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Anglo-Saxon Religion The Celts were a group of people who occupied the British Isles to Galatia. They seemed to have a form of animism. Their gods and spirits controlled every aspect of existence and had to be satisfied constantly. Druids were priests that acted as messengers between the gods and people.

Anglo-Saxon Religion Ritual dances and human sacrifices were used to honor the gods. Some believe that Stonehenge was used for religious rites such as those sacrifices and dances. Eventually Christianity made an appearance during this time period and it provided common faith, common system of morality, and light conduct. Under Christianity the Anglo-Saxons fought to protect people, culture, and church. Christian monks preserved the literature of the ancient worlds as well as works of popular culture.

Anglo-Saxon Religion Monasteries were centers of learning and preserved works from the older oral tradition. Women joined religious communities and were in charge of these double houses. Double houses were monasteries and nunneries.

Anglo-Saxon Religion Religion with warrior gods persisted despite Christianity. The Anglo-Saxon religion was more concerned with ethics than mysticism. Mysticism is the early virtues of bravery, loyalty, generosity and friendship. This religion offered no hope for after life. They believed only fame and its reverberation in poetry could provide a defense against death.

Anglo-Saxon Gods Thunor (Thor)- god of thunder and lightning Dragon- protector of treasury and guardian of grave mound in whichs warriors' ashes are. Woden- helps humans communicate with spirits, god of poetry and death, associated with burial rights and ecstatic trances.

Gods/ Goddess Chart GOD GOD OF WHAT? Balder God of Immortality Eostre Goddess of Birth Frigg Goddess of Love Hel Goddess of Death Loki God of Cunning Saxnot God of the Family Thunor God of Thunder Tiw God of War Wade God of the Sea Wayland God of Metalworking Woden Chief God

Historical Events -Starting in A.D 409, the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invaded Britain after defeating the Celt's. -Before the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, there were settlers before them. -Before the Anglo-Saxons it was the Celts, and before the Celts it was the Iberians (ancient people). -In A.D 597 St. Augustine converts Anglo-Saxon king Ethelbert and establishes monastery at Canterbury. -In 871-899 King Alfred of Wessex became the Anglo-Saxons first "king". -King Alfred led the Anglo-Saxons against the invading Danes that England became in any true sense a nation.

Angles, Saxons, and Jutes This map shows that the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes originated from Germany and Denmark.

Historical Events -Alfred's reign began the shaky dominance of Wessex kings in southern England. -Alfred's descendants-Ethelfleda, a military leader-carried on his battle against the Danes. -After a long battle against the Danes, eventually the Danes took over and settled in parts of northeast and central England. -The reason the Anglo-Saxons fought the Danes, was to protect their people, their culture, and their church from the ravages of the Danes.

This is the Vikings (Danes) coming ashore to begin battle with the Anglo-Saxons.

Historical Events -In A.D 1066 Saxons and Danes were defeated by William, Duke of Normandy from northwestern France. -Normandy becomes the new settlers in Britain.

William, Duke of Normandy,invaded Britain and defeated both Anglo-Saxons and Danes, leaving Normandy the new settlers in Britain.

Role and development of language Language played a very important role in the Anglo-Saxon period, monks spent most of their day in the monastery scriptorium, or known as the writing room. The monks would spend this time copying manuscripts by hand. The scriptorium was in a covered walkway and had makeshifts walls of oiled paper or glass. King Alfred played an important role during the time period, he introduced the Anglo-Saxon chronicle. His efforts caused english to gain respect. The earlier English stories by monks were also noticed and became known to hold some of the greatest works in literature, for example, beowulf. Not only did they show the greatest works in literature, but the monastery's also preserved some of the greatest latin and greek classics.

The Monastery Scriptorium This is a photo of what the people believed the monks did in the monastery scriptorium. You can see the monk doing multiple and long writing works during this time.

Anglo- Saxon alphabet This is a picture of the anglo-saxon alphabet. This alphabet did not go in the order we know today, instead it translates into, f u p o r c w and so on.

Passage from Beowulf This is a short passage from Beowulf as it would be written in their form of writing and language.

Role and Development of language The Anglo-Saxons learned their writing styles from the script used by Irish missionaries. This type of writing was used in books in Latin, also in Latin and old English. Old English script was rising because of the influence of Caroline Minuscule. Although, it retained a number of distinctive letter forms.

Daily Life -When the Anglo-Saxons arrived to Britain, they stayed away from Roman towns and preferred small villages, however some warrior chiefs (leaders) knew a walled city would be beneficial so they settled in abandoned Roman towns -Most settlements were small with just two or three families

Daily Life -Through the remains found at West Stow in Suffolk, archeologists found that small groups of houses were built around a larger hall

The houses were made out of wood with a thatched roof

Daily Life -Men wore tunics with tight trousers, wrapped around with strips of cloth or leather -Women wore long dresses -clothing was made from woollen cloth or animal skin, women spun wool to make thread for clothing -varied from region, Anglian women used long brooches while Saxon women used round brooches

Strickland Brooch Ad 800's

Daily Life -men cut down trees for supplies and cleared and ploughed land, while children herded cattle and sheep and looked out for wolves -others had speciality jobs, such as woodworkers and potters Ad 500-700

Daily Life -Women inherited and held property, even after marriage -instead of a dowry, potential men had to offer the woman a substantial gift of money and land -some women(usually from noble families) became powerful abbesses(charge of large double houses that included a monastery and nunnery) after joining religious communities

Works Cited -"Anglo-Saxon Life." BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/anglo-saxon_life/>. -This website is credible because it is an unbiased source,and BBC is a reputable company, and the informations is thorough and well researched. -Leeming, David Adam. "The Anglo-Saxons." 2000. Elements of Literature. Ed. Kristen E. Marshall. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 2-16. Print. - This source is credible because it is a published textbook. It is a source from school, it is unbiased, it is current for the information we need out of it hasn't changed in years, the story is relevant to the Anglo-Saxons, and it is accurate. -"Anglo-Saxons: The Making of England." History Today. Patrick Wormald, n.d. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. <http://www.historytoday.com/patrick-wormald/anglo-saxons-making-england>. -this source is relevant to the Anglo-Saxons, accurate, current and has been updated this year, and unbiased. -"Anglo-Saxons." BBC News. BBC, 2012. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/anglo_saxons/anglo-saxon_beliefs/>. This source is reliable and credible because its constantly being updated to fit new research and it is very user friendly. Also, the information is not biased and seems to be accurate based on other research.

Work Cited Ager, Simon. "Old English / Anglo-Saxon (Englisc)." Old English / Anglo-Saxon. Simon Ager, 1998. Web. 03 Sept. 2012. <http://www.omniglot.com/writing/oldenglish.htm>. This is a credible source because it is not bias, and everything given is a fact not an opinion. Also the information given was accurate and the website has been updated timely.