1. Characters
Halfdan- a mild- mannered and esaygoing king. Brother to Frodi. Father of Signy, Hroar and Helgi. killed by his brother
Frodi- A Greedy and harsh man who killed his brother in order to get his kingdom. Searched everywhere for his nephew to kill them. Killed in a fire started by his Nephews
Helgi- The younger of the boys and the bigger and more courageous one. Killed by Adils
Hroar- 2 years older than Helgi. Son of Halfdan.
Signy- Eldest child of Halfdans. Married to Jarl and the sister to Helgi and Hroar
Jarl Saevil- Signy's husband, owned land of his own outside of Halfdan's kigndom?
Regin- Helgi and Hroars foster- father
Vifil- a magic man who lived on an island by himself with his dogs hopp and ho. Hides the boys from Frodi
Heid- A seeres of Frodi who uncovers Helgi and Hroars cover to Frodi
Var- kings two smiths who were master craftsmen
Sigrid- Helgi and Hroars mother who is killed in the fire because she does not want to leave
Nordri: King over parts of England, Father of Ogn
Ogn- Hroar's Wife. is pregnate with Hroars son when he is killed
Olaf- Queen who ruled over Saxland. Like a man. Beautiful in looks yet cruel and arrogant in temperment. Helgi rapes her as a way to get back at her. Mother of Yrsa
Yrsa- Daughter of Olaf and Helgi yet she marries Helgi not knowing he is her father and has a child with him. Remarries
Hrok- Son of Signy and Jarl, has his foot chopped off the Hroar so he kills Hroar and wants to marry Ogn. has all his bones broke bye Helgi
Agnar- Son of Ogn and Hroar, big and full of promise, found the ring, Greatest warrior
Hrolf: Son of Yrsa and Helgi. A most worthy man
Adils- King who ruled over Swedne. Powerful and Greedy. Married Yrsa
Skuld-Daughter of Helgi with the elfin woman
Berserkers- King Adils men, 12 of them, who defend his land agianst all dangers and attack
Svipdag- Son of Svip, brother of Beygad and Hvitserk (eldest)
Svip (his advice to his son)- Farmer in Sweden, Father of above people, Warns Svip that Adril is not trustworthy, his men are filled iwth envy. " Do not envy others and avoid arrogance, for such conduct diminishes one's fame. Defned yourself if you are attacked. It is becoming to be humble, yet at the same time you must make a bold showing if out to a test
Bjalki: On og King Hrolfs Men who Svipdag and his brothers sit next to
Bera: A freemans daughter. Has Bjorns children. Three
Bjorn:King Hrings Son who is cursed by Hvit because he wont sleep with her. Turned in to a bear during the day and is killed by the kings men. Father to Bera's 3 kids
Skur and Drifa: King Hrolf's daughters
Hjorvard: a powerful king married to Skuld; Is tricked by Hrolf and must under take Hrolfs rule
Ingebjorg: Queen of king of the Lapps. Mother of Hvit
Bodvar Bjarki: The son of Bear that looks like nothing is worng with him. Bera's favorite son
Thorir:the second son of Bera who has the feet of a dog
Drifa: Daughter of Hrolf, Marries Bodvar
Elk-Frodi: Bera's son who has the body on an elk below the navel
Haki:
Hakland:
Hardrefil:
Hjalti: One of Hrolfs Great Warriors
Hott: Boy who becomes a great champion with the helps of Bodvar but at the beginning has bones throw at him
Hring: King of Uppdales of Norway, Father of Bjorn. his wife dies so he marries Hvit but is much older than her
Hromund:
Hvit: A troll like queen. Married to Hring curses Bjorn
Storolf:
Vogg: Yrsa's servant who pledges to Hrolf
Vott:
2. Explain how the following themes work and what characters can looked at as symbols of the theme:
Role of Kings:
Role of the warrior:
Role of women:
Concept of Magic: It is seen at the beginning of the book with Vifil. Skuld and her mother are part elfin. Hvit is troll who curses Bjorn
Revenge: Everyone gets back at eachother for killing one's kin is this book. Helgi breaks all of Hroks bones for killing Hroar. Hoar and Helgi kill Frodi for killing their father. Olaf and Helgi get back at eachother for embarassing eachother. Hvit cursing Bjorn for not sleeping with her
Hospitality:
Loyalty:
Pride:
Man alone in a hostile world:
