Wednesday, 9/21: Ligaments and Linkages

*  Let's Take a Stroll through the Links
           A Chaucer Biography
           Thomas Becket (1118-1170): Archbishop of Canterbury; at odds with King Henry II; assassinated:
"...The wicked knight leapt suddenly upon him, cutting off the top of the crown which the unction of sacred chrism had dedicated to God. Next he received a second blow on the head, but still he stood firm and immovable. At the third blow he fell on his knees and elbows, offering himself a living sacrifice, and saying in a low voice, 'For the name of Jesus and the protection of the Church, I am ready to embrace death.' But the third knight inflicted a terrible wound as he lay prostrate. By this stroke, the crown of his head was separated from the head in such a way that the blood white with the brain, and the brain no less red from the blood, dyed the floor of the cathedral. The same clerk who had entered with the knights placed his foot on the neck of the holy priest and precious martyr, and, horrible to relate, scattered the brains and blood about the pavements, crying to the others, 'Let us away, knights; this fellow will arise no more (Lee, This Sceptered Isle).

* Check in books; check out books on this blog entry.  Please do not check out Canterbury Tales if you have a Beowulf book presently.  Please
            1.  Post a comment (anonymous in the pull-down list)
            2.  Type in your name, period, and title you are checking in or out (and barcode from front, inside cover if applicable)
            3.  Somehow figure out the crazy code you have to type in. 
            4.  Refresh to see if it posted.
            5.  Do it again if it did not post.  Sorry, that's how it goes with this sometimes. 


*  CWP

*  Cards to Check?

*  Study your words.  Review your notes.  You will have a short quiz tomorrow (or Friday, depending on your period).

HW: Study; Continue with the Prologue