Beowulf and Old English

1. When was Old English spoken?

-The Old English was spoken between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century.

2. Name 4 language groups which influenced the development of Old English.

A) Angles

B) Saxon

C) Jutes

D) Frisians

3. In the Phonology section, name 5 phonetical differences between Old English & Modern English.

4. Are there any similarites between Old English and Modern English? Name them.

-Yes, there are a lot of them like, orthography, some words and a similar way of pronunciation of the words.

5. In the Orthography section, enlarge the picture of the runic alphabet. How many letters (runes) are there in this alphabet?

- 34

6. Which epic poem was originally written in Old English?

- The best warrior ever BEOWULF

7. In the See Also section, click on: Beowulf. Appoximately when was Beowulf written?

- Between the 8th and the early 11th century

8. Even though Beowulf was written in England, the story takes place in which countries?
- The story takes place in Scandinavia and Northern Germany.

9. In the poem, which 3 antagonists does Beowulf battle or fight against?

- The Dragon, Grendel’s mother and of course our friend Grendel

10. What happens to Beowulf at the end of the story?

- Unfortunately, he dies. But after that he killed the Dragon as the best heroe ever he saved everybody and then he died.

11. Who was the author of Beowulf?

- No one knows, probably it was an Anglo-Saxon poet.

12. What were the titles and the dates of the two film versions of Beowulf?

- Beowulf in 1999

- Beowulf & Grendel in 2005

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