Anglo Saxons(Religion) By: Britany Cohen and Shamoni Kirksey
Developed from the Germanic peoples Before the coming of Christianity Many gods (polytheistic) –Gods and goddess ruled every aspect of their everyday lives Believed that religion was not a source of spiritual revelation but a means of guaranteeing success in material things.
One of the main Anglo- Saxon gods Great and powerful God of battle, death, and wisdom
GODGOD OF WHAT? BalderGod of Immortality EostreGoddess of Birth FriggGoddess of Love HelGoddess of Death LokiGod of Cunning SaxnotGod of the Family ThunorGod of Thunder TiwGod of War WadeGod of the Sea WaylandGod of Metalworking WodenChief God
Days of the weeks o Monandaeg ( Moon's day - the day of the moon ), o Tiwesaeg ( Tiw's-day - the day of the Scandinavian sky god Tiw,Tiu or Tig), o Wodnesaeg ( Woden's day - the day of the god Woden (Othin) ), o Ðunresaeg ( Thor's Day - the day of the god Ðunor or Thunor ), o Frigedaeg ( Freyja's day - the day of the goddess Freyja or Frigg, wife to Woden), o Sæternesdaeg ( Saturn's day - the day of the Roman god Saturn, whose festival "Saturnalia," with its exchange of gifts, has been incorporated into our celebration of Christmas.), o Sunnandaeg ( Sun's day - the day of the sun ).
Convert 2 Christianity Pope in Rome sent a missionary to England to persuade Anglo-Saxons to convert to Christianity Christianity began to spread in to other parts in Britain Churches were built in Saxon villages all over Britain
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