Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Beowulf: on names
In the preface to Beowulf (between the introduction and the beginning of the poem), there is a page entitled A Note on Names. Read this page carefully. Then, loosely using the rules of Anglo-Saxon compound names, create your own compound name that accurately describes you. For example, I could be Knowledge-bestower, Grade-inflicter, or Language-informer. Or, if I really wanted to get creative, I could make my name even sound Old English.
The student with the most authentic and creative Anglo-Saxon name gets a blog pass!
Post your name on this blog with a brief (1-3 sentence) explanation of why this name describes you.
YOU MAY NOT USE A BLOG PASS ON THIS BLOG.
This blog is due ABSOLUTELY NO LATER THAN 8am Friday, September 28.
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Folk-Freck, "Folk" means music in old english and I play guitar. "Freck" means swift or nimble, when you play guitar you have to move your fingers swiftly and nimbly.
ReplyDeleteQuick-Runner, "Quick" means fast to start, and "runner" means moving your legs in a very rapid motion to move faster than normal. "Quick-Runner" would mean that I am more quick of the start of a run more than all around faster than most people.
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ReplyDeletethe-plague, Because im always sick.
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