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Anglo-Saxon Period. 449 - 1066. 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.
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Anglo-Saxon Period 449 - 1066
Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain • Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and other Germanic tribes • Seafaring warriors
Anglo-Saxon Settlement of Britain
Characteristics of Invaders Ancestral Tribes of Clans 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
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, 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.
7th 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 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 gold wire or filigree decoration.