Beowulf Assignment ... Eva ...

1. old english was spoken and written between the mid 5th century and the mid 12th century.
2. some influence that old english has, are: germanic,latin,norse and celtic influences.
3.
ā Long /ɑː/. Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short < a > in modern editions.
ǣ Long /æː/. Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short < æ > in modern editions.
ē Long /eː/. Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short < e > in modern editions.
g Mostly absent in Old English works, but used as a substitute for < ȝ > in modern editions.
ī Long /iː/. Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short < i > in modern editions.
4. there are some similarities like: monophthongos,vowels,consonats and diphtongos, but with the pass of time every language has change in order to simplify the life of human being.
5. there are 36 runes in the runic alphabet.
6. beowulf was the originally epic poem written in old english.
7. it was approximately written between the 8th and the early of 11th century.
8. beowulf takes places in Scandinavia and Northern Germany.
9. the monster grendel, grendel's mother and the dragon.
10. Beowulf slays the dragon, but is mortally wounded and he is buried in a barrow by the sea.
11. it's author is unknown but it's konwn that was composed at Rendlesham in East Anglia.
12. Beowulf & Grendel ( 2005) / Beowulf ( 2007) / Beowulf: Prince of the Geats ( 2008).