Anglosaxon RF

Anglo Saxon Period
449-1066
Settlers in Britain
The Romans invaded Britain in AD43. After that,
for 400 years southern Britain was part of the
Roman world.
The last Roman soldiers left Britain in AD 410,
and then new people came in ships across the
North Sea.
Historians call them Anglo-Saxons. The new
settlers were a mixture of people from north
Germany, Denmark and northern Holland. Most
were Saxons, Angles and Jutes.
Anglo Saxon Period
In 449, three groups invaded
Britain
Angles

Saxons

Jutes

Anglo Saxon Period
Anglo-Saxons
Drove the natives from the eastern,
central, and southern areas
Became known as Angles Land or
England
Germanic language developed into
Angle-ish or English
An Anglo-Saxon village
An Anglo-Saxon village
There were many jobs to be done in an Anglo-
Saxon village, such as chopping firewood,
churning butter and grinding flour.
A typical village would have a metal forger and a
builder.
Children didn't have time to play as there was lots
of jobs to do to help their families.
A lot of Saxons were pagans, meaning they
believed in spells and charms and worshipped
several gods.

How the Anglo-Saxons lived
In their own lands, most Anglo-Saxons were
farmers. They lived in family groups in villages,
not cities.
Since they lived close to the sea and big rivers,
many Anglo-Saxons were sailors too.
They built wooden ships with oars and sails,
for trade and to settle in new lands.
Hunters brought home food for the family. These bowmen with
their dog have been out shooting birds.
Anglo Saxons & Religion
Anglo Saxons were Pagans
Paganism= polytheistic religion;
Fate vs. Personal Freedom
Christians believe that all individuals have the
freedom to make their own choice
Early Anglo Saxons worshipped ancient
gods of German mythology
Story-telling
Anglo-Saxons liked to gather in the lord's great
hall, to eat and drink, and to listen to songs and
stories.
They loved tales about brave warriorsand their
adventures.
A favourite story told how Beowulf, a heroic
prince, kills the fierce man-eating monster
Grendel, and Grendel's equally horrid mother.
The story of Beowulf was first written down in
the 8th-9th centuries, but long before that the
story was told around the fire.
The first lines of Beowulf, the Old English story-poem. It begins:
'So. The Spear Danes in days gone by and the kings who ruled
them had courage and greatness.'
A modern drawing of a Saxon thane, a local leader. Thanes had
land and led soldiers to battle, but they had to obey the king.
Anglo Saxons & Mead Hall
All {social} events began and ended at
Mead Hall
Mead: Fermented beverages made from
honey (Think of beer made from honey)
The hall was built by the local lord or king
for the entertainment of the Thanes
Thanes: warriors and soldiers loyal to the
local lord or king

The Anglo Saxon Man
Athletic
Strong
Seafaring
Adventurous
Strong belief in fair play
The 'warrior-code' of the Anglo-Saxons taught
that a warrior must fight and die for his leader,
if he had to.

Girls
Anglo-Saxons thought sons and daughters were
equally important, but girls' work centred on the
home.
They learned housekeeping skills such
as weaving cloth, cooking, making cheese and
brewing ale.
Girls and boys collected sticks for firewood, and
fetched water from a stream or well.
Only a few girls learned to read and write. By the
age of 10 a girl was considered grown-up.

Boys
Boys learned the skills of their fathers. They
learned to chop down trees with an axe, how to
plough a field, and how to use a spear in battle.
They rowed boats on rivers, went fishing,
collected birds' eggs (to eat), caught wild duck in
nets, and hunted deer and wild boar with the
men.
Not many boys learned to read and write. The
sons of kings or richthanes might be taught at
home by a private teacher.

Anglo Saxons Ideals
Loyalty to Lord or King
Great love of personal freedom
Respect for women
Love for glory
Honored the truth
English and Vikings
The English often called the Vikings"Danes" -
though there were Swedish and Norwegian
Vikings as well as Danish ones.
Anglo-Saxon history tells of many Viking raids,
from the time in 793 when Vikings attacked
the monastery at Lindisfarne in Northumbria
and killed many of themonks.
The ruins of Whitby Abbey, in Northumberland. The first abbey
was founded in the AD 600s, but later destroyed by Vikings
Anglo Saxons Literature
Mostly oral stories, especially riddles
Written Poetry (Beowulf)
Doesnt Rhyme
Uses alliteration
Uses Kennings
Metaphor often hyphenated ex. Whales-path= sea
Videos
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