3. Discuss one event in the story that seems to represent what you believe the book to be about.
4. How do Hrolf and his Champions compare with King Arthur and the round table?
5. Make a list of at least ten moments of magic in the book.
6. Who is your favorite character and why?
7. How is the Cult of Odin important to this book?
8. Compare Hrolf Kraki to Beowulf.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Vocab 10/4
Obsolete (Adj.)- no longer produced or used; out of date
- Non -Automatic doors on mini vans seem to have become an obsolete design in the new 2010 models.
Paucity (N)- the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity
- There is a paucity of eggnog when it is not Christmas time
Philistine (N)- a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
- The man was confused why the Chief kept calling him a philistine even though he keep disrespecting the ways of the people.
Meticulous (Adj.)- taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
-The meticulous work of the girl always impressed the teachers.
Officious (Adj.)- objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
- The officious remark the boy made to the man made the man not want to give advice to him anymore.
Peruse (V)- to survey or examine in detail
- Shelby perused the land for any adult toads
Mitigate (V)- to make less severe
- To mitigate his the punishment, the boy blames the broken lamp on his sister.
Perfidy (N)- an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery
- After her mother died the girl was in a state of perfidy and questioned whether god existed.
Morose (Adj.)- characterized or expressing gloom
- The teacher worried about the morose boy and that something was not right at home.
- Non -Automatic doors on mini vans seem to have become an obsolete design in the new 2010 models.
Paucity (N)- the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity
- There is a paucity of eggnog when it is not Christmas time
Philistine (N)- a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
- The man was confused why the Chief kept calling him a philistine even though he keep disrespecting the ways of the people.
Meticulous (Adj.)- taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough
-The meticulous work of the girl always impressed the teachers.
Officious (Adj.)- objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome
- The officious remark the boy made to the man made the man not want to give advice to him anymore.
Peruse (V)- to survey or examine in detail
- Shelby perused the land for any adult toads
Mitigate (V)- to make less severe
- To mitigate his the punishment, the boy blames the broken lamp on his sister.
Perfidy (N)- an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery
- After her mother died the girl was in a state of perfidy and questioned whether god existed.
Morose (Adj.)- characterized or expressing gloom
- The teacher worried about the morose boy and that something was not right at home.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Beowulf Part III
1) Is Beowulf a good king? Explain your answer with examples (at least 3) from the text.
- I do not believe Beowulf was a good king. First, He lived to much in the glory days, how he thinks, as mentioned starting at line 2345, of all the feats he had in the past, even though he was younger, and thinks he can still fight this dragon on his own. Second, he goes into battle and never has a child. As a king you are looked up as a symbol of safety and reasureance. If you die there is panick, so it was not good of him to rush in one his own. You are also to have a kid, leave an heir you learns to take your spot when you die. Someone who becomes trained for the job and can keep their country safe. Last, He does not prepare his warriors for battle, which is why they all run away when things get scary.
2) What is the most important part of section 3? Why do you believe this?
- Beowulf fighting the dragon. It brings together the three parts, shows Beowulfs down fall and his death. It shows how he still lived in the glory days and didn't take the part as king.
3) What is the most interesting part of Beowulf (the entire story) for you? Why?
-The idea of wyrd and wyrgild is very interesting to see. The the idea that battle is the most important thing, you fight and die with dignity or come home a shame. Its crazy how people choose to continue war when someone is killed. Its just interesting how the lived and thought. How it is war is normal for these people and how if you killed someone you are expect to pay the family or they can come after you. And they seemed to come after each other a lot and were in constant fighting.
4) What does the dragon represent?
- I believe the Dragon represents Beowulf. Dragons are known as the most feared beast in the land, strong animals and beowulf with the most fear warrior. No one dares to fight beowulf just like no one but really beowulf dare to fight the dragon. Everything they own doesn't matter, whats important is earning it. They are both old. Also, the Dragon was 50 feet long maybe it paralelled to Beowulf ruling for 50 years and then they both die at the same time.
