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