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V5 The Middle Ages

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What languages have contributed to the development of the English language?

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Literature 
The Beginnings of the English language 
The Middle Ages

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Who/where/when?

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The Celts
 Iron Age people
'Celts' Modern name (18th C) 
Greek = Keltoi  
Latin = Celtae
'Civilized states' of the Classical Mediterranean called them 'Barbarians': 
What does this term mean?

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Barbarians Term
The word “barbarian” originated in ancient Greece, and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians. The ancient Greek word “bárbaros,” from which it derives, meant “babbler,” and was onomatopoeic: In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (“bar bar bar”).

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Facts 
  • Agricultural Society; farmers & hunters
  • Advanced! They used tools
  • Warrior Culture
  • No written Celtic language --> oral tradition

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Celts: Beef with the Romans
A.K.A the Romans tried to conquer the western world and they almost succeeded 

Britain as part of the Roman Empire (43 AD - 410 AD)

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Who is this?

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The Reason for the conflict
In 55BC Julius Caesar wanted to invade Britain = FAIL
The Romans wanted revenge on the CEltic tribes in Britainfor helping the CEltic Gauls

Believe it or not, Asterix & Obelix describe part of the reason for the conflict pretty well!

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This is Hadrian's Wall. What could have been the function?

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Why invade?
  • Riches, gold, slaves =not the main reason
  • Failed to conquer Scotland (Caledonia) 
  • They built something to protect themselves from the Celtic tribes in the north (The picts)

  • Romans: infrastructure, roads & language  (Latin)
  • Relationship okay = loyal & pay taxes to Rome 

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Early Middle Ages +/- 500 - 1100
The Anglo Saxons (410 -1066 AD)

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410 AD; fall of Roman Empire
Roman soldiers left Britain to defend Rome
 --> defense gone -->
INVASION

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Who invaded the country (Britain)?
A
The Angles
B
The Saxons
C
The Jutes
D
All three

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Which language you 'know' is related to Old English?

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The Anglo-Saxons
  • Anglo-Saxons didn't care for Roman Legacy
  • Replaced Roman Infrastructure 
  • Englisc --> Old English
  • WAR: between small Kingdoms
  • Pagan

  • Netflix: The Last Kingdom/ The Dig

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Let's skip the vikings

Vikings (no not the Netflix series), Alfred the Great and Beowulf

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1066 
The Battle of Hastings
Battle between whom?

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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  

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Now find out what Chaucer's role was in the development of the English language.

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