Myths & legends recap

What does epitome mean?

• The worst example of something

• The best example of something

• A hero in a myth

• The Norse God of the sea

Which language do our days of the week come from?

Who defeated the minotaur in the myth?

Who is the patron saint of England?

What is the name of the hero who defeated Grendel in the Old English poem?

Which of these spellings is correct?

• herowic

• heroec

• heroic

• heroiec

Why do we not have many poems and stories in Old English?

• People didn't write stories back then as they were busy hunting and defeating monsters.

• They have all been burnt in fires over the hundreds of years since then.

• They were mainly passed on by telling them, not writing them down as most people couldn't read or write.