- I do not believe Beowulf was a good king. First, He lived to much in the glory days, how he thinks, as mentioned starting at line 2345, of all the feats he had in the past, even though he was younger, and thinks he can still fight this dragon on his own. Second, he goes into battle and never has a child. As a king you are looked up as a symbol of safety and reasureance. If you die there is panick, so it was not good of him to rush in one his own. You are also to have a kid, leave an heir you learns to take your spot when you die. Someone who becomes trained for the job and can keep their country safe. Last, He does not prepare his warriors for battle, which is why they all run away when things get scary.
2) What is the most important part of section 3? Why do you believe this?
- Beowulf fighting the dragon. It brings together the three parts, shows Beowulfs down fall and his death. It shows how he still lived in the glory days and didn't take the part as king.
3) What is the most interesting part of Beowulf (the entire story) for you? Why?
-The idea of wyrd and wyrgild is very interesting to see. The the idea that battle is the most important thing, you fight and die with dignity or come home a shame. Its crazy how people choose to continue war when someone is killed. Its just interesting how the lived and thought. How it is war is normal for these people and how if you killed someone you are expect to pay the family or they can come after you. And they seemed to come after each other a lot and were in constant fighting.
4) What does the dragon represent?
- I believe the Dragon represents Beowulf. Dragons are known as the most feared beast in the land, strong animals and beowulf with the most fear warrior. No one dares to fight beowulf just like no one but really beowulf dare to fight the dragon. Everything they own doesn't matter, whats important is earning it. They are both old. Also, the Dragon was 50 feet long maybe it paralelled to Beowulf ruling for 50 years and then they both die at the same time.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Part two, literary elements, themes and motifs
Literary Terms and Examples of Literary Terms:
Kenning : Compound Metaphor
*Swamp-thing from hell
Litotes: Humerous Understatement, Dark humor
*Line 1367
Apositive (1 example): Building up
* lines 1818- 1820
Symbol:
Deer- Kingdom
Trophy- Pride
Allusion (3 examples):
* Noah and the Flood
* Heremod
Epic Boast (1 example): just a resume
* Lines 1474- 1491
Epic Hero (definition and how Beowulf fits it):
* as defined by dictionary.com, “ a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation” journey, stands for the values for his culture, stronger, wiser, more moral than anyone else
Heroic deeds, bravery, willingnesss to meet fate, respect of king, give gifts, and usually has a tragic flaw.
Beowulf fits this because he is not greedy, He is a good courageous warrior, he is polite and doesn’t seem to have any flaws.
Motifs and Themes:
Exile: Grendel's mother, Shield
Kin Killing: The foreshadow that Hrothgars Nephew will kill him.
Ambush: Hint that Hrothgars Nephew will kill him, Beowulf ambushing Grendel's mother
Wergild: Blood money; one of the ways to protect the ways of a group that has killed someones kin
Wyrd: idea of Fate; everyone has a fate that they will eventually meet. if your supposed to died today in battle, more honorable to meet fate valiantly than to try to run away from it
- Fighting Grendels Mother
The Role of Kings: Keep the peace, give gifts, ring giver. Bring up his warriors, a structure a presence a head to keep the society in tacked.
-Hrothgar, Hygelac
The Role of Woman: Take care of the warriors, be a good hostest. They are also used to keep the peace. looking pretty, raising warriors
-Great Queen Modthryth, Hygd, Wealhtheow
The Role of Warriors: be courageous and back there king up. protect the land and king. swear alliegance to the king. die by the king, dont run away
- Fighting Grendels Mother
Paganism vs. Christianity: It is hard to tell what religious veiws Beowulf or the people have in this book. God is mentioned on countless occasions along with referring to the bible through Cain and Abel but the idea of wyrd is always there. The ideas are so intermingled it hard to tell which one was the original.
Voice coming through is christian but the reaso bowulf does things is to fit his culture which is paganism
Digressions:
Heremod
Kenning : Compound Metaphor
*Swamp-thing from hell
Litotes: Humerous Understatement, Dark humor
*Line 1367
Apositive (1 example): Building up
* lines 1818- 1820
Symbol:
Deer- Kingdom
Trophy- Pride
Allusion (3 examples):
* Noah and the Flood
* Heremod
Epic Boast (1 example): just a resume
* Lines 1474- 1491
Epic Hero (definition and how Beowulf fits it):
* as defined by dictionary.com, “ a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation” journey, stands for the values for his culture, stronger, wiser, more moral than anyone else
Heroic deeds, bravery, willingnesss to meet fate, respect of king, give gifts, and usually has a tragic flaw.
