Michael Wood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C0sFXU0SLo
Kinship - a strong bond between warriors, like family, be loyal and never betray a kinsman
Fate- the concept of a predetermined life, often at odds with the Christian concept of free will.
Fame- Reputation marked by wealth; wealth equals fame and riches. Reputation is important; boasting is good if it can be backed up.
Others...
Code of Comitatus- reciprocal arrangement between king and warrior based on payment for services.
Oral Tradition- stories passed down by word-of-mouth often exaggerated due to human intervention.
Illuminated Manuscript a document written by hand and decorated
Epic Poem - long narrative poem that celebrates heroes (Epic Hero). These heroes often exemplify the social codes of their day.
Alliteration- repetition of initial consonant sounds. This created a more musical quality and some claim that it aided poetic memory.
Kenning- colorful, metaphorical compound word that replaces another word. Dragon becomes a "fire worm"
Caesura - is a complete pause in a line of poetry for dramatic effect
Elegiac Tradition- Sad mournful, ruminative tone that is common to Anglo-Viking works. It deals with the loss of a golden age and is obsessed with the transience of life in the face of death and hopeless combat.
Mead Hall - center for Anglo-Viking socialization, drinking, entertainment. This creates Kinship. Hrothgar's loss of his mead hall is a blow to the social structure of his people. Listen to the SCOP (professional poet who memorized interesting stories for the listening pleasure of the mead hall).
Wergild - In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, a price set upon a person's life on the basis of rank and paid as compensation by the family of a slayer to the kindred or lord of a slain person to free the culprit of further punishment or obligation and to prevent a blood feud.
Beowulf-Hero-Argument-Paper
Length: two developed selections (1-3 pages typed )
Value: 100 points
Due: October 29, 2015
-10 for each day late. email if not in class
Section One. Understand that Heroes are supposed to be idealized representations of a given society. Review what you have learned about the heroic code of the Anglo-Viking. Compose a literary argument that convinces the reader that Beowulf is a proper representation for his culture. Find and locate at least three areas in the text that give convincing evidence that the Geatish prince embodies the Anglo -Viking value system.
Section Two. Transition your argument to also assess what we as a society value today. After you have considered these important qualities, locate a proper cultural representative for these qualities. Provide convincing evidence that today's hero embodies our modern value system
Fate- the concept of a predetermined life, often at odds with the Christian concept of free will.
Fame- Reputation marked by wealth; wealth equals fame and riches. Reputation is important; boasting is good if it can be backed up.
Others...
Code of Comitatus- reciprocal arrangement between king and warrior based on payment for services.
Oral Tradition- stories passed down by word-of-mouth often exaggerated due to human intervention.
Illuminated Manuscript a document written by hand and decorated
Epic Poem - long narrative poem that celebrates heroes (Epic Hero). These heroes often exemplify the social codes of their day.
Alliteration- repetition of initial consonant sounds. This created a more musical quality and some claim that it aided poetic memory.
Kenning- colorful, metaphorical compound word that replaces another word. Dragon becomes a "fire worm"
Caesura - is a complete pause in a line of poetry for dramatic effect
Elegiac Tradition- Sad mournful, ruminative tone that is common to Anglo-Viking works. It deals with the loss of a golden age and is obsessed with the transience of life in the face of death and hopeless combat.
Mead Hall - center for Anglo-Viking socialization, drinking, entertainment. This creates Kinship. Hrothgar's loss of his mead hall is a blow to the social structure of his people. Listen to the SCOP (professional poet who memorized interesting stories for the listening pleasure of the mead hall).
Wergild - In Anglo-Saxon and Germanic law, a price set upon a person's life on the basis of rank and paid as compensation by the family of a slayer to the kindred or lord of a slain person to free the culprit of further punishment or obligation and to prevent a blood feud.
Beowulf-Hero-Argument-Paper
Length: two developed selections (1-3 pages typed )
Value: 100 points
Due: October 29, 2015
-10 for each day late. email if not in class
Section One. Understand that Heroes are supposed to be idealized representations of a given society. Review what you have learned about the heroic code of the Anglo-Viking. Compose a literary argument that convinces the reader that Beowulf is a proper representation for his culture. Find and locate at least three areas in the text that give convincing evidence that the Geatish prince embodies the Anglo -Viking value system.
Section Two. Transition your argument to also assess what we as a society value today. After you have considered these important qualities, locate a proper cultural representative for these qualities. Provide convincing evidence that today's hero embodies our modern value system