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Germanic tribes-jutes angles saxons
brought common language that evolved into english language
elegaic tradition
practice of mourning of the dead
caesura
stop or pause. sound quality
alfred the great
contributed to the development of english language
st augustine
original missionaries. builds a monistary in cantiberry
what did the anglo saxons bring with them
runic alphabet. runes are wood carvings not suitable for literary purposes
sound qualities
four beats per line.
caesura- stop or pause
kennings- used in place of pronouns
elegaic tradition two poems
the wanderer
the sea farer
elegaic tradition main collection
the exeter book
Author
anna.burks
ID
104543
Card Set
anglo saxon
Description
anglo saxon notes
Updated
2011-09-27T01:37:05Z
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