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Development of the English Language. Development of the English Language. 1050 – Beowulf – Old English (Germanic language from Angles, Saxons and Jutes): influenced by Latin , Celtic, Scottish, Pictish , Danish, Norse
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Development of the English Language 1050 – Beowulf– Old English (Germanic language from Angles, Saxons and Jutes): influenced by Latin, Celtic, Scottish, Pictish, Danish, Norse 1066 – William the Conqueror takes England – major addition of French, more Latin, Greek 1300’s – Geoffrey Chaucer – Middle English
Divisions of Medieval society: bellatores (“warriors” royalty, gentry) oratores (“pray-ers” religious, holy orders) laboratores (“workers” middle and lower class)
Knight Squire Yeoman Nun (Prioress) Monk Friar Merchant Oxford Cleric (Student) Sergeant at the Law Franklin Haberdasher, Dyer, Carpenter, Weaver, Carpet-maker (these five are together) Cook Skipper Doctor Wife of Bath Parson Plowman Miller Manciple Reeve Summoner Pardoner Host (Harry Bailey) Chaucer These are the characters on which you must you must take notes as we read!
Approximately 100 miles one way London Canterbury
These are pictures of St. Thomas à Becket, who was martyred in 1170. He was assassinated by four knights of King Henry II and is interred in Canterbury Cathedral.
This is the tomb of St. Thomas à Becket in the crypt below Canterbury Cathedral.
Personality types from the Medieval Period sanguine – happy, friendly, fun-loving melancholic – creative, sad, moody choleric – dominant, angry, ambitious phlegmatic – calm, kind, unemotional
Whan that Aprill with his shourëssootë The droghte of March hath percëd to the rootë And bathëd every veyne in swichlicour Of which vertuengendrëd is the flour