1. Fusion between two seperate religons: Pagan nad Christian
yr. 500- "Comforatably pagan"-happy, no religious riverlry
Missionary Activity- Rome sent out missionarys to Anglo-Saxon's, they had no probem with it
-Strage balance between the two religons, slowly christianity took over
2. Beowulf- set in the time of equal balanced religons (Pagan/Christian)
Grendel-clain's clan (son of/decendent of evil)
Adam + Eve
Cain + Abel-Cain killed his brother Abel in the first testement ( the first murder ever)
In Beoulf the old testement is mostly referenced (God, Great flood)
1600's- King James bible, the most popular edition of the bible
3. WYRD- (pronounced wierd)- A. essential pagan concept
B. warrior culture
C. life not up to you, there is a plan (fate)
D. Warrior can inflence wyrd, wyrd can change his mind
E. a warriors action influence fate
F. very obident to the notion of honor (go to war and fight)
4. WERGILD- A. revenge/vengence, get even, an eye for an eye
B.Solution to this problem- "man price", you are worth money
C. you can pay off dept from killing or exile, if you cant pay walk away
5. Honor travels down (heretitary)
King-warlord/gangleader, conquer people, rule by violence
Thane-noble inservice to lord, loyal to king, but still recipricol
*Responsibility of leadership not just about taking/keeping it, it's loyalty-fight for your king
6. Mead Hall- Herorot, the center of town, later turned into castles
7. Kenning- a fanciful mtaphor to stand in place of an otherwise common word
EX: sword/warbiter, king/ring-giver
* The king would reward a warrior who fought in battle with a thick glod armband ring, if they did something bigger the reward would be greater, the best/biggeset reward is land
Sophia Meyers- i really have no idea who's turn it is for notes anymore but here are mine
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Thanks Sophie.
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