Beowulf fits this because he is not greedy, He is a good courageous warrior, he is polite and doesn’t seem to have any flaws.
Motifs and Themes:
Exile: Grendel's mother, Shield
Kin Killing: The foreshadow that Hrothgars Nephew will kill him.
Ambush: Hint that Hrothgars Nephew will kill him, Beowulf ambushing Grendel's mother
Wergild: Blood money; one of the ways to protect the ways of a group that has killed someones kin
Wyrd: idea of Fate; everyone has a fate that they will eventually meet. if your supposed to died today in battle, more honorable to meet fate valiantly than to try to run away from it
- Fighting Grendels Mother
The Role of Kings: Keep the peace, give gifts, ring giver. Bring up his warriors, a structure a presence a head to keep the society in tacked.
-Hrothgar, Hygelac
The Role of Woman: Take care of the warriors, be a good hostest. They are also used to keep the peace. looking pretty, raising warriors
-Great Queen Modthryth, Hygd, Wealhtheow
The Role of Warriors: be courageous and back there king up. protect the land and king. swear alliegance to the king. die by the king, dont run away
- Fighting Grendels Mother
Paganism vs. Christianity: It is hard to tell what religious veiws Beowulf or the people have in this book. God is mentioned on countless occasions along with referring to the bible through Cain and Abel but the idea of wyrd is always there. The ideas are so intermingled it hard to tell which one was the original.
Voice coming through is christian but the reaso bowulf does things is to fit his culture which is paganism
Digressions:
Heremod
Lines 110- 118
By Kaitlyn, Kaylie, and Sam
110. God see crime from mankind
111. Thence evil offspring in every respect awake
112. Giant and elves and evil spirits
113. Likewise giants then extended god dwell
114. Long evil time; he gave them this reward for that
115. He that visits when night came
116. High House how it ring- Danes
117. After beer- hall had occupied
118. He found then within noble company
110. God see crime from mankind
111. Thence evil offspring in every respect awake
112. Giant and elves and evil spirits
113. Likewise giants then extended god dwell
114. Long evil time; he gave them this reward for that
115. He that visits when night came
116. High House how it ring- Danes
117. After beer- hall had occupied
118. He found then within noble company
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Beowulf – Things to know on PART I
Characters:
Grendel: A demeoned/ troll/ human like figure that’s been transformed, who attacks Hereot. Beowulf kills him by ripping off his arm. Descendant from cain
Beowulf: From Geatland, an young warrior/ hero who comes to denmark to kill grendel and succeeds.
Hrothogar: King of the Danes, he is who beowulf comes to. Lives in herot
Fitela: nephew of Sigmund, suggested that he has betrayed Sigmund
Sigmund: A norse mythology figure who’s story of slaying a dragon is told in praise of Beowulfs defeat of Grendel and foreshadows Beowulfs encounter with the dragon.
Wulgar: centinal that brings Beowulf to the king in the beginning
Heremod: example of a bad king. Exiled by his own people, greedy and killed by the jutes
Finn: Frisian King who is killed by the danes.
Hnaef: Brother of Hildebrush who is killed in the Finn digretion. First king
Hengest: Leader of the Danes after
Wealtheow: Hrothgars wife and queen of the Danes. She represents the roll of a woman and queen by being a good host
Unferth: A jester like character that sits at the kings feet. He is a kin killer and is jealous of all the recognition Beowulf gets and tries to call Beowulf out but Beowulf replies and shuts Unferth up. Coward, can't handle the mead, kin killer
Shield Sheafson: God like founder of the Danes. Hrothgars great grandfather who first established them as rulers, moses like character, found drifting in a boat. rule -> pointed by god or related by god.
Halfdane: Son of Beow and father of Beowulf
Beow: Son of Shield and Father of Halfdane, Beowulfs Grandpa
Hildaburg: failed peace pledge that loses brother, son, husband
Able and Cain: first off springs of Adam and Eve. Cain killed able because of jealousy.
