- Long narrative poem that celebrated the adventures of legendary heroes. Heroes were role models.
Gilgamesh and the Iliad:
-Gilgamesh Near Eastern poem about 4,000 years old
-Iliad a Greek poem almost 3,000 years old
Gilgamesh: The Prologue
-The Story
- Built Uruk (City of Gilgamesh) and keeping place of Anu and Ishtar (Father of the Babylonian gods, Babylonian goddess of love). He vanquished evil, knew great secrets beyond Utnapishtim (Mesopotamia), two-thirds a god, one-third a man, and a king.
Fight over Helen of Troy. Achilleus-greatest Greek warrior, Hecktor- the best Trojan warrior. Hecktor kill Achilleus' friend Patroklos
-Athene: Protects the Greeks (Achaians) and Achilleus, and gives him his spear when lost
-Achilleus challenges Hecktor to fight. They fight, Achilleus stabs Hecktor and kills him.
-Hecktor with his dying breath asks Achilleus to give his body back to the Trojans for a proper burial, yet Achilleus denies him
Bede-
Born in Wearmouth in northeastern England. Wrote A History of the English Church and People.
-Britain was formerly known as Albion
-Scarlet dye is extracted from Cockles and is more beautiful the older it is.
-Ireland is seen as a rather unhelpful nation with a better climate, with more natural resources
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
-Anglo-Saxons had to protect large spans of coast against invaders
-Giving the list of deceased members Anglo-Saxons gave the people common threads to tie back to their evolving country, such as America did with presidents such as Abe Lincoln and George Washington.
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