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18 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration-
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noun; occurrence of the same stress letter
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Comitatus -
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a body of companions; secret service (thanes); made of strong warriors that were loyal to the king
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Eloquence-
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noun; fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
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Epic-
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long poem, narrating a deed or adventures of legendary figures
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Hermod-
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enormously gifted but a moral idiot, destroyed his own life, prosperity of his own kingdom
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Higlac-
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king of the Geats; Beowulf’s uncle, brought up Beowulf’s
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Hrunting-
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Unferth’s most treasured sword that he gives to Beowulf to apologize
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Indo-European-
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noun; a family of languages, great language of most languages; does not include Japanese, Chinese, etc.
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Interpolation-
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verb; to put in or change a work of art, add in later that wasn’t in it before
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Linguistics-
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noun; scientific study of language
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Mead hall-
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a place where people eat drink, and celebrate victories
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Scop-
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the name for an old English poet or shaper of words
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Thane-
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a man who watches over the king’s safety and gets land after they work
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Unferth-
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one of Hrothgar’s thanes, that have a considerable reputation, but a dark side: kills his brother,
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Welthow-
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Hrothgar’s wife, addresses Beowulf, thanks him
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Old English-
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Anglo-Saxons use 600-1100 AD
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Middle English-
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English language from 1100-1500 AD
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Modern English-
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language from 1500-1700 AD, Late Modern from 1700+
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