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The "Scops" in Anglo-Saxon History
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The "Scops" in Anglo-Saxon History
By: Claudia Mattes, Jordan Wasserman, and Will Welzer
Works Cited
What do scholars believe led to the end of scops as a cultural element?
- http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/kids/bards.html
- http://regia.org/research/misc/music.htm
- http://research.uvu.edu/mcdonald/anglo-saxon/anglo-saxon%20women/kimmain.html
- https://deadliestblogpage.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/the-anglo-saxon-huscarls/
- http://dukemagazine.duke.edu/article/female-authors-in-british-literature
- http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/literary/
- http://whatwomenwritetx.blogspot.com/2013/11/top-ten-gifts-for-writers.html
- time moved on, which led to the creation of history books and literature
- scops no longer need to tell stories
- new cultures and beliefs caused their older culture to dissolve
- organization of cultural communities in Europe changed
What does the term "scop" mean?
- literal meaning: "shaper"
- "shapers" of men's reputations
Why were the scops important to the Anglo-Saxon society?
- origin: Anglo-Saxon version of "skald" (Old Norse word)
- "skald" refers to historical people
- "scop" applies to poets
- inspired pride in warriors
- encouraged these warriors to fight
- shaped Anglo-Saxon history
- composed and memorized stories
- recorded history and main ideals
What is a "scops" role in society?
- affirmed and promoted ideas that Anglo-Saxons found important
- gave the scop a higher status
- fulfilled jobs such as:
- court singers
- historians
- genealogists
- composers
What is a "scop"?
- poets and performers
Responsibilities?
- a group that appeared before the Angles
- to spread stories and poems
- songs promoted bravery, loyalty, fame, and self-sacrifice
- lived on the British Islands
- spread tribal history and traditions
Many scops used harps to tell stories.
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