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Anglo-Saxon Britain Frida Jõe Anglo-Saxon Britain Frida Jõe
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The term “Anglo-Saxon” fall of the Roman Empire 600 years Small tribal groups > four kingdoms The Angles, The Saxons, The Jutes
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The Angles Germanic-speaking people Angeln root of the name "England“ Tacticus (1st century AD)
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Ghjk The first mention Kingdom of Essex, the province of Middlesex, Kingdom of Sussex, Kingdom of Wessex Language Mythology modern-day descendants The Saxons
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The Jutes One of the most powerful peoples of Germany originated from Jutland Hampshire, Kent and the Isle of Wight
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Languages Old English Middle English West Saxon Mercian Northumbrian Kentish Languages
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Agricultural people freemen and slaves No shops Travelling pedlars Self-sufficient villages Town names ending in ‘ham’ Everyday life
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Architecture Wooden houses with thatched roofs one room re-using Roman materials at least fifty churches Churches were built of stone or brick
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Literature and art illuminated manuscripts ivory carvings works in metal and other materials Venerable Bede “Beowulf”
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Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jutes http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/3089 36/Jutehttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/3089 36/Jute http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2 0100925202638AAEffIvhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2 0100925202638AAEffIv http://britishstudies.pbworks.com/Anglo- Saxon+Britainhttp://britishstudies.pbworks.com/Anglo- Saxon+Britain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/s axons.shtmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/s axons.shtml
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