Hygelac: Beowulf uncle and king of the Geats
Literary Terms and Examples of Literary Terms:
Kenning (3 examples): Compound Metaphor
*line 160: dark death-shadow (grendel)
* line 142: hall- watcher (grendel)
*line 276: corpse- maker (Grendel)
Litotes (2 examples): Humerous Understatement, Dark humor
• Lines 826- 827,”He was happy with his nights work and the courage he had shown
• Lines 764- 765, “ it was the worse trip the terror monger had taken to Heorot.
In beowuld rebuttal to unferth
Flytes (1 example): Insult; put down; trash talk
*line 499- 528: Unferth telling Beowulf how he failed to beat breca, or beowulfs put down of unferth
Apositive (1 example): Building up
* Lines 593- 594, “ unchecked atrocity, attacks on your king, havoc in herot and horrors everywhere
*Lines 221- 223, "Seafares sighted land, sunlit cliffs, sheer rags and looming headlands, the landfall they sought
Alliteration (1 example): The commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
*Lines 160; “dark death-shadow” (also a kenning)
*Lines 200: to sail the swans rode and seek out that king
Censura (definition): Half line. Pause in between the lines. Breaks the stresses up
Symbol: Grendel- god cursed scream
Heorot (Hart- deers)- royality, center of the community
Grendels arm-
Allusion (3 examples):
* Finn digrestion- history
* Sigmeund - story, oral tell that everyone knew
* Bible: Abel and Cain
Epic Boast (1 example): just a resume
* lines 407- 455: Beowulf’s boast Hrothgar about all the monsters he has killed and how he is going to kill Grendel without a weapon.
Epic Hero (definition and how Beowulf fits it):
* as defined by dictionary.com, “ a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation” journey, stands for the values for his culture, stronger, wiser, more moral than anyone else
Heroic deeds, bravery, willingnesss to meet fate, respect of king, give gifts, and usually has a tragic flaw.
Beowulf fits this because he is not greedy, He is a good courageous warrior, he is polite and doesn’t seem to have any flaws.
Motifs and Themes:
Exile: Grendel, all of Cains descendents; culture- exiles is the worst thing that could happen to you. plus your value is as part of a group.
Kin Killing: Cain killed abel, Unferth was a kin killer, One of Hrothgars brothers being killed by his other brother while hunting. No way to reslve the problem, you cant pay the werdgile and the next thing taht could happen would be exile.
Ambush: The story of Heremod and Finn, sigmeund
Wergild: Blood money; one of the ways to protcet the ways of a group that has killed someones kim
Wyrd: idea of Fate; everyone has a fate that they will eventually meet. if your supposed to died today in battle, more honorable to meet fate valiantly than to try to run away from it
The Role of Kings: Keep the peace, give gifts, ring giver. Bring up his warriors, a structure a presence a head to keep the society in tacked.
The Role of Woman: Take care of the warriors, be a good hostest. They are also used to keep the peace. looking pretty, raising warriors
The Role of Warriors: be courageous and back there king up. protect the land and king. swear alliegance to the king. die by the king, dont run away
Paganism vs. Christianity: It is hard to tell what religious veiws Beowulf or the people have in this book. God is mentioned on countless occasions along with referring to the bible through Cain and Abel but the idea of wyrd is always there. The ideas are so intermingled it hard to tell which one was the original.
Voice coming through is christian but the reaso bowulf does things is to fit his culture which is paganism
Digressions:
Sigmeund
Finn
Heremod
Grendel: A demeoned/ troll/ human like figure that’s been transformed, who attacks Hereot. Beowulf kills him by ripping off his arm. Descendant from cain
Beowulf: From Geatland, an young warrior/ hero who comes to denmark to kill grendel and succeeds.
Hrothogar: King of the Danes, he is who beowulf comes to. Lives in herot
Fitela: nephew of Sigmund, suggested that he has betrayed Sigmund
Sigmund: A norse mythology figure who’s story of slaying a dragon is told in praise of Beowulfs defeat of Grendel and foreshadows Beowulfs encounter with the dragon.
Wulgar: centinal that brings Beowulf to the king in the beginning
Heremod: example of a bad king. Exiled by his own people, greedy and killed by the jutes
Finn: Frisian King who is killed by the danes.
