- Epics are poems that are prolonged and consist of usually a hero figure as well as their achievements and their exaggerated power
- Heroes are characterized differently according to their own culture
Gilgamesh (Prologue):
- Gilgamesh is a great warrior with the ability to cut down mighty kings and create great nations
- Described as, "one who digs deep walls into the mountainside."
- Characteristic of Gilgamesh is god-like
- Extremities of description are included as he is nearly described as a creator
- Uruk is a part or the cities of Gilgamesh
Iliad:
- Athene speaks to Hektor about killing Achellius
- Athene also points out the destructive power Achellius has in battle
- Achellius poses threats as a one who seeks justice for the Achanians and Hektor threats by saying he will show his strength by bringing Achellius back to the Achanians, dead
- Death is described, as must of been for the tradition, as a fleeting soul fluttering away from his body
- Achellius shows respect at the end of the passage by speaking of the gods and his acceptance of it when the gods decide it is his time
A History of the English Church and People:
- Britain was previously known as Albion
- Belgic Gaul is France
- black jet=coal
- Describes the long days and short nights during the summer in England
- Scythia is the area that was only a nation in medieval times and is the nation in which the Picts came from to England
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle:
- Alfred , Son of Aethwald was king of all English except for the Danish
- Aethelwauld and many Anglo-Saxon kings came into conflict with the Danish and the traditions of England
- Aethelwald fought Sigulf in the land of Mercia
- Alfred's Death brought together the East Anglicans and Northumbrians
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