ENGB27H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Harold Godwinson, Lanval, Blazon
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King aethelred the unready married emma of normandy in an effort to. Edward 1 dies in 1066 w/ no obv. Harold godwinson the most pwrful aristocrat in eng assumes the throne. Harold is immediate challenged by both william duke or normandy and cement an alliance their son edqward (cid:883) the confessor lives (arold hardrada . Vernacular- the native lang. of a pop" in. as opposed to a (cid:884)nd lang. learned in. Battle of hastings 14 oct 1066 harold godwinson killed. Med eng two vernaculars after 1066 eng was the vernacular of the school and used for wider communication. conquered ppls. French was the vernacular of the upper classes and the royal court. Active at some pt b/t 1160-and 1215. May have been from france wrote in england. Author of several lais or short romances. Marie claims to translate her lairs from ancient breton sources. A romance is a tale of adventure marvels and themes of love written in the vernacular.
