THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE ANGLO-SAXONSEnglish IV

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IN THE BEGINNING…The Romans invade Britain in 43 AD

Last of the Roman soldiers leave Britain in 410 AD

New people cross the North Sea and begin settling in Britain.

These people are the ones we refer to as the Anglo-Saxons.

 PORTCHESTER CASTLE IN HAMPSHIRE

NON-ROMAN BRITAINThe Celts-a group of tribal societies that existed in Britain before the Roman invasion.

Scots and Picts chose to live outside Roman rule.Scots-people from Scotland who called themselves Gaels. The Romans named them Scots.

Picts- People living in Scotland/ early medieval Celtic people. Merged with the Scots.

German and Scandinavian tribes such as the Angles and Saxons also chose to live outside Roman rule although they might trade with them.

Hadrian’s Wall- this marked the northern most front of Roman territory.

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HADRIAN’S WALL

FRISIANS, FRANKS, JUTES, PAGANS…HUH?Frisians- a German ethic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany

Franks-A Germanic tribe who would eventually become the French

Jutes-A powerful German people who came from what is now Denmark.

Pagans-a person who worshipped many Gods

WHO ARE THE ANGLO SAXONS?

The new settlers were a mixture of people from north Germany, Denmark and northern Holland. Most were Saxons, Angles and Jutes. There were some Franks and Frisians too

If we use the modern names for the countries they came from, the Saxons, Franks and Frisians were German-Dutch, the Angles were southern Danish, and Jutes were northern Danish

WHO ARE THE ANGLO SAXONS?

THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE

The history of this and other events is written in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

It tells the history of Britain starting in 800 AD

ARE YOU CALLING ME A “LYRE”a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar.

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BAYEUX TAPESTRY

An embroidery telling the story of the Neman conquest in 1066

THE DOOMSDAY BOOK DA.DA..DAAAActually its not anything to do with our modern interpretation of doomsday

Recorded types of land and animals owned and how much money the owner made and if that amount had changed between King Edward's reign and 1086

RUNES

The letters of the Anglo Saxon alphabet

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AWESOME ANGLO-SAXON WORDSWergild- money paid to a dead person’s family by the murderer. Meant to stop long blood feuds.

Cyning- strong leader/war chiefBretwalda- when one of the various kings claimed to be the strongest and therefore “King of all of Britain”

Thane-an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who owned land

EXAMPLE OF THANES

LET’S HAVE A PARTY…ALEA drink made from barley

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WHAT WAS USED TO PROTECT ROMAN BRITAIN?

Hadrian’s WallCastles

THE ANGLO-SAXONS ORIGINALLY CAME FROM WHAT PLACES?

Germany, Denmark and northern Holland

TYPICAL CLOTHING FOR MEN AND WOMENMen wore tunics, with tight trousers or leggings, wrapped around with strips of cloth or leather. 

Women wore long dresses. Women spun the wool from sheep and goats to make thread

ANGLO SAXON CLOTHING

TYPICAL ANGLO-SAXON JOBSThe major job was farmingThere were also smiths, woodworkers, potters, shoemakers, and jewelers

JOB EXAMPLES

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HOW MANY ROOMS DID THE HOMES HAVE

One room that houses everyone from babies to old people as well as space for cooking and sleeping.

PRIMARY MATERIAL TO BUILD HOMESWoodIt took up to 18 trees to build on Anglo-Saxon home.

POPULAR SPORTSWrestling, weightlifting, horse racing, ball games, and swimming

Gambling was also popular

THREE MAIN KINGDOMSNorthumbria

MerciaWessexKentEast Anglia

WHO IS ALFRED THE GREATAlfred was born in AD849 and died in AD899. Alfred became king in AD871.His father was king of Wessex, but Alfred became king of all England.

He fought the Vikings, and then made peace so that English and Vikings settled down to live together.

He encouraged people to learn and he tried to govern well and fairly.

King Alfred was advised by a council of nobles and Church leaders

ALFRED THE GREAT

THE KINGS COUNCIL

The council was called the witan.

GROUP WHO GAVE THEIR NAME TO ENGLAND

The Angles

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WHAT DID VIKING RAIDERS OFTEN ATTACK

Monasteries

WHAT WERE LOCAL OFFICIALS CALLEDEaldormen

WHAT WERE SOME MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MADE FROMFrom reeds or animal bones

WHAT RIGHTS DID WOMEN HAVEBut people were allowed to choose whom they married, unless the family disapproved.

 A woman was expected to marry a man of whom her parents and brothers approved.

Women could own land and leave willsSome women had small libraries of books. A rich woman's possessions might also include furniture, blankets, cups and jewelry, and horses.

WHY DID THE ANGLO SAXONS BURY A PERSON WITH THEIR BELONGINGSThey were buried with them to help them in their next life.

WHO IS BEDE AND WHAT DID HE DOBede lived in the monastery at Jarrow in Northumbria.

He went to live with monks in 680AD when he was just 7 years old.

When he grew up, he became a historian. He wrote a book about the history of the Anglo-Saxons, called 'A History of the English Church and People'.

WHAT THREE COUNTRIES TO CNUT RULEDenmark, Norway, and England

WHY DID THE NORMANS BUILD SO MANY CASTLES AFTER THE WAR?To give the soldiers some place to live and to scare the native who had never seen a castle before.

TYPICAL FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT

Roasted meat and peacock Wild boar with spicy sauces, jellies and custards dyed bright colors Sotiltees, (sugar sculptures), made to look like castles were all placed together on the dinner table.

Peasants ate food that had been salted or pickled to preserve it including pickled herring and bacon and potage, a thick vegetable soup, with bread.

Peasants drank ale rather than the wine favored by nobles. Large thick slices of stale bread called trenchers were used by some people as plates.

In large houses travelling acrobats, jesters or players (actors) were often hired.

Minstrels would sing and play from a raised gallery above the great hall where the feast would take place.

THE WHOLE HISTORY IN A NUTSHELLhttp://youtu.be/-s5MkSv5_P4