ML100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Alcuin, Bede, King Of The Geats
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Anglo- saxon culture and the world of beowulf. Non angli sed angeli christianity arrives in anglo-saxon england: gregory the great, c. 540-604, st. augustine of canterbury, c. 530"s-604, the kingdom of kent, dominant anglo-saxon kingdom. Ethelbert: proximity to the frankish kingdom, one kind of christianity ( right one) unified version of christianity, ethelbert"s conversion, wife was christian, proximity to frankish kingdoms on christianity, kent is important, planned and organized. Intercontinental trade (global economy: conflation of pagan and christian themes, pagan style burial (pagan germanic warlord) not in christian form. Christian world at this point in time: took a long time for conversion to christianity completely, goods found in ship were of christian and pagan root. The sutton hoo burial goods: links to scandinavia, pagan imagery, dragon nose guard. Is a template to plug in. fill in the blanks: hard to memorize, take basic/ important components (elements, question of authenticity.
