings

Celts > Romans > Anglo-Saxons

• From c. 700 BC: modern Britain inhabited by great number of Celtic tribes
• 55 BC: Julius Caesar tries to invade Britain but fails
• 43: the Romans successfully invade Britain (emperor Claudius) and start their conquest
• Britannia (Roman Britain)
• 410: last Roman legions leave Britain
• c. 450: Anglo-Saxon invasions begin

From Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England

• 410: last Roman legions leave

Britain

• 445-540: first Germanic 

settlers invited to Britain to help

defend the country

• c. 450-500: Germanic tribes 

invade in large numbers

• c. 500: Anglo-Saxon 

settlement completed

Beowulf

• Epic poem
• Manuscript from c. 1000
• Germanic virtues: courage in battle + obedience to king
• Strong belief in magic + demons

Beowulf

Anglo-Saxons brought language + oral traditions: tales (heroic deeds/warlike acts) passed orally / sung by minstrels/scops > half-rhyme/alliteration 

Beowulf questions

1.question 1 > excerpt

2.https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/5697b7760de2603a41135fc8/students

3. How can the ancient story of Beowulf be interesting for a modern audience?