Carla Aira

Liam O'Connor

Intrigued by an archaeological find, a mysterious golden object, Tom Matrix visits the Anglo-Saxons thanks to his virtual reality helmet.
 Tom learns about their culture, customs and traditions. He also learns about their literary works (The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf ) and famous people of the time (the Venerable Bede, Alfred the Great); he meets the indefatigable monks of a monastery and a friendly, pretty girl named Darlene.
 However, the possession of the mysterious golden object gets him into serious trouble and leads to an unimaginable surprise…
 A comic-strip historical journey through time and space which enables the reader to meet these the Germanic people who invaded Britain in the 5th century. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Key to Summing-up Activities.
 
 Incuriosito dal ritrovamento archeologico di un misterioso oggetto d’oro, Tom Matrix si reca presso gli Anglo-Sassoni grazie al suo caschetto di realtà virtuale. Un viaggio nel tempo e nello spazio che ci fa incontrare questi popoli germanici che invasero la Britannia nel V secolo.
 Tom apprende i loro usi e costumi; viene a conoscenza del loro patrimonio culturale, di personaggi famosi e meno famosi e di una dolce e graziosa fanciulla di nome Darlene. Tuttavia, il possesso del misterioso e prezioso oggetto gli riserva seri guai e un’impensabile sorpresa……

Chapter 1 – A mysterious and precious find

Extension: Archaeological sites

Chapter 2 – Stranger in a strange land

Extension: Anglo-Saxon England: from the Dark Ages to the Norman invasion

Chapter 3 – A kind and educated brother

Extension: Language: the Anglo-Saxon heritage

Chapter 4 – It’s a hard life

Extension: Gods and goddesses

Chapter 5 – I still haven’t found what I’m looking for

Extension: The first missionaries

Chapter 6 – Let’s dance

Extension: Beowulf

Chapter 7 – Who’s that boy?

Extension: Christian literature

Chapter 8 – I want to be free

Extension: Government and society

Summing-up activities

Glossary

E X T E N S I O N CHRISTIAN LITERATURE Other important poems were The Seafarer1, The Ruin2, The Lament of Deor, The battle of Maldon and The Battle of Brunamburth. All these poems show a sense of sorrow3 for the brevity of life that the Anglo-Saxons called wyrd, word that means destiny or fate. With Christianity, Latin culture arrived and the Anglo-Saxons started producing works of remarkable4 quality for this period. Unfortunately only few of them have reached5 our age because the Viking invasions devastated the monastic libraries. The first Anglo-Saxon poetry created in England is essentially Christian. It is attributed to Caedmon, who lived about the middle of the 7th century. According to6 tradition he was a herdsman7 in the service of the convent of Whitby. Many of his poems are paraphrases of the Bible s stories. The Venerable Bede (673-735), one of the most educated men of The Venerable Bede 1. 2. 3. 4. seafarer: mariner, sailor. ruin: remain. sorrow: pain, misery. remarkable: notable. 5. reached: got to. 6. according to: in accordance with. 7. herdsman: a man who takes care of a large group of animals, such as cows. 76 

the Middle Ages, was the first to mention8 Caedmon s poems. Bede lived in a convent at Jarrow and wrote numerous scientific and technological manuals. He is especially famous for his Latin work, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, the most important document about the early history of the Anglo-Saxon people. Bede is considered the father of English prose, having translated the Gospel9 of St. John into Anglo-Saxon. Considerable progress in Anglo-Saxon poetry is marked by the work of Cynewulf, or of his school. Cynewulf probably lived in the second half of the 7th century. While Caedmon wrote poems about subjects from the Old Testament, Cynewulf took them from the New Testament and from the lives of the Saints. The Danish invasions stopped the progress of civilization in England. They destroyed the convents of the north. So, by the end of the 9th century, literature flourished10 in Wessex, assisted by the work of Alfred the Great. Alfred established schools where students learnt Latin and Anglo-Saxon. He himself translated or encouraged the translation from Latin into Anglo-Saxon (Old English) of works such as Bede s Ecclesiastical History of the English People and Pope Gregory s Cura Pastoralis. King Alfred the Great 10. flourished: grew, developed successfully. 8. mention: talk about. 9. Gospel: book about Christ s life. 77 

Tom Matrix esplora gli Anglo-Sassoni grazie a un caschetto di realtà virtuale. Scopre un oggetto d'oro che gli riserva guai e sorprese.

The Anglo-Saxons Collana RAINBOWS

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The Anglo-Saxons

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