Anglo-Saxon Britain Frida Jõe Anglo-Saxon Britain Frida Jõe
The term “Anglo-Saxon” fall of the Roman Empire 600 years Small tribal groups > four kingdoms The Angles, The Saxons, The Jutes
The Angles Germanic-speaking people Angeln root of the name "England“ Tacticus (1st century AD)
Ghjk The first mention Kingdom of Essex, the province of Middlesex, Kingdom of Sussex, Kingdom of Wessex Language Mythology modern-day descendants The Saxons
The Jutes One of the most powerful peoples of Germany originated from Jutland Hampshire, Kent and the Isle of Wight
Languages Old English Middle English West Saxon Mercian Northumbrian Kentish Languages
Agricultural people freemen and slaves No shops Travelling pedlars Self-sufficient villages Town names ending in ‘ham’ Everyday life
Architecture Wooden houses with thatched roofs one room re-using Roman materials at least fifty churches Churches were built of stone or brick
Literature and art illuminated manuscripts ivory carvings works in metal and other materials Venerable Bede “Beowulf”
Sources /Jutehttp:// 36/Jute AAEffIvhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid= AAEffIv Saxon+Britainhttp://britishstudies.pbworks.com/Anglo- Saxon+Britain axons.shtmlhttp:// axons.shtml
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