1. - When was old English spoken?
It was spoken between the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century
2. - Name 4 languages groups which influenced the development of old English
Germanic, Latin, Norse, Celtic
3. - In the Phonology section, name 5 phonetical differences between Old English and Modern English.
/k/, /ɣ/, /ɡ/ were palatalized to /tʃ/, /j/, /dʒ/ in certain complex circumstances.
/sk/ was palatalized to /ʃ/ in almost all circumstances
/œ/, /øː/, /ʏ/, /yː/. /œ/ and /øː/ were soon unrounded to /ɛ/ and /eː/,
In Modern English there are eight diphthongs, in Old English there are only six.
In Old English we can find 14 vowels, today we only have 12.
4. - Are there any similarities between Old English and Modern English?
Name them:
There are some similar consonants and allophones between them
5. - In the orthography section, enlarge the picture of the runic alphabet. How many letters (runic) are there in this alphabet?
There are 34 runes in the alphabet
6. - Which epic poem originally written in the Old English?
Beowulf
7. - In the See also section, click on: Beowulf, Approximately when was Beowulf written?
It was written between the 8th and the early 11th century.
8. - Even though Beowulf was written in England, the story takes place in which countries?
It takes place in Scandinavia (Sweden and Denmark)
9. - In the poem, which 3 antagonists do Beowulf battle or fight against?
Grendel, Grendel’s mother, the dragon
10. - What happens to Beowulf at the end of the story?
Beowulf killed the dragon, but unfortunately he died. He is buried in a tumulus by the sea.
11. - Who was the author of Beowulf?
The author is unknown
12.- What were the titles and the dates of the two films version of the Beowulf?
2007- Beowulf.
2008- Beowulf. Prince of the Geats.
