The Dragon and The Raven 6

Study Guide Questions for Ch. 6 “The Saxon Fort”

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Virtues/Vices/Great Ideas: (Find them in the Text)

Vengeance, Indulgence, Courage, Faith, Religion, Despotism, Depravity, Prudence, Destruction

Grammar Questions: (The Information of the Text)

1. What bold move did Edmund and his men make prior to the Danes attacking their fort?

2. What emblem was on the banner of the Danes?

3. Approximately how many Danes were in the force that laid siege to Edmund’s fort?

4. What vow did King Uffa make and how did Edmund respond?

5. How many “fighting men” did Edmund have within the fort?

6. Describe the first attempt the Danes made upon the fort and how they were repelled.

7. In what manner did the Danes bury their dead? 

8. How did the Danes try to take the fort in their second attempt and how did Edmund and his men effectively resist them?

9. What lesson had the Saxons finally learned about what they ought not to do?

10. What new form of battle did Edmund and his men undertake at the end of the chapter?

Logic Questions: (Interpreting, Comparing/Contrasting, Reasoning)

1. Why did Edmund and Egbert decide “it would be well to show the Danes at once that they had an active and enterprising foe to deal with”? What was the purpose in making the bold move that they did?

2. Why was the Saxon attack on the Danes in Edmund’s home so effective?

3. Considering the manner of Danish burial rites, what does this suggest about what the Danes valued as a people?

4. Why were the Danes ultimately unable to defeat Edmund’s men despite their vastly superior numbers?

Rhetoric Questions: (The Analysis of Ideas in the Text)

1. What makes someone a good leader? What principles of good leadership do we see in the character of Edmund throughout this chapter? See if you can list at least three positive qualities of Edmund’s leadership. 

Theological Analysis: (Sola Scriptura)

1. Edmund and his people endure a siege upon their fort by the Danes. Read Job 19:1-12 and compare the language Job uses to describe his situation before Yahweh with the story in this chapter. What points of comparison do you notice?