Beowulf

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Beowulf

• Names and Places
• Say em, Learn em, Love em

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Beowulf
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Hrothgar
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G r e n d
e l
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Grendels Mother
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Herot
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The Danes
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The Geats
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U n f e r t h
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Wiglaf
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Having listened to the sounds of names and
places of the epic Beowulf, what do those sounds
tell us about the Anglo-Saxons? Make a prediction
about what you think Beowulf is going to be
about.
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Characteristics of an Epic

• Copy the following in your spiral notebook
• Epics from different languages and time periods
  share many of the same characteristics,
  including
• -The hero, generally a male, is of noble birth
  or high position and of great historical or
  legendary importance.
• -The heros character traits reflect important
  ideals of his society.

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-The actions of the hero often decide the fate
the wyrd of a nation or group of people.-The
plot is complicated by supernatural beings or
events and may involve a long and dangerous
journey through foreign lands.
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• HOMEWORK
• Using your purple textbook, identify the KEY
  LITERARY TERMS in your notebook.
• Alliteration
• Kenning
• Foreshadowing
• Scop

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Homework

• Consider the characteristics of an epic and
  identify at least one example of a text that
  could be considered a contemporary epic. How
  does this text fulfill the requirements of an
  epic? Remember that movies, plays, artwork,
  literature, and music lyrics can all be
  considered text.