CEC 2 Invasions 2011-2012学年第一学期英语国家文化课件（英国历史及相关知识框架）.ppt

Invasions Prehistory-1066 English history 1/4 mythology Rank them! A. Norman (1066) B. Roman (55BC, 54BC, 54AD) C. Viking (starting in 793AD, includes Dane, Icelander ect.) D. Celt (prehistory, includes Briton, Pict, Gaels, Gauls ect.) E. Germans (starting in 449AD, includes Angle, Saxon, Jute ect.) Beliefs Celtic Mythology Norse Mythology Classical (Grecio-Roman) Mythology Christianity Fetishism/idolatry Pantheism Monotheism How did they fuse to make an English culture? Celts The Legend Who pull the sword from the stone? Be King! Dragon slayer Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere Sir Gawain With Green Knight Where do you find the name: Queen Mab, or the Fairy Queen? Actually, They are medieval stories built on a legendary figure, who fight against Germanic tribes. Northwest Europe was dominated by three main Celtic groups: the Gauls the Britons the Gaels The Celts, in reality, did not even have horses to fight. Most of the inland inhabitants [of Britain] do not sow corn, but live on milk and flesh, and are clad with skins. All the Britons indeed, dye themselves with woad, which occasions a bluish colour, and thereby have a more terrible appearance in fight. They wear their hair long, and have every part of their body shaved except their head and upper lip.  Julius Caesar They are very tall in stature, with rippling muscles under clear white skin. Their hair is blond, but not naturally so: they bleach it, to this day, artificially, washing it in lime and combing it back from their foreheads. They look like wood-demons, their hair thick and shaggy like a horses mane. Some of them are clean-shaven, but others - especially those of high rank - shave their cheeks but leave a moustache that covers the whole mouth Diodorus Siculus More like this A Warrior Thus, Picts. Druid Druidism Patterns on his robe Lace Stonehenge; to burry the dead Summer solstice Romans Mythology Religions Legion Phalanx Classic (Grecio-roman) mythology Same figures with d