LITERATURE 1/ ASSIGNMENT 1 / BEOWULF/ BELTRAN, CHRISTIAN

1.When was Old English spoken?
Old English was spoken between the mid-5th and the mid-12th century.

2. Name 4 language groups which influenced the development of Old English.
The four groups were Norse Influence, Latin Influence, North Germanic and Celtic influence.

3. In the Phonology section, name 5 phonetical differences between Old English & Modern English.
# [dʒ] es un alófono de /j/ geminada o tras /n/
# [ŋ] es un alófono de /n/ ante /k/ y /g/
# [v, ð, z] son alófonos de /f, θ, s/ respectivamente, entre vocales o consonantes sonoras
# [ç, x] son alófonos de /h/ en posición de coda tras vocales anteriores y posteriores respectivamente
# [ɣ] es un alófono de /g/ tras vocal y, en un estado temprano de la lengua, en posición inicial de sílaba

4. Are there any similarites between Old English and Modern English? Name them.
There are Monophthongs, Vowels, Diphtongs

5. In the Orthography section, enlarge the picture of the runic alphabet. How many letters (runes) are there in this alphabet?

There are 34 letters
6. Which epic poem was originally written in Old English?
The epic poem was written in Old English was Beowulf.
7. In the See Also section, click on: Beowulf. Appoximately when was Beowulf written?
The epic poem “Beowulf” was written between the 8th to the early 11th century.

8. Even though Beowulf was written in England, the story takes place in which countries?
Take place in Denamark and Sweden.

9. In the poem, which 3 antagonists does Beowulf battle or fight against?
In the poem, Beowulf, the antagonists were Grendel

10. What happens to Beowulf at the end of the story?
Beowulf is fatally wounded in the final battle

11. Who was the author of Beowulf?
unknown.

12. What were the titles and the dates of the two film versions of Beowulf?
-The first tittle Beowulf Was in April o1 of 1999 by Graham Baker
-The second tittle Beowulf was in November 16th of 2007 by Robert Zemeckis.