Hnaef: Brother of Hildebrush who is killed in the Finn digretion. First king
Hengest: Leader of the Danes after
Wealtheow: Hrothgars wife and queen of the Danes. She represents the roll of a woman and queen by being a good host
Unferth: A jester like character that sits at the kings feet. He is a kin killer and is jealous of all the recognition Beowulf gets and tries to call Beowulf out but Beowulf replies and shuts Unferth up. Coward, can't handle the mead, kin killer
Shield Sheafson: God like founder of the Danes. Hrothgars great grandfather who first established them as rulers, moses like character, found drifting in a boat. rule -> pointed by god or related by god.
Halfdane: Son of Beow and father of Beowulf
Beow: Son of Shield and Father of Halfdane, Beowulfs Grandpa
Hildaburg: failed peace pledge that loses brother, son, husband
Able and Cain: first off springs of Adam and Eve. Cain killed able because of jealousy.
Hygelac: Beowulf uncle and king of the Geats
Literary Terms and Examples of Literary Terms:
Kenning (3 examples): Compound Metaphor
*line 160: dark death-shadow (grendel)
* line 142: hall- watcher (grendel)
*line 276: corpse- maker (Grendel)
Litotes (2 examples): Humerous Understatement, Dark humor
• Lines 826- 827,”He was happy with his nights work and the courage he had shown
• Lines 764- 765, “ it was the worse trip the terror monger had taken to Heorot.
In beowuld rebuttal to unferth
Flytes (1 example): Insult; put down; trash talk
*line 499- 528: Unferth telling Beowulf how he failed to beat breca, or beowulfs put down of unferth
Apositive (1 example): Building up
* Lines 593- 594, “ unchecked atrocity, attacks on your king, havoc in herot and horrors everywhere
*Lines 221- 223, "Seafares sighted land, sunlit cliffs, sheer rags and looming headlands, the landfall they sought
Alliteration (1 example): The commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
*Lines 160; “dark death-shadow” (also a kenning)
*Lines 200: to sail the swans rode and seek out that king
Censura (definition): Half line. Pause in between the lines. Breaks the stresses up
Symbol: Grendel- god cursed scream
Heorot (Hart- deers)- royality, center of the community
Grendels arm-
Allusion (3 examples):
* Finn digrestion- history
* Sigmeund - story, oral tell that everyone knew
* Bible: Abel and Cain
Epic Boast (1 example): just a resume
* lines 407- 455: Beowulf’s boast Hrothgar about all the monsters he has killed and how he is going to kill Grendel without a weapon.
Epic Hero (definition and how Beowulf fits it):
* as defined by dictionary.com, “ a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation” journey, stands for the values for his culture, stronger, wiser, more moral than anyone else
Heroic deeds, bravery, willingnesss to meet fate, respect of king, give gifts, and usually has a tragic flaw.
Beowulf fits this because he is not greedy, He is a good courageous warrior, he is polite and doesn’t seem to have any flaws.
Motifs and Themes:
Exile: Grendel, all of Cains descendents; culture- exiles is the worst thing that could happen to you. plus your value is as part of a group.
Kin Killing: Cain killed abel, Unferth was a kin killer, One of Hrothgars brothers being killed by his other brother while hunting. No way to reslve the problem, you cant pay the werdgile and the next thing taht could happen would be exile.
Ambush: The story of Heremod and Finn, sigmeund
Wergild: Blood money; one of the ways to protcet the ways of a group that has killed someones kim
Wyrd: idea of Fate; everyone has a fate that they will eventually meet. if your supposed to died today in battle, more honorable to meet fate valiantly than to try to run away from it
The Role of Kings: Keep the peace, give gifts, ring giver. Bring up his warriors, a structure a presence a head to keep the society in tacked.
The Role of Woman: Take care of the warriors, be a good hostest. They are also used to keep the peace. looking pretty, raising warriors
The Role of Warriors: be courageous and back there king up. protect the land and king. swear alliegance to the king. die by the king, dont run away
Paganism vs. Christianity: It is hard to tell what religious veiws Beowulf or the people have in this book. God is mentioned on countless occasions along with referring to the bible through Cain and Abel but the idea of wyrd is always there. The ideas are so intermingled it hard to tell which one was the original.
