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Story of Civ II Chap. 18 Literature of the Middle Ages

Horizontales
A type of book telling of the life, virtues, and miracles of any particular saint.
______________ is the epic story of a hero who destroys a monster and saves a Danish kingdom. He was a model for Viking warriors.
Medieval people loved poetry and ______________, so much so that even official documents were sometimes written this way.
All the written work a civilization produces.
A part of French Medieval literature meaning for “Tales of Deeds”, describing tales of Frankish warriors.
______________ is a story of a knight and beloved nephew of Charlemagne who is betrayed and then dies. In a fury, Charlemagne seeks to destroy the traitor Ganelon. It inspired a generation of knights. Many versions of the tale exist and the story is still read today.
______________ Alighieri (1265-1321) came from Florence Italy. He was involved in politics and wrote the Inferno and the Divine Comedy,
Verticales
Gawain and the ______________ is about a knight in King Arthur’s court and an extraordinary event while feasting at the round table one Christmas. It is a story about honesty, loyalty and courage.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote ______________, a collection of diverse and often-times humorous stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to the famous English shrine of Canterbury. The tales are very different from each other but contain lessons about Christian living. These stories are also still relevant today.
In early middle ages, ______________ wrote hagiographies and annals.
Romances were often sung by ______________ - a wandering poet who would recite his poems for the nobility, often accompanied by a lute or other musical instrument.
A musical instrument played during Medieval times.
The recordings of the events in a monastery or kingdom over the course of a year.
Stories involving a test of character or some trial to show one’s worth. It may or may not be a love story.
Poems about warrior-heroes, told by ancient Greeks and later by Vikings and Normans.