Anglo-Saxon Period 449 - 1066
Invasion of Britian AD 449
Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britian Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and other Germanic tribes Seafaring warriors
Vengeance and Bloodshed
Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britian
Characteristics of Invaders Ancestral Tribes of Clans
Living Quarters—Mead Halls A reconstructed Anglo-Saxon home located in West Stow in Sussex, England Mead Hall center of life sleeping quarters dining area meeting place
Sutton Hoo Located in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Discovered in 1939 Burial ship of an Anglo-Saxon king Burial site contained 41 items of solid gold and 37 gold coins
7th century helmet Reconstructed from hundreds of corroded iron fragments
Anglo-Saxon Brooch Anglo-Saxon pendant probably made in the 7th century AD found in garden soil at Sacriston, County Durham. made of solid gold with a goldwire or filigree decoration.
Additional Anglo-Saxon Artifacts Anglo-Saxon rings, Anglo-Saxon pommel,
King Offa’s Dyke approximately 170 miles long running north and south continuous wall except for river crossings built in the late 8th century
Construction Earth Embankment No fancy stonework No garrisoned posts 12 foot wide ditch on Welsh side Height ranges from 10 to 60 feet
Monument to Power Perhaps this dyke was a defense against raiders from Wales. Perhaps it served as a permanent boundary between Mercia and Wales. Perhaps it was a boundary monument to remind the Welsh of King Offa’s power and control.
Anglo-Saxon Cross Shaft Location: St. Peter Advincula Church, Glebe Street, Stoke Re-erected on its modern base in 1935, the fragment of 10th Century Anglo-Saxon stone cross shaft had been used as a door lintel in the church until its discovery by a gravedigger in 1876. The square sectioned top of the cylindrical shaft has a different decorative motif on each face. However part of the side key pattern has been cut away, probably to allow its use as the church's door lintel.S
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