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Anglo-Saxon Period

Anglo-Saxon Period. 449 - 1066. Invasion of Britian AD 449. Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britian. Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and other Germanic tribes Seafaring warriors. Vengeance and Bloodshed. Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britian. Characteristics of Invaders. Ancestral Tribes of Clans.

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Anglo-Saxon Period

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  1. Anglo-Saxon Period 449 - 1066

  2. Invasion of Britian AD 449

  3. Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britian • Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and other Germanic tribes • Seafaring warriors

  4. Vengeance and Bloodshed

  5. Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britian

  6. Characteristics of Invaders Ancestral Tribes of Clans

  7. 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

  8. Sutton Hoo • 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

  9. 7th century helmet • Reconstructed from hundreds of corroded iron fragments

  10. Anglo-Saxon Brooch • Anglo-Saxon pendant probably made in the 7th century AD • found in garden soil at Sacriston, County Durham. • made of solid gold with a goldwire or filigree decoration.

  11. Additional Anglo-Saxon Artifacts

  12. King Offa’s Dyke • approximately 170 miles long running north and south • continuous wall except for river crossings • built in the late 8th century

  13. Construction • Earth Embankment • No fancy stonework • No garrisoned posts • 12 foot wide ditch on Welsh side • Height ranges from 10 to 60 feet

  14. Monument to Power • Perhaps this dyke was a defense against raiders from Wales. • Perhaps it served as a permanent boundary between Mercia and Wales. • Perhaps it was a boundary monument to remind the Welsh of King Offa’s power and control.

  15. Anglo-Saxon Cross Shaft • Location: St. Peter Advincula Church, Glebe Street, Stoke • Re-erected on its modern base in 1935, the fragment of 10th Century Anglo-Saxon stone cross shaft had been used as a door lintel in the church until its discovery by a gravedigger in 1876. • The square sectioned top of the cylindrical shaft has a different decorative motif on each face. However part of the side key pattern has been cut away, probably to allow its use as the church's door lintel.S

  16. Acknowledgements • Anglo-Saxon England. 27 June 2004 <http://www.gettysburg.edu/academics/english/britain/anglo-saxon/anglo_home.html>. • Regia-Angloplum. “Arms and Armour-Part 8-Shields.” 27 June 2004 http://regia.org/shields.html. • Map of Gradual Takeover of England by Anglo-Saxons. 27 June 2004 http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba/395/HELUnit2web/OE%20images/asconquer.jpg. • Durnham County Council. 27 June 2004. http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/archaeology2001+-+archaeology+Time+Line+Mediaeval+Period. • The British Museum: Education Department. 27 June 2004. http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/education/anglosaxons/weblinks.html • King Arthur and the Anglo-Saxon Wars. 27 June 2004. http://www.murphsplace.com/owen/arthur/wars.html. • The Arador Library. 28 June 2004. http://www.arador.com/gallery/et.html. • The Potteries Museum: Art Gallery. 27 June 2004 http://www2002.stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/Nof_website1/local_history_static_exhibitions/sites_to_visit/pages/st_peters.htm. • Pfordresher, John, Gladys V. Veidemanis, and Helen McDonnell, eds. England in Literature. Glenview: Scott, Foresman, 1989.

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