HISTORY OF UK 2.The Anglo-Saxon Period

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Vzdelávacia oblasť: Jazyk a komunikácia

Predmet Anglický jazyk

Ročník, triedy: VIII.OA

Tematický celok: Reálie anglicky hovoriacich krajín

Vypracoval: Ing. Diana Matisová

Dátum: 5/2015

Obsah1. The Anglo-Saxon Period (mid 5th century-1066)2. Quick Quiz

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The Anglo-Saxon Period

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the middle of the 5th century - 1066

-the Angles, Saxons(both Germans) and Jutes (later) invaded Britain- The Dark Age

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The Anglo-Saxon Period

- Angles settled in the east and Saxons in the southeast

The Anglo-Saxon Period

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The legend of King Arthur A.D. 500

- During the early struggle with the invaders, the Arthurian legend was born

- About A.D.500, at the Battle of Badon a Christian Celt (later called King Arthur) defeated Anglo-Saxons

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The Anglo-Saxon Period

- he pulled his sword Excalibur from a stone

- Queen Guinevere fell in love with the knight Lancelot

- He was sitting with his knights at the Round Table at Camelot

- His knights searched for the Holy Grail

The legend of King Arthur

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The Anglo-Saxon Period- the invaders conquered the Celts and drove them to the west of the country (Wales, Cornwall) and to the north (Scotland)

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The Anglo-Saxon Period- the largest part of England was occupied by the Angles – after whom the coutry was called England (in Old English Engla–land – land of Angles – began to be used after 1000)

- the language of the country – Anglo-Saxon or Old English – ( a Germany languge)

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The Anglo-Saxon Period- the religion of the country – Christianity – from 2 ways-1) 432 Irish were converted by St. Patric-2) 597 St. Augustine (the Roman missionary) came to England – became the first Archbishop of Canterbury

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The Anglo-Saxon Period

- from the 8th century – the Vikings (known as Danes or Norsemen) invaded Britain

Scandinavian invaders

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The Anglo-Saxon Period- England under the rule of the Anglo-Saxons was divided into seven kingdoms:

1) Wessex2) Sussex3) Essex4) Kent5) East Anglia6) Northumbria7) Mercia

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The Anglo-Saxon Period

- 829 - all the kingdoms were united – by Ecgbert, King of Wesses – the first King of England

- Alfred the Great – the best known among Saxon kings – 1) translated book from Latin into Old English2) made peace with Danes- King Canute (Danish) – conquered whole England for 25 years (1017-1042)- Edward the Confessor – in exile in Normandy (France) ruled country for 24 years (till 1066), when he died childless, the Witan (council) chose his brother-in-law-King Harold

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The Anglo-Saxon Period

- Edward the Confessor – his main interest was – Wesminister Abbey- when it was consetrated, king was too ill to atend it and died few days later

- the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, setting for every Coronation,royal occasions, including 16 royal weddings.

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a) the Angles

b) the Saxons

c) the Vikings

Who didn´t invaded Britain in the middle of the 5th century?

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Who was the country England called after and why?

a) the Saxons

b) the Jutes

c) the Angles

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Who brought Christianity to England during A-S period?

a) St. Patric

b) St. Augustine

c) St. David

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When did the Vikings invade Britain?

a) from the 6th century

b) from the 8th century

c) from the 7th century

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Who was the first king of England?

a) Edward the Confessor

b) Ecgbert

c) Alfred the Great

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How many kingdoms did the King Ecgbert unite?

a) six

b) seven

c) eight

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Who was the last King of Anglo-Saxon period?

a) Alfred the Great

b) Edward the Confessor

c) Harold

• http://www.westminster-abbey.org/our-history/abbey-history

• http://www.slideshare.net/lcvill7610/fall-2014-anglo-saxon-notes

• VESELÝ, K.: The English speaking countries – Reálie anglicky mluvícíh zemí. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství 1985. 11-13 s.

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