Welcome to the Old English Period!
Intro to Old English Jigsaw Presentation Overview (includes links to resources) The Wanderer Pages PDF Beowulf Textbook Pages PDF Assignments: - Beowulf Section 2 ("Grendel's Mother") Questions - Beowulf "End-of-Beowulf" Discussion Prep Prompts Mrs. Henning's Kenning Challenge BEOWULF LIT. ANALYSIS PAPER RESOURCES: Explanation and Rubric Example published literary analysis we examined in class Link to Google Folder with Published Supplemental Sources about Beowulf Link to Paper Checklist Mid-Term Test Prep Resources: Link to Test Review Guide Link to Old English/Beowulf Intro Classmate Presentations Above: History of the English Language- As Seen in Class
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Above: Original Beowulf Manuscript (in Old English)
Below: Class Notes from Beowulf Part 1 Below: "The Wanderer" Notes from Class (2nd Hour Only)
Below: Notes from "End of Beowulf" Class Discussions
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Below: Example of Ubi Sunt (lamenting and questioning) Anglo-Saxon poetry in Lord of the Rings
Below: Scene from The 13th Warrior depicting a realistic reimagining of the dragon from Beowulf (starts about 5 mins. into the clip)
Below: Scene from The 13th Warrior depicting wergild (man-price) payment
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Below: Lord of the Rings Funeral Lament in Old English
Below: Anglo-Saxon funeral scene from The 13th Warrior
Below: Final battle scene (and Anglo-Saxon prayer) from The 13th Warrior
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