Voice coming through is christian but the reaso bowulf does things is to fit his culture which is paganism
Digressions:
Sigmeund
Finn
Heremod
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Vocab 9/7
Scop- N; an old english bard or poet
The scop was well known and famous for his poems
Sinew- N; Strength; power; resilience
The lion had great physical sinew and was uncompareable so he ruled for years
Spawn- N; any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
Everyone knew the olypimic athletes spawn would be an amazing athlete.
Infamous- Adj; Having an extremely bad reputation
The infamous man had a bad driving record and so graylines didnt hire him.
Hoary- Adj; Gray or white with age, ancient or venerable
The hoary king had been king for many many years now and he decided it was time to pass the crown to his son.
Murky- Adj; Dark; gloomy and cheerless
The murky water was not a place where the kids want to swim.
Purge- V; to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify
The king told his people he would purge the land of all evil.
Reparation- N; the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged
The boy had to give his neighbors a cow and chicken as reparation because his brother stole their horse.
Lament- V; to mourn for or over
The who town lament for the lose of the young prince
Heathen- N; a person who does not belong to a widely held religion as regarded by those who do
The heathen felt like an out cast because everyone else was christian.
The scop was well known and famous for his poems
Sinew- N; Strength; power; resilience
The lion had great physical sinew and was uncompareable so he ruled for years
Spawn- N; any person or thing regarded as the offspring of some stock, idea, etc.
Everyone knew the olypimic athletes spawn would be an amazing athlete.
Infamous- Adj; Having an extremely bad reputation
The infamous man had a bad driving record and so graylines didnt hire him.
Hoary- Adj; Gray or white with age, ancient or venerable
The hoary king had been king for many many years now and he decided it was time to pass the crown to his son.
Murky- Adj; Dark; gloomy and cheerless
The murky water was not a place where the kids want to swim.
Purge- V; to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify
The king told his people he would purge the land of all evil.
Reparation- N; the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged
The boy had to give his neighbors a cow and chicken as reparation because his brother stole their horse.
Lament- V; to mourn for or over
The who town lament for the lose of the young prince
Heathen- N; a person who does not belong to a widely held religion as regarded by those who do
The heathen felt like an out cast because everyone else was christian.
Cowering- V; to crouch, as in fear or shame
The cowering soldier knew it was his last minutes of life as his prosecutor loomed above him
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Questions for "The Death of Conchobhar"
1.) This story fits the themem of Paganism vs Christianity because Conchobhar is a pgan but in the end states he believes in christ even though he only switches when he learns he shares the same birthdy as christ.
2.) Conchobhar is a self centered, arrogant man whose concerned about what makes him look good and he likes having the spot light.
3.)No I dont think Conchobhar is a good king because he leaves battle inorder to be admired by girls from the opposing side
4.)Life had more fighting involved and the men were on constant battle and their ways were less humane than they are now.
5.)Meis- Geghra was a warrior who Conall killed in a single combat, so he made a brain ball out of Meis- Geghra's brains
6.) Cet pretended he was one of the women admiring conchobhar and than threw the brain ball at him.
7.) Oneday when the Ulstermen were very drunk in Emhain Macha arguments and disputes began. So Conal asked Cu Chulainn and Loeghaire to bring him is brain ball he had made form the brians of Meis- Geghra when he killed him in single combat. When he had his weapon Conall told Conchobhar that none of his men
2.) Conchobhar is a self centered, arrogant man whose concerned about what makes him look good and he likes having the spot light.
3.)No I dont think Conchobhar is a good king because he leaves battle inorder to be admired by girls from the opposing side
4.)Life had more fighting involved and the men were on constant battle and their ways were less humane than they are now.
5.)Meis- Geghra was a warrior who Conall killed in a single combat, so he made a brain ball out of Meis- Geghra's brains
6.) Cet pretended he was one of the women admiring conchobhar and than threw the brain ball at him.
7.) Oneday when the Ulstermen were very drunk in Emhain Macha arguments and disputes began. So Conal asked Cu Chulainn and Loeghaire to bring him is brain ball he had made form the brians of Meis- Geghra when he killed him in single combat. When he had his weapon Conall told Conchobhar that none of his men
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