Background:
- EPIC- a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition,
narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the
history of a nation.
- 3,182-line poem
- First manuscript from Sir Robert Cotton's(1571-1631) collection of medieval manuscripts
- originally told in Old English during the years 500-1100
Beowulf: Britain's first epic
- represented life of Anglo-Saxons (traditions, dreams, aspirations, fears, etc.)
- Setting: 6th century Scandinavia
- elements of Scandinavian/Celtic Folk Tales
Traveling minstrels-
scops
- Captivated audiences with long narrative poems
- Passed down by word of mouth for hundreds of years
- added christianity touch
- Anglo-Saxons learned of bravery and loyalty, monsters(hatred & spite) & how to conquer monsters
Vocab:
- Reparation(n.) - Something making up for a wrong or an injury
- Solace(n.) - Comfort, relief
- Purge(v.) - Purify, cleanse
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