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Oral Traditions
Guided notes:

Answer these questions based on the presentation:

1. Define Folk Literature:

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2. Define Oral Tradition

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3. All culture has developed some type of ____________ and it is from that, ___________ _________ is formed and then
sequentially, that ____________ __________ ______ ____________.
4. List and Define all 10 types or folk literature:

Type Definition
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5. Describe the similarities and differences of myth and Legend (at Least 3 Sentences)

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Guided notes Arthurian Legends

1. Arthurian Legends are a collection of stories known as the _____ ___ ______ that center around famous characters and usually have some type
of______ __ ______ value to the British culture.

2. Define Romance (genre in folklore):

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3. List two popular motifs seen in Arthurian legend

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4. Define Allegory
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5. Where did Arthurian legends come from?

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6. List and define 8 key values shown in Arthurian Legends

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b. 2.

c. 3.

d. 4.

e. 5.

f. 6.

g. 7.

h. 8.

7. List 5 key players in Arthurian Legend and describe their role:

a. 1.

b. 2.

c. 3.

d. 4.

e. 5.

8. How has Arthurian legend influenced work that we have today? What does it tell us about medieval British culture? (at least 5 sentences)
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