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William The Conqueror in 1066 Anglo-Saxons now served the French Thousands of borrowed words from the French Pig Pig Pork Pork When you have to feed it When it feeds you Anglo-Saxon Anglo-Saxon French French

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  • 1.
    • William The Conqueror in 1066
    • Anglo-Saxons now served the French
    • Thousands of borrowed words from the French
    Pig Pork When you have to feed it When it feeds you Anglo-Saxon French
  • 2.
    • Shift from Old to Middle Englishmuch less complex
    • Mixed cultures-Folklore and legends of French mixed with English
    • Le Morte DArthur incorporated French stories
  • 3.
    • Personal life very different from knightly virtues of works
    • Was frequently in trouble with the Norman authorities
    • Accused of robbery, extortion, attempted murder and rape (of a nun )
    • Jailed several times. Once broke jail by swimming a moat
  • 4.
    • He was excluded from four general pardons
    • Made powerful enemies by not submitting to Norman rule
    • Wrote Le Morte dArthur while in prison
    • Did not write the first King Arthur story, but its the most popular
    • Was attempting to create a rallying point for British people
    • Made prose acceptable as an art form