From Legend to History Mr. Krake – British Literature.

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From Legend to History Mr. Krake – British Literature

Roman Impact on Britain Roads Fortifications Aqueducts Military protection from invasion Universal Language (Latin) Currency Is our world moving towards a universal language/currency?

Bayeaux Tapestry

What does the Bayeaux Tapestry tell us?

Bayeaux Tapestry 230 Feet Long x 20 Inches. French needleworker’s stitched on strips of linen. Hung in the French town of Bayeaux. Tells the story of William the Conqueror Invading England.

Norman Conquest Normans – “North Men” – Vikings, who invaded France. Brought Feudalism to England.

Literature of the.

Saxon Literature Heroic Poetry: –Recounting the achievements of warriors Elegiac Poetry: –Lamenting the deaths of loved ones and the loss of the past.

Literature of the Middle Ages Secular: –Poetry of Love & Nature –Ballad Folk song telling a story

Literature of the Middle Ages Religious: –Miracle Plays, or “Mystery Plays” Bible stories –Morality plays

The Changing English Language

What kinds of events caused important changes to early English? What foreign influences impacted the development of the English Language?

The Changing English Language Celts –Gaelic Danes –Germanic Angles –Germanic Romans –Latin Normans –French

Conquest & Invasion Englisc (Old English) Normans – French involvement (Middle English) –bedd –candel –eorth –faederm –froendscipe –healf –healp –mann –moder –waeter

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