Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and other Germanic tribes Seafaring warriors
Vengeance and Bloodshed
Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britain
Characteristics of Invaders Ancestral Tribes of Clans Chieftain Thane Peasant Serfs Peasant Serfs Thane Peasant Serfs Peasant Serfs Thane Peasant Comitatus: Thanes are loyal to Chieftains and fight wars for them; in return the Chieftains reward the Thanes and offer protection.
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
Living Quarters—Mead Halls A re-creation of a mead hall in Denmark. Located on a site of a “ring fort” A drawing of the inside of a typical mead hall
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, as well everyday items The ship had been sailed upriver, dragged overland, and then placed in a pit dug at the burial spot. The ship was then covered with a large mound of soil. Sutton Hoo
7 th century helmet Reconstructed from hundreds of corroded iron fragments The bronze eyebrows are inlaid with silver wire and garnets. Each ends in a gilt- bronze boars head. A gilded dragon-head lies nose to nose with a similar dragon- head placed at the end of the low crest that runs over the cap. The nose, eyebrows and dragon make up a great bird with outstretched wings that flies on the helmet.
Anglo-Saxon pendant probably made in the 7th century AD found in garden soil at Sacriston, County Durham. made of solid gold with a gold wire or filigree decoration. Anglo-Saxon Brooch
Additional Anglo-Saxon Artifacts