1. The Life and Times of the Anglo-Saxons
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2. In the beginning… The Romans invade Britain in 43 AD
Last of the Roman soldiers leave Britain in 410 AD
New people cross the North Sea and begin settling in Britain.
These people are the ones we refer to as the Anglo- Saxons.

3. Portchester Castle in Hampshire

4. Non-Roman Britain
The Celts-a group of tribal societies that existed in Britain before the Roman invasion.
Scots and Picts chose to live outside Roman rule.
Scots-people from Scotland who called themselves Gaels. The Romans named them Scots.
Picts- People living in Scotland/ early medieval Celtic people. Merged with the Scots.
German and Scandinavian tribes such as the Angles and Saxons also chose to live outside Roman rule although they might trade with them.
Hadrian’s Wall- this marked the northern most front of Roman territory.

5. Celtic Symbols
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6. Hadrian’s Wall

7. Frisians, Franks, Jutes, Pagans…Huh?
Frisians- a German ethic group native to the coastal parts of the Netherlands and Germany
Franks-A Germanic tribe who would eventually become the French
Jutes-A powerful German people who came from what is now Denmark.
Pagans-a person who worshipped many Gods

8. Who are the Anglo Saxons?
The new settlers were a mixture of people from north Germany, Denmark and northern Holland. Most were Saxons, Angles and Jutes. There were some Franks and Frisians too

9. Who are the Anglo Saxons?
If we use the modern names for the countries they came from, the Saxons, Franks and Frisians were German-Dutch, the Angles were southern Danish, and Jutes were northern Danish

10. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The history of this and other events is written in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.
It tells the history of Britain starting in 800 AD

11. Are You calling me a “lyre”
a stringed instrument like a small U-shaped harp with strings fixed to a crossbar.
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12. Bayeux Tapestry
An embroidery telling the story of the Neman conquest in 1066

13. The Doomsday book da.da..daaa
Actually its not anything to do with our modern interpretation of doomsday
Recorded types of land and animals owned and how much money the owner made and if that amount had changed between King Edward's reign and 1086

14. Runes The letters of the Anglo Saxon alphabet
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15. Awesome Anglo-Saxon Words
Wergild- money paid to a dead person’s family by the murderer. Meant to stop long blood feuds.
Cyning- strong leader/war chief
Bretwalda- when one of the various kings claimed to be the strongest and therefore “King of all of Britain”
Thane-an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who owned land

16. Example of Thanes

17. Let’s Have a Party… Ale A drink made from barley
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18. What was used to protect roman Britain?
Hadrian’s Wall
Castles

19. The Anglo-Saxons originally came from what places?
Germany, Denmark and northern Holland

20. Typical Clothing for Men and Women
Men wore tunics, with tight trousers or leggings, wrapped around with strips of cloth or leather. 
Women wore long dresses. Women spun the wool from sheep and goats to make thread

21. Anglo Saxon Clothing

22. Typical Anglo-Saxon Jobs
The major job was farming
There were also smiths, woodworkers, potters, shoemakers, and jewelers

23. Job Examples http://youtu.be/eEWIuyeNp2k

24. How many rooms did the homes have
One room that houses everyone from babies to old people as well as space for cooking and sleeping.

25. Primary material to build homes
Wood
It took up to 18 trees to build on Anglo-Saxon home.

26. Popular Sports
Wrestling, weightlifting, horse racing, ball games, and swimming
Gambling was also popular

27. Three Main Kingdoms
Northumbria
Mercia
Wessex
Kent
East Anglia

28. Who is Alfred the Great Alfred was born in AD849 and died in AD899.
Alfred became king in AD871.
His father was king of Wessex, but Alfred became king of all England.
He fought the Vikings, and then made peace so that English and Vikings settled down to live together.
He encouraged people to learn and he tried to govern well and fairly.
King Alfred was advised by a council of nobles and Church leaders

29. Alfred the Great

30. The kings council
The council was called the witan.

31. Group who gave their name to England
The Angles
Angles-England

32. What did Viking raiders often attack
Monasteries

33. What were local officials called
Ealdormen

34. What were some musical instruments made from
From reeds or animal bones

35. What rights did women have
But people were allowed to choose whom they married, unless the family disapproved.
 A woman was expected to marry a man of whom her parents and brothers approved.
Women could own land and leave wills
Some women had small libraries of books.
A rich woman's possessions might also include furniture, blankets, cups and jewelry, and horses.

36. Why did the Anglo Saxons bury a person with their belongings
They were buried with them to help them in their next life.

37. Who is Bede and what did he do
Bede lived in the monastery at Jarrow in Northumbria.
He went to live with monks in 680AD when he was just 7 years old.
When he grew up, he became a historian.
He wrote a book about the history of the Anglo- Saxons, called 'A History of the English Church and People'.

38. What three countries to cnut rule
Denmark, Norway, and England

39. Why did the Normans build so many castles after the war?
To give the soldiers some place to live and to scare the native who had never seen a castle before.

40. Typical Food and entertainment
Roasted meat and peacock
Wild boar with spicy sauces, jellies and custards dyed bright colors
Sotiltees, (sugar sculptures), made to look like castles were all placed together on the dinner table.
Peasants ate food that had been salted or pickled to preserve it
including pickled herring and bacon and potage, a thick vegetable soup, with bread.
Peasants drank ale rather than the wine favored by nobles.
Large thick slices of stale bread called trenchers were used by some people as plates.
In large houses travelling acrobats, jesters or players (actors) were often hired.
Minstrels would sing and play from a raised gallery above the great hall where the feast would take place.

41. The Whole History in a Nutshell