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What parts of our American What parts of our American heritage can be traced to the heritage can be traced to the

English of Britain?English of Britain? LanguageLanguage LiteratureLiterature GovernmentGovernment Whole CultureWhole Culture

CeltsCelts

700 BC -55 BC700 BC -55 BC ReligionReligion

Druids – priests who Druids – priests who over saw prayers and over saw prayers and sacrificessacrifices

Warfare MethodsWarfare Methods StonehengeStonehenge

Mystical grouping of Mystical grouping of huge rocks; astrological huge rocks; astrological connectionconnection

Sutton HooSutton Hoo King ArthurKing Arthur

Believed working Believed working together in harmony together in harmony kept all things goodkept all things good GreenpeaceGreenpeace WWFWWF Save the WhalesSave the Whales OzoneOzone Global Warming groupsGlobal Warming groups Etc…Etc…

Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth, Tara – Boyne Valley Ireland. June 13, 2008. Amazon.com. http://www.knowth.com/index.htm.

RomansRomans

Arrived in 55 BCArrived in 55 BC Lead by Julius CaesarLead by Julius Caesar Brought many thingsBrought many things

RoadsRoads BathsBaths WallsWalls VillasVillas ChristianityChristianity LawsLaws organizationorganization

Left in 410 AD to fight Left in 410 AD to fight battlesbattles

Left the British Island Left the British Island open to invasionopen to invasion

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Where did the invaders Where did the invaders settle?settle?

Angles and Saxons: Angles and Saxons: Germany and EnglandGermany and England

Jutes: Jutes: Denmark and EnglandDenmark and England

Danes:Danes: Scandinavia and invaded EnglandScandinavia and invaded England

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Famous KingsFamous Kings

King Arthur – really a Celtic leaderKing Arthur – really a Celtic leader Ethelbert – King of Kent in 597; Ethelbert – King of Kent in 597;

converted to Christianityconverted to Christianity King Alfred – Used English instead of King Alfred – Used English instead of

Latin, founded public schools, unified Latin, founded public schools, unified the people, made the Anglo-Saxon the people, made the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, had Bede’s history Chronicle, had Bede’s history translated into Englishtranslated into English

Battle of HastingsBattle of Hastings

Last battle against the Anglo-SaxonsLast battle against the Anglo-Saxons 10661066 Lead by William of NormandyLead by William of Normandy

William the ConquerorWilliam the Conqueror

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Who was St. Augustine?Who was St. Augustine? Missionary from Missionary from

RomeRome Brought Christianity Brought Christianity

to Englandto England Founded Canterbury Founded Canterbury

CathedralCathedral Became 1Became 1stst

Archbishop of Archbishop of CanterburyCanterbury

Who was Raedwald?Who was Raedwald?

Dependent of Dependent of EthelbertEthelbert

Converted to Converted to ChristianityChristianity

Ancestor of Ancestor of BeowulfBeowulf

His burial sight was His burial sight was found at Sutton found at Sutton HooHoo

King of East AngliaKing of East Anglia

What is Sutton Hoo?What is Sutton Hoo?

Relics found in 1939 dating from the 7Relics found in 1939 dating from the 7thth century – revealed a wooden ship 90’ longcentury – revealed a wooden ship 90’ long

Burial ship of RaedwaldBurial ship of Raedwald Found were a helmet, ornate sword, Found were a helmet, ornate sword,

shield, and other items to show that he shield, and other items to show that he was a kingwas a king

Reveals the art of the timeReveals the art of the time Also showed trade with Coptic Also showed trade with Coptic

bronze from Egyptbronze from Egypt

Who is Venerable Bede?Who is Venerable Bede?

MonkMonk Father of historyFather of history Wrote in LatinWrote in Latin Ecclesiastical history of the English Ecclesiastical history of the English

People (731)People (731) Introduced Caedmon: the 1Introduced Caedmon: the 1stst religious religious

poetpoetMartin, Carla. “Lechture outline for History 203. June 13, 2008. University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. http://www.uwm.edu/~carlin/earlymedoutlines06-wk3.htm

What was life really like?What was life really like?

DifficultDifficult Constant warfareConstant warfare Tribal loyalty to Tribal loyalty to

“king”“king” PovertyPoverty

Wyrd = Wyrd = predetermined, predetermined, fatefate

Only fame in Only fame in poetry could make poetry could make a man immortala man immortal

Dragons = Dragons = protectors of protectors of treasuretreasure

Anglo-Saxon GodsAnglo-Saxon Gods

ThorThor God of weatherGod of weather Thunder, lighteningThunder, lightening Thor’s DayThor’s Day ThursdayThursday

Odin (Wodin)Odin (Wodin) God of death and God of death and

poetrypoetry MagicMagic WednesdayWednesday

Manly VirtuesManly Virtues

BraveryBravery LoyaltyLoyalty GenerosityGenerosity FriendshipFriendship

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What is a Scop (bard)?What is a Scop (bard)?

Traveling minstrelTraveling minstrel Responsible for – Responsible for –

HistoryHistory CultureCulture ValuesValues HeroesHeroes entertainmententertainment

Sang storiesSang stories Reflected the ideals Reflected the ideals

of the war-torn of the war-torn societysociety

PoetryPoetry Elegiac – mourns the Elegiac – mourns the

loss of someone or loss of someone or somethingsomething

Heroic – celebrates Heroic – celebrates the deeds of a herothe deeds of a hero

How were Scops viewed?How were Scops viewed?

RespectedRespected ValuedValued Creating poetry was as manly as Creating poetry was as manly as

fighting, hunting, farming, or lovingfighting, hunting, farming, or loving Played a harpPlayed a harp

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What is a monastery?What is a monastery?

Center of faith and learningCenter of faith and learning Religious servicesReligious services Training of MonksTraining of Monks Center of help and hopeCenter of help and hope RefugeRefuge

The end!!!The end!!!